DESCRIPTION
This gardening with children book is an absolute favorite of ours.
The simple act of connecting children to nature through gardening is Sharon Lovejoy's special purpose and joy. In her book, ROOTS, SHOOTS, BUCKETS & BOOTS, she presents 12 spirited, easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens that parents and kids can grow together.
Illustrated with the author's own lyrical watercolors, each project includes a plan and the planting recipe--as well as a "Discovery Walk," activities and crafts to make with what you grow.
There's the Pizza Patch—a giant-size wheel garden planted in "slices" of tomatoes, zucchini, oregano, and basil. A Flowery Maze to get lost in. A Moon Garden of night-blooming flowers, including a moonflower tent. There’s a sunflower house garden and a garden pea teepee. There’s a Garden of the Giants and a Mother Nature's Medicine Chest.
Discovery Walks teach kids how the gardens work, and a chapter on gardening basics includes a child-friendly 10-Minute Plan for planting and maintenance, plus a list of the top 20 plants guaranteed to make gardeners out of kids.
DETAILS
- Written and Illustrated by Sharon Lovejoy.
- Published by Workman Publishing, May 1, 1999.
- Target Ages are 4 - 10 plus their adult parents.
- 0.57" H x 9.22" L x 8.18" W (1.17 lbs) 159 pages
- Softcover