{"id":1640,"date":"2024-06-14T05:56:53","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T12:56:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/?p=1640"},"modified":"2024-06-13T15:37:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T22:37:17","slug":"before-the-seed-how-pollen-moves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asuen.com\/stemfriday\/before-the-seed-how-pollen-moves\/","title":{"rendered":"Before the Seed: How Pollen Moves"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before the Seed: How Pollen Moves<\/em>
\nby Susannah Buhrman-Deever (Author), Gina Triplett (Illustrator), Matt Curtius (Illustrator)
\n@ Amazon<\/a>* | Bookshop<\/a>*<\/em><\/p>\n

Booktalk:<\/strong> We live in a world of green that grows from seeds, but what happens before there are seeds? From bees and bats to beetles and hummingbirds, find out how creatures from all over the world aid in flower pollination and the sophisticated mechanisms flowering plants have developed in order to reproduce. Back matter includes more information on flower anatomy, how to support local pollinators in your own backyard, and the dangers that global warming poses to pollinator species.<\/em> <\/p>\n

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It’s STEM Friday!<\/a> (STEM<\/strong> is S<\/strong>cience, T<\/strong>echnology, E<\/strong>ngineering, and M<\/strong>athematics)<\/p>\n

Copyright \u00a9 2024 Anastasia Suen<\/a> All Rights Reserved. (*bookstore affiliate<\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Before the Seed: How Pollen Moves by Susannah Buhrman-Deever (Author), Gina Triplett (Illustrator), Matt Curtius (Illustrator) @ Amazon* | Bookshop* Booktalk: We live in a world of green that grows from seeds, but what happens before there are seeds? From bees and bats to beetles and hummingbirds, find out how creatures from all over the … <\/p>\n

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