Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together With Children

Rating:
Summary: I don't have children
Review: But I'm going to buy this book! I love it! I checked it out from the library for a project in my children's literature class. I fell in love with the projects. The first one I'm going to try is the moon garden (you'll have to buy the book to find out what a moon garden is!)

Rating:
Summary: Please buy this book!
Review: I am a student teacher and I bought this book to use in my classroom and with my own child. I love this book. It is hands-on, natural teaching at its finest. The ideas are not very expensive and basics are included with tips on how to work with your child to cultivat a love and respect for earth. No place is to large or small for this book (you just have to have space for a glove if that is as small as you can go) Your child will be able to learn that food is grown not just bought.

Rating:
Summary: Please buy this book!
Review: I am a student teacher and I bought this book to use in my classroom and with my own child. I love this book. It is hands-on, natural teaching at its finest. The ideas are not very expensive and basics are included with tips on how to work with your child to cultivat a love and respect for earth. No place is to large or small for this book (you just have to have space for a glove if that is as small as you can go) Your child will be able to learn that food is grown not just bought.

Rating:
Summary: What a Treat!
Review: I bought this book on a whim and was I ever delighted with the results! For the experienced or the beginning gardener, this book really gives one some concrete and specific ideas to get out there with your children and dig in the dirt! My 5-year-old daughter and I immediately began looking at seed catalogs so we could plant the first of the many unique garden ideas, a sunflower playhouse with a morning glory roof! Wow! We can't wait... This book was so inspirational I have already purchased more for gifts. Very charming and practical.

Rating:
Summary: What a Treat!
Review: I bought this book on a whim and was I ever delighted with the results! For the experienced or the beginning gardener, this book really gives one some concrete and specific ideas to get out there with your children and dig in the dirt! My 5-year-old daughter and I immediately began looking at seed catalogs so we could plant the first of the many unique garden ideas, a sunflower playhouse with a morning glory roof! Wow! We can't wait... This book was so inspirational I have already purchased more for gifts. Very charming and practical.

Rating:
Summary: Good book for parents
Review: I got this book for my wife. She and my daughter have been using it for several weeks now. They have two or three projects. It really very nice to see and experience.

Rating:
Summary: Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots : Gardening Together With Chi
Review: I would strongly recommend this book to any gardener, or wanna-be gardener for that matter, with children to get this book. There are tons of fun ideas and the illustrations are lovely. Even if you are limited in space and time, you can use this guide to show your little ones the beauty of nurturing life.

Rating:
Summary: Loved it so much I bought 3 more as gifts!
Review: It's beautifully illustrated! My 9-year old daughter couldn't wait to choose a gardening project and begin. Whether you have lots of space or just a couple of old boots, you can have a wonderfully creative and lovely garden. The author begins by telling you about the plants that are suitable for children and then takes them on a gardening extravaganza - through worms, scarecrown,water, soil, the Zumi Indians - you name it, it's in this book. Whether an avid gardener or not, your family will enjoy this one for many years to come!

Rating:
Summary: Loved it so much I bought 3 more as gifts!
Review: It's beautifully illustrated! My 9-year old daughter couldn't wait to choose a gardening project and begin. Whether you have lots of space or just a couple of old boots, you can have a wonderfully creative and lovely garden. The author begins by telling you about the plants that are suitable for children and then takes them on a gardening extravaganza - through worms, scarecrown,water, soil, the Zumi Indians - you name it, it's in this book. Whether an avid gardener or not, your family will enjoy this one for many years to come!

Rating:
Summary: Grab your trowel and child-this book is for you!
Review: Or better yet, a fork and an old rubber boot. Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots is a veritable journey into gardening with children of all ages. The illustrations will warm your heart and the activities help you to form a special bond with your child. The author has been gardening most of her life. She encourages parents to do the same, and to introduce nature to children from those very first days. Gardening, using Sharon's ideas, is an inexpensive way to teach so much to your child. Tools can be as simple as a spoon or a fork. Everything from gardening gloves to old boots can be used for containers for planting. Gardening teaches life lessons and allows you to spend time next to your child making daily discoveries. Sharon's book is a bargain too. You will get not only a book that is an awakening of the senses to read but one which will provide you with years worth of activities with your child. If you have never gardened before or even if you are a seasoned gardener, this is the book for you. By Carol Laliberte