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Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Spring Books for Kids, Gardening for Kids, Preschool Science Books, Children's Nature Books) (Over and Under) Hardcover – Picture Book, March 3, 2015
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Explore the secret world beneath the dirt that brings the world of nature to life: Up in the garden, the world is full of green—leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in the dirt exists a busy world—earthworms dig, snakes hunt, skunks burrow—populated by all the animals that make a garden their home. With Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, you can explore the hidden world and many lives of a garden through the course of a year!
• Follow a young girl and her grandmother as they journey through the year planning, planting, and harvesting their garden—and learn about what's happening in the dirt to help make it all happen
• The stunning and bright illustrations feature dark earthy tones mixed with beautiful pops of color inspire a love of nature and encourage young minds to explore the world around them
• Includes a glossary of animals that live in, around, and under the garden to enrich the reading experience
Fans of A Seed is Sleepy, Spring is Here, and A Nest is Noisy will also love the outstanding illustrations and educational storyline in Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt.
"The harmonious relationships above and below ground, and those between the two, emphasize the complexities of the garden ecosystem, as well as the joys of sustained engagement with the land." —The Horn Book Magazine
• Great read-aloud book for families and classrooms
• Books for kids ages 5-8
• Early elementary school books
• Books for kindergarten to 3rd grade
- Print length56 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- Grade levelKindergarten - 3
- Lexile measureAD730L
- Dimensions8.38 x 0.5 x 12.38 inches
- PublisherChronicle Books
- Publication dateMarch 3, 2015
- ISBN-101452119368
- ISBN-13978-1452119366
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"This beautifully illustrated work shines a light on life beneath the surface."--Modern Luxury: Manhattan
"This beautifully illustrated work shines a light on life beneath the surface."--Modern Luxury: Manhattan
"Will have readers itching to get their hands dirty."--Baltimore Sun
"Will have readers itching to get their hands dirty."--Baltimore Sun
"Will have readers itching to get their hands dirty."--Baltimore Sun
"The harmonious relationships above and below ground, and those between the two, emphasize the complexities of the garden ecosystem, as well as the joys of sustained engagement with the land."--The Horn Book Magazine
"The harmonious relationships above and below ground, and those between the two, emphasize the complexities of the garden ecosystem, as well as the joys of sustained engagement with the land."--The Horn Book Magazine
"The harmonious relationships above and below ground, and those between the two, emphasize the complexities of the garden ecosystem, as well as the joys of sustained engagement with the land."--The Horn Book Magazine
"Offers excellent coming attractions for what youngsters can expect when they try to grow something."--Reading Today
"Offers excellent coming attractions for what youngsters can expect when they try to grow something."--Reading Today
"Offers excellent coming attractions for what youngsters can expect when they try to grow something."--Reading Today
"This is a really sweet book that explains how nature helps make a garden, with teamwork."--This Kid Reviews Books
"This is a really sweet book that explains how nature helps make a garden, with teamwork."--This Kid Reviews Books
"This is a really sweet book that explains how nature helps make a garden, with teamwork."--This Kid Reviews Books
About the Author
Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning illustrator whose work is published regularly in the New York Times and shown in galleries. He teaches illustration at Pratt Institute and lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Product details
- Publisher : Chronicle Books; Illustrated edition (March 3, 2015)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 56 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1452119368
- ISBN-13 : 978-1452119366
- Reading age : 2 - 5 years, from customers
- Lexile measure : AD730L
- Grade level : Kindergarten - 3
- Item Weight : 1.06 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.38 x 0.5 x 12.38 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #39,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2 in Soil Gardening
- #17 in Children's Gardening Books (Books)
- #151 in Children's Multigenerational Family Life
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About the authors
Kate Messner is passionately curious and writes books that encourage kids to wonder, too. Her titles include award-winning picture books like Over and Under the Rainforest, Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt, The Next President, and How to Read a Story; novels that tackle real-world issues like Chirp, Breakout, All the Answers, and The Seventh Wish; high-interest nonfiction like Tracking Pythons and the History Smashers series; the Fergus and Zeke easy readers; and the popular Ranger in Time chapter books about a time-traveling search and rescue dog.
Kate’s titles are frequently selected for One School, One Book and One School/One Author programs and other community-wide reads. Her books have been New York Times Notable, Junior Library Guild, IndieBound, and Bank Street College of Education Best Books selections. Her novel The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z. won the E.B. White Read Aloud Medal, and her science picture books have been finalists for the American Academy for the Advancement of Sciences/Subaru SB&F prize for excellence in science writing. In 2020, Kate was honored with New York’s Knickerbocker Award for creating a superior body of work supporting curriculum and educational goals.
Before becoming a full-time writer, Kate was a TV news reporter as well as a National Board Certified educator. She grew up in Medina, NY and graduated from Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School with a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Kate spent seven years working as a television news producer and reporter in Syracuse, NY and Burlington, VT before going back to school to earn a master’s degree in education for secondary-level English Language Arts. She taught middle school language arts for fifteen years before leaving the classroom to write full time but still spends much of her time in schools, working with kids as a visiting author.
Kate lives on Lake Champlain with her family and is trying to summit all 46 Adirondack High Peaks in between book deadlines. Learn more at her website: www.katemessner.com and follow her on Twitter @katemessner.
Christopher Silas Neal is an award-winning author and illustrator of picture books including the Over and Under series with author Kate Messner, which was praised for its "stunning retro-style illustrations" (New York Times). He makes books that feature animals, shapes, science, friendship and silliness, and strives to create diverse and inclusive characters that reflect the kids and parents who read his books. Neal's author debut titled "Everyone" was praised by Publisher's Weekly as "simple, honest, lyrical". His board book series (Animals Colors, Animal Shapes) received starred reviews from Publisher's Weekly and Kirkus. He speaks about his books, the art making process, and his career at schools, conferences, libraries and book festivals across the country. Neal is a Mexican/Eurpoean-American artist who lives with his wife and two boys in Brooklyn, NY.
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It is a bunch of information and the Up part does flip flop with the Down part(you’ll read something about above ground and then something about below ground every time, but it doesn’t always correspond with what just happened in the book, it’s just related in a way) so that with the ton of new information might be a lot for a little one to take in in one sitting.
Plus this book is great for active reading! He is learning to talk and we use it to teach colors, new words, and counting. What surprised me the most is he loves naming the vegetables on the first page where there is hand drawn pics vegetation! Gets mad if we skip it lol.
I have read it too many times to count but at 2 he still loves it and it's fun to watch him learn more and more as he grows! Worth the money...and want to buy even more of these types of books.
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