pickWhat's in the Garden by Marianne Berkes (2013) is a nonfiction rhyming book that talks about all the different foods that can be grown in a garden. It also gives recipes that you can make with the ingredients from your garden! It has detailed and realistic images of children with the food they picked from the garden. This is a really good book for younger kids to learn about plants, gardening, and how food is grown!
I love that this book is a mix of nonfiction and rhyming! I also love the vibrant and realistic illustrations. This is a really good book to talk about plants, gardening, and how food is grown.
“It grows rather quickly in loose, moist soil, And if there's some frost, it won't even spoil.“
This book would be useful for teaching about the importance of community, and the ways individuals can effect change in their surroundings.
pickHistorical Fiction
Published 1997
This book tells the story of a young girl named Lydia who moves to the city to live with her uncle during the Great Depression. She is passionate about gardening and brings joy to those around her through her garden. The story accurately shows the challenges of the era, such as economic hardship and social struggles.
pickI see that the rest of my group who read this for the #KindredSpiritsBuddyRead had mixed feelings about this one & I totally understand where you all are coming from. I didn‘t love this book but found it oddly enjoyable. Elizabeth & her friend Irais were pretty funny imo & I love how she calls her husband the Man of Wrath 😆 & we don‘t even know his name (he was an ass lol). I can totally see why LMM loved it because she was absolutely crazy ⬇️
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