The Humpherys Family

How Groundhog's Garden Grew

Record Added: 9/20/2014
Author Lynne Cherry
Illustrator Lynne Cherry
Setting United States
Topic Home and Garden
 Animal Characters
Publisher Publisher, Misc
ISBN 0439323711   Year 2003
Age 4-8   Pages 40
Description Green printed dustjacket
 
Little Groundhog learns how to plant and tend to his own food garden through every season in this beautifully-illustrated, thoroughly researched picture book by naturalist Lynne Cherry.

Little Groundhog, in trouble for stealing from his friends' gardens, is taught by Squirrel to grow his very own. From seed-gathering to planting, harvesting, and eating home-grown fruits and vegetables, children join Little Groundhog in learning about the gardening process. At the end, Little Groundhog invites his animal friends to a Thanksgiving harvest feast.

Beautiful illustrations and thorough research on plants and insects make this sweet story an engrossing read, as well as a great picture-book introduction to how plants grow. Children and schools can follow Groundhog's lessons.

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