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 Behold our magical garden : poems fresh from a school garden
 Author: Wolf, Allan

 Publisher:  Candlewick Press (2022)

 Dewey: 811
 Classification: Nonfiction
 Physical Description: [41] p., col. ill., 29 cm

 BTSB No: 960184 ISBN: 9781536204551
 Ages: 8-11 Grades: 3-6

 Subjects:
 Gardens -- Fiction
 Science projects -- Fiction
 School children -- Fiction
 Children's poetry

Price: $23.78

Summary:
There's a lot more to gardens than meets the eye! In this collection of buoyant poems filled with fun facts, young nature enthusiasts and budding gardeners are called on to help solve a mystery by the compost bin, join a Wild West-style standoff between some good bugs and a few bad ones, interview the sun to find out what happens when it drinks a glass of water, and learn the fancy names of plants to spice up dinner conversation.

 Illustrator: Duncan, Daniel

Reviews:
   Kirkus Reviews (04/15/22)
   School Library Journal (00/04/22)

Full Text Reviews:

School Library Journal - 04/01/2022 Gr 1–5—A school garden flourishes with the help of enthusiastic students in this idyllic poetry collection. The poems begin with a group of students planning and dreaming up a garden, and then soon seeing it to fruition. Each poem then covers a different aspect of the garden throughout the school year, showing the garden at different seasons and different points of the plants' lifespans. The final poem features the garden in winter, with the mantra "gardens come and go" and the garden barren and covered in snow. The poems vary in style, stanza, and rhyme scheme, and the text is whimsical. For the most part, the rhymes have a natural flow and cadence, many lending themselves well to read-alouds. Several of the poems contain informative tidbits related to gardening, including facts about plants, vegetables, and spices, as well as about insects and birds. The artwork is detailed, featuring soft lines and colors, and the characters are diverse, with cartoonlike designs. The back matter provides brief notes on each poem that teach readers about rhyme scheme, stanza, poem types, and personification. Unfortunately, the back matter doesn't follow up with more information on gardening itself, leaving readers to guess which parts of the more fanciful poems are fact and which parts are fiction. Despite this, the book remains an enjoyable read, and one that will likely inspire young readers to grow their own gardens. VERDICT A charming collection of poetry for budding gardeners. Recommended.—Laura J. Giunta - Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly, Library Journal and/or School Library Journal used with permission.

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