Every spring the little girl who lives next door to Rosario helps him plant vegetables. One spring, Rosario plants a fig tree, which soon bears sweet purple fruit. But when fall comes, he bends it over and buries it in the ground. What kind of magic is Rosario performing? The next spring, on planting day, the little girl and Rosario make holes for tomato plants, push in stakes for beans and plant other vegetables. Then Rosario begins to unearth the buried fig tree. It looks dead, for sure. But one hot sunny day, a fresh green leaf appears. Inspired by her next-door neighbor, Charis Wahl has written a sweet and simple story about a little girl’s first-hand experience with the magic of gardening. The story is complemented by Luc Melanson’s gently humorous illustrations.

In Fruits, early fluent readers learn how to plant and care for fruit-bearing trees, bushes, plants, and vines. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how to grow their own delicious fruit. An infographic illustrates the process of growing and harvesting from fruit trees, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about growing fruit using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Fruits also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index. Fruits is part of Jump!'s Way to Grow! Gardening series.

Budding gardeners will learn what it takes to make things grow with fun activities that require only readily available materials.

In a bustling, urban neighborhood, count the ways one little lot becomes a beautiful community vegetable garden. Count all the ways (one to ten) an urban community unites to clean up an abandoned lot. From building planter boxes to pulling weeds to planting seeds, everyone works together to transform the lot into a bountiful vegetable garden. As the garden grows, strangers become friends, eventually sharing in a special feast with the harvest they grew.

A complicated topic is made easier with this title introducing roots and explaining their anatomy and how they help plants and soil. Labeled diagrams and photographs and a glossary will make learning about roots even simpler!

Maud Howe's moving romance novel The San Rosario Ranch tells the story of the love that blossoms between an American woman with a troubled past, Millicent Almsford, and John Graham, an idealistic artist. The romance unfolds against the backdrop of a beautiful mission in the California countryside.

Explores the life cycle and life span of sunflowers, including the growth process from seed to seedling to mature plant.

'The San Rosario Ranch' by Maud Howe Elliott is a romance novel. The story revolves around an idealistic artist, John Graham, and Millicent Almsford, an American woman with a troubled past. Their love story takes place against the backdrop of a lovely monastery in the California countryside.

Sun Ho first watches the artistic fruit and vegetable man, Ruby Rubenstein, at work; then he begins helping in the store--even offering something new: bean sprouts.