The Watermelon Seed

The Watermelon Seed
Author: Greg Pizzoli
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2014-09-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 148471749X

Greg Pizzoli's beloved Geisel Award-winning gem playfully taps kids' classic question about what could happen if they swallow a seed. Crocodile loves watermelon, but what will happen when his greatest fear of swallowing a watermelon seed comes to pass? Will vines sprout out his ears? Will his skin turn pink? Only one thing is certain: his wild imagination will have kids laughing out loud and begging for another read. With perfect comic pacing, bold color and dynamic sense of design, three-time Theodor Seuss Geisel Award recipient Greg Pizzoli's picture book debut transforms this familiar childhood anxiety into a contemporary classic read-aloud perfect for fans of I Want My Hat Back. "[A]n expert debut." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Children will love this hilarious book. The story has broad appeal, making it a great first purchase." -- School Library Journal (starred review) Don't miss these other favorite books by Greg Pizzol: The Book HogGood Night OwlNumber One SamTempleton Gets His WishThis Story is For YouThe Twelve Days of Christmas

One Watermelon Seed

One Watermelon Seed
Author: Celia Lottridge
Publisher: Fitzhenry & Whiteside Limited
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2012-05-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781554552221

Max and Josephine plant one watermelon seed, two pumpkins, three eggplants, four peppers, five tomatoes, six blueberry bushes, seven strawberry plants, eight beans, nine potatoes, and ten corn seeds in their garden.

Watermelon Wishes

Watermelon Wishes
Author: Lisa Moser
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2006
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN:

When Grandpap teaches Charlie how to plant watermelon seeds in the spring, Charlie hopes they’ll grow a "Wishing Watermelon." Grandpap has never heard of such a thing, and when he asks Charlie what he would wish for, Charlie won't tell. Through a whole summer of biking, fishing, basketball, and waiting for watermelons together, Grandpap tries to guess his grandson's harvest wish. Lush, vivid paintings evoke the friendship, teamwork, and affection between grandfather and grandson as they share their wisdom and this special summer together.

Watermelon Magic

Watermelon Magic
Author: Wally Amos
Publisher: Beyond Words Publishing
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1996
Genre: Games & Activities
ISBN: 9781885223470

Wally Amos, founder of Famous Amos Cookies and author of The Power in You and The Man with No Name, now offers his personal advice for how to live life to its fullest. Using the watermelon as a metaphor for getting the most out of life, Watermelon Myth is like having a conversation with a reassuring and upbeat friend. 20 illustrations.

Kids Cook 1-2-3

Kids Cook 1-2-3
Author: Rozanne Gold
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2006-10-03
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1582347352

"More than 125 recipes, how-to tips, and illustrated for kids."--From source other than the Library of Congress

Peter Spit a Seed at Sue

Peter Spit a Seed at Sue
Author: Jackie French Koller
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 36
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780670063093

One hot summer day, four bored children start a watermelon seed-spitting battle that soon spreads throughout their town.

Melons

Melons
Author: Amy Goldman
Publisher: Artisan Books
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 9781579652135

This year's heirloom tomato is a melon! Acclaimed gardener Amy Goldman, known to viewers of Martha Stewart and PBS, is a dedicated seed saver working to preserve fast-disappearing varieties of heirloom melons. Her book, Melons for the Passionate Grower, is a celebration of the speckled, bumpy, oh-so-sweet world of the melonÑfrom Minnesota Midget and Georgia Rattlesnake to Ali Baba and Sweet Siberian. Here she profiles more than one hundred varieties, each showcased in a full-color photographic still life recalling eighteenth- and nineteenth-century botanical paintings and engravings. Goldman also offers expert advice on cultivating and selecting your own melons, as well as the rudiments of seed saving.

Where the Watermelons Grow

Where the Watermelons Grow
Author: Cindy Baldwin
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 193
Release: 2018-07-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 006266588X

Fans of The Thing About Jellyfish and A Snicker of Magic will be swept away by Cindy Baldwin’s debut middle grade about a girl coming to terms with her mother’s mental illness. An Oregon Spirit Award Honor book. When twelve-year-old Della Kelly finds her mother furiously digging black seeds from a watermelon in the middle of the night and talking to people who aren't there, Della worries that it’s happening again—that the sickness that put her mama in the hospital four years ago is back. That her mama is going to be hospitalized for months like she was last time. With her daddy struggling to save the farm and her mama in denial about what’s happening, it’s up to Della to heal her mama for good. And she knows just how she’ll do it: with a jar of the Bee Lady’s magic honey, which has mended the wounds and woes of Maryville, North Carolina, for generations. But when the Bee Lady says that the solution might have less to do with fixing Mama’s brain and more to do with healing her own heart, Della must learn that love means accepting her mama just as she is.

Organic Gardening for Everyone

Organic Gardening for Everyone
Author: CaliKim
Publisher: Cool Springs Press
Total Pages: 163
Release: 2019-12-24
Genre: Gardening
ISBN: 0760365342

If you want to grow healthy vegetables at home, but have hesitated because it seems too hard and time consuming, Organic Gardening for Everyone is your perfect hands-on guide—an “if I can do it, you can do it” case study that addresses your concerns and gets you started. Loaded with practical advice and step-by-step guidance, Organic Gardening for Everyone takes a very personal and friendly approach to a subject that can be intimidating. It is a first-class primer on organic vegetable gardening, and an inspirational story about how anyone can balance the rigors of gardening with the demands of a modern, family-oriented lifestyle. In 2012, a California mom decided to start an organic vegetable garden. But she went about it in an unusual way: she crowdsourced it by launching a YouTube channel under the name "CaliKim" and asking for help. And then she started planting. As questions came up, she turned to her viewers and subscribers and they replied with answers and advice. As she learned, her garden grew successfully—even in the hot, harsh California climate. Her expertise also grew, and now she answers many more questions than she asks and has become a very accomplished home gardener. And CaliKim has a great story to tell: growing healthy organic vegetables for your family is not difficult, even for today’s time-challenged lifestyles. She provides complete step-by-step information on growing the most popular edibles organically, and also gives sound advice on how to take on the challenges of balancing a hectic lifestyle with successful growing—and how to involve the whole family in the process. You'll be rewarded for your effort every time you place a plate of natural, organic vegetables on the family dinner table knowing exactly what they are, what is in them, and where they came from.