Splendid in-your-face pictures, an over-sized format and an informal straight-forward text combine to illustrate the quiet miracle of a sunflower's growth from seed to magnificent blossom. Illustrating a project repeated yearly in countless pre-school and elementary classrooms across America, a young girl plants a handful of seeds and tends to them in her garden -- to be rewarded by the glory of a flower which towers high above her. Simple, easy-to-follow instructions on growing and caring for sunflowers add significant educational value and utility.