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Quiet in the Garden
Aliki. - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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I love to go into the garden.I sit quietly.I see flowers and plants.It makes me feel peaceful.If I am very still,I see birds, insects,and creatures I hadnot noticed before.I can even hear them!Nibble, crunch, chomp.Chew, bite, slurp,swallow, gulp.They are all hungry!Get ready to look and listen.Get... |
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What's in the Garden?
Cris Arbo - Dawn Pubns
Format: Paperback
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Good food doesn't begin on a store shelf with a box. It comes from a garden bursting with life, color, sounds, smells, sunshine, moisture, birds, and bees! Healthy food becomes much more interesting when children know where they come from. So what s in the garden? Kids will find a variety... |
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I Have a Garden
Bob Barner - Holiday House; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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"I have a garden," a frisky dog announces. In simple sentences the dog guides new readers through a bright and lush garden, which is home to a chipmunk, a bird, a bug, and all sorts of other creatures."This garden is for me," the dog continues."No. This garden is for all of us. We have... |
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Paddington Bear in the Garden
Michael Bond - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Book
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There is nothing that Paddington Bear loves better than living with the Browns...except maybe marmalade! But now Mr. and Mrs. Brown have given him something else to love at number thirty-two Windsor Gardens -- his very own garden. Paddington sets to work in an attempt to create the most... |
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Good Morning, Garden
Barbara Brenner - NorthWord Press
Format: Print book
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Good Morning, Garden is a tranquil greeting to a new day, and a celebration of all living things in a child's garden. The loosely rhyming, lilting text shows a child's joy in discovering chipmunks, ladybugs, butterflies, and blackberries. This gentle good-morning book is perfect... |
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Seed Magic
Jane Buchanan - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Book
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Rose and her brothers mock the crazy old Birdman, who sits in his wheelchair surrounded by ugly gray pigeons. The birdman thinks his pigeons are beautiful, but the only things Rose thinks are beautiful are gardens full of red and yellow and blue flowers. The Birdman fills Rose s hand with... |
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Flower Garden
Eve Bunting - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"An urban African-American girl and her father buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket, ride the bus to their apartment, and put together a colorful gift for the child's mother. Rhyming verse carries the brief story, while wonderful, warm, full-color illustrations... |
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Biscuit in the Garden
Alyssa Satin Capucilli - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Biscuit is excited to explore the garden. From the prettiest flowers to the smallest bugs, there's so much to see. And the little puppy even finds his own special way to add to the garden's bounty!With gentle humor and a sweet surprise, Alyssa Satin Capucilli and Pat Schories invite... |
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Plant a Little Seed
Bonnie Christensen - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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With a little help from a watering can, bright sunlight, and a lot of patience, two friends plant seeds in their community garden and watch how they grow. Slowly, the seeds turn into sprouts, which grow into stems, followed by leaves and buds! The garden will soon be teeming with life and ready... |
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The Bear's Garden
Marcie Colleen - Imprint
Format: Hardcover
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Inspired by the true story of a community garden in Brooklyn, New York, The Bear's Garden picture book by writer Marcie Colleen and illustrator Alison Oliver is a testament to how imagination and dedication can transform communities and create beauty for everyone in unexpected places.... |
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A Garden of Opposites
Nancy Davis - Schwartz & Wade
Format: Print book
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Enter this beautiful garden and see what opposites you'll find! A short caterpillar and a long garden snake, a closed bud and an open blossom. These delightful images will teach youngsters about basic opposite concepts, and about the charms and wonders of the outdoors!This simple book... |
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And Then the Seed Grew
Marianne Dubuc - Kids Can Press
Format: Hardcover
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In an ordinary garden full of flowers and plants, little Jack and Mr. Gnome live above the ground, while Yvonne the mole, the Field Mouse family, Paulie the earthworm and Colette the ant live below the ground. Everybody is happy in the garden. Until one day, a new seed arrives, which soon... |
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Olivia Plants a Garden
Ian Falconer - Simon Spotlight
Format: Book
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When Olivia's teacher gives Olivia a "surprise" plant seed envelope, she takes care of the seed in her garden, excited to discover what kind of plant she will grow.
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We Are the Gardeners
Joanna Gaines - Thomas Nelson
Format: Hardcover
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In We Are the Gardeners, Joanna and the kids chronicle the adventures of starting their own family garden. From their failed endeavors, obstacles to overcome (bunnies that eat everything!) , and all the knowledge... |
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Patience, Miyuki
Roxane Marie Galliez - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Hardcover
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Anyone with a small child knows that patience is not a virtue easily won. In this magically illustrated story the young girl Miyuki, who we first met in the critically acclaimed Time for Bed, Miyuki, anxiously awaits the opening of one sleepy flower. When, on the first day of spring, the flower... |
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Little Seeds (My Little Planet)
Charles Ghigna - Picture Window Books
Format: January 1
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In this poem, children discover that planting seeds is an exciting adventure that is good for the Earth, too! |
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Planting the Wild Garden
Kathryn O. Galbraith - Peachtree
Format: Hardcover
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Eloquent text and stunning illustrations combine to explore the many ways seeds are distributed, including animals, weather and wind, human action, and even the plants themselves.. A farmer and her son carefully plant seeds in their garden. In the wild garden, many seeds are planted too,... |
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My Garden
Kevin Henkes - Greenwillow Books
Format: Audiobook
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The girl in this book grows chocolate rabbits, tomatoes as big as beach balls, flowers that change color, and seashells in her garden.How does your garden grow? |
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Whose Garden Is It?
Mary Ann Hoberman - Harcourt Children's Books
Format: Hardcover
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The gardener says the garden belongs to him. But the woodchuck insists that it's his. And so do the rabbit, the butterfly, the squash bug, and the bumblebee. Even the tiny seeds and whistling weeds think the garden just couldn't grow without them. As they stroll through the exquisite... |
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Cecil's Garden
Holly Keller - Greenwillow
Format: Library Binding
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Cecil and her brother, Jake, prepare the garden for planting, but when Cecil realizes that she has six seed packages and the garden can only handle five rows, she fears that she will have to choose to leave one delicious vegetable out. Jr Lib Guild. |
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Little Critter: A Green, Green Garden
Mercer Mayer - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Little Critter is going green! Little Critter® learns that planting his own garden is a lot of fun and a lot of work. But the result—a green, green garden—is something he can cherish and enjoy.Young readers will love this heartwarming new addition to the I Can Read! Little... |
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Lola Plants a Garden
Anna McQuinn - Charlesbridge
Format: Print book
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Readers who loved Lola at the Library, Lola Loves Stories, and Lola Reads to Leo are in for a backyard treat. After Lola reads a book of garden poems, she wants to plant some flowers. She gets books from the library and chooses her plants. Then Lola and her mommy buy the seeds, make the garden,... |
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Stories from Bug Garden
Lisa Moser - Candlewick Press, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Come peer between blades of grass at the secret lives of a garden's tiniest inhabitants, revealed in lyrical vignettes and charming illustrations.What may appear to be an abandoned garden is actually home to an unusual array of insects. Meet a ladybug who prefers making mud angels to acting... |
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If You Plant a Seed
Kadir Nelson - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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Kadir Nelson, acclaimed author of Baby Bear and winner of the Caldecott Honor and the Coretta Scott King Author and Illustrator Awards, presents a resonant, gently humorous story about the power of even the smallest acts and the rewards of compassion and generosity.With spare text and breathtaking... |
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Peppa Pig and the Vegetable Garden
Candlewick Press - Candlewick Entertainment
Format: Hardcover
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Gardening is more fun with Peppa!Peppa and her little brother, George, love to help Grandpa Pig in the garden. They discover that everything grows from seeds planted in the dirt, and that even the apple that falls on Grandpa Pigs head has seeds inside! Join the amiable Peppa and her spirited... |
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Lily's Garden
Deborah Kogan Ray - Roaring Brook Press
Format: Hardcover
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In January, Lily receives a box of fresh oranges from her grandmother in California. In February, Lily sends her grandmother maple syrup from the trees on her family farm in Maine. And so the year goes on through the pages of this warmly illustrated picture book--a calendar of the months,... |
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Rose's Garden
Peter H. Reynolds - Candlewick; 1 edition
Format: Book
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“May this powerful story . . . plant fresh seeds of hope and service for generations to come.” — Senator Edward M. KennedyA sweet fable dedicated to Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy – celebrating the spirit of community, the beauty of nature, and the power of faith and imagination.After... |
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Zinnia's Flower Garden
Monica Wellington - Puffin Books
Format: Paperback
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Springtime is here, and Zinnia can't wait to plant her seeds and watch them grow. She carefully takes care of her garden, watering her plants, weeding, and waiting patiently for something to sprout. And soon enough, the first seedlings appear! With art just as colorful as a garden in bloom,... |
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Mortimers First Garden
Karma Wilson - Margaret K. McElderry Books; Illustrated edition
Format: Hardcover
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Winter is just over, the sky is gray, and the ground is brown. Little Mortimer Mouse munches on sunflower seeds and longs to see something green. Upon overhearing the story of how springtime rain and sunshine nurture little seeds to grow into great big green plants, Mortimer is skeptical... |
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Love Makes a Garden Grow
Taeeun Yoo - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling illustrator of Strictly No Elephants comes a sweetly personal and stunningly illustrated picture book about a young girl who grows closer to her grandfather by tending to the garden with him.. When I am as small as a sprout, Grandfather's garden feels big. A young... |
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In My Garden
Zolotow, Charlotte - NEAL PORTER BOOKS
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A little girl and her older friend poetically describe the garden as it changes through the seasons. This quiet, intergenerational story pays homage to experiencing nature as a child and as an adult. The two friends watch the birds, fly a kite, plant flowers and play in the snow.Two picture... |
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Creative Gardening: Growing Plants Upside Down, In Water, and More
Lisa J Amstutz - Capstone Press
Format: Print book
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Young gardeners will not only find unique projects for planting and gardening, but will also be inspired to create their own. Using unexpected materials and methods, readers will be planting gardens like no other. |
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Indoor Gardening: Growing Air Plants, Terrariums, and More
Lisa J Amstutz - Capstone Press
Format: Print book
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For readers with no outdoor space or yard available, or those who just want to enjoy their gardens indoors, this book is full of projects with plants that thrive inside. Discover just how creative gardening can be inside four walls. |
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Flowers
Gail Gibbons - Holiday House
Format: Hardcover
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Nonfiction superstar Gail Gibbons on flowers and pollination!Gail Gibbons has covered seeds, farming, vegetables, and fruits--and now it's time for flowers! This lush introduction to the basics and life cycle of flowers--including common regional species, flowers' habitable range, basic... |
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Grow It, Cook It
DK Publishing - DK Children; English Language edition
Format: Hardcover
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Grow It, Cook It is the childrens cookbook that starts with the seed of a good idea. More than a cookbook, this innovative book offers a fresh approach to healthy eating by getting children involved in food right from the start. Children will learn that when they eat a carrot, theyre biting... |
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Cool Carrots from Garden to Table: How to Plant, Grow, and Prepare Carrots
Katherine Hengel - Checkerboard Books
Format: Book
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Easy-to-follow planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing process, and delicious recipes with step-by-step photos bring the homegrown vegetables to the table to share with others!Title: Cool Carrots from Garden to TableAuthor:... |
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Cool Leaf Lettuce from Garden to Table: How to Plant, Grow, and Prepare Lettuce
Katherine Hengel - Checkerboard Library
Format: Book
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Easy-to-follow planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing process, and delicious recipes with step-by-step photos bring the homegrown vegetables to the table to share with others!Title: Cool Leaf Lettuce from Garden to TableAuthor:... |
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Cool Tomatoes from Garden to Table: How to Plant, Grow, and Prepare Tomatoes
Katherine Hengel - Checkerboard Library
Format: Book
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Easy-to-follow planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing process, and delicious recipes with step-by-step photos bring the homegrown vegetables to the table to share with others!Title: Cool Tomatoes from Garden to TableAuthor:... |
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A Backyard Flower Garden for Kids
Amie Jane Leavitt - Mitchell Lane Publishers
Format: Library Binding
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People all around the world enjoy the hobby of gardening. They love planting tiny seeds in the soil and watching them sprout into mature plants. Gardening isn t just for adults, however. Kids can plan, create, and maintain their own gardens, too. Gardening for Kids is rich with ideas and instructions... |
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A Backyard Vegetable Garden for Kids
Amie Jane Leavitt - Mitchell Lane Publishers
Format: Print book
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People all around the world enjoy the hobby of gardening. They love planting tiny seeds in the soil and watching them sprout into mature plants. Gardening isn t just for adults, however. Kids can plan, create, and maintain their own gardens, too. Gardening for Kids is rich with ideas and instructions... |
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What Lives in the Garden?
John Woodward - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Library Binding
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Here are honeybees, killer bees, butterflies, moths, grasshoppers, and hedge clippers, plus ants and wasps of many kinds. Here too are spiders and flies, mosquitoes and ladybugs, aphids, slugs, snails, and dragonflies. Some live behind bushes, or among flowers and grass, while others crawl... |
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