Tell Me, Treeby: Gail Gibbons

Unit 2Lesson 5

trunks• The main parts of

trees where the branches grow out

• The children hid behind the trunks of the tress in the forest when they played

hide and seek.

limbsBranches of a

tree

Leaves fell from the

limbs of the tree in my front yard.

stems• The main parts of plants • The stems

of sunflowers are really

long.

minerals• Things found underground and used as food for plants growing in

soil.

Plants get minerals from the

soil, which helps them

grow.

sprouts• Begins to grow

A plant sprouts

well with plenty of sunshine and rain.