Watch Me Grow!: A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City - Hardcover

Hodge, Deborah

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9781554536184: Watch Me Grow!: A Down-to-Earth Look at Growing Food in the City

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1554536189 ISBN 13: 9781554536184

Publisher: Kids Can Press, 2011

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A charming introduction in words and photographs to growing food in the city. The companion title to Up We Grow! is another informative and inspiring book about small-scale, local farming. This time the focus is on raising food in cities, where it can be grown anywhere ? on windowsills, balconies, yards, boulevards and even rooftops. Children follow the food, from planting and tending to harvesting and eating. Kids also read about sharing in community gardens and community kitchens and about the friendships and sense of caring that grow as people tend their city gardens.

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About the Author:

Deborah Hodge is a former educational consultant and curriculum designer and the author of the Kids Can Press Wildlife series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Review:

... the simple, straightforward words and candid images of diverse gardeners young and old offer a rare introduction to an exciting movement and spotlight how urban agriculture helps build communities.―Booklist

Imbued with eco-friendly values throughout, this rousing read should inspire youngsters to dig in and start planting.―School Library Journal

Direct and informative, this should inspire many kids to test out how green their thumbs are.―Publishers Weekly

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