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Winner of the Waterstones Children's Gift of the Year 2018, this lavish poetry collection is a perfect present for any age.

I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree: A Nature Poem For Every Day Of The Year, named after the first line of Judith Nicholls' poem 'Windsong', is a…

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1 author picked I Am the Seed That Grew the Tree as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

My son says this is a great book, as it has a nature poem for every day of the year. He thinks it has great illustrations and high-quality poems.

He says other people will like it because the pictures fit well with the poems, which are very varied throughout the year.

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