Thursday, January 20, 2011

The Tiny Seed

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by Eric Carle
32 pages

New words:
to loom — appear as a shadowy form, esp. one that is large or threatening
people from far and near — from everywhere
to sway — a rhythmical movement from side to side, to swing
a seed pod — a pod of a fruit; it is a fused case that surrounds multiple seeds

To repeat:
a stem — a trunk
a weed — a wild plant growing where it is not wanted and in competition with cultivated plants
a bud — a compact knoblike growth on a plant that develops into a leaf, flower, or shoot
a petal — each of the segments of the corolla of a flower, which are modified leaves and are typically colored

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