Start Small, Think Big: Fluffy, Flying Seed

Fluffy, Flying Seed is the fourth book in our Start Small, Think Big series that sets young readers on a journey of discovery, beginning from the small and familiar to new areas of knowledge where you really have to think big!

From the moment a child opens the textured cover with the peep-through hole, they will be transported to a meadow on a windy day to see tiny dandelion seeds being carried by the wind. One lands safely in a sunny patch of grass, the perfect place to grow. This is its story, how it grows, protects itself from frost, reproduces and becomes a food source for many creatures. There are facts interspersed within an easy-to-read story on primary science topics, such as germination, photosynthesis, seed dispersal, parts of a plant, and food chains. The story narrative progresses in a way that builds understanding and the gorgeous illustrations bring the story, and the science, to life.

Thinking big, the book shows why this much maligned wildflower is important for animals in the spring, and why it is so successful at surviving and spreading. A big fold-out world map shows the temperate regions where dandelions thrive, an illustrated life cycle, and an I-Spy game to take children back into the book to find and name the animals within the detailed pictures.

Good for…

1. children 4 to 8

2. primary science: the lifecycle of a plant, food chains, photosynthesis,
   seed dispersal, parts of a plant and more

3. Clear narrative text with two levels - main text written in the first-
   person for emerging readers, and additional information for
   confident readers or shared reading

4. Textured cover with a cut-through, a big fold-out with world map
   and an I-Spy game

5. Beautiful illustrations: a blend of non-fiction realism and picturebook beauty

230mm x 230mm hardback with textured cover and cut-through hole, 28 pages including a 6-page fold-out

PUBLISHING 6 FEBRUARY 2025