"Burst with color
How is a gecko
a friend to a bird of paradise?
Kiss a butterfly
Why do butterflies and
zinnias love being together?"
Children are constantly reminded that there are some really amazing alliances to be found in nature. In this book by a writing master of nonfiction books for children, we learn about some of them. Flowers help creatures that live in the same ecosystem. They do so in a variety of ways.
Those flowers remind readers from the opening page that they grow, bloom, and help their friends. They also receive help from those same friends. How do they do it? Is that why they are friends? That is the format Ms. Wishinsky uses to provide clear information, shared proudly.
She first describes what it is they do, and then goes on to ask a question that gives readers pause to consider the whats, whys, and hows, in order to provide an answer to the question. In all, 12 relationships are presented. Most help with pollination and the continued existence of both flowers and creatures.
Outstanding digital illustrations are lifelike and attention-grabbing. Careful thought might just provide the answer, or an idea about the question asked. A double-page spread of the ecosystem, placed before back matter, asks if readers can find each of the friends mentioned in the text. What a eye-catching tour of a gorgeous garden this is!
Back matter offers further factual material to add to what the reader has already guessed, or confirmation that their thinking about the question was right.
"Geckos: Geckos like colorful flowers. While a gecko
eats nectar, pollen attaches to its head, throat, and chest.
When the gecko moves, it spreads the pollen."
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