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The Garden (Confetti Kids #5)

By Gwendolyn Hudson Hooks
Illustrated by Shirley Ng-Benitez

Hardcover: $14.95

Paperback: $9.95

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Five friends from diverse backgrounds learn how to navigate common childhood challenges, new experiences, and the world around them in the realistic and kid-friendly Confetti Kids early chapter books.

In this story, Lily still misses having a backyard with flowers and a vegetable garden. Then she remembers the public garden in the neighborhood and tries to convince her friends gardening is fun. Her friends are a little reluctant—it sounds like a lot of waiting and work. But in the end, they enjoy learning what a plant needs to grow, and that patience can sometimes yield something delicious.

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About the Creators

Thumb_gwendolyn_hooks_photo_small Gwendolyn Hudson Hooks - Author

GWENDOLYN HOOKS is the author of Tiny Stitches: The Life of Medical Pioneer Vivien Thomas, which received an NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children. Thanks to her Air Force dad, she grew up in Texas and Washington in the United States, and in Italy. After teaching middle school math, Hooks decided to follow her passion and write books for children. Hooks lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, with her husband. Please visit her website at gwendolynhooks.com.

Thumb_shirley_ng-benitez_small Shirley Ng-Benitez

SHIRLEY NG-BENITEZ is a children's book illustrator who creates art using watercolor, gouache, pencil, and digital techniques. She also loves to make 3-D creatures from clay and fabric. She lives in the Bay Area of California with her husband, their two daughters, and their pup. Please visit her website at shirleyngbenitez.com and follow her on social media at @shirleysillos.

About This Title

ISBN

Hardcover: 9781620145654

Paperback: 9781620145661

Guided Reading:

I

Interest Level:

Grades K - 2

Reading Level:

Grades K - 2

Themes

Animal/Biodiversity/Plant Adaptations, Childhood Experiences and Memories, Collaboration, Cultural Diversity, Diversity, Emergent, Environment/Nature, Friendship, Imagination, Multiethnic interest, Nature/Science

Part of These Collections

Confetti Kids Series Collection, Bebop English Guided Reading Level I, Emergent English, Emergent Dual Language, Summer Reading Collection PreK-2, Summer Reading Collection