Books
Yates Young Gardener
Yates Young Gardener is a bright and colourful book that gives kids fun information about gardening, and provides guidelines for growing edible plants in the garden.
Based on two earlier books – Yates Gardening for Kids and Growing Things to Eat – that were published in 2002 and 2003, this new edition has been revised, updated and combined into one, easy-to-handle volume.
Award-winning, New Zealand-based children’s author Janice Marriott has packed this compact, 64-page book with information and fascinating facts. Sounds heavy, but it’s all presented in such an entertaining way that kids don’t suspect they’re learning – they just know they’re having fun! In the pages of this book kids can pick up vital scientific facts (such as the roles played by photosynthesis and chlorophyll), but they can also take part in plenty of activities, puzzles and games.
The first part of the book covers gardening basics such as soil, sunlight, water, compost, seeds and weeds. The second section explores the world of food plants and, as well as teaching children how to grow their own food, shows them how totally dependent we are on plants to feed ourselves.
Every information-filled page is illustrated with colourful drawings. Jokes, games, puzzles and experiments are dotted throughout the pages. But, most importantly, this book underlines the inter-relationship between human beings and Nature and, in these days when so many children think that food comes only from supermarket shelves, takes kids back to the basics of life. Yates, the iconic gardening company that has been guiding Australian gardeners since 1883, is proud to support this fresh new edition of this important book.
