Description: "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, joina 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"--
Review Quotes: A school garden flourishes with the help of enthusiastic students in this idyllic poetry collection. . . . an enjoyable read, and one that will likely inspire young readers to grow their own gardens.
--School Library Journal
--Tiny Beans Well tuned to cultivate a deeper appreciation for both poetry and the pleasures and rewards of planting.
--Kirkus Reviews A bevy of delightful poems on every imaginable aspect of school gardening. . . The illustrator obviously absorbed each poem, because the pictures range from humorous to accurate biological renderings to lovely. Wolf has provided a teaching suggestion for each of the poems at the end of the book.
--Denton Record-Chronicle This story-in-verse of a school garden from beginning to delicious end captures the joy of growth and creation.
--The Virginian Pilot