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The little gardener : helping children connect with the natural world / Julie A. Cerny ; illustrations by Ysemay Dercon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Princeton Architectural Press, [2020]Edition: First editionDescription: 223 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781616898601
  • 1616898607
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • SB457 .C47 2020
Contents:
Dreaming your garden. Visualizing: unearth your creativity ; Discovering: connect with the land ; Preparing: refine your garden vision -- Crafting your garden. Designing: shape the garden to your intentions and environment ; Planning: set up your garden map and calendar ; Creating: build structures and soil -- Growing your garden. Planting: bring the garden to life ; Caretaking: steward what sustains you ; Harvesting: experience nature as food -- Teaching & learning in your garden. Growing a little gardener: teach yourself to guide the way -- Conclusion: the cultivated, the wild, and you.
Summary: "The Little Gardener helps parents, grandparents, caregivers, and educators plan a garden with children, by making gardening an adventure rather than a chore. Through entertaining anecdotes and solid information, this fun, accessible, and beautifully illustrated book, offers seasonal activities, and ideas on how to create and grow a garden together"-- Provided by publisher.
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Circulating Books Pennsylvania Horticultural Society Children's Collection SB457 .C47 2020 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 3182700023006
Total holds: 0

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-222).

Dreaming your garden. Visualizing: unearth your creativity ; Discovering: connect with the land ; Preparing: refine your garden vision -- Crafting your garden. Designing: shape the garden to your intentions and environment ; Planning: set up your garden map and calendar ; Creating: build structures and soil -- Growing your garden. Planting: bring the garden to life ; Caretaking: steward what sustains you ; Harvesting: experience nature as food -- Teaching & learning in your garden. Growing a little gardener: teach yourself to guide the way -- Conclusion: the cultivated, the wild, and you.

"The Little Gardener helps parents, grandparents, caregivers, and educators plan a garden with children, by making gardening an adventure rather than a chore. Through entertaining anecdotes and solid information, this fun, accessible, and beautifully illustrated book, offers seasonal activities, and ideas on how to create and grow a garden together"-- Provided by publisher.

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