Gardening with young children / Sara Starbuck, Marla Olthof, Karen Midden.

Reflects the growing concerns for children's nature deficit and the obesity epidemic, and it provides a wider variety of gardening projects, like vertical, green roof, and container gardens for limited-space or urban areas.

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Hollyhocks and honeybees
Main Authors:	Starbuck, Sara, 1955- (Author), Olthof, Marla, 1970- (Author), Midden, Karen, 1952- (Author)
Language:	English
Published:	St. Paul, MN : Redleaf Press, 2014.
Edition:	Second edition.
Subjects:	School gardens. Children's gardens. Gardening > Experiments. Gardening > Study and teaching > Activity programs. EDUCATION / Preschool & Kindergarten. EDUCATION / Elementary. EDUCATION / Teaching Methods & Materials / General. GARDENING / Reference.
Physical Description:	xviii, 238 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Format:	Book

Contents:

Chapter 1 Why Garden? 1
Chapter 2 Engaging Children in Gardening 23
Chapter 3 Planning Your Garden 72
Chapter 4 Building Your Garden 105
Chapter 5 Working with Children in the Garden 132
Chapter 6 Gardening with Infants and Toddlers 162
Chapter 7 Universal Garden Learning Experiences 177
Appendix 1 Children's Books about Gardens and Garden Creatures 221
Appendix 2 Reference Books about Garden Creatures 225
Appendix 3 Garden and Environmental Educational Books and Supplies 226
Appendix 4 Seeds and Garden Supplies 227
Appendix 5 Common and Botanical Names of Plants Mentioned 229
Appendix 6 Poisonous Plants 231.