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What Grew in Larry's Garden

What Grew in Larry's Garden - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Laura Alary, Kass Reich (Illustrator)Audience:Ages 4-8Publish date:2020-04-07Pages:32
Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525301087ISBN-10:152530108XUPC:9781525301087Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Recycling & Green Living, Lifestyles, Social ThemesBook Topic:City & Town Life, FriendshipSize:9.10 x 10.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCDGEDY1J9

A girl and her neighbor grow a community from their garden.

Grace thinks Larry's garden is one of the wonders of the world. In his tiny backyard next door to hers, Larry grows the most extraordinary vegetables. Grace loves helping him -- watering and weeding, planting and pruning, hoeing and harvesting. And whenever there's a problem -- like bugs burrowing into the carrots or slugs chewing the lettuce -- Grace and Larry solve it together. Grace soon learns that Larry has big plans for the vegetables in his special garden. And when that garden faces its biggest problem yet, Grace follows Larry's example to find the perfect solution.

Inspired by a real person, author Laura Alary has written a heartwarming story about how amazing things can grow when you tend your garden with kindness. In this case, Larry, a teacher, is helping to grow community. He has his students grow tomato plants that they then give away to their neighbors with personal notes. It offers a powerful lesson on the influence of generosity, while encouraging young children to become community activists in their own neighborhoods. This uplifting story fosters an appreciation for neighborhood and community at a time when that sentiment seems to be eroding. The book also contains an environmental message about harvesting your own vegetables and, with Kass Reich's colorful illustrations, works beautifully for a life science exploration of growth and changes in plants. There are character education connections to caring, cooperation, empathy, kindness, perseverance and teamwork.

Language:EnglishPublisher:Kids Can PressISBN-13:9781525301087ISBN-10:152530108XUPC:9781525301087Book Category:Juvenile FictionBook Subcategory:Recycling & Green Living, Lifestyles, Social ThemesBook Topic:City & Town Life, FriendshipSize:9.10 x 10.20 x 0.60 inchesWeight:0.9502Product ID:SCDGEDY1J9
Laura Alary believes in writing stories that make us bigger on the inside. She is constantly reading and wondering and learning so that she can keep up with all the questions her children ask --- especially about science and life on Earth. She grew up in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and currently lives in Toronto with her three children.
Publisher: Kids Can Press

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