Book Description
for Watch Me Grow! by Deborah Hodge and Brian Harris
From Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC)
Gardening in the city can present unique challenges. But with those challenges come many creative solutions. From backyard chicken coops to rooftop beehives to lush community gardens to the apple tree in the front yard, urban agriculture can thrive. A narrative that begins with a section highlighting different ways and places that food is being grown or raised in the city goes on to describe the rewards of doing so, from eating the tasty results to sharing good food with others. Lively photographs—all taken in Vancouver, British Columbia—show a variety of children engaged in gardening and food-related activities in an appealing, well-organized volume. (Ages 6–10)
CCBC Choices 2012. © Cooperative Children's Book Center, Univ. of Wisconsin - Madison, 2012. Used with permission.