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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Zora’s Zucchini
September 10th, 2015 · No Comments · Books
Tags: Anna Raff·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Jacqueline Bodnar·Katherine Pryor·Picture Books·Vegetable Books·Vegetables
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. […]
Tags: Anna Raff·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Healthy Choices·Healthy Eating·Healthy Living·Jennifer Gannett·Katherine Pryor·Preschoolers·Spinach·Vegetable Books·Vegetables