First there is a sunflower.

Seasons pass ... and soon there is a patch of sunflowers.

Budding young gardeners will discover that what makes this happen is not magic - but is most definitely magical.

Lola M. Schaefer is the author of numerous books for children. School Library Journal called This Is the Sunflower, illustrated by Donald Crews, "a simple, elegant book, filled with a little information and a lot of pleasure." And The Horn Book said, "this handsome book is a natural for science story hours." The author lives with her husband, Ted, in northeastern Indiana.

以簡單的文字來介紹向日葵的成長過程及各部位名稱。值得一提的是全書的插畫都是“噴畫”的作品，相當有意思，適合5歲以上兒童閱讀。
著名畫家——唐納德·克魯斯（Donald Crews）
唐納德·克魯斯是一位著名的黑人畫家，他創作的圖畫書《貨運列車》和《卡車》兩次榮獲美國最具權威的繪本獎--凱迪克獎的銀牌獎。

In the cumulative tradition of "This Is the House that Jack Built," this gorgeously illustrated poem celebrates a sunflower's life cycle. In a see-saw rhythm, rhymed lines describe the seeds' path from blossom to bird, then back to the ground, where sun and rain turn seeds to sprouts, and the cycle begins again. It's the artwork that turns this standard, pleasing ecological subject into a beautiful, noteworthy title. The velvety watercolors are clearly defined and saturated with color: the vibrant, full-page sunflower blossoms nearly hum with growth, while handsome, stylishly detailed birds become sweeping banners of color when they take flight. This is perfect for story hours; also recommend it to budding ornithologists, who will appreciate the illustrated key identifying the birds pictured in the text. Gillian Engberg