Welcome to the Bank Street Children's Book Committee's (CBC) Searchable Best Books List, a tool designed to help educators, families, librarians, and others access developmentally appropriate and engaging books for young readers (ages birth - 18).
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Secret Gardeners: Growing a Community and Healing the Earth
Maija Hurme and Lina Laurent
Illustrator: Maija Hurme
Ages: 6+
Published: 2024
Publisher: Pajama Press
ISBN: 978-1-77278-247-9
Keywords: Ecology-no-dig gardening, property ownership, urban, activism
Detailed gardening information is introduced through varied colorful layouts as three children become involved in helping transform an abandoned urban plot into a sustainable community garden. Back matter.