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Plants can't sit still

Describes some ways in which plants can move, from sunflowers turning towards sunlight and vines creeping up a fence to tulips folding in at night and maple seeds whirling like helicopters in the wind.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hirsch, Rebecca E. (Author)
Other Authors:	Posada, Mia (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Plants > Juvenile nonfiction. Growth (Plants) > Juvenile nonfiction. Local author
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Summary:	Describes some ways in which plants can move, from sunflowers turning towards sunlight and vines creeping up a fence to tulips folding in at night and maple seeds whirling like helicopters in the wind.
Physical Description:	1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 x 28 cm
ISBN:	9781467780315 1467780316
Author Notes:	Rebecca E. Hirsch is an award- winning children's author with a PhD in plant biology. Her picture books include Plants Can't Sit Still and Night Creatures: Animals That Swoop, Crawl, and Creep while You Sleep . She lives with her husband and three children in State College, Pennsylvania. You can visit her online at rebeccahirsch.com. 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.