Growing Gardeners
by Riz Reyes with illustrations by Sara Boccaccini Meadows.
Riz Reyes’ new book inspires kids and families to cultivate curiosity, knowledge and environmental caretakers.
Children bring a natural sense of discovery to the landscape. Their dig-in-the-dirt, play-with-the-hose antics may not look like “gardening” from the perspective of a young mother trying to protect the sunflower seedlings from stomping footsteps, but these early encounters with plants are fertile ground for future growing.
Growing gardeners is serious business. Our world needs us to cultivate tomorrow’s environmental caretakers. Grow, A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them, by local author Riz Reyes, is an empowering, and inspirational handbook. Colorful watercolor, gouache, and ink illustrations by Sara Boccaccini Meadows on every page of the oversized book create a delightful reading experience.
It will come as no surprise to anyone who has ever sprouted a seed or watched a tree grow from sapling to towering maturity, the book reads like an adventure tale. As Reyes writes in the book’s introduction, “Each chapter of this book celebrates the efforts of a few ‘plant heroes’ that have sustained our communities and shaped many cultures around the world.”
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