SERIES MADE SIMPLE

Super Simple Butterfly Gardens: A Kid's Guide to Gardening

by Alex KUSKOWSKI
9781624035210. ea vol: 32p. (Super Simple Gardening). glossary. photos. ABDO. 2015. lib. ed. $27.07. ebk. $27.07.
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Gr 2–5—Watch a bean's roots grow. Make a tiny planter out of recycled paper, or a larger one out of a two-liter plastic bottle. Grow plants in the shape of a letter. Readers will pick up new vocabulary along with gardening and craft skills in these attractive, well-photographed books. Detailed, step-by-step instructions, accompanied by at least nine photos per project, will ensure successful completion. Each photo features a gardener's hands in action, loosening a root ball or patting down soil, demonstrating how to perform each step. These projects bring a little outdoors inside while communicating fascinating information about germination and types of plants.
VERDICT Strong, original options to beef up craft sections.
Kids can practice their beginning gardening skills with these appealing projects. Lots of introductory material is followed by simple stepped directions with photo illustrations explaining the basics for attractive, child-size growing experiments kids can do themselves in homemade pots--from beans to peppers, ferns to petunias. Most materials are easily accessible; add sunlight, water, fertilizer, and good soil. Glos. Review covers the following Super SandCastle: Super Simple Gardening titles: Butterfly Gardens, Fairy Gardens, Hanging Gardens, Indoor Gardens, Kitchen Gardens, and Salad Gardens.
Reviewed by Paula Willey , Apr 01, 2015

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