gardening

Offers an illustrated guide for children on how to grow edible and ornamental plants. Covers topics such as how seeds grow, what plants need, and what plants to grow, as well as projects to try, such as pickling vegetables, harvesting seeds, and making seed balls. Includes a glossary.

Contains color photographs and step-by-step directions for making fifty-two gardening projects with kids. Features directions for making a rain gauge, butterfly garden, clay pot fountain, compost bin, toad abode, and plant press among other projects.

Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a flower garden as a birthday surprise for her mother.

When Tiana decides to try cooking with a new spicy pepper, she is excited to begin but first, she learns how to plant a garden.

Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.

"In-depth profiles offer planting and care guidance for 100 native plant species that provide food and shelter for birds throughout the year, from winter all the way through breeding and migrating periods"--.

"A brother and sister spend a spring day planting a garden"--OCLC.

"From Plant to Plate is the perfect book to inspire kids to get growing, get cooking, and get plant-powered eating. With more than 25 tasty recipe ideas from basil pesto pasta to squash muffins, you'll master a variety of plant-powered food that you'll love to cook and eat. You'll be taught how seeds should be planted and learn how to find the best soil for your plants. Darryl Gadzekpo and Ella Phillips offer all the tips you need to transform seeds into mighty fruits, vegetables, and herbs"--Provided by publisher.

Pass on a love of gardening and nature to children with these 35 fun and rewarding outdoor and indoor projects. Gardening for Kids is full of inspirational ideas to get your kids excited about nature. Dawn Isaac shows you how to sow a wheelbarrow vegetable garden, make cress caterpillars, build an insect hotel, or plant a sunflower alley in your own backyard, using everyday objects and recycled junk. There are chapters on creative containers, from teapots to rainboots, windowsill gardening of foods such as cress and beans, and beautiful nature crafts that can be made indoors. Whether your outdoor space is big or small, or just a balcony or even a window ledge, these fun and creative ideas will keep your kids entertained--and learning about gardening--all year round.

"Simple nonfiction text and full-color photographs present planting seeds in spring"--.