Children see themselves as part of a non-living world of houses, schools, and televisions. This intriguing book explains what a living thing is so that children can make the connection between themselves and other living things, including plants, animals, and insects. Children will discover:
• why living things need air, food, water, and sunshine
• what cells are
• how living things need energy
• how they grow, change, and reproduce
• the different senses