"But the important stuff, the garden remembers for him" This shows that the garden is living to tell the story for him for his grandson to learn about. The quote is meaningful in many ways as they are portraying the story for him by explaining the story is from the garden; in the grandpas perspective.
When learning about history- you can read this book to begin the journey of learning about a families history. In this story, a grandson is exploring the memories and love that was left behind in his grandpas garden. 10/10 book.
pickThis book was great. It was published 2012. This book has wonderful illustrations and is about a grandson visiting his grandpa's garden and reliving the memories and effort he provided in the garden. The images tell a story of their own.
The theme of this story is family history, love and aging.
I would use this story in the classroom when discussing family history. It could also be used in an art class to discuss memories or feelings associated with art pieces.
pickCaldecott Honor Winner
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This is a detailed, loving story about a little boy‘s life on a farm surrounded with memories. The story highlights creativity and the importance of remembering special times and people in our lives. The theme is developed through showing the little boy in the beginning, then revealing towards the end that he is actually the narrator‘s grandfather, and the narrator keeps his memories alive on the farm.
When learning about history- you can read this book to begin the journey of learning about a families history. In this story, a grandson is exploring the memories and love that was left behind in his grandpas garden. 10/10 book.
pickGrandpa Green by Lane Smith. It was published 2012. Caldecott Award Winner. This book has wonderful illustrations and is about a grandson visiting his grandpa's garden and reliving the memories and effort he provided in the garden. The images tell a story of their own.The theme of this story is family history, love and aging.
pickGrandpa Green by Lane Smith is the Caldecott winner from 2012. This book was extremely imaginative and beautiful. It touches the lives of anyone who is remembering a family member.
I liked that the book talks about the story of the grandfathers life and how it is told through his garden.
so-so2012 Caldecott Award Winning book published in 2011. Grandpa Green by Lane Smith is a beautiful story about a little boy and his great grandfather. The garden tells the grandfathers stories and and it‘s how he remembers his like story.
pickGrandpa Green is a beautiful RF picture book that won a Caldecott Honor Award in 2012. A young boy tells us the story of his great grandfather's long life; we go through grandfather's garden in the story and see his memories displayed as hedges trimmed into various topiaries. This book would do well as IR for emergent readers as it is a lower complexity book. RA is also a good option for this book.
pickThis book is a great one about the progression of life from childhood to old age. It will teach kids about family, history, and aging. It won a Caldecott honor. Resource- https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=25358
I would use UDL guideline 3.5 as understanding the relationships and the big idea of time passing is key.
ESOL strategy 5 would be used because there could be some unfamiliar words like “horticulture.”
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A great grandson exploring the life of his great grandfather through his work in his garden! His great life adventures and the importance of what he did
pickGrandpa Green by Lane Smith (picture book published 2011) was a book I really enjoyed. It was about a great grandson exploring his grandfathers garden that tells his life story in his own artistic way
This would be good for 1st graders I think. We could connect it to their own families, and grandparents
pickThis is an award winning book. I liked this book a lot because of the illustations, but also the message
The illustrations are so unique and different. They definitely spark a child‘s imagination
pickI loved this book. It seems very personal to the author and the illustrations are very unique. I will definitely be adding this to my library.
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This book deserves every award it has won. A grandson is telling the reader about his grandfather and his dream of being a great gardener. But sometimes life gets in the way and as you age, you forget. But some things never do. Such a lovely book and a lovely story. But beware, it can be a bit of a tear jerker (in a happy way).
This is a really interesting book and I love how unique the plot is! I think students would find this really interesting!
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Follows grandpa greens great grandson as he travels through a garden he had created. He can see all the lost memories of his grandpa.
pickThis RF book is a must have in a classroom! It tells the story about a boy in a farm who had chicken pox who turned into a soldier and a gardener. The book is told by Grandpa Green‘s great-grandson. This book won the Caldecott Honor Award. I love the illustrations as well! Super cute book.
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The illustrations in the book are very enjoyable. How the trees are green but everything else is simple black and white really emphasizes the life of the garden.
pickGrandpa Green is written by Lane Smith and published by Roaring Brook Press in 2011. This book‘s characters include Grandpa Green and his great-grandson. The setting takes place in the yard/garden surrounded with plants and trees. The characters and garden are full of life and memories.
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