A touching tale of a grandmother and her granddaughter exploring and cherishing the natural world. When Mimi finds out her favorite words—simple words, like apricot, blackberry, buttercup—are disappearing from the English language, she elects her granddaughter Brook as their Keeper. And did you know? The only way to save words is to know them.
Tokyo lives in a small house between giant buildings with his family and his cat, Kevin. For years, highways and skyscrapers have been built up around the family’s house where once there were hills and trees. Will they ever experience the natural world again? One day, an old woman offers Tokyo seeds, telling him they
Introduce young children to life in the garden and learn about common vegetables and how they grow.
Join a grandpa and his three grandchildren as they work in the garden to harvest vegetables to make rainbow stew. Includes a recipe for rainbow stew.
Our narrator says, “I once knew two Mrs. Gibsons.” Each Mrs. Gibson comes from a different background, but they are both very special to the narrator. Find out why as you read about the two Mrs. Gibsons.
Billy can’t wait to start growing fruits and vegetables in his Grandpa’s garden. Read along as Billy learns all of Grandpa’s gardening tips, and enjoys the fruits (and veggies) of their labor.
Sometimes it takes the whole family pitching in to get something done. Even the tiniest member can be helpful. In the end all the effort is worth it when you get to eat an enormous turnip.
A collection of international poems, highlighting various topics from Grandpa’s Garden to A Potato’s Valentine to The Emperor’s Greenhouse.
It’s beekeeping season, and Grandpa is teaching his grandchild all about bees, hives, and the process involved to make honey. This book offers wonderful illustrations and descriptions of bees and beekeeping equipment to extract honey from the hive. Enjoy the simple rhymes in this book with a plate of warm biscuits and honey!
Jonathan’s grandparents own an apple orchard in the mountains. Every fall the whole family gets together for an old-fashioned apple butter making party, and Jonathan learns about his family traditions.