Do you think you have the green-fingered touch? This book will inspire you to grow your own flowers, vegetables, herbs and other plants. Simple miniature gardens, displays and recipes will help you make loads of brilliant garden crafts and tasty snacks too. You don't need to spend a fortune on your own cool, custom-made stuff. Ingenious ways to use inexpensive materials - many of which you may already have lying around mean you can bake, sew, make and grow loads of brilliant things. Four lovely step-by-step books that encourage readers to use the materials and environment around them to encourage creativity. Can also be used to demonstrate ways to recycle and reuse everyday materials and encourage discussions around wasting food and other resources.

Children plant and harvest a school vegetable garden and in the process change their community. Easy-to-read text, pop-art images and hands-on activities highlight where food comes from, how to grow your own, and environmental stewardship. Our Generous Garden features a start-your-own-garden activity, recipes and more This book has received great reviews from former California First Lady Maria Shriver to Martha Stewart Living Radio to Mel Bartholomew, author of America's best-selling garden book, Square Foot Gardening Written from a child's perspective, the engaging book complements classroom curriculum and home-based learning. You'll love the way Our Generous Garden encourages healthy eating habits; helping others; responsibility, cooperation and respect; and having fun outdoors in the garden.

Howie goes head to head with his cantankerous neighbor Mrs. Hatcher who uses a tennis racquet to swing at the hummingbirds in her garden. A great admirer of hummers and fearful for their lives, Howie tries to figure out why Mrs. Hatcher behaves as she does and how to stop her. Does he? Howie's Hungabird Dilemma is the heart-warming story of his love of hummingbirds and his quest to stop Mrs. Hatcher from harming his favorite little bird. His little sister Carole Ann jumps into the fray as well. Literally This is the fifth of Sandy's children's gardening books with a plot. It's jam-packed with gardening and hummingbird facts, glossary, and a list of some favorite hummer flowers. Children, parents, and teachers alike will love the book with its beautiful illustrations by artist Casie Trace, her first children's picture book. Howie's Hungabird Dilemma is a 34-page, 8x10" full color book, softbound, and perfect for children 5-10 years old. $12. Sandy Baker's other books include Mrs. Feeny and the Grubby Garden Gang, Zack's Zany Zucchiniland, The Dead Butterflies Diary, Color My Garden and Colorea Mi Jardin (coloring books in English and Spanish), and now Howie. Look for her sixth book, Three Sisters Garden, in Fall 2014.

Eco is a little compost worm with a big job With some help from his friends, he creates healthy gardens naturally Now, that's good eating

Green spaces represent freedom for children, an opportunity to rush around and explore their imagination. This energy can be channelled into a greater understanding of the garden, the things that grow in it, and the creatures that live there. With masses of ideas, this book provides a dure-fire way to occupy your kids constructively.

See a sunflower grow from seed to seed. Mama Gloria Chinese-English Bilingual Books are a great introduction to high-interest topics for early readers. Each page has full-color photographs that go with the story and also highlights useful words. Text is shown in traditional Chinese characters, Mandarin pin yin, simplified Chinese characters, and English. In addition to a list of useful vocabulary, at the back of each book are links to bonus audio files in Cantonese, Mandarin and American English read by the author at a slow pace for easy-to-use reference. These audio files are designed for older readers, such as adults, to read alongside early readers as young as from birth. Use the following tips to maximize the use of each book and make them family favorites. For newborns (0-6 months old): Instead of reading the text on the whole page, just point to the object that is on the page or a certain word that describes the object on the page. For preverbal, babbling stage (6-12 months old): Continue to use the objects on the page. Try reading the whole sentence aloud and see how your child responds. For toddlers (12 months-36 months): The older your child gets, the more you can start bringing more attention to the actual words on the page. You will be surprised at how well your child fares with whole word recognition. For preschool and kindergarten: You can definitely start teaching spelling of the English words and how to even write some of the Chinese characters with their developing fine motor skills.

This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone!

Join Bo and his cat Blu in the garden. Learn all about flowers, trees, the sun and more. Colorfully illustrated, this book is a great introduction to the wonders of the garden.

CONTENTS How TO BEGIN Y OURG ARDEN . . . . . WHAT PLANT E S A T . . . . . . . WHEN T O PLAN T T H INGS . . . . . . ARRANGIN F G L OWE BE R D S . . . . . . GARDEND EFENSES . . . . . . . . POPPIES . . . . . . . . . . . SWEET P EAS . . . . . . . . . . ROSES . . . . . . . . . . . HARDY P HLO A X N D OTIIER P LANTS . . . CORNFLOWERS . . . . . . . . . M RIGOLD . S . . . . . . . . . A NASTURTIU H M E DGE . . . . . . . NASTURTIUMS . . . . . . . . . MORNINGG LORIES . . . . . . . . PANS P Y L ANT . S . . . . . . . . PANS S Y E ED . . . . . . . . . . SNOWDRO A P N S D CROCUSE . S . . . . . TULIPSANDOTHEEBUL . BS . . . . . A SUNFLOWEHRE DGE . . . . . . . THEL ITTLEF LOWER-GARDENTEIRMSE - TABLE PAGE . . . 2 . . . 5 . . . 7 1 3 1 5 1 7 1 9 2 3 2 5 2 6 2 9 3 0 3 1 3 5 3 6 . . 3 7 4 0 4 3 . . 4 4 4 5 CONTENTS PAGE PARSLE B Y E . E TS. C ARROTTSU. RNIPS P . ARSNIP . S 57 RADISHE . S . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9 LETTUCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 1 PEAS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 3 CORN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 5 MUSEMELONS . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 7 GROWIN J G A C 0 K L ANTERNS . . . . . . . . 6 9 TOMATOES . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 1 LITTLEM ARKET-GARDENETRISM E-TABLE . . . . 7 2 WHER T E O PLANT TH E WINDOWG ARDEN . NARCISSU IN S STONE A S N D WATER . . . WATERIN P G L ANT . S . . . . . . HYACINTHSINWAT . ER . . . . TOTRAINAGERANI . UM . . . . . . HOWTOGROGWER ANIUM . S . . . . POTTIN T G UL IPS. D AFFODILHS. Y ACINTHS How TO TAKEC ARE O F A BOSTON FE RN . MAKING P LANT FR S O M LEAVES . . . . EASTELRI LY . . . . . . . . . MAKING S HRUB-BRANCBHLEOSS SOM . . GARDE P N L ANT FO S R THE WINDOWB OX . SOMEEASGYA RDE B N E DS . . . . . ANOTHEGRA RDEBNE D . . . . . . PLAN OF LITTLEG ARDEN .. . . . GARDE P N L AYHOUS . ES . . . . . GARDEN F URNITU . R . E . . . . . GARDENBE NCHES . . . . . . . GARDENTA BLES . . . . . . . . SWINGINTGA BLE . . . . . . .

Jane Bull has a wealth of experience producing imaginative activity books which inspire young children to exercise their own creativity making fascinating original projects. Her latest publication: The Gardening Book is no exception, packed with gardening projects to do with or without a garden:

• Magic up a meadow in a bucket and create a lost world
• Find out how to grow a giant squash or a tiny pocket plot
• Join the Sunflower Circle and learn which came first, the flower or the seed?

This book is the ultimate gardening adventure for all budding gardeners

This book will show you how to grow flowers and all kinds of plants in your garden. Planting My Garden is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Red Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 325-word non-fiction title is suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. Planting My Garden features a short, highly-structured text with limited vocabulary, slightly longer, predictable texts, short and clear sentences, and simple story development. It has clear text, appropriate fonts and obvious spacing. Planting My Garden is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Craft meets STEAM in these lively books that will help you design, build and create! Get ready to build your very own biosphere or mini-garden! From fountains to greenhouses grounds and grass art, the step-by-step projects will give you all the instructions you need to make every element a model biosphere needs. Every project has been designed to work using things you can find lying around at home, like disposable containers and packaging, and basic art and craft equipment. Why not check out the other books in the Maker Models series? Each book focuses on a place and will go through creating various parts of the structure. You could learn to make a space centre, a fairground, a transport hub, a mini-garden and biosphere or a theatre and film set and all the elements that constitute them. For children aged 9+, this illustrated series will be great for rainy days and science days and a good inspiration for DT classes and clubs.

This book offers a simple overview of how children can make a garden. Easy-to-read text, labeled photos, and a picture glossary make this book the perfect introduction to the topic.

Introduce your little one to Bob and Ginger, two adorable guinea pigs who love gardening! Bob and Ginger will show little ones how to grow fruit and vegetables in this sweet children's book. It's perfect for encouraging children aged 3-5 years to spend more time in the garden. Visit Bob and Ginger in their beautiful garden filled with vibrant red strawberries, glossy green spinach, pretty purple aubergines, and more! From clearing the garden of weeds and planting seeds to learning how to make compost and finally harvesting their crops, kids will love following their green-fingered gardening adventures! A rainbow of fruit and vegetables come to life through vibrant, distinctive illustrations. The sweet, simple text and exciting storyline ensure that young readers stay engaged. Packed with lots of opportunities for meaningful parent-child interaction, this delightful gardening book is perfect for growing little gardeners! Inside this engaging children's book, you'll find: - Humorous and engaging story - Adorable guinea pig characters with vivid personalities - Colourful illustrations bring the garden to life - Features practical information and fun facts about gardening Go on a Glorious Gardening Adventure It takes more than just seeds and water to create and care for your very own garden! Kids will discover the ups and downs of gardening with Bob and Ginger. From battling slimy slugs munching on their vegetables to pesky pigeons diving for their strawberries, this animal picture book teaches children about the natural world. This charming board book also features fun facts and tips about gardening, such as instructions on how to make compost, a calendar of seasonal fruits and vegetables, and how to protect strawberries from pigeons. It's the ultimate gift for kids who love gardening and to encourage a love of nature.

Alfie gets out and about in the garden with Dad, in this glorious book about growing, playing and sharing. Seeds are planted; the carrots are going to be a gift for a special friend of Alfie's. But there are suprises in store...Shirley Hughes is the creator of the bestselling, best-loved, Dogger.

Stop and smell the roses with Agent Osprey as she works to uncover the mysterious world of plants! Plants! includes a 1.8-metre-long timeline, featuring over 100 plants from their first known forms through to their living descendants and a fascinating journal that looks into how they have survived and thrived. Plants! is the latest entry in the Explorer series from What on Earth Books. Bugs! and Dinosaurs! are winners of a Parents' Choice Silver Award 2018.

This title introduces readers to the steps involved in planting a seedling and encourages them to try growing a plant. With colorful spreads featuring fun facts and an infographic, this book provides an engaging introduction to this important life skill.