Everything the beginning gardener needs to know about creating wonderful organic gardens in the backyard, on a balcony or in the schoolyard can be found in this comprehensive and easy-to-follow Jumbo Book. Green-thumb tips, plant checklists and step-by-step instructions on how to grow everything from tulips to tomatoes make this a practical and fun resource. Kids will learn how to give their gardens a boost the natural way -- without chemical pesticides or herbicides.
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This information-packed book has something for everyone, child or adult. Sections cover general information; fruit, vegetable, and flower gardens; noninvasive native plants; gardens that attract wildlife; and group projects. Projects range from a few annuals in a container and thickets designed with native wildlife in mind to community gardens. Directions are clear, with plenty of diagrams and illustrations featuring a multicultural roundup of children, as well as youngsters in wheelchairs. The sketches are meticulously executed, but they are colored only in shades of gray and green; kids find out that a flower is a brilliant red, but they can't see the real color. Appended material includes lists of plants for various regions of North America. Gardening organizations are mentioned in the text, though there is no comprehensive list of addresses or Web sites, and there is no bibliography. Such imperfections are minor, however, considering the years of pleasure gardeners will gather from these pages. Catherine Andronik
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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This information-packed book has something for everyone, child or adult ? Directions are clear ... The sketches are meticulously executed.
An exceptional resource.
It’s pretty much all here ... a no-nonsense writing style and really fun illustrations.
An exceptional resource.
It’s pretty much all here ... a no-nonsense writing style and really fun illustrations.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great Book!,
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This review is from: The Jumbo Book of Gardening (Jumbo Books) (Paperback)
This is a great book especially for children.I reccomend it to someone just learing to garden.
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Great Book for kids and Novice Adults!,
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This review is from: The Jumbo Book of Gardening (Jumbo Books) (Paperback)
I love this book! I borrowed it from the library because my husband and I would like to have a garden and our children have also expressed a great interest in growing things. I love the format of this book, and the explanations are great! It's very user friendly. I've looked at other children's gardening books, but liked this one the best for me and my 5 and 4 year olds because it seems to cover everything without being too simple or too complicated! Now all I've got to do is get my own copy! It's a fun book!
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A practical, age-appropriate guide,
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This review is from: The Jumbo Book of Gardening (Jumbo Books) (Paperback)
My 7-year-old son has been insisting that he is going to grow a garden this year. I think it's a great idea, so great, in fact, that I want him to have full ownership of it--I want him to do the research, educate himself, and do it. He is motivated.
So then I tried to find a book at his reading level that would inform him of the basics he needs to know. After wading through the cutesy books with the Mary Engelbreit art, and then some other books written at an adult's reading level for inspiring kids to get away from the TV and dig in the dirt, finally I found this book online. It turned out that our library has it, so I picked it up there tonight. After reading a few pages on his own, my son solemnly stated, "Mom, I need my own copy of this book; this book is just like your gardening manuals, except it's for kids. I will read this, Mom." It is just like my gardening manuals, except it has more projects. The chapter titles are "How Gardens Grow," "Fruit and Vegetable Gardens," "Flower Gardens," "Gardening with Native Plants," "Wildlife Gardens," and "School and Community Gardens." The only "draw"back about this book is that it is illustrated with only line drawings. Although each chapter contains plenty of fun projects and silly sidebars, this is a book for kids who are serious about becoming gardeners. It is written at about a 3rd- or 4th-grade reading level.
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