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By Caroline Craig, Joe Archer. 2018
For beginners and green-thumbed foodies, this unusually all-inclusive garden-to-kitchen cookbook is part lesson in gardening and part collection of healthy,…
delicious, kid-friendly recipes.With vibrant photo-illustrations and clearly organized sections, discover how to plant seeds in patio containers, window boxes, or on an allotment; harvest fruits and vegetables; determine which plant parts are edible; spot pests in the garden; and use home-grown crops to cook everything from bean and bacon spaghetti to polenta chips to tomato, feta, and basil pizza."This effort offers budding young gardeners (and their adults) a comprehensive, hands-on guide to gardening and cooking" — Kirkus Reviews STARRED REVIEWBy Jerry Pallotta, Bob Thomson. 1992
A wonderful blend of facts and humor makes learning about vegetable gardening fun and easy. Learn about fiddleheads, munchkin pumpkins,…
snow peas, walla wallas, and more!Beautiful color illustrations lead children through a brief introduction to soil preparation and seed planting, as well as through a discovery of both common and exotic vegetables.By Bonnie Worth. 2019
Get ready to grow and learn all about trees with the Cat in the Hat--a perfect gift for nature lovers…
on Earth Day and every day! The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library is a nonfiction picture book series that introduces beginning readers ages 5-8 to important basic concepts. The Cat in the Hat and friends explore some of the world&’s most amazing trees, teaching beginning readers how to identify different species from the shape of their crowns, leaves, lobes, seeds, bark, and fruit. Kids will learn about many trees common to North America. Featuring beloved characters from Dr. Seuss's The Cat in the Hat, the Learning Library are unjacketed hardcover picture books that explore a range of nonfiction topics about the world we live in and include an index, glossary, and suggestions for further reading.By Food Network Magazine. 2019
Calling all junior chefs! Check out this special selection of recipes from the first-ever cookbook for kids from the editors…
of Food Network Magazine—including Coconut Chicken Fingers, Spaghetti Marinara, Bacon-Cheddar Wafflewiches Pesto Pizza English Muffin, Snack-Attack Chocolate Chip Cookies and Edible Cookie Dough. Then if you want more, look for The Big, Fun Kids Cookbook with more than 150 recipes, plus food trivia, tips, quizzes, and even coloring-book pages.Download this mini recipe-book now to get a taste!By Food Network Magazine, Maile Carpenter. 2020
Calling all junior bakers! Check out this special selection of 14 recipes from the first-ever baking book for kids from…
the editors of Food Network Magazine—including Carrot-Coconut Muffins,Lemon-Raspberry Quick Bread, Peanut Butter Cup Brownies, Butterscotch Blondies, Snack-Attack Cookies with Bacon and S&’mores Cake. Then if you want more, look for all 110 recipes in The Big, Fun Kids Baking Book. It also includes food trivia, tips, food crafts, and other fun activities.By Innosanto Nagara. 2015
Counting on Community is Innosanto Nagara's follow-up to his hit ABC book, A is for Activist. Counting up from one…
stuffed piñata to ten hefty hens--and always counting on each other--children are encouraged to recognize the value of their community, the joys inherent in healthy eco-friendly activities, and the agency they posses to make change. A broad and inspiring vision of diversity is told through stories in words and pictures. And of course, there is a duck to find on every page!By Food Network Magazine, Maile Carpenter. 2022
Make every day special with an easy and exciting recipe, whether it&’s the first day of school, a big birthday,…
or just a lazy Sunday.Check out an irresistible new book for young cooks from the editors of Food Network Magazine, America&’s #1 food magazine and best-selling authors of The Big, Fun Kids Cookbook. In this colorful cookbook, kids will find ways to celebrate every occasion, big and small. Flip through this book and you&’ll find a great idea for every day of the year, starting today. What&’s your birthday? Anyone who picks up this book will turn straight to that date to see which treat falls on their special day! Will it be a daisy cupcake made with snipped marshmallows? Miniature chicken and waffles? Homemade chocolate lollipops? A giant pretzel? Of course, all the big holidays are represented, too—like flag tarts for the Fourth of July or spooky treats for Halloween. And we never miss an excuse to celebrate historic events: You can make star cookies on the day Pluto was discovered. The easy recipes were all created with beginner cooks in mind (some use prepared ingredients!), and each one has been tested in Food Network Kitchen, so it&’s sure to come out perfect every time. Inside you'll find:• 365 sweet and savory recipes and photos—one for every day of the year!• Holiday cookies and gifts (doughnut snowmen)• Easy food crafts (a cookie bouquet)• Fake-out snacks (ice cream sandwiches that look like sliders)• Cupcake decorating (flower cupcakes made with candy)• Cute bites for April Fool&’s Day, Earth Day—and leapfrog cookies for Leap Year!• Fun food trivia throughoutBy Émilie Vast. 2021
A gorgeous, lyrical exploration of how seeds travel from plant to plant, take root, and grow. When you think of a…
plant, you don't think of how it moves. But the feathery seeds of the dandelion fly to other gardens, strawberry tendrils creep, and maple seeds spin. There are many different ways plants move, not only as they grow, but in their quest to reproduce: falling, clinging, floating, burrowing--even exploding!Fourteen plant journeys are chronicled, but more than sixty species are highlighed in Émilie Vast's fantastic and unique art style. Learn the scientific names for the different ways plants move.By Lisa M. Herrington. 2022
Discover countries, cultures, and traditions in this new series!Every day, all around the world, kids go to school, eat lunch…
and play games... And yet, these universal experiences, can look very different between different countries. These books will take our readers on a trip around the globe to celebrate diverse cultures and traditions, and will show us how different (and how similar) we all are!By Alexis Frederick-Frost. 2020
Maker Comics is the ultimate DIY guide. Inside Grow a Garden, you'll find illustrated instructions for six gardening projects!Will, Violet,…
and Basil must be the unluckiest students at the Garden Gnome Academy. They've been stuck with Mr. Butternut, the school's most unpopular (and unusual) teacher. Will and his friends have to learn about soil and compost while their classmates get to study exotic plants and butterflies. Although things get a little messy (and stinky) in his class, Mr. Butternut does know a thing or two about growing delicious veggies.Follow the easy step-by-step instructions in this book and you can make:A compost binSeed potsPotting mixA growlight shelfA cold frameA container gardenBy Christianne Jones. 2022
Your house is packed with big things and small things and everything in-between. How tall is your refrigerator? How long…
is your bed? How wide is your door? Colorful photographs and interactive, rhyming text will have early learners ready to measure after reading this picture book.By Joanna Gaines. 2020
We Are the Gardeners Educator's Guide is a companion to We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines. This guide can…
be utilized in the classroom, in a home school setting, or by parents seeking additional resources. Ideal for grades 1st-3rd.By Cassie Liversidge. 2019
Grow It! Harvest it! Cook it! Eat it! Yummy Jam and Jelly for You and Your Family! There is nothing…
like eating homemade jam and jelly. Now you can learn how to grow the plants they come from and then make your own. Strawberry jam, pumpkin jam, mint jelly, and rhubarb jelly are perfect for so many occasions, from summer picnics to weekend breakfasts and everyday snacks. You will learn how to grow strawberries, pumpkins, mint, and rhubarb with the fun instructions inside. Then you can harvest your ingredients and head to the kitchen to learn how to transform them into these delicious treats! They can make very special gifts, as well, if you can bear to part with them. Have fun getting your hands dirty while growing your own ingredients. Most of all, get ready to eat the best food in the world—food you have grown it yourself! This is the third book in the Grow Your Own series, after Pasta Sauce! and Ice Cream!By Cassie Liversidge. 2015
Ice cream is the most popular dessert across the globe, and now kids can learn how to make their very…
own ice cream with this step-by-step guide. Master gardener Cassie Liversidge's cutout art accompanies simple, easy-to-understand instructions for planting and growing mint, strawberries, and blueberries-all important ingredients you need for different ice cream flavors. Even kids who have never met a weed can tackle this project! Parents will appreciate reminders to wait patiently and handle buds and flowers gently; kids will love the jokes scattered throughout the book. (What did one strawberry say to the other strawberry? Look at the jam you've gotten us into!) Budding chefs will love following this easy guide and will take pride in each step of the culinary process, from planting strawberry seeds to serving a delicious dessert!Ice Cream! is part gardening book and part cookbook and is sure to delight young gardeners and cooks. This is the perfect springtime gift for food-loving children. And as a bonus, watching strawberries and blueberries grow from seeds and learning how to cook is the perfect way to get kids to appreciate their fruit!By Rachelle Strauss. 2009
Most conventional store-bought cleaning products are packed full of chemicals, many of which are harmful to the environment and your…
health, let alone your wallet. You'll be pleasantly surprised to discover that your kitchen cupboard already stocks the alternative supplies you'll need to transform your home into a clean, safe, and fresh-smelling haven! Lemons, salt, vinegar, baking soda, and club soda are just some of the natural ingredients used to clean the kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, floors, and everything in between. Turn a chore into a pleasure and discover a whole new way to clean! About the Self-Sufficiency Series: More and more Americans are becoming concerned about living a healthier land more environmentally-friendly lifestyle. Whether it's moving to the country and starting over on a whim or just making city-living a little simpler and easier, the "Green" movement is changing the way we live our day-to-day lives. Skyhorse's new Self-Sufficiency handbooks are meant to help-offering advice on what to do, how to do it better, and how to save money as well. This is a beautifully-illustrated series made even more beautiful because its goal is to help everyone live in a more earth-friendly fashion.By Caroline Britz. 2019
Do you know what seamanship is? It's the art of making knots. But there's no need to board a boat…
to learn how to make sea knots. My First Book of Nautical Knots brings you eighteen knots to discover. Some are done in a jiffy, like the figure eight or the bowline knot; others require greater concentration, such as the slip knot or the bosco knot. Still others are so pretty that you can use them to make a jewel or a small decorative object. Ropework is an activity very popular with children, and My First Book of Nautical Knots offers beautifully illustrated step-by-step models of nautical knots that is sure to help parents and children to learn and master this craft together. As a bonus, My First Book of Nautical Knots presents the star of the playground: gimp stitching.By Samantha Moss, Lesley Martin. 2020
A comprehensive guide for young adults on how to organize schoolwork, lockers, bedrooms, and even schedules. Take a quiz to…
identify your organizing style and get great advice about making decisions, purging closets, and creating the perfect space to relax, work, and store belongings. With fun and useful illustrations, easy-to-follow charts, and ample doses of humor, Where's My Stuff? is an incredible asset for anyone who wants to get it together and keep it together, for good. Newly updated for readers living in a digital world, this 2nd edition includes tips on managing online files and backups, digital planners, and more. Written in collaboration with professional teen organizer Lesley Martin.By Sally McGraw. 2019
Twenty-first-century minimalism is an increasingly mainstream response to global environmental crises such as climate change, the garbage glut, fast fashion,…
and other manifestations of the harmful impact of consumerism. Originally founded in the art world in the decades after World War II, minimalism has evolved into an Earth-friendly lifestyle focusing on the three Rs (reducing, recycling, and reusing) and on simplifying individual needs to reduce one's carbon imprint, manage anxiety and depression, and prioritize human interaction over the impulse to acquire for the sake of acquisition. Hands-on activities, how-to tips, and profiles of practicing minimalists offer real-world examples for incorporating minimalism into your life.A Book of Necessary Skills to Help You Function and Thrive in Everyday Life! Do you want to be an independent…
adult that knows how to live life to its full potential? Do you want to be the one that everyone comes to for advice? You&’ve picked up the right book! Full of useful advice and practical skills that everyone should know, this comprehensive how-to guide will provide you with the essential knowledge you need to tackle life&’s everyday challenges. From the little things, like how to boil an egg or treat a blister, right up to the big things, like speaking in public, this handy little book will arm you with all the skills you need to navigate life in the real world like a pro. This book provides positive answers to possibly embarrassing questions:Could you build a campfire?Are you able to sew on a button?Do you know how to negotiate a pay raise?Can you cook pasta?Do you know how to remove those stains?And more!If the answer to any of the above is no, then don&’t worry—you&’re not alone. Luckily, this book is here to give you a helping hand both inside and outside the home. Life Skills will provide you with all the vital skills necessary to living a functional and capable life!By Jane Hirschi, Educators at City Sprouts. 2023
This colorful activity book invites kids ages 3 to 6 to explore the world of plants and how they grow…
through creative hands-on activities developed by City Sprouts, a leading educational organization focused on introducing urban kids to the wonders of the garden and promoting equity in science education.