Behold Our Magical Garden: Poems Fresh from a School Garden

by Allan Wolf (Author) Daniel Duncan (Illustrator)

Reading Level: 4th − 5th Grade

Witty and inspiring, Allan Wolf's upbeat poems are poised to cultivate a new crop of gardeners, aided by Daniel Duncan's bountiful illustrations.

In our garden, can you see?

A grand adventure? And it's free!

A green delicious fantasy?

Behold our magical garden.

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. They'll be spurred to grab their own gardening tools, drop in some seeds, encounter a few insects, gather fresh vegetables, and find a whole lot of magic.

Allan Wolf's playful poems and Daniel Duncan's whimsically detailed, welcoming illustrations combine in a charming celebration of the many wonders and lessons to be learned from a school garden. For further inspiration, engaging notes on the poems and an author's note on jotting down observations can be found in the back matter.

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Review quotes

From the poetic mind of Allan Wolf comes a vast collection of poems fresh from the garden. Illustrated by Daniel Duncan, readers will go on a journey from germination to compost, learning along the way.
—Tiny Beans
Allan Wolf
Allan Wolf is the author of many award-winning books for children and teens, including The Day the Universe Exploded My Head and The Blood-Hungry Spleen and Other Poems About Our Parts. Before the publication of No Buddy Like a Book, Allan Wolf frequently recited the text of the poem for educators and students, to avid response. He lives in Asheville, North Carolina.

Brianne Farley is the author-illustrator of Secret Tree Fort and Ike's Incredible Ink. Her work has appeared in McSweeney's, the New York Times, and elsewhere. Brianne Farley lives and works in Traverse City, Michigan.
Classification
Non-fiction
ISBN-13
9781536204551
Lexile Measure
-
Guided Reading Level
-
Publisher
Candlewick Press (MA)
Publication date
March 08, 2022
Series
-
BISAC categories
JNF042010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Poetry | Humorous
JNF024010 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Health & Daily Living | Diet & Nutrition
JNF037030 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature | Flowers & Plants
Library of Congress categories
Nature
Children's poetry, American
Gardening
Plants

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