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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.

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.

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   

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   

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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!!

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".

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   

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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!

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!

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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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.

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?) 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   

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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!

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!

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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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.

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. 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   

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   

Subjects:  1. Careers    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Fiction    5. Flower gardening    6. Gardening    7. Gardens    8. Islam - Sufism    9. Juvenile Fiction    10. Nature & the Natural World - General    11. Preschool Picture Story Books    12. Religion    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Gardening   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Fruit-culture    5. Gardening    6. Herb gardening    7. Indoor gardening    8. Juvenile Agriculture / Horticulture    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Juvenile literature    11. Vegetable gardening    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Botany   

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A Patch of Pleasure
I purchased The Pumpkin Patch a number of years ago and it is still one of my favorite fall books. The text is direct, going through the stages of pumpkin growth; from seed to harvest, for sale at the Pumpkin Patch, and carving into a jack o'lantern. The large, colorful photographs are a clear asset to the instructional value of the text. I now use this book every fall with primary (K through 3rd grade) students as we learn about pumpkins in the days before our own Pumpkin Patch field trip. It allows us to talk about sequencing (what happens first, next, etc.), how fruits grow from flowers, and the different varieties of pumpkins. The Pumpkin Patch is very educational for children (and adults!) old enough to understand the text and how the sequence of photographs relate to each other.

Two Year Old Loves It
Who knew that our two year old would become so obsessed with this book, but after multiple library renewals we ended up having to buy it. Great photographs
My 3 1/2 year old son loves this book.It has some great pictures of the different stages of growth on a pumpkin plant.Also featured are pictures of different types of pumpkins and squash.The story is educational and informative, but simple enough for small children. ... Read more

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

Editorial Review

A fascinating book with over 50 easy, fun projects for kids of nearly all ages, including:growing potatoes in tires, building a gardening tool station, making a purple martin house from a gourd, and discovering the joys of composting.Clear, simple explanations ofplant physiology, and discussion of other garden-relevant wildlife such as birds andbugs, make this a great teaching resource as well as a how-to book. ... Read more

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Garden Crafts for Kids: 50 Reasons to Get your Hands Dirty
One of the most enjoyable books I have found to do garden crafts with my children.Each of the projects were fun and easy to do. I would recommend this book to young and Old.I hope the author is working on another book.Her illustrations were great.

Garden Crafts for Kids
Not only is this a great resource for kids, but also for beginning gardeners like myself.I was getting buried by the information in other gardening books...complex soil testing, amending, feeding, etc.This book takes similar information and makes it understandable and makes the resultsseem achievable.The info given on easy-to-grow vegetables, easy-to-growflowers, and, especially, the chart for diagnosing and solving growingproblems are VERY helpful. I found this at the public library and MUST haveit at home!

Fatnastic resource for parents of young gardeners!
I was incredibly blessed to have stumbled across this book in our publiclibrary.It has become one of those rare additions to our home collection.For beginner gardeners, or even the seasoned, there is an abundance ofhelpfulinformation within the covers.The pictures are beautiful andcaptivating for children.The craft ideas are inexpensive, fun, and verypractical.Highly recommendo!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Crafts for Children    4. Gardening    5. General    6. Hobbies/Crafts    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nature craft    9. Gardening: general interest   

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Green Thumbs Up for this Clever Book!
Subtitled "Make your Own Garden with 50 Green Activities," this slender volume is packed with clever, creative projects for the budding horticulturist. For science-fair projects or rainy-day fun amusements
Jane Bull's The Gardening Book is lively and engaging gardening book for kids which is filled from cover to cover with full-color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions for indoor and outdoor gardening, suggestions for growing flowers and herbs ideal for gift-giving, and much, much more. A welcome and popular addition to any family, school, or community library gardening guide collection for children, The Gardening Book is highly recommended activity guide for science-fair projects, rainy-day fun amusements, or budding backyard gardeners. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Gardening    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Gardening    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Gardening   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12    2. Children's gardens    3. Gardening    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Gardens    6. General    7. Handbooks, manuals, etc    8. Vegetable gardening   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Cookery (Nuts)    4. Cooking & Food    5. Gardening    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Nut trees    9. Nuts    10. Science & Nature - Trees & Forests    11. United States    12. Farming & agricultural technology    13. Food & drink / cookery: general interest   

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A treasured favorite!
This beautifully-illustrated book with its simple narrative has quickly become a favorite in our house.My four-year-old nature-loving son is always fascinated by the story that recounts lily's discoveries and experiences in her garden and her wilderness surroundings.Each spread also contains interesting facts and histories of the different kinds of vegetation mentioned in the story, which is helpful in keeping adult readers engaged as well!

Fun in the garden
It all starts with the delivery of a box of delicious oranges from Lily's Grandma in California. From there, we spend a year with Lily in her Maine home and watch as she and her garden grow and change month-by-month. The delightful journey also contains a narrative comparison between Lily's Maine garden and Grandma's California growing season (which never ends!). Lily's Garden is beautifully illustrated and has lovely asides providing anecdotal information on the things Lily is doing in and for her garden (a short history of oranges, how to make maple syrup, vegetables in Lily's Garden, Grandma's Blueberry Pancake recipe, etc.). The joys of the seasons and the excitement of gardening are nicely captured in this fun book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Gardening    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Family - General    5. Family - Multigenerational    6. Fruit    7. Gardening    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Maine    11. Nature & the Natural World - General    12. Vegetables    13. Non-Classifiable   

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Pleasant, But Not a Standout Addition to Our Bookshelf
MY GARDEN/MI JARDIN is a good book. Like other books in this very nice series of bilingual board books, it features Emberley's distinctive artwork. It is a very nice book to read through with a little one, pointing at objects and naming them, so that he can learn the words.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Baby/Preschool    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Concepts - General    4. Gardening    5. Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.    6. House & Home    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. People & Places - United States - Hispanic/Latino    10. Preschool Multicultural Studies    11. Spanish language    12. Spanish: Kindergarten    13. Terminology    14. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / General   

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Crafts / Hobbies    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Crafts & Hobbies - General    4. Handicraft    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Paper flowers    8. Paper work    9. Science & Nature - Experiments & Projects   

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Offers 17 different gardening projects with kids in mind
Gardening is lots of fun, especially with this project-oriented introduction that offers 17 different gardening projects with kids in mind, from growing a hanging basket of vegetables to creating a water garden complete with fish. Simple lists of what's needed to start each project are embellished by color photos of young gardeners and botany insights with simple facts. Children in grades 3-5 will find Kids' Container Gardening most inviting.
An Amazing and Fun Filled Book for the Entire Family!!!
I bought this book for my 3 niece and nephews.Now I have to buy it for the rest of the kids coz they had such an amazing time with this book.Highly recommended for parents who are interested in doing productive and constructive projects with their children.A great substitute for the cartoon network and a great gift idea!

Creative and Enjoyable!!!
I have 2 children, and this book brought great ideas to our family. It really created ways we could enjoy time and projects together. My son and I used one of the projects ( container gardening) for his school science project-it was fantastic.
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Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children's gardens    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Container gardening    5. Experiments    6. Gardening    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Gardening: general interest    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Gardening   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Gardening    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Science & Nature - Flowers & Plants    6. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Flowers & Plants