The sprouting bean
Clare Verbeek
Mlungisi Dlamini
English

The root grows first.

1

It grows down into the soil.

2

Then the stem grows. It grows up towards the sun.

3

The first leaves come out.

4

The bean plant grows tall.

5

Then the flowers come out. The flowers turn into beans.

6

There are lots of seeds in the bean.

7
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The sprouting bean
Author - Clare Verbeek, Thembani Dladla, Zanele Buthelezi
Illustration - Mlungisi Dlamini
Language - English
Level - First words
© School of Education and Development (Centre for Adult Education), University of Kwazulu-Natal, 2007 2014
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