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Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood
Tony Hillery
Illustrator: Jessie Hartland
Ages: 6+
Published: 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/A Paula Wiseman Book
ISBN: 978-1-5344-0231-7
Keywords: gardens, environment, Harlem NYC
When new teacher, Mr. Tony, saw the trash-filled empty lot across from PS175, he and his students created a community vegetable garden. Whimsical gouache illustrations.