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• Alfred Blooms

  Kruck, Carrie,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Alfred strives to grow a garden like his neighbor Lulu, but as his attempts go from bad to worse, he discovers that flowers and friendship can bloom in the most surprising ways.

• Linh's Rooftop Garden

  Brown-Wood, JaNay,

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. Linh searches for blueberries in her rooftop garden. Includes recipe for blueberry and banana pancakes.

• My Baba's Garden

  Scott, Jordan, 1978-

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  For Pre-Readers. Fiction. A story about the special relationship between a child and his grandmother and the time they spend looking for worms for the garden.

• Growing An Artist

  the Story of a Landscaper and His Son

  Parra, John,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. Today is a big day—the first time Juanito gets to help his papi on the job as a landscape architect! Throughout the day, Juanito sketches anything that catches his eye: a nest full of baby birds, a nursery with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Miguel's Community Garden

  Brown-Wood, JaNay,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. Miguel is throwing a party at his community garden for all of his friends, and he needs help searching for sunflowers to complete the celebration. What do we know about sunflowers? They're tall with petals and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Uncle John's City Garden

  Ford, Bernette G.,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. Visiting the city from her home in the suburbs, a child sees how a few packets of seeds, some helping hands, and hard work transform an empty lot in a housing project into a magical place where vegetables grow…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Our Garden

  Miller, Pat Zietlow,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. An uplifting classroom tale about students who create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop. From building the beds and planting the seeds to the first glorious harvest, here's the story of a garden—and a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rooftop Garden

  Smith, Danna,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. A group of city friends works diligently together to grow herbs and vegetables in a rooftop garden. Set to a foot-tappin' original tune, this rhythmic, rhyming story will have kids singing enthusiastically about…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Garden We Share

  Tucker, Zoe,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. The story of the friendship between a young girl and an elderly woman as they plant seeds in a community garden alongside friends and neighbors, waiting for the seeds to flower. By mid-summer, the friends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Jayden's Impossible Garden

  Mangal, Maelina,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Fiction. Jayden sees nature everywhere: the squirrels scrounging, the cardinals calling, and the dandelions growing. But Mama doesn’t believe there’s nature in the city. Jayden sets out to help Mama see what he sees.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Peach Thief

  Smith, Linda Joan,

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  For Readers. Fiction. A workhouse orphan climbs over the earl's garden fence to steal a peach and is caught by the head gardener who mistakes her for a boy and offers her a job. If she can keep up her deception she'll have a soft bed and food beyond…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tiana's Garden Grows

  Alston, Bria,

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  For Readers. Fiction. Before she cooks up something delicious in the kitchen, Disney Princess Tiana learns how to grow the ingredients in a garden on the rooftop of her restaurant.

• Parker Grows a Garden

  Curry, Parker,

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  For Readers. Fiction. Parker is growing her own backyard garden! She plants tulips with Nana and herbs and vegetables with Mom Mom. After patiently waiting all winter long, Parker sees her garden bloom! This story celebrates Parker’s relationships…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Garden Project

  McNamara, Margaret,

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  For Readers. Fiction. The kids in Mrs. Connor’s class decide to turn an old sandbox into a garden filled with yummy vegetables. But not everyone is excited about the garden—or the veggies. Can the class convince Neil to join in the fun and taste the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nina Soni, Master of the Garden

  Sheth, Kashmira,

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  For Readers. Fiction. It's Take Your Child to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are all going to work with Mom, a landscape architect, to learn how to start a garden. Naturally that's not enough for Nina, who quickly develops big plans for a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sadiq and the Green Thumbs

  Nuurali, Siman,

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  For Readers. Fiction. Even though it's summer, Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran. He and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating, but when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has an injured…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No-dig Children's Gardening Book

  Easy and Fun Family Gardening

  Dowding, Charles,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Non-fiction. The simple and achievable gardening projects in this book are perfect for parents and young children to do together. All are based on Charles Dowding's trademark no-dig technique, which perfectly lends…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Garden Together!

  Projects for Kids : Learn, Grow, and Connect With Nature

  Hirschi, Jane S.,

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Non-fiction. This colorful activity book invites kids to explore the world of plants and how they grow through creative hands-on activities.

• Michelle's Garden

  How the First Lady Planted Seeds of Change

  Miller, Sharee (Illustrator),

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Non-fiction. Former First Lady Michelle Obama had an idea. A big, inspiring, and exciting idea! She would grow the largest kitchen garden ever at the White House. This wouldn't be easy, since she'd never gardened before:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Let's Get Gardening

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  For Pre-Readers and Readers. Non-fiction. In this colorful guide featuring 30 easy gardening projects, kids will learn to grow their own fruits and vegetables, attract wildlife such as butterflies and bees, and recycle household items into animal…Read moreRead more of this annotation