Children and Gardens
Title | Children and Gardens PDF eBook |
Author | Gertrude Jekyll |
Publisher | Franklin Classics |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2018-10-12 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9780342547876 |
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What Grew in Larry's Garden
Title | What Grew in Larry's Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Laura Alary |
Publisher | Kids Can Press Ltd |
Pages | 32 |
Release | 2020-04-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 152530531X |
A girl and her neighbor grow a community from their garden. Grace thinks Larry’s garden is one of the wonders of the world. In his tiny backyard, Larry grows extraordinary vegetables, with Grace as his helper. They water and weed, plant and prune, hoe and harvest. And whenever there’s a problem, Grace and Larry solve it together. Grace soon learns that Larry has big plans for the vegetables in his garden. And when the garden faces its biggest problem yet, Grace follows Larry’s example to find the perfect solution. Amazing things can grow when you tend your garden with kindness.
My Busy Green Garden (Tilbury House Nature Book)
Title | My Busy Green Garden (Tilbury House Nature Book) PDF eBook |
Author | Terry Pierce |
Publisher | Tilbury House Publishers and Cadent Publishing |
Pages | 38 |
Release | 2017-01-31 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 0884485331 |
So begins this lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. With each turned page, more visitors appear, and all the while the “surprise”—a chrysalis—changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden’s well-tended borders. Back-of-book notes about the natural histories of the garden’s denizens complete this lovely and lively portrait of backyard nature, which is also a gentle meditation on the rewards of paying attention. A chipmunk hides on every page to divert and engage young readers.Fountas & Pinnell Level O This is my busy green garden. There’s a surprise In clever disguise, That hangs in my busy green garden. This is a ladybug dawdling so, Near the surprise, in clever disguise, That hangs in my busy green garden. This is a honeybee buzzing below The red spotted ladybug dawdling so, Near the surprise, in clever disguise, That hangs in my busy green garden.
In a Garden
Title | In a Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Tim McCanna |
Publisher | Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2020-02-18 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1534417974 |
“McCanna's superb scansion never misses...Like its subject: full of bustling life yet peaceful.” —Kirkus Reviews Acclaimed author Tim McCanna celebrates gardens, nature, and all sorts of critters in this delightful and vibrant read-aloud picture book. In the earth a single seed sits beside a millipede worms and termites dig and toil moving through the garden soil How does a garden grow? Follow along from seed to sprout to bud to flower as a garden blooms. Worms, ladybugs, millipedes, and more help a garden grow each season. Tim McCanna’s gorgeous, rhyming text, combined with Aimée Sicuro’s stunning illustrations make this charming picture book as informative as it is fun to read aloud. Bonus backmatter features tons of cool facts about ecosystems and the symbiosis between plants and bugs.
My Garden
Title | My Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Kevin Henkes |
Publisher | Harper Collins |
Pages | 46 |
Release | 2010-02-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 0061715174 |
The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells in her garden. How does your garden grow?
The Child Garden
Title | The Child Garden PDF eBook |
Author | Geoff Ryman |
Publisher | Macmillan |
Pages | 404 |
Release | 1994-04-15 |
Genre | Drama |
ISBN | 9780312890230 |
The multiple-award-winning sf classic from the acclaimed author of Was. In the city of the future, humans photosynthesize, viruses educate people, organics have replaced electronics . . . and almost no one lives past 40. The outcast Milena feels alone--until she meets the genetically engineered Rolfa.
Counting Our Way to Maine
Title | Counting Our Way to Maine PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Smith |
Publisher | Down East Books |
Pages | 34 |
Release | 2008-04-23 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | 1461743680 |
First published in 1995 by Orchard Books, this book takes one baby, two dogs, and three bicycles on a journey from the big city to Maine's seacoast. Objects packed for the trip and things seen along the way are all happily counted, finishing in a shining finale as the family tallies 20 fireflies found during their last evening in Maine.