Children's Gardening
The library collection includes a variety of
titles on gardening with children. Visit the Family Herb Corner section for
gardening ideas and additional information.
* Indicates items that circulate to members.
Books | Videos | Pamphlets |
Periodicals
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* Ayers, Patricia. A Kid's Guide to How Herbs Grow. New York, N.Y.: Rosen Publishing Group, 2000.
* Azarian, Mary. The Gardener's Alphabet. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2000.
Bales, Suzanne Frutig. Ready, Set, Grow: A Guide to Gardening with
Children. New York: Macmillan, 1996.
* Bjork, Christina and Lena Anderson. Linnea's Windowsill
Garden. New York: R & S Books, 1988.
* Brennan, Georgeanne and Ethel Brennan. The Children’s Kitchen Garden: A Book of Gardening, Cooking and
Learning. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1997.
Caduto, Michael J. and Joseph Bruchac. Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects and Recipes for
Families. Golden, Colorado: Fulcrum, 1996.
* Cherry, Lynne and Mark J. Plotkin. The Shaman's Apprentice: a Tale of the Amazon Rain
Forest. San Diego, Calif.: Harcourt Brace & Co., 1998.
* Dannenmaier, Molly. A Child's Garden: Enchanting Outdoor Spaces for Children and
Parents. New York: Simon & Schuster, 1998.
De la Tour, Shatoiya. The Herbalist of Yarrow: A Fairy Tale of Plant
Wisdom. Sacramento: Tzedakah, 1994.
* Dennee, JoAnne. In the Three Sisters Garden. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall/Hunt, 1996.
* Fleischman, Paul. Seedfolks. New York: HarperCollins, 1997.
* Gertley, Jan & Michael. The Family Garden: Clever Things to Do In, Around & Under the
Garden. New York: Sterling, 1997.
* Gillis, Jennifer Storey. Green Beans & Tambourines: Over 30 Summer Projects and Activities for Fun-Loving
Kids. Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, 1995.
* Hardesty, Constance. Grow Your Own Pizza: Gardening Plans and Recipes for
Kids. Golden, CO: Fulcrum Kids, 2000.
* Hirota, Seiko. Herbs. Japan: NHK, 2000. (in Japanese)
* Jekyll, Gertrude. Children and Gardens. Suffolk, England: Antique Collector's Club, 1982.
* Johnson, Sylvia A. A Beekeeper's Year. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1994.
* Kelly, M. A. A Child's Book of Wildflowers. New York: Macmillan, 1992.
* Kite, L. Patricia. Gardening Wizardry for Kids. Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, 1995.
* Lobel, Arnold. The Rose in My Garden. New York: William Morrow & Company, 1984.
* Lovejoy, Sharon. Hollyhock Days: Garden Adventures for the Young at
Heart. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1994.
* Lovejoy, Sharon. Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots:
Gardening Together With Children. New York : Workman Pub., 1999.
* Lovejoy, Sharon. Sunflower Houses: Garden Discoveries for Children of All
Ages. Loveland, Colorado: Interweave Press, 1991.
* Norris, Fiona M. Pepe's Family Reunion. Fort Worth: Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 1995.
* Penner, Lucille Recht. The Tea Party Book with Menus, Recipes, Decorations, and Favors to
Make. New York: Random House, 1993.
* Power, Vicki. Medicine and Health. New York: Franklin Watts, 1992.
* Rhoades, Diane. Garden Crafts for Kids: 50 Great Reasons to Get Your Hands
Dirty. New York: Sterling, 1995.
* Richardson, Beth. Gardening with Children. Newtown, Connecticut: Taunton Press, 1998.
* Rickey, Ann Heiskell. Bugs & Critters I Have
Known. Topanga, Calif.: Old Canyon Press, 1999.
* Ryder, Joanne. Where Butterflies Grow. New York: Dutton, 1989.
* Silver, Donald M. One Small Square Backyard. New York: W. H. Freeman and Company, 1993.
* Svedberg, Ulf and Lena Anderson. Nicky the Nature
Detective. New York: R & S Books, 1988.
* Tierra, Lesley. A Kid's Herb Book. San Francisco, Calif. : R.D. Reed, c2000.
* Tilgner, Linda. Let's Grow: 72 Gardening Adventures with
Children. Pownal, Vermont: Storey Communications, 1988.
* Wilkes, Angela. Growing Things. London, England: Usborne, 1984.
Videos Back to top
* Look What I Grew: Windowsill Gardens, 45 min., Intervideo, 1993, videocassette.
Pamphlets Back to top
Montgomery, Katherine, Gardening with Children: A Guide to Successful Year-Round Gardening in
Metro-Atlanta, 1995.
The North and Central Texas Unit of The Herb Society of America,
Children's Herbal Activities, 1994.
Taylor, Jane L., Gardens Grow Kids, n. d.
* Taylor, J. Lee and Jane L. Taylor, Heritage Gardening
Vegetables, n. d.
* Taylor, J. Lee and Jane L. Taylor, The Michigan 4-H Guide to Herb Gardening
Projects, 1993.
* The Western Reserve Herb Society of The Herb Society of America,
Herbs and Children: A Herbal Handbook, 1991.
*McGlashan, Patricia. A Growing Experience with
Herbs: Youth Education at the U.S. National Arboretum,
1998.
Periodicals Back to top
Growing Ideas: A Journal of Garden-Based Learning. Burlington, VT: National Gardening Association.
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