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Whether it's your own backyard garden or a community garden in your neighborhood, gardens are great places to learn about the natural world and all its wonders. Readers discover this for themselves as they explore the plants and creatures that live in gardens, learning fun facts through informative main text and fact boxes. In addition, sidebars featuring recipes and other activities invite them to take a hands-on approach to learning about life science...

"Patterns in the Garden introduces emergent readers to patterns in gardens, such as rows of plants, spiderwebs, and flower petal arrangements, while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Patterns in the Garden includes tools...

An interactive guide for young gardeners that takes a look at the creatures often found in common outdoor spaces and presents directions for activities that can help foster biodiversity.

"Content-rich photographs and accessible text combine to guide readers as they discover the often overlooked ecosystems found outside their own back doors! Children will be fascinated to learn more about the animals, insects, and plants they often take for granted, including squirrels, skunks, bees, and dandelions."-- Provided by publisher.

Takes a close look at a garden, describing the plants, insects, and birds and their activities throughout the day

"Visit Mr Green and his young friend and neighbour young Mo in their community garden. Discover why the trees and other plants drop their leaves as the weather gets cooler and the days grow shorter. Watch the garden's animals as they gather, store, and feed on fruits and seeds. And join Mr. Green and young Mo as they harvest vegetables and help make cozy winter homes for their hibernating wildlife friends in this ever-changing season of the year"--...

"Visit Mr. Green and his young friend and neighbor Mo in their beautiful community garden. Discover how the trees and other plants grow flowers and fruits. Learn how the garden's insects help pollinate the plants. Watch as birds and other wild animals raise their families. And join Mr. Green and young Mo as they weed, water, and take care of the garden in this most colorful season of the year" -- Back cover.

Simple text explores how insects, birds, and other animals find food and make their homes among the plants of a garden.

Explores the peas, potatoes, pumpkins, and other vegetables in a garden, as well as the insects and other animals that help them grow.

A gardener upsets the natural balance in his garden by using poison and learns the value of another method of controlling pests.