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Zora’s Zucchini

September 10th, 2015 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Zora’s Zucchini tells the story of a young girl who happens upon some free zucchini plants. She takes them home and begins growing her own garden, only to realize that she has more zucchini than she knows what to do with. Rather than waste the excess, she creates a community garden […]

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Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table

November 27th, 2013 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table tells a true story about how a professional basketball player took action after retirement. He wanted to bring more healthy and natural foods to communities that didn’t have access to them, so he bought some land that had greenhouses. From there, his idea took […]

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Our School Garden

November 5th, 2013 · No Comments · Books

Review By JACQUELINE BODNAR Our School Garden takes kids on a journey through a school that has a garden out back. They learn all about what’s planted, why school gardens are a good idea, and the types of things they may find out in that garden. Children will learn a lot from this well-written book. […]

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Sylvia’s Spinach

May 17th, 2013 · 2 Comments · Books

Review By JENNIFER GANNETT Sylvia Spivens refuses to eat spinach, despite her parents’ attempts to cajole her. She engages in some very serious picking-spinach-out-of-her-meal behavior (we see the same behavior with carrots in our house). One dreary March day, Sylvia’s teacher hands out a variety of seeds to the class for their upcoming garden project. […]

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