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    Dandelions: Stars in the Grass
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    Dandelions: Stars in the Grass

    By Mia Posada

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    In Dandelions, Mia Posada brings to life the beauty of the flower better known as a weed and a nuisance. This book invites readers to discover and watch the life cycles of dandelions with lush and softly colored illustrations and with a clear and simple text. Make and eat your own dandelion salad with the easy-to-follow recipe that's included.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLerner Publishing
    Release dateJan 1, 2000
    ISBN9781575053356
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    Dandelions: Stars in the Grass
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    Mia Posada

    Mia Posada grew up in Minneapolis, then studied art at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She also studied art in Florence, Italy, and illustration at Academy of Art College in San Francisco, California. Mia has written and illustrated numerous books including: The Long, Long Journey: The Godwit's Amazing Migration, Who Was Here?: Discovering Wild Animal Tracks, and Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors. She illustrated Plants Can't Sit Still which was named a Kirkus Best Children's Books and won the NCTE Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts Award. She lives in Golden Valley, Minnesota with her husband and their three kids.

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      Picture-book author and artist Mia Posada, whose ecologically-themed books include such titles as Summer Green to Autumn Gold: Uncovering Leaves' Hidden Colors to Robins: Songbirds of Spring, made her debut here, in this rhyming story about dandelions. The simple narrative explores the life cycle of this weed, from the growth of a flower and the dissemination of seeds, to the sprouting of a new plant. The book closes with an afterword giving more information about dandelions, from how to use them in food to the science behind their growth...