Square Foot Gardening with Kids : Learn Together: - Gardening Basics - Science and Math - Water Conservation - Self-Sufficiency - Healthy Eating by Mel Bartholomew (2014, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherQuarto Publishing Group USA
ISBN-101591865948
ISBN-139781591865940
eBay Product ID (ePID)169563236

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Book TitleSquare Foot Gardening with Kids : Learn Together: - Gardening Basics - Science and Math - Water Conservation - Self-Sufficiency - Healthy Eating
Number of Pages192 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicVegetables, Reference
IllustratorYes
GenreGardening
AuthorMel Bartholomew
Book SeriesAll New Square Foot Gardening Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight16 Oz
Item Length8.8 in
Item Width8.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2013-039020
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"What I liked best about this book was that it had a bunch of science explanations, diagrams and activities that could be used to integrate home and school gardening." '? Thinking of Teaching blog (www.thinkingofteaching.blogspot.com)
Series Volume Number5
Volume NumberVolume 5
Dewey Decimal635
SynopsisShare gardening with a child, tween, or teen with the Square Foot Gardening method and give them life skills and experience to last a lifetime., Mel Bartholomew's top-selling Square Foot Gardening books have made his revolutionary garden system available to millions of people. In Square Foot Gardening with Kids , Mel reveals his tips, tricks, and fun projects in one of his most cherished pursuits: teaching youngsters to build and grow a SFG of their own. The easy geometry of the gridded box breaks the complex world of gardening into digestible bites for enthusiastic young learners, and the sequence of tasks required to grow plants from seeds is repeatable and reassuring. Kids learn many valuable life lessons when tending their own garden -- such as the importance of following instructions and doing your chores, basic skills like counting and water conservation, and learning to appreciate the nature of food and why it is important to respect it. Most importantly though, they learn that growing your own food is both fun and rewarding., A Square Foot Garden is more than just a perfect place to grow vegetables--it is an ideal environment for sharing and teaching kids of all ages, and this book will show you how. For generations, Mel Bartholomew's top-selling Square Foot Gardening books have made his revolutionary system for growing vegetables available to millions of people. In Square Foot Gardening with Kids , Mel reveals all of the tips, tricks, and fun projects he has used over the decades in one of his most cherished pursuits: teaching youngsters to build and grow their own kid-sized SFGs. Because of its simple principles and fast payoff, Square Foot Gardening is perfect for children. The easy geometry of the gridded box breaks the complex world of gardening into digestible bites that are easy to approach and understand for enthusiastic young learners, and the sequence of tasks required to grow plants from seeds is repeatable and reassuring. Whether you're a grandparent, parent, teacher, coach, or any kind of role model to young people, Square Foot Gardening with Kids offers you the proven methods Mel has developed himself to entertain and amaze the kid in all of us. Kids can learn many valuable life lessons from creating their own garden--such as the importance of following instructions and doing your chores, basic skills like counting and water conservation, and learning to appreciate the nature of food and why it is important to respect it, but more than anything, this clever, colorful new book captures the essence of growing edibles for anyone, regardless of age: it is fun and rewarding.
LC Classification NumberSB321.B284 2014

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