Booklists

Gardening Books

Plant the Tiny Seed

By: Christie Matheson

ISBN: 9780063090002

How do you make a garden grow? You will see how tiny seeds bloom into beautiful flowers.

Harlem Grown

By: Tony Hillery

ISBN: 9781534402317

Once there was a lot full of trash. Now there is a lush, green farm. This is the story of Harlem Grown, a garden in New York City

Lola Plants a Garden

By: Anna McQuinn

ISBN: 9781580896948

Lola plants a flower garden with her parent's help, and watches it grow.

Our Community Garden

By: Barbara Pollack

ISBN: 9781582701097

A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.

¡Solo pregunta!: Sé Diferente, Sé Valiente, Sé Tú

By: Sonya Sotomayor

ISBN: 9780525514121

Sonia y sus amigos siembran un jardín, y cada uno contribuye a su manera. Rafael tiene asma y a veces debe mantener la calma para poder respirar mejor, lo que le permite pintar bellas rocas para el jardín. Anthony utiliza una silla de ruedas para moverse rápidamente y dirigir al grupo. Anh tartamudea al hablar y prefiere escuchar. Por eso sabe cómo sembrar cada flor. Todos los amigos son diferentes, pero todos tienen algo en común: ¡les gusta hacer preguntas y saber más acerca de sus compañeros!

We are the Gardeners

By: Joanna Gaines

ISBN: 9781400314225

From their failed endeavors, obstacles to overcome (bunnies that eat everything), and all of the knowledge they gain along the way, the Gaines family shares how they learned to grow a happy, successful garden.

Planting a Rainbow

By: Lois Ehlert

ISBN: 9780152046330

Little ones learn the colors of the rainbow as they watch a plants grow in a beautifully vibrant garden.

Rainbow Stew

By: Cathryn Falwell

ISBN: 9781600608476

On a rainy summer day, three children and their grandpa pick vegetables in his garden and then cook and share a delicious meal of his famous Rainbow Stew. Includes recipe.

And the Good Brown Earth

By: Kathy Henderson

ISBN: 9780763623012

Joe and Gram grow a garden, with the help of the good brown earth.

The Vegetables We Eat

By: Gail Gibbons

ISBN: 9780823420018

Illustrations and simple text describe the various vegetables people eat.

Up, Down, and Around

By: Katherine Ayres

ISBN: 9780763623784

A garden produces a variety of edible plants, such as corn that grows up, onions that grow down, and tomato vines that twine all around.

Yasmin The Gardener

By: Saadia Faruqi

ISBN: 9781515846413

When spring arrives, Yasmin and her Baba plant a garden but Yasmin's flower seedling keeps wilting until her Nani sits in the sun, revealing to Yasmin what the plant needs.