'About this title' may belong to another edition of this title. She takes them on field trips to explore places to grow. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. Fans of Miss Rumphius will adore this gorgeous picture book which introduces the kind, nature-loving Miss Maple, who celebrates the miracle in each seed.Miss Maple gathers lost seeds that haven’t yet found a place to sprout. Miss Maple's Seeds a book by Eliza Wheeler and Eliza Wheeler 25,806,397.56 raised for local bookstores Miss Maple's Seeds Eliza Wheeler (Author) Eliza Wheeler (Illustrator) FORMAT Paperback 8.99 8.36 Hardcover 17.99 16.73 Prebound 19. With its positive message about the value of nurturing even the tiniest bit of the natural world, this book is simply wonderful.-Teri Markson, Los Angeles Public Libraryα(c) Copyright 2013. Each page is filled with broad vistas, warm breezes, woodland creatures, and other whimsical imagery that cannot help but welcome readers into Miss Maple's world. With her broad straw hat, full skirts, and kind face, Miss Maple is the perfect embodiment of a caregiver, whether sweeping the tree house porch, floating downriver with her charges in a green leaf boat, or flying home atop one of her large blue birds. A rich palette of warm greens, burnt oranges, and peacock blues dominates the spacious watercolor and ink illustrations, which are completely enchanting. Though the text veers a bit toward cloying, the whole is masterfully redeemed by its visual charm.

Her repeated mantra, 'Take care, my little ones, for the world is big and you are small,' is as comforting and encouraging as Miss Maple herself. When spring arrives, she releases them back out into the world where they can root and grow into whatever they are bound to be. She brings them back to her maple tree and nurses them back to strength. Miss Maple is a little woman who spends her entire summer searching for seeds that have not gotten planted in the spring. At night, they are snuggled into cozy beds. Miss Maple’s Seeds by Eliza Wheeler This book will sweep you up like a breath of brisk autumn air. Each one is treated like a treasured child, 'all similar yet none the same.' She teaches them what it means to be a seed and takes them on field trips to their natural habitats. K-Gr 2-Miss Maple travels all summer looking for orphaned seeds that she can shelter and nurture until the following spring.

Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler