Book Review: Sugar Changed the World
Written for children in grades 7-9, Sugar Changed the World, by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos, is an examination of slavery using sugar as the focal point. True, Part I…
Written for children in grades 7-9, Sugar Changed the World, by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos, is an examination of slavery using sugar as the focal point. True, Part I…
Shirley Raines’ book, Bees, introduces young readers to the lives and importance of four different kinds of bees. Written for children ages 5-8 years old in grades K-2, the book…
Sarah Raven’s book, A Year in the Edible Garden, shows how to have a beautiful garden and a bounty of delicious, fresh, edibles all at the same time. She gives…
Helen Le, author and creator of YouTube’s Helen’s Recipes! , presents 70 vegan versions of popular Vietnamese dishes. Her goal was to provide recipes that people could enjoy without realizing…
in her book, The Vegetable Garden Problem Solver Handbook, author Susan Mulvihill, offers a guide to meeting the challenges that gardeners face when growing vegetables. The problems may be caused…
In his book, The Flowerpot Forager, author Stuart Ovenden’s introduces the topic of growing wild plants in pots for culinary use and then gives plant profiles and recipes for 30…
Jill Ragan of YouTube’s Whispering Willow Farm, presents a guide to mini farming showing readers how to grow as much food as possible with as little land and as few…
Gardeners all know that soil is one of the most important factors when growing flowers and vegetables and that a key ingredient in soil is organic matter. Compositing is one…
A Swarm of Bees by Claire Caprioli, is a fact filled book covering basic information about bees. Written for children 5-7 years old and in grades kindergarten to 2nd, it…
Mia Mayhem (aka Mia Macarooney) is an eight-year old superhero who attends Normal Elementay School, but then goes to a Program for In Training Superheroes, (aka Pits) after school. One…