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Water, Weed, and Wait Hardcover – August 10, 2010
· Back matter includes photos of students gardening in real school gardens and information on how readers can start their own school or home garden project.
- Reading age5 - 8 years
- Print length32 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelKindergarten - 3
- Dimensions9.63 x 0.39 x 10.29 inches
- PublisherTricycle Press
- Publication dateAugust 10, 2010
- ISBN-101582463204
- ISBN-13978-1582463209
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"[Kids will] come away with a sense of the effort that starting a garden requires, as well as the ways that it can transform a community."
About the Author
ANGELA DEMOS HALPIN has been an elementary school teacher for many years. This is her first book. Angela lives in San Diego, California.
COLLEEN MADDEN has illustrated a number of children's books, including Making New Friends and What If Everybody Did That? and is the recipient of an International Greeting Card Louie Award. She lives in Erdenheim, Pennsylvania.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
"It's hard as a rock," said Daisy, scuffing the soil.
"Lots of gardens start out like this," said Miss Marigold.
. . .
After recess, the students went back to the classroom full of ideas for their garden.
"But how do we start?" asked Zack.
"School gardens take plans, plants, and people," said Miss Marigold. "Then you water, weed, and wait."
Product details
- Publisher : Tricycle Press
- Publication date : August 10, 2010
- Edition : Ex-Library
- Language : English
- Print length : 32 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1582463204
- ISBN-13 : 978-1582463209
- Item Weight : 14.4 ounces
- Reading age : 5 - 8 years
- Dimensions : 9.63 x 0.39 x 10.29 inches
- Grade level : Kindergarten - 3
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,549,200 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #309 in Children's Gardening Books (Books)
- #2,468 in Children's Environment Books (Books)
- #7,472 in Children's School Issues
About the author

Award-winning children’s author Edith Hope Fine writes books kids love to read, including six picture books. Her 18 titles spark curiosity, like “Cryptomania: Teleporting into Greek and Latin with the CryptoKids,” a zany exploration of word roots. If you long to write for children, check out her “Jump, Froggies! Writing Children's Books, 89+ Beginners’ Tips” (paperback and ebook). Always on blooper patrol, she co-authored the two popular “Nitty-Gritty Grammar” guides. Edith lives in California where she’s active in SCBWI (the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators). Yes, she's working on teleporting. (www.edithfine.com)






