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    1. Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books)
    $7.95
    2. Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a
    $6.99
    3. Pumpkin Pumpkin
    $10.84
    4. Junior Girl Scout Handbook
    $11.16
    5. Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots:
    $11.56
    6. The Gardener (Caldecott Honor
    $5.99
    7. Disney's Little Einsteins: Farmer
    $5.99
    8. It's Pumpkin Time!
    $10.88
    9. Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
    $6.99
    10. The Carrot Seed 60th Anniversary
    $10.17
    11. The Magical Garden of ClaudeMonet
    $6.95
    12. In the Garden with Van Gogh
    $11.02
    13. Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
    $11.35
    14. Weslandia
    15. Miss Jaster's Garden
    $11.16
    16. Sunflower Houses : Inspiration
    $7.00
    17. Flower Garden
    $10.36
    18. Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity
    $6.99
    19. Jack's Garden
    20. Scratch and Sniff: Garden

    1. Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books)
    by HarperTrophy
    Paperback (14 December, 2004)
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    Isbn: 0064472078
    Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars
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    Sometimes, even in the middle of ugliness and neglect, a little bit of beauty will bloom. Award-winning writer Paul Fleischman dazzles us with this truth in Read more

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    2-0 out of 5 stars A Garden of Love
    Seedfolks is a 69 page book, an easy read. Seedfolks is a book that shows that all different races, religions, cultures, and ages can come together to make something nice and beautiful and have meaning. They took a dump-like place and made it into something beautiful.
    5-0 out of 5 stars A Book for Building Community
    This small book (69 pages) contains thirteen vignettes, each written from the point of view of a different person. Although the people begin as strangers from various ethnic backgrounds, they become acquainted as each cultivates a part of a vacant lot. As the lot becomes a place of beauty, individual lives are transformed as well -- and a community is created.
    4-0 out of 5 stars Good reading for children
    This is a good book for children who does not understand the meaning of working together. Also, this book was structured very intelligently; so that any reader can follow the same story but from other people point of views. In addition; the way the author painted colorful pictures of the city was very unique. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. City and town life    5. Fiction    6. Gardens    7. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    8. Lifestyles - City Life    9. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    10. Neighborhood    11. Social Issues - General    12. Social Situations - General    13. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / General   


    2. Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
    by Tricycle Press
    Paperback
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    Isbn: 1582460787
    Sales Rank: 6194
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Buy this book!
    I bought this book for my 2yr old and he loves it! My 4yr old loves it too. It does a great job teaching kids the cycle of life. The photos are wonderful and the story is simple enough to keep little ones interested, yet gives a great explanation about the circle of life.

    4-0 out of 5 stars Amazing Visuals
    A wonderful, graphic book about the circle of life. Why are kids so fascinated by pumpkins? Take a look at this visually intense book and see why. The photographs are definitely the feature here, but the text is not bad either, and keeps it at just about the right pace for a 3-5 year old audience.

    5-0 out of 5 stars wonderful!
    I love this book. The photos are great! It has quickly become one of my daughter's favorites! ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Juvenile literature    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants    4. Life cycles    5. General    6. Fiction    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Pumpkin    9. Gardening    10. Juvenile Nonfiction   


    3. Pumpkin Pumpkin
    by HarperTrophy
    Paperback (21 September, 1990)
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    Isbn: 0688099300
    Sales Rank: 7445
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Every Child needs to sit on a pumkin at least as big as they are!
    I discovered and checked this book out for the first time a few weeks after I had taken my son to the pumkin farm, and after Thanksgiving had passed. We were delighted with the beautiful artwork (colored pencil drawings).The texture and dimension in the artwork is exquisite.The simple story line is perfect for the young child of 2-5.Jamie is met with a variety of curious animals while he pursues a journey of growing and harvesting his very own pumpkin, carving it, decorating his face for Halloween (you hardly notice this in the soft hues of the artwork, but his pet dog certainly does)and saving the seeds for the next season (six, to be exact). It would make a fine early reader as well for a k-2 reader.Nice book!

    5-0 out of 5 stars All the children I've read this too loved it.!
    I got this book many years ago, when I took care of a class of 4 year olds.They loved this book and read the book with me.Now that I have a child of my own (almost 2 years old) it is his favorite book.I read it sometimes 10 times a day and it has wonderful illustrations.I never tire of it and am looking to buy more of Jeanne Titherington's books.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Good for teachers
    I teach English to a fifth grade that had very little instruction in the past. I gave this book to three girls and they could understand the meaning of words using the picture clues.One of them had never heard the word pumpkin before, let alone sprout or seed. Now they all have a better vocabulary. Last year I read the same book to a first grade that did not have English classes. I used the story to teach plant growth and sequence concepts.The year before I had also used it to teach subtraction and backward counting - Jamie saved 6 seeds. He plants one. He still has 5, and so on. Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Fiction    4. Gardening    5. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    8. Pumpkin    9. Social Issues - Values    10. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Halloween   


    4. Junior Girl Scout Handbook
    by Girl Scouts of the USA
    Paperback (June, 2001)
    list price: $10.84 -- our price: $10.84
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    Isbn: 0884416194
    Sales Rank: 48571
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    Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Girl Scouts    4. Girl Scouts of the United States of America    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Junior Girl Scouts    7. Scouts and scouting    8. United States   


    5. Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children
    by Workman Publishing Company
    Paperback (01 May, 1999)
    list price: $13.95 -- our price: $11.16
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    Isbn: 0761110569
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    Green thumbs and non-green thumbs alike will fall in love with Read more

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    5-0 out of 5 stars Lots of creative ideas!!!
    I love this book!! There are so many creative ideas to get kids involved in gardening!!! I can't wait to try them!!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Inspiration Celebration!
    As an elementary teacher and a future parent, I am absolutely in love with this book. Sharon Lovejoy's ideas have started my own mind to reel with possibilities and garden projects. Not only are her ideas clever and creative, but she clearly explains the entire process, from planning and preparing to ways to celebrate the harvest! Right off the bat, the book opens with "20 plants every child's garden must have". From vegetables to flowers, handmade dolls, homegrown houses for our feathered friends, mazes, and pizza gardens to sunflower houses, this book is such a gift to anyone who wishes to instill the "sense of wonder".

    5-0 out of 5 stars Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots
    Amazing book.Colorful, easy to read and easy to follow directions.Our sons are enjoying their garden already.Amazingly easy. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children's gardens    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Gardening    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Gardening: general interest    7. Gardening: plants    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Gardening    9. Children's All Ages   


    6. The Gardener (Caldecott Honor Award)
    by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
    Hardcover (30 August, 1997)
    list price: $17.00 -- our price: $11.56
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    Isbn: 0374325170
    Sales Rank: 25146
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars An Everybody Book
    This is one of those books that I call a real book--not for kids, not for adults, not for girls...just a good, well-written and illustrated book that is brilliantly designed to reach you where you are at.It did have the added bonus of making me cry on the last page, in a bittersweet sort of way.
    5-0 out of 5 stars Beautiful story and pictures!
    This is a beautiful book that my 3 year old loves to be read over and over.The pictures are wonderful to look at, with such rich detail.I am moved by the story, and I cry at the end every time.One of thier best books!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Grow for me
    There are good David Small books and there are bad David Small books.Good David Small books are usually (though by no means always) written AND illustrated by David Small himself.Bad or poorly created David Small books are usually written by someone else, using Mr. Small's talents as a kind of afterthought.The exception to this rule (and all rules, as you well know, must have exceptions) is the pairing of David Small and his wife Sarah Stewart.After creating the fabulous "Money Tree" and the bibliophilic, but somewhat disturbing, "The Library", the two combined their talents yet again to write a gentle story of love, gardening, and family.Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Family - General    4. Fiction    5. Gardening    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Letters    8. Lifestyles - City & Town Life    9. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    10. Uncles    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   


    7. Disney's Little Einsteins: Farmer Annie's Garden (Disney's Little Einstein)
    by Disney Press
    Board book (01 September, 2006)
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    Isbn: 0786849703
    Sales Rank: 9409
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Fun and Sturdy
    My two year old, (almost 3), LOVES little Einsteins, she was just thrilled with this book! It's a sturdy board book, so it can travel with her wherever we go, and has fun flaps that she enjoys lifting.
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    Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Fiction - General    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Fiction    5. Gardens    6. Interactive Adventure    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    9. Nature & the Natural World - General    10. Seeds    11. Specimens    12. Toy and movable books    13. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   


    8. It's Pumpkin Time!
    by Scholastic Paperbacks
    Paperback (01 September, 1999)
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    Isbn: 0590558498
    Sales Rank: 14277
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Fun and colorful
    I bought this book for my two year son to introduce him to Halloween and the autumn season.From the moment we received this book, it was one of his favorites.The book goes step by step in planting, taking care of, and harvesting a pumpkin patch.The pictures are so colorful and bright.It is really an enjoyable book to read.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Wonderful seasonal book!
    We just bought this for our 2 year-old, and she absolutely loves it.The pictures are bold and colorful, reminiscent of Eric Carle-type pictures.This book tells the story of how pumpkins are grown, and how they eventually become Jack-o-lanterns.It is a wonderful book, especially for the price. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Fiction    4. Halloween    5. Holidays & Celebrations - Halloween    6. Jack-o-lanterns    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    9. Pumpkin    10. Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Festivals / Halloween   


    9. Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
    by Harcourt Children's Books
    Hardcover (14 May, 2001)
    list price: $16.00 -- our price: $10.88
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    Isbn: 0152019782
    Sales Rank: 57227
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars A Beautiful Book About Teachers
    A friend told me about this book and since then, I've given it to all my children's teachers. The illustrations are lovely - it is touching and sweet.

    5-0 out of 5 stars No Plant Left Behind
    Ms.Spitzer cultivates every manner of plant--the slow bloomer, the wild weed, the late sprouter--the way good teachers cultivate learners. Not with tests, not with homework, but with love and patience, care and certainty that effort will be rewarded. If youhave a child in kindergarten, please please please buy this book and give it to the teacher as a gift for some holiday--along with a packet of your favorite seeds and a picture of your child. If you buy the book for yourself and lend it to ANY teacher, you're not likely to get it back. It's that good. I wish every principal in every school would read this out loud at the first faculty meeting of the year, too!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Every teacher should have this book
    This is a beautiful book.Every teacher should have a copy. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. Gardening    5. Juvenile Fiction    6. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    7. Nature & the Natural World - General    8. School & Education    9. School stories    10. Schools    11. Teachers    12. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   


    10. The Carrot Seed 60th Anniversary Edition
    by HarperTrophy
    Paperback (28 December, 2004)
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    Isbn: 0064432106
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars I had the RECORD of this book!
    More than 50 years ago, as a preschooler, I had a 78-rpm recording of THE CARROT SEED, distributed by a record club that was called (I think) Children's Record Guild.I can still sing the song and wish I could find a recording for the small fry in my life.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Great for new readers
    My daughter is a beginning reader.After completing "Teach Your Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons," she was able to jump right in and read all but 2-3 of the words in this book.She also likes the story and when it's her turn to pick the book, "The Carrot Seed" is the one she picks most often.

    5-0 out of 5 stars I love the Carrot Seed
    The Carrot Seed is one of my favorite toddler books.Simple pictures, easy to remember text . . . my son greatly enjoyed this book while he was two and three.I have given it as a gift to several people.We also enjoy "The Happy Egg."(Same author/illustrator) ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Classics    4. Fiction    5. Gardening    6. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    7. Social Issues - Values    8. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance   


    11. The Magical Garden of ClaudeMonet
    by Barron's Educational Series
    Hardcover (15 September, 2003)
    list price: $14.95 -- our price: $10.17
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    Isbn: 0764155741
    Sales Rank: 49136
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Magical Garden inspired my students
    Anholt's lovely book about Monet is my favorite of the series about famous artists.He demystifies impressionism and actually inspires children to paint their own "magical gardens"!!

    5-0 out of 5 stars ArtAppreceation for children
    Fine art apprecation was a lost thing among adults let alone children, encouraging an understanding of art at a young age will encorage intrest in art in children and their caregivers alike. Help kids enjoy art and culture while reading a fun story. With this book, (and the others in the series) they introduce kids to the famous artworks of great painters throughout history while encoraging a childs imagination to be creative and tell a story with each picture.
    5-0 out of 5 stars Great for Toddlers
    The Magical Garden of Claude Monet is a great way to expose young children to impressionist art.My son loved the story of Julie in Monet's garden.Julie is a young French girl who takes a train with her Mother to visit Monet's garden. As they arrive into the countryside, her dog runs away and is found in Monet's garden.Soon the painter and Julie become friends.The illustrations are bright and colorful.You almost feel as if you are inside one of Monet's paintings.Children will be captivated by the story as well as the beautiful pictures. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. 1840-1926    2. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    3. Biographical - European    4. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Fiction    8. Friendship    9. Gardens    10. Juvenile Fiction    11. Monet, Claude,    12. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    13. Nature & the Natural World - General    14. Preschool Picture Story Books    15. Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture   


    12. In the Garden with Van Gogh
    by Chronicle Books
    Board book (April, 2002)
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    Isbn: 0811834158
    Sales Rank: 66658
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Wonderful book for toddlers!
    Our son has had this book since he was about 19 months old, but he's just now becoming really interested in it a year later.This book is fantastic.The rhymes are a little awkward, but they hold a toddlers attention.The best part though, is that it introduces children to the works of one of the great masters!My son can now see a print of a Van Gogh (or tapestry, or whatever medium the piece is recreated in) and he'll run up to it and yell "Van Gogh!"It's a pretty spectacular thing to see, and what a wonderful gift for early learning!

    5-0 out of 5 stars My six month old loves this series
    This is the first time I've felt compelled to post a review, but my six month old son absolutely loves these books!The colors are so vibrant and the accompanying rhymes can be read different ways on different days - slowly, quickly, with a rap cadence, with a British accent.They're fun for him, and, by varying the way I read them, they remain fun for me as well!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent Introduction to Art
    My daughter is 17 months old and loves this series of books.The artwork is representative of the original work and the words do a great job of telling a story for each picture in a descriptive way without "squashing creativity" for the reader.
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    Subjects:  1. 1853-1890    2. Art (paintingsculptureartistsarchitectureetc.)    3. Art - General    4. Artists    5. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    6. Children: Kindergarten    7. Fiction    8. Gogh, Vincent van,    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile fiction    11. Stories in rhyme    12. Artists, designers, photographers    13. Gardening: general interest    14. Gogh, Vincent van    15. Juvenile Fiction / Art & Architecture    16. Painting & paintings   


    13. Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
    by Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
    Hardcover (01 January, 2002)
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    Isbn: 0689831528
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    After years of dreaming of planting a garden, Mr. McGreely finally takeshoe and watering can in hand and makes his dream come true. Unfortunately forhim (but luckily for readers), this is not the happily-ever-after part of thestory. Late one night, three hungry bunnies appear: "Tippy-tippy-tippy, Pat!Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!" The next morning finds our farmer gnashing his teethover the gnawed sprouts. So he builds a small wire fence. That night... "Muncha!Muncha! Muncha!" So Mr. McGreely builds a tall wooden wall. You get the idea.Young readers will hang on every word until they find out, once and for all, whowill win the battle of the broccoli.Read more

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    5-0 out of 5 stars Go Bunnies Go!
    My 3 year old son loves this book.The story is easy to follow and has that repetitive style that small children love.The battle between the sneeky bunnies and Mr McGreely is great, and builds to a very amusing ending.I have read this story every night now for the past 3 months and I am sure that I will be reading it for at least another 3 - Muncha, Muncha, Muncha!

    4-0 out of 5 stars Muncha! Muncha Muncha!Fabio
    This book is a little cool. Because of the riting and picture. for little kids will be cool.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Kid's don't like veggies??
    This is our sons' favorite book right now!!I read it to their pre-school class one day and had the kids act out the MUNCHA MUNCHA MUNCHA with me.We all loved it!It is an interesting tale with great illustrations.It's a great way to get kids excited about eating vegetables that they might not like to try otherwise.Highly recomended by our 6 year old, and our two four year olds.Awesome! ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Animals - Rabbits    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Fiction    6. Gardening    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    9. Rabbits    10. Animal stories    11. Early learning / early learning concepts    12. Juvenile Fiction / Animals / Rabbits    13. Rabbits & rodents   


    14. Weslandia
    by Candlewick
    Hardcover (02 June, 1999)
    list price: $15.99 -- our price: $11.35
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    Isbn: 0763600067
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    What do the children you know usually do when school is out for thesummer? Go crazy with boredom? Head poolside with friends? Plan a self-sufficient civilization with its own staple food crop? That is precisely how Wesley decides to spend his summer vacation. Wesley is not an ordinary boy: "He alone in his town disliked pizza and soda, alarming his mother and the school nurse. He found professional football stupid. He'd refused to shave half his head, the hairstyle worn by all the other boys, despite his father's bribe of five dollars." It all starts (the civilization, that is) when Wesley overturns a plot of ground in his yard to see what new and unknown seeds might blow into it. Curiously, just one kind of plant grows--an unusual, flowering, fruit-bearing plant that tastes of "peach, strawberry, pumpkin pie, and flavors he had no name for." Soon, Wesley is literally reaping the fruits of his labors--using the fruit rind to make a cup for the juice he squeezes, barbecuing the root tubers, and weaving the bark into a hat to keep off the sun. Read more

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    4-0 out of 5 stars Weslandia
    Creative, interesting, meaningful; these words all describe Paul Fleischman's fictional story Weslandia. As an outcast, Wesley has no friends is quite strange but when he decides grow a staple food crop and create his own civilization people start to think of him a little better. While everyone grows the usual beans, tomatoes, and Brussels sprouts in their garden he discovers the most unusual plant, later named a "Swist", bears a strange fruit and long stalks which can be used for many things including a mosquito repellent, a great snack, can be woven into clothes and used in a game. His civilization is so elaborate that he creates his own counting system, clock, and writing system. As the summer wore on, Wesley and his plants became the most popular things around. Everyone, even the people who were mean to him came to use his plants. As you could say, Wesley "lived off the land." Weslandia was a create story that children would love if they have and adventurous, creative side. The author has great ideas that are fun for children. It teaches many lessons, including the fact that you can be and individual and that you can depend on other things for fun instead of things found at the store.

    4-0 out of 5 stars Weslandia
    "Weslandia" is a thrilling book by Paul Fleischman. In this story, Fleischman does an extraordinary job describing the scenery and plot. The main character is a boy named Wesley, who is in his own world. As soon as you start this book, you are definitely in for an adventure. Nothing about Wesley is normal. He decides to do a summer project including growing his own staple food crop and finding his own civilization. As Wesley sleeps one night, the wind blows a seed into his backyard and grows a marvelous crop. The fruit from the plants had plenty of uses including bug repellent and jelly. He couldn't get back to his house so he sleeps in the middle of plants. Wesley can only tell time by the sundial he made out of his plants. He would soon sell his crop for a lot of money. Could this help Wesley fit in with the rest of the neighborhood? Read "Weslandia" to find out how this adventurous book ends. This is a good book for beginners to the age of ten.

    5-0 out of 5 stars The Wonderful World of Weslandia
    This book is so inventive!The illustrations are particularly wonderful, rich and colorful with lots of action - not all of which is directly related to the main point of the picture but that is part of the appeal.For example, in a scene where Wesley leaps over a trashcan as he is being chased by bullies, a raccoon is shown inside the trashcan eating fish bones.My kids repeatedly studied each and every detail of every picture.
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    Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Civilization    5. Fiction    6. Gardening    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Nature & the Natural World - Ecology    9. Nature & the Natural World - Environment & Ecology    10. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    11. Nature & the Natural World - General    12. Plants    13. Social Issues - General    14. Social Situations - General    15. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World   


    15. Miss Jaster's Garden
    by Golden Books
    Hardcover (15 May, 2001)
    list price: $14.99
    Isbn: 0307411818
    Sales Rank: 571318
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Magical
    Reading over previous reviews, I am glad there are others who feel the same way as I do about this book. I read it as a child but when I recently recalled it, I could not remember the title and searched in vain for some time for books on hedgehogs and gardens! I don't know how I finally found it but I'm so glad I did. I purchased a copy immediately. I too used to pore over the map of the garden and wished I was there. It's a lovely, timeless book with fantastic illustrations and a sweet story line.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Thank goodness this was reissued.
    I remembered this book ever since my daughter used to get it out of the library.For years it was out of print, but luckily someone decided to put it back into publication.5-0 out of 5 stars I'm soo excited
    I've never forgotten this book, I loved it as a little girl and I just got a new copy of it. This is genuinely a delightful book and so delightful for kids. I read it over and over again.Read more

    Subjects:  1. Animals - Mammals    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Fiction    5. Gardening    6. Hedgehogs    7. Humorous Stories    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Juvenile Fiction / General   


    16. Sunflower Houses : Inspiration from the Garden - A Book for Children and Their Grown-Ups
    by Workman Publishing Company
    Paperback (01 April, 2001)
    list price: $13.95 -- our price: $11.16
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    Isbn: 0761123865
    Sales Rank: 169739
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Sunflower Houses Review
    Incredible!I loved it from start to finish.Great ideas for a gardening Grandmother to share the garden with her grandchildren.I especially liked the personal history aspect of each idea.

    2-0 out of 5 stars If you have "Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots"don't bother
    Sharon Lovejoy's "Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots" has the a lot of the ideas that are in "Sunflower Houses".It's almost as if she wrote "Sunflower Houses" first, thought of better ways to illustrate and do the gardening plans, and then wrote "Roots, Shoots..."(I didn't check the publishing dates - so maybe this is true?)5-0 out of 5 stars The Magic of Childhood
    Childhood is captured in this wonderful little book by Sharon Lovejoy.There are few books that make it into my "Magical Books" category, but this book by Sharon fits the bill.If you want to revisit childhood, or create a wonderful experience with your child or grandchild, this book is a must have.
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    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children's gardens    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Crafts & Hobbies - General    5. Gardening    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Nature craft    8. Gardening: general interest    9. Greenhouses, conservatories, patios    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Gardening   


    17. Flower Garden
    by Voyager Books
    Paperback (13 March, 2000)
    list price: $7.00 -- our price: $7.00
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    Isbn: 0152023720
    Sales Rank: 36398
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Great for toddlers!
    I borrowed this book from the public library for my 3 year old daughter and after I returned it, she kept asking for the "flower book." The illustrations are beautiful and the concept is really nice.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Beautiful Lovely
    We have a two-year-old daughter who picks this book out every day and every night to read. The illustrations are breathtaking. The story is simple but relevant; we follow every detail as the father and daughter walk the city street and ride the bus. We love to watch the daughter planting the flowers with her father; the mother coming home from school to see her birthday surprise. I have no doubt that this book will be with us for another generation or more (at least in our house). Thank you to the two wonderful artists who created such a special book.

    5-0 out of 5 stars This book is fabulous
    I am a student teacher in a three year old preschool classroom.Werecently planted mums outside our window, and afterwards read this story tothe children.They loved the beautiful pictures and the contrast betweenthe city flowerbox and our daycare garden. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Birthdays    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Preschool    4. Family - General    5. Fiction    6. Gardening    7. Holidays & Celebrations - Other, Nonreligious    8. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    9. Parent and child    10. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World    11. Picture books   


    18. Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening (Kid's Guide series, A)
    by Chicago Review Press
    Paperback (01 March, 1995)
    list price: $12.95 -- our price: $10.36
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    Isbn: 155652238X
    Sales Rank: 87762
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    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 3-4    3. Cookery    4. Gardening    5. Handicraft    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nature craft    9. Gardening: general interest    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Gardening   


    19. Jack's Garden
    by HarperTrophy
    Paperback (28 March, 1997)
    list price: $6.99 -- our price: $6.99
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    Isbn: 068815283X
    Sales Rank: 82995
    Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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    5-0 out of 5 stars Excellent plant book!
    This book is outstanding!Far from being for just the pre-school/younger elementary set, it has a wealth of information which even older kids can benefit from.In addition to the text based on the House That Jack Built, it has labeled drawings of garden tools, insects in the soil, seeds, clouds,parts of plants, plants, butterflies, birds, and other insects. We (my kids ages 4 thru 10 and I) had fun pointing out the things we know and learning the ones we didn't.The illustrations are excellent- colorful and detailed.This book is a wonderful addition to homeschool unit studies on plants.

    5-0 out of 5 stars Light hearted educational picture book for kids of all ages
    Whoever coined the proverb, "a picture is worth a thousand words" could have been talking about Jack's Garden by Henry Cole. 5-0 out of 5 stars This Book Is A Real Winner
    I wish this book had been available for me when I was a young child. I'm delighted to be able to give it to my son, age 3. This book shows so many things to be found in a garden - from the first scene where Jack stands shovel in hand in an empty garden through the final page where Jack is surrounded by the beautiful outcome of his work to grow a beautiful garden. Along the way we learn the names of so many creatures and gardening items and see how a garden grows. Buy this book. It's a jewel. ... Read more

    Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. Gardening    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Nature & the Natural World - Gardening    7. Science & Nature - Botany    8. Botany & plant sciences    9. Juvenile Fiction / Nature & the Natural World    10. USA   


    20. Scratch and Sniff: Garden
    by DK Preschool
    Board book (01 March, 1999)
    list price: $6.95
    Isbn: 0789439891
    Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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    The smells of the great outdoors are captured in DK's small, sturdyboard book Read more

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    4-0 out of 5 stars Very Smelly
    This is a very nice book.Good pictures and very potent smells.I would have given it 5 stars if 2 of the smells didn't smell VERY much the same.The smell is put on the page not with stickers (like I am used to when I was little some 30 years ago) but with a texured surface that is only visable when you look at it from an angle.Very large areas of smell make it easy to get a good whiff.I am hoping this new way of smell application also lasts much longer than the old way!!?Happy sniffing!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Scents of Summer!
    Santa brought my little 2 yr old daughter this book for X-mas! She loves this book and so do I as it is a delight to smell fresh cut grass and fresh cedar wood in the dead of winter here! Am even getting a copy of this book for my 90 yr old grandmother who lives in a nursing home. How she would love to revisit these "warm weather day" smells!

    5-0 out of 5 stars Great to teach little ones to smell!
    My son who is 11 months loves this book and he loves to smell (and lick!) the different items.It has simple text in the form of questions ("Does the rose smell sweet?") alongside with real-life photos.
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    Subjects:  1. Aromatic plants    2. Children's Baby - Boardbooks    3. Children: Babies & Toddlers    4. Concepts - General    5. Concepts - Sense & Sensation    6. Gardening    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Scented books    10. Specimens    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / Sense & Sensation   


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