Review by Booklist Review
Richardson's aim is to get children interested in gardening, and she explains how to include them in daily gardening activities, from planning to planting and tending. She begins with a chapter on what is best to plant in the various hardiness zones and follows with instructions on laying out a garden, designing and building a raised-bed garden, preparing soil organically, and planting and tending a garden. She discusses theme gardens that children will enjoy: pizza, pasta, snack, heritage, pet, and fall holiday gardens, among others. A final chapter on garden-related projects includes making a scarecrow, a pressed-flower card, garlic braids, a cornhusk doll, and an apple wreath. There are 130 photographs and many helpful black-and-white illustrations. --George Cohen
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