Picture and Kids' Activity Books on Gardening and Sustainable Food
Picture and Kids' Activity Books on Gardening and Sustainable Food
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Gardening with kids has a ton of benefits, from getting them outside to teaching responsibility. One of the most fun ways to get them excited is to read picture books about gardening and sustainable food together!
Ultimate Book of Step-By-Step Cooking & Gardening Projects for Kids: The Best-Ever Book for Budding Gardeners and Super Chefs with 300 Things to Grow
Jenny Hendy and Nancy McDougall
$18.99 $17.66
How a Seed Grows
Helene J Jordan and Loretta Krupinski
$8.99 $8.36With a science-based approach to understanding seeds, this book walks children through planting their own bean seeds and watching them grow.
Pizza at Sally's
Monica Wellington
$17.99 $16.73Not only does Sally source her tomatoes from the local community garden, but this charming book also illustrates the many steps needed to make a favorite food.
From Seed to Plant
Gail Gibbons
$7.99 $7.43This book provides a nice introduction to the more in-depth science vocabulary involved in planting, including pollination and germination.
Growing Vegetable Soup
Lois Ehlert
$9.99 $9.29This simple book does a lovely job introducing the steps and tools of gardening with bright, colorful illustrations. As a board book, it’s excellent for the youngest gardeners.
Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book)
Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
$9.99 $9.29This lyrical, beautiful book follows both what’s happening above the ground with a girl and her grandmother as well as below the earth with the plants and animals. Our family often pulls out this book in late winter as we’re getting jazzed for gardening season.