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ILLUSTRATION CREDIT John White
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Trang 3The Life of a
BEAN
by Deb Storment
illustrated by John White
Trang 4You can grow a plant from a bean Beans are
seeds New plants can grow from seeds You can
plant the bean in soil Plants need water, sunlight,
air, space, and food to grow
Trang 5When the seed gets what it needs, it
sprouts Look at the skin of the bean It split See the tiny root The root grows first It pokes
Trang 6You can see the plant change ‘The part near
the bean pokes out of the soil ‘This will be the
stem [he roots grow longer ‘The bean plant uses
Trang 7The plant keeps changing See its tiny leaves
Trang 8There are more changes The root gets
bigger and stronger The leaves will reach toward
the light
Trang 9The bean plant is now tall and strong The
bean plant also has flowers The flowers will make
new seeds
Trang 10Soon the flowers die See the pods They have fresh beans inside! Make sure to save some These are the seeds You can grow new plants
from the seeds ‘Then the life cycle of growing
Trang 11Responding
Think About What You Have Read
EY What does a plant need to grow?
fF] What are different parts of the plant?
Why are seeds important parts of a plant? Activity
You can grow a bean plant of your own Use bean seeds or try planting dried beans in a small
container of potting soil Make sure to water your
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