Brooklyn Botanic Gardenhome of the oldest continuously operating childrens garden in North Americaoffers a groundbreaking handbook that helps parents, teachers, and community gardeners introduce the pleasures of gardening to kids. In addition to learning the basicsincluding how to grow common plants from seedyoung gardeners will be encouraged to discover natures cycles, become ecologically aware, and follow their inborn curiosity as they explore. It doesnt matter whether kids have access to a large green yard or only to a windowsill planter: here are scores of fun projects that can awaken their sense of wonder about the natural world while nourishing cognitive functioning and self-confidence. Youngsters will love building a root-view garden from a milk container, making chlorophyll prints, constructing a hummingbird feeder, and more.
