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Author
Publisher
Rise x Penguin Workshop
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"The beautiful simplicity of a garden is depicted through digital woodcut illustrations and engaging nonfiction text presented as a series of sweet questions and gentle replies. Less of a traditional how-to and more of a how-to-appreciate, this soothingly sparse text paints an inviting and accessible picture of what a garden offers. And with an all-child cast, the absence of an adult presence empowers readers to view the garden and its creatures through...
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press, a division of Lerner Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Become a gardener in any season with these fun and easy projects. You don't even need a garden space - many of these activities can be done by planting in containers to set on a porch or a patio or even in a window. Try your hand at growing potatoes and strawberries. Plant bright flowers that attract butterflies, birds, and bees. Learn how to get daffodils to bloom in the winter! You can even make your own compost.
Author
Series
Vanderbeekers volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When catastrophe strikes their beloved upstairs neighbors, the Vanderbeeker children set out to build the best, most magical healing garden in Harlem--in spite of a locked fence, thistles and trash, and the conflicting plans of a wealthy real estate developer"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Discover the true story of how environmentalist Farmer Tantoh is transforming the landscape in his home country of Cameroon. When Tantoh Nforba was a child, his fellow students mocked him for his interest in gardening. Today he's an environmental hero, bringing clean water and bountiful gardens to the central African nation of Cameroon. Authors Miranda Paul and Baptiste Paul share Farmer Tantoh's inspiring story."-- provided by publisher.
10) Growing a garden
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
c2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Publisher
DK
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Learn to grow your own vegetables and herbs, attract awesome wildlife such as butterflies and bees, and be a green gardener with lots of recycling tips. Whether you've got a big vegetable patch or just a windowsill, you can grow all sorts of plants. With step-by-step activities, this book helps children learn about conservation, recycling and sustainability in simple, practical, and hands-on ways. They will build a mini nature reserve, turn old rain...
Author
Publisher
Tommy Nelson, an imprint of Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Joanna and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From failed endeavors, obstacles (bunnies that eat everything!), and lessons learned, the Gaines family shares how they grew a happy, successful garden. As it turns out, trying something new isn't always easy, but the hardest work often yields the greatest reward.
15) Garden time
Author
Publisher
Doubleday, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"Teaches toddlers all about gardens -- with easy-to-understand facts about how plants grow and how gardening puts food on our tables"--
19) Grow
Author
Publisher
Magic Cat Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Discover facts about 15 plants, explore what makes them unique, and learn how to grow them. Grow beauty. Grow friendship. Grow flavor. Grow plants! Discover 15 plants with incredible powers, then learn how to grow them. Meet each plant's surprising relations (did you know the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade?) and discover their history (bromeliads defended themselves against dinosaurs!). Then, follow the step-by-step instructions to...
Author
Publisher
Little Gestalten
Pub. Date
[2019].
Language
English
Description
An introduction to easy gardening so you can grow everywhere and anywhere. Whether you live in the city or the countryside, there are plenty of places you can plant and grow. For a new generation of green fingers there are different ways to bring nature into the home. Make your own pots, build balcony boxes, create your own bird feeders and even get friendly with worms! Each activity has been carefully chosen to create living, renewable and sustainable...
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