La frøet spire! // Let the seed sprout!

In this book you will learn about seeds.

You will learn about what a seed is and what happens when a seed starts to grow.

Before reading this book, it is a good idea to look at some seeds and explore them.

Explore

• Which seeds have you seen?
• Where were the seeds? Were they inside or outside?
• Why do you think seeds look different?

We can find seeds in many places. Seeds come from nature.

There can be seeds in the food we eat. Many people eat bread with seeds in.

The seeds of the strawberry are on the outside, and the seeds of the apple are on the inside.

Both people and animals eat seeds because they contain a lot of nutrients.

Seeds can have different shapes.

Peas are round, and pumpkin seeds are flat.

Some seeds may be crooked or long.

The seeds of a dandelion have a special shape.

It allows the seeds to fly in the air.

What is a seed? A seed consists of a shell, an embryo and nutrients.

The shell protects the embryo. The embryo uses nutrients to sprout.

A seed is the start of a new plant.

We can sow seeds in soil. A seed needs water, the right temperature, and air to sprout.

The water makes the seed moist. The seed then swells and the shell becomes softer.

When the shell has softened, the embryo can come out of the shell. The seed sprouts.

The seed can turn into a flower, a fruit, a vegetable, or another plant.

The first part to emerge from the seed is the roots.

The roots grow down into the soil. The roots absorb water.

They also hold the plant firmly in the soil.

When the plant emerges from the soil, it develops a stem and leaves.

The stem lifts the leaves up towards the light. The leaves of the plant make food with the help of sunlight.

Some seeds sprout quickly. Other seeds wait many years before they start to sprout.

Some seeds can sprout without light.

When a seed sprouts, a new plant starts to grow.

This is how seeds grow and turn into plants.