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Uncle John's City Garden | Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Bernette G. Ford

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How does this city garden grow? With help from L’il Sissy and her siblings--and love, love, love! A celebration of nature, family, and food.
Visiting the city from her home in the suburbs, an African American girl sees how a few packets of seeds, some helping hands, and hard work transform an empty lot in a housing project into a magical place where vegetables grow and family gathers. It’s the magic of nature in the heart of the city!
Bernette Ford’s autobiographical story is a loving glimpse at a girl, her siblings, and her uncle, and their shared passion for farming. L’l Sissy’s fascination with measurement, comparison, and estimation introduces children to STEM concepts. And the progress of Uncle John’s garden introduces readers to the life cycle of plants.
Frank Morrison, winner of multiple Coretta Scott King awards and an NAACP Image Award, depicts dramatic cityscapes as well as the luscious colors and textures of Nature.

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Uncle John's City Garden | Frank Morrison (Illustrator) Bernette G. Ford

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#JuneSpecials Day 17: #EatYrVegs #EatYourVegetables- I love the transformation in this story, its quiet simplicity, and how a place filled with high-rise buildings – has now been enriched with greens through the efforts of these three siblings and their Uncle John. There is also a recipe of succotash found at the very end of the book a dish that I am unfamiliar with but I am now deeply intrigued by. My review: https://wp.me/pDlzr-rk0

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Eggs Wonderful concept and illustrations 🧡 1d

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