Save Our Seeds - (Orca Footprints) by Sheryl Normandeau (Hardcover)

About the Book

Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers, this book examines the importance of seeds to all living things, the threats they face and why we have to preserve and conserve seeds for the future. Illustrated with photographs throughout.

Book Synopsis

Learn about the importance of seeds and how saving and conserving them for the future is key to sustaining healthy life on the planet.

Seeds are essential to all life on the planet. They provide us with food, clothing and other materials we need and use every day. Without seeds, the planet wouldn't have as many species of plants as we do now. Without plants, there wouldn't be oxygen to breathe and there would be less food for all life on Earth. But today seeds are under threat, mostly from human activity. The climate crisis and food insecurity mean protecting our seeds is more important than ever. In Save Our Seeds, young readers will hear from experts in the field and learn how to take action to preserve seeds for the future.

The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.

Review Quotes

""Explains the importance of protecting and preserving seeds for future generations...Students developing research skills and inquiring into the interconnection between humans and plants will garner much from the text."

-- "BC Books for Schools"

"A wealth of information...Normandeau conversationally provides readers with amazing facts and ways to utilize what they learned, including steps everyone can take to save seeds. Readers will be left empowered to help protect seeds. This book could be useful in an elementary science class or botany unit."

-- "Children's Literature Comprehensive Database (CLCD)"

"Author and master gardener Sheryl Normandeau... emphasizes the importance of saving and conserving seeds for the future in order to sustain healthy life on Earth. Highly Recommended."

-- "CM: Canadian Review of Materials"

"The latest volume in the well-regarded Orca Footprints series presents a broad array of information about seeds...Exploring seeds more broadly than most children's books on the topic, this volume encourages readers to collect, plant, and share seeds--a small, yet powerful resource."

-- "Booklist"

About the Author

Sheryl Normandeau is a lifelong gardener and holds a Prairie Horticulture Certificate and a Sustainable Urban Agriculture Certificate. She is a freelance writer specializing in gardening writing, with hundreds of articles published. Sheryl is a regular contributor to Herb Quarterly, Gardener for Canadian Climates and Prairie Garden, and she is the author of The Little Prairie Book of Berries. She lives in Calgary.