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Super simple hanging gardens: a kid's guide to gardening (Super simple gardening)
By Alex Kuskowski. 2015
Provides techniques for growing plants in hanging containers and explains how to choose the right tools, soil, plants, and pots.…
Discusses safety precautions and includes instructions for making your own containers, including one for upside-down plants. For grades 3-6. 2015
A kid's guide to making a terrarium (Gardening for Kids Ser.)
By Stephanie Bearce. 2009
Explains how to plan, create, and maintain a miniature garden under glass in your own home. Discusses making a working…
water cycle, selecting a proper container, and growing tropical plants. Encourages experimentation. For grades 3-6. 2009
A kid's guide to container gardening (Gardening for Kids Ser.)
By Stephanie Bearce. 2009
Explains how to grow plants--herbs, vegetables, flowers--in pots, tubs, wooden boxes, or any other container that will hold soil. Discusses…
the advantages of these portable gardens, selecting the right plant for your climate, and keeping it growing. For grades 3-6. 2009
The story of seeds: from Mendel's garden to your plate, and how there's more of less to eat around the world
By Nancy F. Castaldo. 2016
Describes the history of seeds and the diminishing crop diversity brought about by big farming, war, and global warming. Highlights…
agricultural pioneers, and efforts to preserve heritage seeds from extinction, such as the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in Norway. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2016
Caillou: The Magic of Compost
By Sarah Margaret Johanson, Eric Sévigny. 2011
Caillou loves magic. Grandma impresses Caillou so much with her "composter" magic trick that Caillou has to try it too.…
He goes home and turns scraps of leftovers, grass clippings, and apple cores into plant food!