Seeds in Soil: Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots

by Susan Apps-Bodilly

Overview

Take learning outdoors and empower young readers to plant their own gardens while digging deeper into related science and history lessons in this “soil to supper” book designed for kids and adults to use together. Packed with hands-on activities, fun projects, and fresh recipes, this colorful gardening guide provides opportunities for kids to observe, explore, and ask questions while engaging their
natural curiosity about nature. Seeds in Soil includes all the details to start planting and growing, whether working with a whole yard, a community or school garden, or just a balcony.

Chapters feature advice for selecting the seeds and tools to get started; ideas for planning and being creative in the garden; and tips for harvesting, storing, and cooking with fresh produce. Written by a second-grade teacher, the book includes engaging lessons about the science of climate, soil, and pollinators; and connections to history through the stories of First Nations and immigrant gardeners. Told through the author’s family stories and experience, Seeds in Soil will get kids having fun in the garden while digging, planting, growing, and finding their roots.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780870209864
Publisher:	Wisconsin Historical Society
Publication date:	04/08/2022
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	152
Lexile:	870L (what's this?)
File size:	26 MB
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About the Author

Susan Apps-Bodilly is the author of One Room Schools and coauthor with Jerry Apps of Old Farm Country Cookbook. She has been an elementary and middle school educator in rural and urban school districts in Wisconsin and Ohio and currently teaches second grade.

Table of Contents

Contents Introduction: In the Garden From Seeds to Harvest 1. Wisconsin Regions and Soil 2. Gardening in Small Spaces 3. Garden Tools 4. Planting Seeds 5. What’s in the Garden? 6. Watch It Grow! 7. Fruit in the Garden 8. Garden Harvest Garden Projects 9. Theme Gardens 10. Garden Activities Finding Your Roots 11. Early Gardeners 12. Settling and Planting Conclusion: Thoughts for Gardeners Acknowledgments Index