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Books > Children's & Educational > Leisure interests, hobbies & sport > Practical interests & handicrafts > Gardening: general interest > General
Plant and grow the most ferocious plant in the world with The Grow Your Own Flesh Eating Plant Kit!
Insects and spiders beware! The Grow Your Own Flesh-Eating Plant Kit contains everything you need to grow and care for a Venus flytrap. Each kit comes with seeds, seed starter, a mini terrarium, and an informative illustrated book. Find out why Charles Darwin called the Venus flytrap “the most wonderful plant in the world” as you enjoy the process of growing and caring for an exotic plant from seed.
Learn to grow your own vegetables and herbs, attract awesome wildlife such as butterflies and bees, and be a green gardener with lots of recycling tips. Whether you've got a big vegetable patch or just a windowsill, you can grow all sorts of plants with this colourful RHS ebook.
Includes easy-to-follow step-by-step activities, this ebook helps children learn about conservation, recycling and sustainability in simple, practical, and hands-on ways. They will build a mini nature reserve, turn old wellies into plant pots, grow fruit and vegetables that they can really eat, plant a bee-friendly space, create a ladybird sanctuary, and much more. Help nature with every activity and discover the joys of growing plants from seeds.
So grab your potting mix and let's get gardening!
Being able to buy fruit is something we take for granted, but what
if we had to grow our own? A little girl helps Granny Pip as she
plants fruit bushes, feeds them with fertiliser, prunes and then
harvests. Growing fruit is hard work, but eating it is delicious!
The fourth title in the Follow My Food series about where our food
comes from and how it's produced, with themes of sustainability and
animal welfare.
Plant a pumpkinseed with a child, and cultivate wonder. This simple
act of reconnecting with children with nature is Sharon Lovejoy's
purpose and joy and gift. Author of "Sunflower Houses: Garden
Discoveries for Children of All Ages "and "Hollyhock Days: Garden
Adventures for the Young at Heart," Sharon Lovejoy is a nationally
known garden writer whose books, television specials, and projects
at her learning landscape in California have introduced thousands
of children to the pleasures of gardening.
In her newest book, "Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots," she
presents 12 spirited, easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens
that parents and kids can grow together. Illustrated throughout by
the author's own lyrical watercolors, each garden includes a plan,
the planting recipe -- seeds, seedlings, and growing instructions
spelled out step-by-step -- and activities. There's the Pizza
Patch, a giant-size wheel garden planted in "slices" of tomatoes,
zucchini, oregano, and basil. A Flowery Maze to get lost in. A Moon
Garden of night-blooming flowers, including a moonflower tent. And
Mother Nature's Medicine Chest.
Discovery Walks teach kids how the gardens work, and a chapter on
gardening basics includes a child-friendly 10-Minute Plan for
planting and maintenance, plus a list of the top 20 plants
guaranteed to make gardeners out of kids.
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.
A delightful introduction to plant life and nature, as little ones get hands-on to grow their own sunflowers. Includes sunflower seeds, a sunflower height chart, and exciting flaps.
RHS I Can Grow a Sunflower is a friendly approach to plant science and a great gift for little gardeners. Sixteen bright board book pages reveal the life cycle of a sunflower, and the excitement of growing a plant from seed.
Little children follow the journey of a mystery seed, learning how to plant it, and what it needs to grow. Could it magically become the tallest of all the garden flowers? RHS I Can Grow a Sunflower includes facts about garden creatures, from the helpful ladybird to busy worms, and the visiting bees and butterflies who spread pollen.
Children will enjoy read-aloud text, easy-to-follow pictures that show the life cycle of a sunflower - underground, above ground, and through the year - and flaps that show plants growing and creatures hiding.
RHS I Can Grow a Sunflower includes a packet of sunflower seeds and a height chart that reinforces how tall a sunflower grows, making this the perfect book for getting young gardeners hands-on for the very first time.
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.
Fifteen simple step-by-step edible gardening projects for young
children. From strawberries in welly boots to herbs in recycled tin
cans, this easy-to-follow gardening book contains 15 simple, edible
projects for young gardeners. Learn all you need to grow your own
fruit, herbs and vegetables in the space that you have, from a
windowsill to an allotment in this fun and stylish collection of
growing activities for five- to nine-year-olds. With bright,
engaging illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this is an
ideal gift for any young child wanting to find out more about where
their food comes from and grow some themselves!
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