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Brown, Peter. The Curious Garden Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city. ( j Brown) |
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Coy, John. Two Old Potatoes and Me. After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her father's house, they plant and tend them to see if they will have new potatoes in September. Includes a recipe for mashed potatoes. ( j Coy) |
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DePaola, Tomie. Strega Nona's Harvest. After helping Strega Nona plant her vegetable garden just so, Big Anthony takes some extra seeds and sows another garden willy nilly, then must find a way to deal with the consequences. ( j DePaola) |
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Ehlert, Lois. Growing Vegetable Soup A father and child grow vegetables and make them into soup. ( j Ehlert) |
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Ehlert, Lois. Pie in the Sky A father and child watch the cherry tree in their back yard, waiting until there are ripe cherries to bake in a pie. Includes a recipe for cherry pie. ( j Ehlert) |
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Gourley, Robbin. Bring Me Some Apples and I’ll Make You a Pie. From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes. ( j Gourley) |
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Henderson, Kathy. And the Good Brown Earth Joe and Gram grow a garden, with the help of the good brown earth. ( j Henderson) |
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O'Malley, Keven. Bud. The orderly Sweet-Williams are dismayed at their son's fondness for the messy pastime of gardening. ( j O'Malley) |
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Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants. ( j Krauss) |
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Pollak, Barbara. Our Community Garden. A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden. ( j Pollak) |
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Stewart, Sarah. The Gardener A series of letters relating what happens when, after her father loses his job, Lydia Grace goes to live with her Uncle Jim in the city but takes her love for gardening with her. ( j Stewart) |
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Titherington, Jeanne. Pumpkin, Pumpkin. Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant in the spring. ( j Titherington) |
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Wilson, Karma. Mortimer's First Garden. Little Mortimer Mouse, longing to see something green at winter's end, follows the lead of the big people and plants, waters, and weeds his last sunflower seed until, finally, with God's help and a lot of patience, he harvests his crop. ( j Wilson) |