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WE GREW IT -- LET'S EAT IT!
DC twins Annie and Veda learn about the White House veggie garden and want to grow fruits and vegetables, too. But how, if you live in an apartment? Watch the twins and senior gardener Ida work and play their way through planting, tending, and harvesting in a neighborhood Community Garden. Then comes the fun of preparing and eating simple, tasty, homegrown food!
A picture book for young readers (ages 3-8 -- Pre-K- Grade 4)
By Annie and Veda as told to Justine Kenin
Full-color photos by Becky Lettenberger
56 pages, soft cover 8.5” x 11”, with recipes and books for further reading
ISBN: 978-0-9773536-4-4
$15.00
"Annie and Veda show that, with the right mixture of love and work, children--like plants--can bloom where
they are planted. Lively storytelling and Becky Lettenberger’s lush photos prove that every child can enjoy
the glories of gardening and good, tasty, healthy food. You grow, girls!"
— Michele Norris. Host, NPR’s All Things Considered
"A welcome addition to the short list of hands-on children’s gardening books and a wonderful
supplement to any child’s library. Without ever being overly simplistic, We Grew It—Let’s Eat It!
is easy to follow, engaging, and informative."
— Mark Rasevic, President, Rasevic Landscape Company
"Teaching kids about gardening teaches them richly about life.
This book provides vegetable inspiration for a new generation."
— Jill Nussinow, MS, RD, The Veggie Queen™ of Sonoma County CA, author of The Veggie Queen™: Vegetables Get the Royal Treatment.
"A delightful tale – instructive and charming! – that encourages young readers to enjoy fresh, local,
and organic foods. It also offers topics for further study and discussion at home and school."
— Martha C. Cutts, Head of School, Washington Latin Public Charter School (DC).
"Becky Lettenberger's glowing photos show that, while gardening may be hard work, you then get to harvest and eat the most wonderful vegetables you have ever tasted!"
— Penni St. Hilaire and Tommy Tomlinson, Friendship Community Garden Coordinators (DC).
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Artie and Merlin
An amiable pig named Artie and a brainy bat named Merlin explore the world of mammals
and the meaning of friendship.
Story in 12 chapters (plus end matter)
for middle-elementary readers by Sue Ruff & Don E. Wilson
Black & white illustrations by Lolette S. Guthrie
140 pages, soft cover 5.5” x 7.25"
ISBN: 978-0-9773536-2-0
$9.00
"I’m honored to share my name with such a friendly and intelligent bat."
—Merlin D. Tuttle. President & Founder, Bat Conservation International.
"A fast-paced and cleanly-written tale."
—Stuart Work. Head of School, Washington (DC) Episcopal School.
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Witchful Thinking: A Cauldron of Poems
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In these pages, my child, you will find
Zany witches designed to spellbind.
They do just as they please—
Making magic with ease—
Some are spooky, while others are kind.
There are poems about magical brews—
Poems of potions and spells witches use—
Poems of parties they give—
Poems of haunts where they live—
Poems to mystify, charm, and amuse.
Witty witches on pages within
Will most certainly bring on a grin.
With their capes and tall hats
And their frisky black cats
They are keen for your fun to begin.
Poems for middle elementary readers and the young-at-heart
by Mary Jane Mitchell
Black & white illustrations by Jim Adcock
40 pages, soft cover 7” x 10”
ISBN: 978-0-9773536-3-7
$10.00
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A Book for Elie
Elie, his toy lizard Woody, Grandpa, and Grandma do the same old things every Wednesday. But what's old can be renewed, and what's ordinary can become new and wonderful. A Book for Elie shows the surprises that patience and imagination can create for a toy, a boy, and his grandparents.
Story for ages 3-8 by Rhoda Trooboff
Full-color illustrations by Anna Nazaretz Radjou
38 pages, soft cover 8.5" x 11"
ISBN: 978-0-9773536-1-3
$15.00
"Every element of
A Book for Elie
is alive and expressive. Anna Nazaretz Radjou's designs feel like a small child's way of seeing. They create a sense of wonder and expectation."
—Susan Waters-Eller, Fine Arts Faculty, Maryland Institute College of Art (Baltimore, MD)
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Ben, the Bells and the Peacocks
Ben and Grandma stroll up Amsterdam Avenue for a quiet walk in the garden at
Saint John the Divine. Suddenly, amid the usual sounds and sights of their
busy neighborhood, several of Manhattan's most exotic residents transform
an ordinary afternoon into a special memory....
Story for ages 1-4 by Rhoda Trooboff
Full-color illustrations by Cécile Bucher
32 pages, soft cover 11" x 8.5"
ISBN: 978-0-9773536-0-6
$15.00
"Rhoda Trooboff has great talent and a gentle ear, and Cécile Bucher's illustrations are heaven."
—Mary Rodgers, author of Freaky Friday.
"Ben, the Bells and the Peacocks is quite, quite wonderful. The creation of infant Ben's mental life and the rendering of fantastic sights, both ordinary and extraordinary, in a real neighborhood on Manhattan's Upper West Side have universal appeal. The illustrations beautifully capture the ideas and feelings behind the words."
—Linda Raphael, PhD. Director of Medical Humanities, George Washington University
School of Medicine.
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