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Book

Secret gardeners : growing a community and healing the Earth

Call Number

  • J 635 HURM (CEN, EAS, MBL, OSH)

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Languages

Translation of: Plats på jorden.

Publication Information

Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Pajama Press Inc., 2024.

Physical Description

49 pages, 7 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Audience

760 Lexile

Summary

"Luna, Bianca and Billy are on a secret spy mission when they come across what looks like an abandoned and overgrown yard. With the help of some neighborhood volunteers, the kids turn the yard into a beautiful and sustainable garden and help an old man reconcile his past along the way. Includes extensive nonfiction information about no-till gardening throughout."--

Notes

"Originally published in Swedish by Schildts & Söderströms in 2021."

Written and illustrated by Maija Hurme.

Contents

  • Gardening without digging
  • Life under the surface
  • Composting
  • Sowing a seed
  • In the beehive
  • Appendix: The more you know
  • Glossary.

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