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"Up in the garden, the world is full of green--leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden between the stalks, under the shade of leaves . . . and down in the dirt."--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
In this new take on "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," the farmers are city dwellers and the farms consist of rooftops, empty lots, hydroponic labs, patios, and other urban nooks and crannies. No matter where you live, you can grow food! The book includes a link to a free downloadable song.
9) The gardener
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
1997.
Language
English
Description
A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her.
10) Pumpkin, pumpkin
Author
Publisher
Greenwillow Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Language
English
Description
Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant in the spring.
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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"It's springtime and Badger is ready to plant the perfect garden. He has spent months gathering and sorting seeds. It's been a lot of work but it's worth it. His friends Red Squirrel, Dormouse, and Weasel come to help. They weed. They rake. And finally they plant. Afterward, everyone celebrates, and Badger can already imagine the perfect rows of flowers and vegetables. But then a rainstorm comes and washes away the beautiful seeds. Badger's perfect...
Author
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Grace thinks her neighbour Larry's tiny garden is one of the wonders of the world. She helps him hoe, weed and water -- and together they solve problems from hungry squirrels to lettuce-eating slugs. As spring approaches, Grace helps Larry start hundreds of tomato plants in little pots, and Larry brings them to the school where he teaches. Grace wants to know what the students will do with all those plants. Larry tells her to wait and see, but promises...
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2009.
Language
English
Description
Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until, finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop.
17) Greenling
Author
Publisher
Templar Books, an imprint of Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
©2016.
Language
English
Description
Mr. Barleycorn picks a green baby growing on his land, unleashing the incredible power of nature. When zucchinis flower in the kitchen and carrots sprout out of their television, Mr. Barleycorn's wife insists that the Greenling has to go. But the bounty and beauty of nature have a strange power - the power to bring a whole community together.-- amazon.com
18) E-I-E-I-O
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
The Little Red Hen gives Old MacDonald some pointers on composting-- and a legendary farm is born-- in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud.
19) The carrot seed
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Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1945]
Language
English
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Description
Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants. A story of faithfulness and steadfastness.
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