Sunflower Houses: Garden Discoveries for Children of All Ages

by Sharon Lovejoy

Hardcover, 1991

Status

Checked out

Call number

BOTA

Publication

Interweave Press (1991), Edition: First Edition, 144 pages

Description

A magical book of adventures and appreciations written and illustrated by the author of Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots this award-winning title was published by a small press in Colorado in 1991. The reviews say it all: A fetching primer on gardening for children. . . . Irresistible (The Smithsonian). What child, or indeed adult, would not be delighted? Lovejoy's recollections are wonderful, as are the illustrations (Victoria). Celebrating the lore of the garden and the joy of interacting with nature, Sunflower Houses is a unique garden lover's miscellany, a collection of memories, poems, activities, garden plans, crafts, botanical riddles, stories, games, and planting projects. There are inspirations for a Floral Clock Garden, A Child's Own Rainbow, Faerie Tea Parties, and, of course, the Sunflower House. Plus, from garden lovers, stories of favorite flowers. Throughout are the artist's warm and appealing watercolors of a life in gardening remembered.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member coureece
I used this book to make sunflower houses and other garden architectural devices for my children and their friends. We loved making our own secret hideaways with chicken wire and vining plants like beans and cucumbers. Useful and fun!

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Physical description

144 p.; 9.38 inches

ISBN

093402670X / 9780934026703

Barcode

5676
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