One of the inevitable consequences of raising city kids is that most of them will never get the chance to visit a real farm or do any real gardening. Also, since the fresh produce that they get is bought from the markets or, more commonly, the supermarkets, it’s hard for them to reconcile the idea that fruits and vegetables don’t come in their ready-to-eat forms, but have to be harvested from plants. (Let’s not get into how we get meat on the table…) Thus, books can be a wonderful way to get kids to become more aware of the roots (pun intended) of their food.
is an original, heartwarming book that celebrates the life of a beloved great-grandfather.
is a classic book (first published in 1945!) about a boy who tries to grow a carrot by planting a seed.
