6 Kids Books About Gardening
Summer is prime gardening season - whet your munchkins’s appetite with these great gardening books
Up in the Garden, Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner. Up in the garden, the world is full of green—leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant and lyrical book, discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves...and down in the dirt.
In My Garden by Charlotte Zolotow. A young girl and her older companion watch birds, fly a kite, plant flowers, and play in the snow, watching flowers bloom and leaves fall as the year passes. This story celebrates the simple joys found close to home and the importance of sharing those experiences with loved ones.
Yazmin the Gardener by Saadia Faruqi. It's spring! Yasmin and her baba are excited to plant their garden, and Yasmin chooses a flower seedling. She gives it plenty of sun, water, and good soil . . . so why is it wilting? Watching Nani sit in the sun gives Yasmin a bright idea and she knows just what her little plant needs.
The Secret Garden of George Washington Carver by Gene Barretta. The inspirational story of George Washington Carver and his childhood secret garden is brought to life in this picture book biography. When George Washington Carver was just a young child, he had a secret: a garden of his own. The book tells the story of George Washington Carver, from a baby born into slavery to celebrated botanist, scientist and inventor.
Floret Farm’s Cut Garden by Erin Benzakein is a florist farmer, leader in the locaflor farm to centerpiece movement, and owner of internationally renowned Floret Flower Farm in Washington's lush Skagit Valley. Cut Flower Garden is equal parts instruction and inspiration - readers will learn about flowers & how to arrange them.
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Ten year old Mary Lennox, a spoiled child from a wealthy family, is suddenly turned on end when her parents die. She is sent to live with her wealthy uncle in his isolated house in Yorkshire, England. Her spoiled nature and aggression again take form in her new home, but soon a servant informs her of a private, walled-in garden with the entrance’s key missing. The mysterious and cordoned garden intrigues young Mary as much as the mysterious cries that echo the hallways during the night.