Ready Set Grow!
, Ready Set Grow!DKHere's a sampling of books to spark the mind and stir the senses.
Ready Set Grow!
DK
, $12.99 (80p) ISBN 978-0-7566-5887-8
Sunny and energetic spreads feature more than 30 garden project ideas, aimed at getting kids outdoors and in the dirt. Photographs and illustrations teach the basics about plant cultivation—top 10 lists offer tips for growing “quick-to-grow,” and “cool” plants (including a “Tickle-me plant” and “Venus flytrap”). Recycling is a recurring theme (the book suggests planting herbs for sun tea in an old suitcase); many of the garden-related projects tend toward the whimsical (building a floral teepee or creating a fairy circle); and there's a strong emphasis on growing edible plants—everything from microgreeens to kohlrabi. The fun, easy, and green concepts should have readers eagerly awaiting spring. Ages 6–up. (Feb.)
closeDetailsReviewed on: 02/15/2010
Genre: Children's
Here's a sampling of books to spark the mind and stir the senses.
Sunny and energetic spreads feature more than 30 garden project ideas, aimed at getting kids outdoors and in the dirt. Photographs and illustrations teach the basics about plant cultivation—top 10 lists offer tips for growing “quick-to-grow,” and “cool” plants (including a “Tickle-me plant” and “Venus flytrap”). Recycling is a recurring theme (the book suggests planting herbs for sun tea in an old suitcase); many of the garden-related projects tend toward the whimsical (building a floral teepee or creating a fairy circle); and there's a strong emphasis on growing edible plants—everything from microgreeens to kohlrabi. The fun, easy, and green concepts should have readers eagerly awaiting spring. Ages 6–up.
Reviewed on: 02/15/2010
Genre: Children's
