Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening by Walker Books, Ltd.
From strawberries in an old boot to starting corn in a cardboard tube, this fun illustrated how-to guide features 15 fabulous ideas for families to do with the very youngest gardeners! The directions are clearly worded and well-illustrated for pre-readers. Each project also features a list of supplies and a cute graphic showing the best seasons for the project, how long until harvest, and whether it’s an indoor or outdoor project! From Plant to Plate by Darryl Gadzekpo and Ella Phillips This fascinating non-fiction book is half gardening book and half cookbook! With sidetracks into nutrition, plant biology, and history, the fantastic illustrations, charts, and step-by-step guides will keep young readers flipping and browsing this book for hours!
TWEENS AND TEENS
Teens will learn how gardening can bring peace and healing, then perhaps give it a try! Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen Being 14 isn’t easy for Finn, until lighthearted and imaginative Johanna arrives to house-sit next door. She hires Finn to plant a garden to distract her from her illness, and their unlikely friendship has a profound effect on his outlook. Summer of June by Jamie Sumner June is determined to beat anxiety and become the lion she knows she is, instead of a mouse. With the help of her new friend Homer, she starts a garden and hatches a plan to make her dreams come true.
Outdoor School: Gardening —The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide by Bridget Heos
Fully illustrated, highly designed, gorgeous, and interactive, this field guide to gardening includes immersive activities to get you growing, write-in sections to journal about experiences, and next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned gardeners. No experience is required—only curiosity and courage!
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