In the garden

Spending time in a garden can be a wonderful thing for children. They get to experience nature in a personal way, they can watch the way things change as the seasons roll by, and they can discover how rewarding it is to plant, tend, and harvest the plants that they grow. The books in this feature look at gardens and gardening in many interesting ways.
Ready for Pumpkins

Ready for Pumpkins

Kate Duke
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Random House Children's Books, 2012   ISBN: 978-0375870682
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Badger's Perfect Garden

Badger's Perfect Garden

Marsha Diane Arnold
Illustrator:  Ramona Kaulitzki 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Sleeping Bear Press, 2019   ISBN: 978-1534110007
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Grow

Grow

Cynthia Platt
Illustrator:  Olivia Holden 
Picture Book
For ages 4 to 7
Amicus Ink, 2018   ISBN: 978-1681522395
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My Nature Sticker Activity Book: In the Vegetable Garden

My Nature Sticker Activity Book: In the Vegetable Garden

Olivia Cosneau
Activity Book
For ages 5 to 7
Princeton Architectural Press, 2017   ISBN: 978-1616895716
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Timo's Garden

Timo's Garden

Victoria Allenby
Illustrator:  Dean Griffiths 
Fiction  Series
For ages 5 to 7
Pajama Press, 2016   ISBN: 978-1927485842
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One Leaf Rides the Wind

One Leaf Rides the Wind

Celeste Davidson Mannis
Illustrator:  Susan Kathleen Hartung 
Poetry Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Penguin, 2005   ISBN: 978-0756952136
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It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden

It's Our Garden: From Seeds to Harvest in a School Garden

George Ancona
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Candlewick, 2013   ISBN: 978-0763653927
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Who's in the Garden?

Who's in the Garden?

Phillis Gershator
Illustrator:  Jill McDonald 
Board Novelty Book
For ages 3 to 6
Barefoot Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-1846864032
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Kids' Garden: 40 Fun Indoor and Outdoor Activities and Games

Kids' Garden: 40 Fun Indoor and Outdoor Activities and Games

Whitney Cohen
Illustrator:  Roberta Arenson 
Novelty Kit
For ages 6 to 8
Barefoot Books, 2010   ISBN: 978-1846863677
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First Peas to the Table

First Peas to the Table

Susan Grigsby
Illustrator:  Nicole Tadgell 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Albert Whitman & Company, 2012   ISBN: 978-0807524527
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How Things Work: In The Yard

How Things Work: In The Yard

Lisa Campbell Ernst
Nonfiction Picture Book
For ages 5 to 7
Blue Apple Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-1609050092
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Grandpa's Garden

Grandpa's Garden

Stella Fry
Illustrator:  Sheila Moxley 
Picture Book
for ages 5 to 8
Barefoot Books, 2012   ISBN: 978-1846860539
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The Little Gardener

The Little Gardener

Jan Gerardi
Novelty Board Book
For ages 2 to 4
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2012   ISBN: 978-0307930415
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Counting in the Garden

Counting in the Garden

Emily Hruby
Illustrator:  Patrick Hruby 
Board book
For infants to age 3
Ammo Books, 2011   ISBN: 978-1934429709
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Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard

Secrets of the Garden: Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard

Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Illustrator:  Priscilla Lamont 
Picture Book
For ages 6 to 8
Random House, 2012   ISBN: 978-0517709900
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