Gardening for Kids!

Getting fingers in the dirt and seeds in the ground are great activities for little learners. Explore these great books about gardening that are perfect for kids!

Updated May 3, 2024
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How to say hello to a worm : a first guide to outside
Percival, Kari
Say "hello" to worms, dirt, peas, and more in this gentle how-to guide for connecting with nature. The beautiful simplicity of a garden is depicted through digital woodcut illustrations and engaging nonfiction text presented as a series of sweet questions and gentle replies. Less...
All about plants!
Beaty, Andrea
What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don't? And what's the tallest plant out there? Ada Twist, Scientist: The Why Files is the perfect nonfiction resource for all these questions and more. Based on the bestselling series and the new Netflix show, this...
No nibbling!
Ferry, Beth
From New York Times-bestselling author Beth Ferry and illustrator A.N. Kang comes a tale filled with fantastic word play that will have kids laughing and insisting, "No nibbling!" One warm spring day, Derwood the goat planted a garden and patiently tended it as it grew. On...
My baba's garden
Scott, Jordan 1978-
The bond between a child and his grandmother grows as they tend her garden together. A young boy spends his mornings with his beloved Baba, his grandmother. She doesn't speak much English, but they connect through gestures, gardening, eating, and walking to school together....
Gwendolyn's pet garden
Renaud, Anne 1957-
A unique solution is found when a little girl dreams of getting a pet. Gwendolyn longs for a pet. What kind? Any kind! How many legs? Two, four, ten--she's not picky! But her parents have other ideas, and instead they give her . . . a box of dirt. "It smells of swamp," Gwendolyn...
A garden to save the birds
McClure, Wendy
ALA Top 10 Sustainability-themed Children's Books 2022 A brother and sister learn that small changes can make a big difference. When a bird flies into their window by accident, Callum and his sister, Emmy, learn that from the...

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