The Tiny Seed [Paperback]

In autumn, a strong wind blows flower seeds high in the air and carries them far across the land. One by one, many of the seeds are lost -- burned by the sun, fallen into the ocean, eaten by a bird. But some survive the long winter and, come spring, sprout into plants, facing new dangers -- trampled by playing children, picked as a gift for a friend. Soon only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower and, when autumn returns, sending its own seeds into the wind to start the process over again.
Eric Carle'seloquent text and brilliant collages turn the simple life cycle of a plant into an exciting story, a nature lesson, and an inspiring message of the importance of perseverance.Eric Carle is an internationally bestselling and award-winning author and illustrator of more than seventy books for very young children, includingThe Tiny Seed,Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me, and his most well-known title,The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Born in Syracuse, New York, Eric Carle moved to Germany with his parents when he was six years old. He studied at the prestigious art school, the Akademie der Bildenden Künste, in Stuttgart, before returning to the United States, where he worked as a graphic designer forTheNew York Timesand later as art director for an advertising agency.The Very Hungry Caterpillar, now considered a modern classic, has sold nearly fifty million copies and has been translated into sixty-five languages. With his late wife, Barbara, Eric Carle cofounded The Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art in Amherst, Massachusetts in 2002. Eric Carle lives in the Florida Keys.Enter the World of Eric Carle, where fans young and old continue to draw upon his lessons in creativity, discovery, play, and learning. Each book tells a timeless story and is filled with striking artwork made of thick, brilliant brushstrokes that dazzle the eye!