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Jayden's Impossible Garden

Jayden's Impossible Garden - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Mélina Mangal, Ken Daley (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 9-12Publish date:2021-03-05Pages:40
Language:EnglishPublisher:Free Spirit PublishingISBN-13:9781631985904ISBN-10:1631985906UPC:9781631985904Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Lifestyles, Science & Nature, People & PlacesBook Topic:City & Town Life, Environment, United StatesAward:2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Honorable Mention - Early Readers AwardSize:10.20 x 10.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC1YJ3H3H7
Jayden and a new friend bring nature to the city in this timeless story about a community garden

Amidst all the buildings, people, and traffic in his neighborhood, Jayden sees nature everywhere: the squirrels scrounging, the cardinals calling, and the dandelions growing. But Mama doesn't believe there's nature in the city. So Jayden sets out to help Mama see what he sees. With the help of his friend Mr. Curtis, Jayden plants the seeds of a community garden and brings together his neighbors--and Mama--to show them the magic of nature in the middle of the city.

Timeless and vibrant, this story highlights the beauty of intergenerational relationships and the power of imagination and perseverance in bringing the vision of a community garden to life. Jayden's love of nature will inspire readers to see their environment and surroundings as bursting with opportunities for growth and connection. At the back of the book, readers will find activities to make items found in the book, such as the milk jug bird feeder.

Jayden's Impossible Garden is the winner of the 2019 African American Voices in Children's Literature writing contest, cosponsored by Strive Publishing and Free Spirit Publishing, and the recipient of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Honorable Mention, Picture Books, Early Reader (Children's).
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Free Spirit PublishingISBN-13:9781631985904ISBN-10:1631985906UPC:9781631985904Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Lifestyles, Science & Nature, People & PlacesBook Topic:City & Town Life, Environment, United StatesAward:2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Honorable Mention - Early Readers AwardSize:10.20 x 10.30 x 0.40 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SC1YJ3H3H7

Working at the intersection of nature, literature, and culture, Mélina Mangal's writing highlights youth whose voices are rarely heard, and the people and places that inspire them to explore their world.

She is the author of short stories and biographies for youth, including The Vast Wonder of the World: Biologist Ernest Everett Just, winner of the Carter G. Woodson Book Award and named an NCSS/CBC Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People.

Mélina also works as a school library teacher in Minnesota and enjoys spending time outdoors with her family, whether it's in her backyard or hiking in the woods.



Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing

Awards

🏆 2021 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards Honorable Mention - Early Readers Award

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