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Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun Elizabeth McCorquodale

Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun By Elizabeth McCorquodale

Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun by Elizabeth McCorquodale


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Summary

A fun and accessible guide for children to use on their own or with adults, "Kids in the Garden" encourages children to learn about gardening, healthy eating, and caring for the environment. Includes step-by-step instructions and photos throughout.

Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun Summary

Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun by Elizabeth McCorquodale

Kids in the Garden is an easy and fun guide for children to use on their own or with adults, and encourages children to learn about gardening, healthy eating and caring for the environment. With easy to follow step-by-step instructions, with bright photography and fun illustrations. The book is aimed at children aged five upwards with adult supervision, then for older children up to 11 to complete on their own. The book features more than 50 projects, with full instructions on the materials needed, companion plants, saving resources, harvesting seasons, seeds, the water cycle and indoor gardens. There is also a section on wildlife, showing how to encourage animals into your garden, as well as how to make a mini pond, birdhouses, pest patrol, building a wormery, rescuing bees and ladybirds, and much more. The plants and vegetables featured include potatoes, tomatoes, pumpkins, peppers, herbs, strawberries, blueberries, sunflowers and many more. The recipes included are simple to make with the fresh produce and include; one pot jam, minty fizz and easy pizza sauce.

Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun Reviews

"A fun and accessible guide." "Let's Grow Veg"""Kids in the Garden" is chock full of simple projects that can take place in your garden throughout the growing season." "Super Naturale""An easy to follow guide to food gardening for children and their parents." "Natural Life" Winner of the Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award

About Elizabeth McCorquodale

Elizabeth McCorquodale wrote for "Growing Stuff: An Alternative Guide to Gardening." Elizabeth studied Amenity Horticulture and Landscape Design at Algonquin College in Ottawa. After returning to the UK, she spent three years working in a Garden Center before becoming a freelance garden adviser and designer. She has also worked at a local school, helping children to learn about plants and growing things in the garden.

Additional information

GOR003378531
9781906155926
1906155925
Kids in the Garden: Growing Plants for Food and Fun by Elizabeth McCorquodale
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Black Dog Publishing London UK
2010-02-09
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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