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Book

A big garden

Call Number

  • J 635 CLEM (CEN)

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Edition

English edition.

Publication Information

Munich ; London ; New York : Prestel, [2018]

Physical Description

28 pages : color illustrations ; 31 x 43 cm

Summary

"This wonderfully insightful and brilliantly illustrated book on gardens and gardeners will provide hours of absorbing fun while introducing young readers to the joys of planning, planting, and harvesting. In vibrant watercolors Vincent Grave shows us how there's something happening every month in the Big Garden. Renowned landscape designer Gilles Clement's lyrical text gently teaches young readers not only what's involved in planning a garden, but how plants, insects, and humans interact all year long to make the garden thrive. Along the way, we witness a forest of mushrooms, the miracle of eggs, and the incredible universe found in a single flower. In every picture, tiny gardeners busy themselves among the leaves, seeds, and earth. Fascinating, heartfelt, and elegantly produced, this book celebrates the deep connection between humans and nature"--Publisher's description.

Notes

Translation of: Un grand jardin.

Contents

  • May garden
  • June fruit
  • July sun
  • August forest of flowers
  • September character of the gardener
  • October mushrooms
  • November winter
  • December gaze of winter
  • January thaw
  • February insects
  • March Easter eggs
  • April bloom.

Subjects

Added Authors

V Gravé

Paul Kelly