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Planting The Wild Garden (2011)

by Kathryn O. Galbraith(Favorite Author)

3.86 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

1561455636 (ISBN13: 9781561455638)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Peachtree Publishers

review 1: When children think of a garden, most will think of a patch of soil in the backyard filled with carrots, cabbage, and corn, but in this innovative picture book, Kathryn O. Galbraith and illustrator Wendy Anderson Halperin bring to life the wild garden of the earth. From the traditional planting of seeds, to the rush of the wind, the trampling of animals, and the movement of water, Planting the Wild Garden shows how all of us in partnership with nature and animals help plant the wild garden. There are so many elements about this book I love, but the complex and lavish illustrations are both beautiful and illuminating. Colorful panel sketches demonstrate various natural processes, from the growth of a carrot to the path of a seed after the rain. Larger panel illustrations b... morering to life various animals of the meadow. Galbraith highlights unique plants such as thistle, yarrow, and Queen Anne’s lace, but she keeps the prose simple enough to share with preschoolers. This is a wonderful addition to any story time collection.
review 2: Planting the Wild Garden is both beautiful and informative. It tells and shows the story of how seeds are planted by wind, by birds, by water, and more. The illustrations are lovely, while also conveying specific information about how seeds travel and grow. This is also a book that gently shows humans in their place as co-inhabitants, co-nurturers of the Earth. At the end, readers will find a bibliography for further reading! less

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