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Book Review: The Very Lazy Ladybug

Karen February 2, 2024 0 Comments

Isobel Finn’s book, The Very Lazy Ladybug, tells the story of a ladybug that likes to sleep all day and all night so never learns to fly. One day the…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Book Review: The Very Hungary Caterpillar

Karen January 5, 2024 0 Comments

Eric Carle’s book, The Very Hungary Caterpillar, follows the life of a caterpillar from egg to butterfly with a focus on all the eating the caterpillar must do to pull…

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Book Review: Fabulous Frogs

Karen September 4, 2020 0 Comments

Linda Glaser’s book, Fabulous Frogs, introduces young readers to the life cycle, behavior, and appearance of frogs in general with a focus on leopard frogs, spring peepers, and bull frogs.…

Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Book Review: The Grouchy Ladybug

Karen August 7, 2020 0 Comments

Eric Carle’s book, The Grouchy Ladybug, tells the story of an ill-tempered ladybug who doesn’t like to share and challenges 13 other animals to a fight. The animals range in…

Garden Books

Book Review: Dazzling Dragonflies

Karen November 1, 2019 0 Comments

Dazzling Dragonflies by Linda Glaser introduces young readers to the life cycle of a dragonfly beginning with mama dragonfly as she lays a clutch of eggs that hatch into little…

Garden Books

Book Review: Bug lab for Kids

Karen May 24, 2019 0 Comments

John E. Guyon’s book, Bug Lab for Kids, is a dynamite introduction to entomology for children! It introduces readers to the methods and type of thinking that characterizes real scientists…

Garden Books

Book Review: 100 Bugs

Karen April 5, 2019 0 Comments

Kate Narita’s book, 100 Bugs, is a virtual smorgasbord of fun for kids. Written for children ages 5-7, the book uses 10 different bugs to get to 10 by combinations…

Garden Books

Book Review: Clara Caterpillar

Karen March 1, 2019 0 Comments

Clara Caterpillar, by Pamela Duncan Edwards, is a delightful book that follows the life cycle of a butterfly from egg to adult. The story line is new but Edwards’ treatment…

Garden Books

Book Review: The Humane Gardener

Karen May 18, 2018 0 Comments

For centuries mankind has thought of the natural environment as something to conquer and control but that is changing and Nancy Lawson’s book, The Humane Gardener, is an eloquent voice…

Garden Books

Book Review: A Beetle Is Shy

Karen April 6, 2018 0 Comments

Beetles may not be your favorite critter but Dianna Hutts Aston’s book, A Beetle Is Shy, certainly will help you look at them differently. The book is full of fascinating…

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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Beach Sunflower (Helianthus debilis)

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Plant Profiles: How To Grow

Plant Profile: Turk’s Cap Lily (Lilium martagon)

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