Gardening
First Peas to the Table
Thomas Jefferson loved to grow peas, and every year hosted a contest to see who could bring the first peas to the table. Maya’s class decides to hold the same contest, and Maya has a few secrets up her sleeve that she hopes will help her win. Will her plants be the first ones in
Mystery Vine
What is that mystery vine growing over in the garden? As summer progresses in to fall the mystery is solved. This book includes pumpkin recipes, gardening activities, and instructions to create your own classroom “book vine.”
My Father’s Hands
A father makes a beautiful, green, growing garden filled with hidden treasures that he shares with his garden. The poetic prose of this book is captivating for young readers, and could serve as a writing lesson for older ones.
Strega Nona’s Harvest
Every year Strega Nona plants a beautiful garden, and this year Big Anthony wants to plant one as well. When harvest day comes, Strega Nona’s kitchen is already overflowing with vegetables from her garden, so what will Big Anthony do with his?
The Ugly Vegetables
A Chinese family grows a garden that is different from everyone else’s in the neighborhood. Instead of beautiful flowers, their garden grows strange vegetables. When it’s time to harvest the veggies and make soup, everyone in the neighborhood comes by for a taste.
Yucky Worms
Told from the perspective of a young boy gardening with his grandmother, this book shares lots of interesting worm facts in the format of a fictional story.
Whose Garden Is It?
While out for a walk, Mrs. McGee sees a beautiful garden. But whose garden is it? Does it belong to the gardener, or the woodchuck, or maybe even the breeze?
Watermelon Wishes
Charlie and his grandfather spend their summer growing a patch of watermelons, and waiting for the perfect one to wish on.
Vegetable Garden
A simple, rhyming story about planting, growing, and harvesting a vegetable garden.