pickWhat's in the Garden by Marianne Berkes (2013) is a nonfiction rhyming book that talks about all the different foods that can be grown in a garden. It also gives recipes that you can make with the ingredients from your garden! It has detailed and realistic images of children with the food they picked from the garden. This is a really good book for younger kids to learn about plants, gardening, and how food is grown!
I love that this book is a mix of nonfiction and rhyming! I also love the vibrant and realistic illustrations. This is a really good book to talk about plants, gardening, and how food is grown.
“It grows rather quickly in loose, moist soil, And if there's some frost, it won't even spoil.“
“From the first cherry blossom to the last fallen leaf, nature's story unfolds in vibrant poetry.”
This book can enhance my classroom by encouraging students to appreciate nature and express their thoughts creatively through poetry, fostering a love for both literature and the environment.
pickThis book, published in 2018, is a collection of children's poetry that celebrates the beauty of nature and the joy of seasonal change. This anthology features a variety of poets and won the 2019 Read Aloud Award from the Association of Booksellers for Children. Each poem captures the essence of fresh fruits, flowers, and the natural world, inviting young readers to explore their surroundings with wonder
