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Uncle John's City Garden



by
Bernette G. Ford
illustrated by
Frank Morrison

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Holiday House
Imprint
Holiday House
ISBN
9780823447862
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JLG Category

City Elementary

How does this city garden grow? With help from L’il Sissy and her siblings—and love, love, love! A celebration of nature, family, and food.

Visiting the city from her home in the suburbs, an African American girl sees how a few packets of seeds, some helping hands, and hard work transform an empty lot in a housing project into a magical place where vegetables grow and family gathers. It’s the magic of nature in the heart of the city!

Bernette Ford’s autobiographical story is a loving glimpse at a girl, her siblings, and her uncle, and their shared passion for farming. L’l Sissy’s fascination with measurement, comparison, and estimation introduces children to STEM concepts. And the progress of Uncle John’s garden introduces readers to the life cycle of plants.

Frank Morrison, winner of multiple Coretta Scott King awards and an NAACP Image Award, depicts dramatic cityscapes as well as the luscious colors and textures of Nature.

Author’s note. Succotash recipe. Full-color illustrations created with oil paint and spray paint. 

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None

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

32

Trim Size

11" x 7 4/5"

Dewey

E

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Oct 2022

Book Genres

Picture Book

Topics

Gardens. Gardening. City and town life. African Americans. Black people. Families. 

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