Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #780955 in Books
• Published on: 2003-02-25
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 48 pages

Customer Reviews

Green Thumbs Up for this Clever Book!
Subtitled "Make your Own Garden with 50 Green Activities," this slender volume is packed with clever, creative projects for the budding horticulturist.

With the book's instructions, a child might plant a mini-earthscape in which plastic dinosaurs roam or tiny toy trucks labor. He or she might create "grass people," apparently cousins of Mr. Potato Head-but with grass coiffures needing frequent trimmings. The young reader may decide to raise cherry tomatoes in a hand-painted pot. Or to grow fragrant herbs and make a catnip sock toy for kitty.

The beauty of this volume is its clarity and focus; projects are described with photos and a minimum of words. The projects chosen are basic (not many materials required; can be done indoors or out) yet fun and imaginative, and the instructions are thorough enough that school-age children can carry out the projects with a minimum of adult help.

Green thumbs up for "The Gardening Book" and the hours of fun it promises.

For science-fair projects or rainy-day fun amusements
Jane Bull's The Gardening Book is lively and engaging gardening book for kids which is filled from cover to cover with full-color photographs, easy-to-follow instructions for indoor and outdoor gardening, suggestions for growing flowers and herbs ideal for gift-giving, and much, much more. A welcome and popular addition to any family, school, or community library gardening guide collection for children, The Gardening Book is highly recommended activity guide for science-fair projects, rainy-day fun amusements, or budding backyard gardeners.