A spring-time book to germinate a deep appreciation for nature. While a little girl plants seeds in her garden in neat straight rows, the wind whirls seeds of flowers and trees every which way. The little girl weeds and waters her garden, the wind just lets its garden grow. And with plenty of sun and rain, both gardens flourish. From seedling to flower, this picture book's simple verse and vibrant illustrations describe the beauty of both a cultivated garden and one created by nature. An author's note at the of the book gives tips on planting a garden.
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Roberts (Valentine Mice; Follow Me!) focuses on two parallel gardens--one carefully cultivated, the other the product of nature--in this cheery picture book. "I planted a garden. The wind planted a garden, too," announces the narrator, a lively girl with a green thumb and carrot-colored hair. As she charts the growth of both gardens in simple phrases ("The wind didn't weed. Its garden just grew"), readers can see for themselves the contrast between the girl's carefully tended plot with its neatly ordered rows, and the result of what happens when the wind "swirled around, throwing seeds to the ground, here and there and everywhere." The narrator makes no ultimate judgments; instead she happily appreciates the beauties of both styles. Like the gardens themselves, Greenberg's (On My Street) vibrant folk-art style gouache paintings burst with life, from the swooping curlicues used to indicate the wind to the zinnia-bright colors of the flowers and surrounding yard. Pink and purple sheets hang on the clothesline; a peach-colored house boasts a periwinkle door; a rolling line of blue hills anchors the horizon. This breezy tale ends with a few brief tips from the author on cultivating gardens both domestic and wild. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
From School Library Journal
PreS-K-A small girl describes the planting and growing of her garden while noticing and comparing the changes in the wind's garden, which is the nearby field. The child is purposeful and hardworking while the wind is, naturally, more carefree and expansive; but both gardens thrive on water and sunshine, are visited by bees and butterflies, and are beautiful. The story concludes with an author's note about growing a garden and about contributing to the wind's garden by blowing dandelion seeds. The flat, stylized gouache illustrations are colorful and cheery; however, the pictures of the field look a bit too cultivated for a wild garden. Still, this book is a fine inspiration for discussing the role of people in natural spaces.-Carolyn Jenks, First Parish Unitarian Church, Portland, ME
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
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This review is from: The Wind's Garden (Hardcover)
A young girl plants a garden in the spring, waters it, and weeds it. Meanwhile, the wind blows seeds, the rain waters them, the sun shines down, and both gardens flourish. Bees buzz, butterflies flit, and the girl and her dog embrace the beauty of both worlds, domestic and natural. Melanie Hope Greenberg's joyful illustrations are a perfect complement to the text. An enchanting book to introduce children to both the joys of gardening and to the beauty of wildflowers, whether found in a meadow or in the crack of a sidewalk.
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This spring, I planted a garden. Read the first page New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
This spring, I planted a garden. Read the first page New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Peak with Books: An Early Childhood Resource for Balanced Literacy by Marjorie R. Nelsen on page 11, and Back Matter
- Growing Up With Literature by Walter Sawyer on page 125
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