First Children Encyclopedia

From flower to seed

Dandelions are frequently

seen in meadows, as they have

a way of spreading their seeds

that is incredibly successful.

Each seed has a parachute, to

carry it far away.

Harvest

mouse

A breeze lifts the

parachutes. They

may travel far.

It can live for more than 50 years.

Life in a meadow

Bubble blower

Froghopper nymphs create damp

bubbles of sticky fluid to stop

themselves from drying out.

The bubble also protects the

nymphs from being eaten.

The petals have died

and the parachutes

are forming.

The flower is ready

to be pollinated by

an insect.

There are many

different types of

snails and a meadow

is a good place to

find a selection.

A harvest mouse

weighs no more

than a teaspoonful

of sugar.

Dandelion

seeds

Slow but steady

The slow worm is not

actually a worm – it’s a type

of lizard, but it has no legs!

This one is hunting for a

tasty worm or a snail.

Tiny monkeys

Harvest mice climb through

the stems as ably as

monkeys climb through

trees. They build tennis

ball-sized nests.

Slow

worm