What Will Grow?

Updated April 14, 2025
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The junior plant lover's handbook : a green thumb guide for kids
Williams, Molly
Paper Book
An interactive, illustrated guide perfect for any burgeoning plant lover! Research shows plants can keep us (and our living spaces) happier and healthier. This illustrated guide breaks down everything from basic light and water needs to soil and temperature...
When tree became a tree
Hodgson, Rob
Paper Book
Meet Tree! Follow along as she guides us through her life cycle in this charming and humorous nonfiction picture book. Following the success of When Cloud Became a Cloud and When Moon Became the Moon comes Rob Hodgson's next long-form picture book about an apple...
Spring seeds
Hokkanen, Mirka
Paper Book
A funny and informative nonfiction picture book introducing the life cycle of seeds and exploring the season of spring, including interactive back matter. Discover how seeds spring into action! As winter warms into spring, the amazing life cycle begins--seeds root and sprout and...
Mushrooms know : wisdom from our friends the fungi
George, K.
Paper Book
An adorable, STEM-themed picture book for kids 4 to 8 that reveals the wisdom mushrooms have to teach us. Mushrooms always wear their thinking caps. They know so many things. This vibrant and informative book shares the fascinating lessons that fungi can teach us: that...
Up in the garden and down in the dirt
Messner, Kate
Paper Book
A follow-up to Over and Under the Snow that explores the hidden world and many lives of a garden through the course of a year.   Up in the garden, the world is full of green--leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there...
A tree is a community
Harrison, David L.
Paper Book
One tree supports an ecosystem of life-insects, mammals, and even humans. Discover the surprising biodiversity of trees in this science picture book from award-winning creators of And the Bullfrogs Sing and The Dirt Book. A tree is more than just a plant, but a...
How to speak flower : a kid's guide to buds, blooms, and blossoms
Williams, Molly
Paper Book
A beautifully illustrated guide to the history and symbolism of flowers for every plant lover. Sunflowers are symbols of friendship. Gardenias represent secrets and mystery. Irises say, I trust you. Flowers bring color and beauty to the everyday...
Plant pets : 27 cool houseplants to grow and love
Allen, Beatrice Boggs
Paper Book
Ten-year-old Beatrice Boggs Allen (along with her mom, Belle Boggs) introduces the 27 easiest and most fascinating houseplants that any kid can grow indoors.   Maybe every kid can't have an animal pet--but everyone can have a plant pet! That's the message...
Inside the compost bin
Plan, Melody Sumaoang
Paper Book
From creation of the "compost cake" to curing and, finally, using the compost, budding composters will discover what it takes to have a successful bin--as well as the plethora of benefits a compost bin can have to the surrounding environment. Master composter, Melody Sumaoang Plan, shows readers the...
Growing Green: A First Book of Gardening
Candlewick Press
Paper Book
Dig in to a fun and stylish collection of sixteen step-by-step edible gardening projects for young children. From strawberries in galoshes to herbs in recycled tin cans, this easy-to-follow gardening book contains fifteen simple (and delicious!) projects for budding young...
When a Tree Falls: Nurse Logs and Their Incredible Forest Power
Pendreigh, Kirsten
Paper Book
The perfect read for exploring nature with children, this beautiful nonfiction picture book offers an awe-inspiring look at the forest's life cycle. A tree suns and sways in the forest. She is a place to grow, to rest, and to shelter. But what happens when a...

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