{"product_id":"the-reason-for-a-flower-by-ruth-heller","title":"The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reason for a flower is to manufacture seeds, but Ruth Heller shares much more about the parts of plants and their functions in her trademark rhythmic style.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"[An] extravagantly beautiful creation. It is unusual in its ingenious way of teaching botany and interesting words to the littlest of readers.\"\u003cb\u003e--Publishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Ms. Heller's colors and drawings are as electrifying as ever.\"\u003cb\u003e--Los Angeles Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter receiving a fine arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley and completing two years of graduate work in design at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, \u003cstrong\u003eRuth Heller (1923-2004)\u003c\/strong\u003e began her career designing wrapping paper, cocktail napkins, greeting cards, and coloring books. After five years of rejection and one complete revision, Heller's first book, \u003ci\u003eChickens Aren't the Only Ones\u003c\/i\u003e, about egg-laying animals, was published in 1981. It was so successful that the sequel, and second book to be published, \u003ci\u003eAnimals Born Alive And Well\u003c\/i\u003e (1982), about mammals, quickly followed. In 1983 and 1984, her third and fourth titles, \u003ci\u003eThe Reason For A Flower\u003c\/i\u003e (about plants that have seeds and flowers) and \u003ci\u003ePlants That Never Ever Bloom\u003c\/i\u003e (about plants that do not) were published.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTarget Age: 5-8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePuffin Books\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePub Date: \u003cspan\u003eFebruary 15, 1999\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e0.18\" H x 9.24\" L x 8.74\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e48 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003epaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48609723842758,"sku":"pfk1793762870023","price":7.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0745\/1725\/0246\/files\/the-reason-for-a-flower-by-ruth-heller_1.jpg?v=1793762876","url":"https:\/\/sparkstylestore.shop\/products\/the-reason-for-a-flower-by-ruth-heller","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}