Product Description

By following step-by-step instructions young, green-fingered beginners will be able to develop basic gardening skills. Through a range of projects and activities children will learn how to grow and care for a variety of plants, from planting salad bulbs to growing a sunflower. It includes Usborne's Internet links.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #29571 in Books
• Published on: 2003-03-28
• Binding: Paperback
• 32 pages

Amazon.co.uk Teacher Review
Starting Gardening is an information-packed book that shows children how to take their first steps in gardening. Educationally, it can also be used for home learning, to support Key Stage One Science: Life Processes and Living Things, and Key Stage One English: Reading.

To support Key Stage One Science, first read the book thoroughly with your child, then follow the basic instructions for growing plants in pots. Children love to grow things, and they will learn basic scientific principles along the way.

To support Key Stage One English, Starting Gardening is a great way of encouraging youngsters interested in gardening to read different kinds of books, such as information books, and therefore increasing their interest in reading generally. (5 to 11 years) --Amanda York

Book Description
Starting Gardening is an inspiring practical guide for young gardening enthusiasts. Based around small-scale but interesting projects for outdoors and in, it introduces all the basic skills needed to plant and care for a wide range of growing things. Plant spring bulbs, or salad vegetables, make a fern garden in a bottle or design ivy topiary, and lots more.

The Usborne First Skills series covers a range of popular children's activities. Its step-by-step explanations and helpful pictures make it easy for beginners to acquire all the necessary skills and to have fun improving their technique.

Customer Reviews

Gardening Book
Colourful , helpful annotated pictures with simple to understand text. Also, readers can find additional information by using the Internet links.
I bought this book primarily for the children in our school gardening club to use. There are plenty of ideas to keep us busy throughout the year!

Good for children and adults
I really like this book. I bought it for the child of a friend, but it's also good for adults who know nothing about gardening.