community gardens

Readers help a boy named Miguel find sunflowers in his community garden by exploring fruits and vegetables that have similar characteristics to sunflower plants.

"Luna, Bianca and Billy are on a secret spy mission when they come across what looks like an abandoned and overgrown yard. With the help of some neighborhood volunteers, the kids turn the yard into a beautiful and sustainable garden and help an old man reconcile his past along the way. Includes extensive nonfiction information about no-till gardening throughout"--Provided by publisher.

"Middle schooler Chloe and her friends, Mark and Fatou, are selected for a school initiative to plant a new community garden. Chloe is excited to let her creativity blossom and show off her green thumb and natural talents all for a worthy cause. But, when the initiative announces a film crew to document the garden's creation, will scene-stealing (and thorn in her side) Anissa uproot all of Chloe's progress as she tries to steal the spotlight?"--Provided by publisher.

In a garden outside a Kenyan schoolhouse, the children work together to harvest the vegetables they have grown and make them into a soup for everyone to share, but Kioni's goats have followed her to school today and they are trying to eat all the vegetables.

"Errol loves gardening, but he doesn't have a real garden. Although his home is full of beautiful plants, he longs for an outdoor space where he can grow things. A chance discovery leads to a solution, but Errol can't do everything on his own. Luckily, help is near at hand"--Provided by publisher.

"Miguel has many plants in his community garden, and today he must find his sunflowers. Let's help Miguel look for them!"--Back cover.

Armed with seeds and a shovel, Biscuit and the little girl visit the community garden where they plant flowers with new friends.

Middle schooler Chloe and her friends, Mark and Fatou, are selected for a school initiative to plant a new community garden. Chloe is excited to let her creativity blossom and show off her green thumb and natural talents all for a worthy cause. But, when the initiative announces a film crew to document the garden's creation, will scene-stealing (and thorn in her side) Anissa uproot all of Chloe's progress as she tries to steal the spotlight?.

"When Farah Patel realizes that the butterflies have disappeared from her neighborhood, she discovers that it's likely because there aren't enough flowers to attract them. She can't help but think, 'This isn't right.' Luckily enough, Grove Hills is looking for ideas on what to do with the empty lot next door. And Farah has the perfect one--make it into a community garden to bring back a little green to their block! But when Farah finds out that she isn't the only one with a plan for the future of Grove Hills, she'll have to turn to her community for help"--OCLC.

There is an empty lot in Sadiq's neighborhood which is in serious need of cleaning up, and Sadiq has come up with an idea of what to do with it afterwards: build a community garden--so Sadiq sets out to get his classmates and friends involved and make the garden a true community success.