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Average rating: 4.32 · 677 ratings · 175 reviews · 4 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation 4.39 avg rating — 417 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Golden Gate: Building the Mighty Bridge by Elizabeth Partridge, Ellen Heck (Goodreads Author) (illustrator) 4.15 avg rating — 150 ratings — published 2024 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sunflower Seeds 4.31 avg rating — 110 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A is for Bee: An Alphabet Book in Translation 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Ellen Heck liked Adrianne Rosal's review of Sunflower Seeds: "Our students enjoyed this one and planting their own seeds."
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Ellen Heck liked Patricia N. McLaughlin's review of Sunflower Seeds: "Five-star fabulous! This introduction to the lifecycle of a plant—and to all growth cycles in our lives—shows how a sunflower seed sprouts into a seedling and blooms into a gorgeous flower. How many of us remember conducting the same experiment as Ms" Read more of this review »
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Ellen Heck rated a book it was amazing Dream State by Eric Puchner	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Ellen Heck rated a book it was amazing The Impossible Man: Roger Penrose and the Cost of Genius by Patchen Barss	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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