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by Stephanie Marie Bunt (Author), Taylor Gallion (Illustrator)
The Life of a Seed is about the importance of giving to others. Each of us is born with special talents that will never be actualized if we are only a seed. A seed needs love, water, soil and sunlight to become a plant. Then, plants give infinitely back with its fruit. Each plant gives something unique (fruit, flowers, vegetables, wheat). We are like the seed. Each of us has different talents and gives these talents to the world in a way no one else can. Just like each seed, we are vital to this world in ways that no one can ever imagine. A seed doesn't require much, but if we don't give the seed what it needs, the seed will stay a seed and the world will forever be without its gifts. This idea of reciprocity is difficult for children to understand, especially children with special-needs. It is also important for special-needs children to realize how valuable their gifts are to this world, even if those gifts haven't been actualized yet. We all start out as seeds and once given what we need to grow into a plant, we can find our gifts and each of our gifts are desired in this world and like no other. But, we will never know our gifts until we grow and we will never grow until we are given what we need. So, let's give and receive and grow and be!
