Audiobook6 minutes
Planting a Rainbow
Written by Lois Ehlert
Narrated by P.J. Verhoest
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
4/5
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About this audiobook
A mother and child plant a rainbow of colors in their flower garden. The cyclical excitement of planning, planting, and picking flowers in a garden is brought to life.
Author
Lois Ehlert
Lois Ehlert was the author-illustrator of many picture books, including Caldecott Honor–winning Color Zoo, Leaf Man, Pie in the Sky, In My World, Growing Vegetable Soup, Planting a Rainbow, and the best-selling Waiting for Wings.
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Reviews for Planting a Rainbow
Rating: 3.99202127393617 out of 5 stars
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188 ratings20 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Perfect for exploring colors, shapes, and a good book to grow into with advanced plant words like “rhizome” or “Delphinium”.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An unnamed narrator and her/his mother plant a garden each year, encompassing every color of the rainbow as they do so.This book is very basic, with a simple straightforward storyline and pretty but fairly plain illustrations of flowers in every color of the rainbow. A fun extra is the graduated length of pages in the middle of the book each with a different color along the edge, so that a whole rainbow is visible at once. Despite its simplicity (or perhaps because of it), this book makes for a nice, gentle read with a loved child, serving as a perfect naptime or bedtime selection.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I loved reading this book like how, a little girl and her mom, plant the seeds in their garden, its so much colorful, The little girl sees the colors of the followers and think that its a rainbow.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5this educational and enjoyable book helps children understand how to plant bulbs, seeds, and seedlings, and nurture their growth. “The stylized representations of flower species are labeledcould use for color practice and spring units in early ed
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book is a great teaching aid. It is a realistic fiction. This book shows all of the colors of the rainbows. As a stand alone, this book is quite bland, and very boring, but partnered with a lesson, or an art project, it could be a great way for kids to learn about the colors of the rainbow!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Planting a Rainbow, is about a mom and her child bonding over gardening. They plant the rainbow every year, and reap the benefits all year long. I loved the theme of the parental bonding, however the sentences were split up over the pages and all the flowers were labeled which seems like it would make it harder for a little one to read. Overall it was adorable, and if you're reading aloud, it shouldn't be a problem!
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Summary:Planting a Rainbow tells of a child and their mother planting different types of flowers. It shares some information on how to grow flowers, but it mostly talks about colors.Personal Reaction:This book is great for teaching colors.Classroom Extension Ideas:1. Have Children grow their own flowers.2. Have them color a picture of what they think their flower will look like.3. Color a rainbow.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Enjoyed the colorful illustrations! This book would be helpful for children learning the names of flowers and other plants.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This book is good for beginners in the spectrum of color. The book uses a variety of plants to illuminate the colors of the rainbow. The only unmentioned color in the traditional ROYGBIV is indigo, but everything else is there.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great picture book with minimal words. The colors of the flowers do most of the work. I think it's a great tool to teach about or check to see if the students know all their colors. The materials used to make the illustrations are listed in the back. It would be a great activity to see if the students can find the items in the pictures.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5a mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5With beautiful illustrations, Ehlert creates a process onf the growth of a flower over time.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Entire rainbows can be grown in gardens. This book is best used to teach young children about the colors of the rainbow, but older children might benefit from some of the more uncommon flower names found in it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A perfect book to use during the springtime to talk about flowers and gardening. It could be used as an introduction to planting a class garden.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This colorfully illustrated book explores the process of planting flowers in many colors. Perfect for accompanying any spring/season lesson to learn colors and build early reading skills.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5In Planting a Rainbow, Lois Ehlert describes how to plant a colorful garden. She starts with fall bulbs, winter seeds and spring planting. Then the plants grow and Ehlert explains color by color the plants that are best. The text is large and there are not many words, making it a great book for pointing out words. Although the text is necessary to hold the book together, the highlights of this book are the illustrations. Elhert’s collage illustrations are beautiful. They are so bright, colorful, and cheerful. The flowers seem to pop right off the page. There is little variation in the shades of color, creating a bold and exciting look. Planting a Rainbow is a wonderful book for parents to read with their preschoolers. This book is highly recommended for the children’s section of public libraries.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5I love the colors and layout of this book! It is so appealing!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A mother and child plant a garden every year. They plant all kinds of flowers of different colors. The garden looks like a rainbow. In the summer they pick the flowers and when winter kills all the flowers they know they have next year to look forward to. They get to make there garden again and make a new rainbow. I like the pictures and how they showed the name of all the flowers. I would read this to a kindergarten or 1st grade class. It would make a great book for a picture walk.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5This book has a nice concept and completements our garden activities well. However, the most of the flowers don't look very realistic.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5My son chose this book to read from the stack we brought home from the library because "Mommy likes flowers." We love Ehlert's gardening books - flowers, vegetables, and butterflies! The simple joy of watching the seasons pass as you plant or prepare to plant make a nicely flowing story. My son didn't think the flowers looked real enough.