It’s an exciting day in a small Alabama town – Dr. George Washington Carver has arrived to show the community how to improve the soil and grow a variety of delicious crops! A great introduction to early “farm to school.”
Each page of this book is an evolving image that follows Tracy’s view from her window from her birth to her adulthood, Over the years her urban neighborhood evolves from a few abandoned lots to a lush, green oasis.
Written for older children or adults, this book is filled with practical advice about garden, mixed with whimsical ideas of how to share gardening with young children. A great resource for teachers or parents starting a school garden.
Mikko the hedgehog sets out on a day journey to find something to accomplish that will make him happy. What Mikko finds are the plants and people that surround him every day.
After grandpa’s heart attack he needs to stay at the hospital for a while, so his granddaughter takes over the garden in his absence.
When Grandpa and his brother were young they planted a garden every year. One summer their garden was a little bit TOO good, and they were met with disastrous results!
Kim goes to Grandma’s house to help her wake the garden. Together they transform a bare plot of land to a garden filled with possibility.
Joe and Gram plant a garden together, but they each have their own special way of doing things. Together, this grandma and grandson pair complete tasks during each of the four seasons, and then wait as the good brown earth takes care of the rest. Children will relate to Joe’s creative way of gardening. They
Wesley, an outcast amongst his classmates, takes on an ambitious summer project of growing his own staple crop and founding a civilization! He tills up a bit of land in his back yard and wind blows the seeds of a crop into his garden. Tall plants quickly grow and he uses every part of the
This book introduces students to new vegetables and fruits and how they grow. It features beautiful illustrations and foldout pages that capture students’ attention. A calendar on the last page displays images related to each month and season and a planting guide describes how to grow all of the plants featured in the book.