Stateway's Garden

Stateway's Garden
Author: Jasmon Drain
Publisher:
Total Pages: 290
Release: 2020
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1984818163

Before they were torn down in 2007, the Stateway Gardens public housing projects on Chicago's South Side were known as a hot-bed of poverty, drugs, gangs, and crime. To Tracy, a shy, intelligent young boy, they are simply home. Set in the mid-1980s, this collection of linked short stories gives an intimate look at the hopes, dreams, failures and fortunes of a group of people growing up with the deck always stacked against them. -- adapted from jacket

Maxine and the Greatest Garden Ever

Maxine and the Greatest Garden Ever
Author: Ruth Spiro
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2021-02-16
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1984815989

Best friends Maxine and Leo combine their maker and artistic skills to create (and save!) the ultimate garden in this empowering, STEM-focused picture book After sketching and plotting and planting, Maxine and Leo know they've made The Greatest Garden Ever! But they're not the only ones who think so. Soon, all sorts of animals make their way in, munching on carrots and knocking over pots. When Leo and Maxine can't agree on a way to deter these unwelcome critters, it looks like there's more on the line than saving their garden--they just might need to save their friendship too.

Garden Voices

Garden Voices
Author: Carolyn Freas Rapp
Publisher: Willow Creek Press
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2014-07-12
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1623435501

Countless garden books tell us what, when, where and how to plant. Few explore the reasons why gardening becomes central to so many people's lives. In Garden Voices, Carolyn Rapp explores the relationships of women with their gardens, revealing sources of joy that go far beyond the pleasure of harvesting flowers, herbs or vegetables. As the 12 women tell their stories, readers will share the heartache and triumph set within plots of lovingly cultivated land. Everyone who reads Garden Voices will hear a whisper of themselves in the words of these creative, courageous, wise women. This is not just a book for people who love gardens; it's for people who love stories.

Sticker Stories: In the Garden

Sticker Stories: In the Garden
Author:
Publisher: Walter Foster Jr
Total Pages: 31
Release: 2019-07-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1633227073

With Sticker Stories: In the Garden, kids can tell their own garden tales with drawing exercises and 150+ stickers! There are so many stories to tell about the critters and plants of the garden. Sticker Stories: In the Garden gives kids a chance to tell these stories themselves! This unique activity book features fun story prompts and colorful scenes to complete. With more than 150 stickers and some simple step-by-step drawing lessons to make the different garden scenes, Sticker Stories: In the Garden is a fun, interactive book that provides hours of entertainment. Grab some drawing paper, pencils, an eraser, crayons, a copy of Sicker Stories: In the Garden, and some imagination, and encourage your child to make garden scenes! First children will fill the story pages with stickers to complete the scenes. After that, they can follow the simple steps to practice drawing on their own paper. This book shows how to draw a rabbit, carrot, squirrel, tree, bird, sunflower, snail, mushroom, grasshopper, and dragonfly. Kids will then combine stickers and drawings on the scene page near the end to make their own adventures! Nila Aye's cheerful, retro-modern illustrations and simple step-by-step art instruction inspire kids to use their imaginations to tell their own stories and learn to draw, too. The simple prompts and colorful stickers will have young creative types telling tall tales and learning to draw in no time. It’s the perfect jump-start into storytelling and drawing for young authors and artists!

The Enchanted Garden Cafe

The Enchanted Garden Cafe
Author: Abigail Drake
Publisher:
Total Pages: 324
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

She knew trouble when she saw it, and he was definitely trouble. After spending years dealing with her flighty mother, a café on the edge of ruin, a misbehaving backyard fountain, and tea that may or may not be increasing the libido of her elderly neighbors, Fiona Campbell has had enough. She’s ready to move out, get away from her mother and all the craziness that accompanies her, and start a life of her own. The last thing she needs is another complication, especially one like Matthew Monroe. When he walks through their door with a guitar on his back and a sexy gleam in his eyes, Fiona knows she should stay away. She doesn’t trust him, or his motives, but there is something about Matthew that draws her close, against her better judgment. And when disaster strikes, it seems he’s the only one she can turn to for help. But Matthew represents all the things she’s spent a lifetime trying to escape. She has her future mapped out in detail, including what kind of man she should date. She wants safety and predictability, but could it be that the best thing that ever happened to her is the one thing she never planned on?

Native American Gardening

Native American Gardening
Author: Michael J. Caduto
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 180
Release: 1996
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781555911485

Using tribal tales from across the country as inspiration, the authors provide practical information about seed preservation, planting and maintaining the garden, reaping and cooking the harvest.

A New Garden Ethic

A New Garden Ethic
Author: Benjamin Vogt
Publisher: New Society Publishers
Total Pages: 217
Release: 2017-09-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 1771422459

In a time of climate change and mass extinction, how we garden matters more than ever: “An outstanding and deeply passionate book.” —Marc Bekoff, author of The Emotional Lives of Animals Plenty of books tell home gardeners and professional landscape designers how to garden sustainably, what plants to use, and what resources to explore. Yet few examine why our urban wildlife gardens matter so much—not just for ourselves, but for the larger human and animal communities. Our landscapes push aside wildlife and in turn diminish our genetically programmed love for wildness. How can we get ourselves back into balance through gardens, to speak life's language and learn from other species? Benjamin Vogt addresses why we need a new garden ethic, and why we urgently need wildness in our daily lives—lives sequestered in buildings surrounded by monocultures of lawn and concrete that significantly harm our physical and mental health. He examines the psychological issues around climate change and mass extinction as a way to understand how we are short-circuiting our response to global crises, especially by not growing native plants in our gardens. Simply put, environmentalism is not political; it's social justice for all species marginalized today and for those facing extinction tomorrow. By thinking deeply and honestly about our built landscapes, we can create a compassionate activism that connects us more profoundly to nature and to one another.

A Child's Garden

A Child's Garden
Author: Michael Foreman
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763642711

Living in ruin and rubble with a wire fence and soldiers separating him from the cool hills where his father used to take him as a small child, a boy's tiny, green plant shoot gives him hope in a bleak landscape.

The Armed Garden and Other Stories

The Armed Garden and Other Stories
Author: David B.
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN: 9781606994627

A collection of mythical histories from the acclaimed creator of Epileptic (Jonathan Cape, 2006). David B. here gives full rein to his fascination with history, magic and gods, not to mention grand battles, in this literate, witty and absorbing collection of stories - all based on historical fact (or, at least, historical legend) and delineated in a striking, stylised two-colour format.

Rachel's Day in the Garden

Rachel's Day in the Garden
Author: Giselle Shardlow
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2014-12-23
Genre: Yoga
ISBN: 9781500138493

IPNE BOOK OF THE YEAR 2015 & WINNER CHILDREN'S BOOK 2015 Experience the benefits of yoga while learning about the signs of spring! Join Rachel as she and her adorable puppy look for signs of spring in the garden. Crawl like a caterpillar, buzz like a bee, and flutter like a butterfly. Discover spring, explore movement, and learn the colors of the rainbow. The storybook includes a list of kids yoga poses and a parent-teacher guide. Kids Yoga Stories introduce you to engaging characters who will get your child laughing, moving, and creating. Reading is good for the mind AND body! The story links several yoga poses in a specific sequence to create a coherent and meaningful story. This spring yoga story for ages 3 to 6 is more than a storybook, but it's also a unique experience for children.