When Johanna shows up at the beginning of summer to house-sit next door to Finn, he has no idea of the profound effect she will have on his life by the time summer vacation is over.

"Nine-year-old Jayden loves the outdoors, but his mother is nervous about him playing in their neighborhood. With the help of his neighbor Mr. Curtis, can Jayden help Mama see that nature and beauty are all around?"-- Provided by publisher.

Simple rhyming text follows a child who plants flower seeds in a garden and loves to watch them grow.

A young girl named Sadie and her gardener friend Marv shrink down to learn the various ways seeds are dispersed. Includes an activity, a glossary, and further resources.

A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

When Lily learns about a lottery for land plots to grow Victory Gardens, she tries to apply. But when the garden club president tells her she's too young to participate, Lily refuses to give up. She knows where there's a house with a big yard. The Bishops live in the largest house in town. It also has the largest yard. But the Bishops' son was the first soldier from the town to die in the war. Now Mrs. Bishop has hidden herself away in their house....

It's time for Finley's class to vote on a service-learning project, and Finley has a Fin-tastic plan. A class garden would beautify the school grounds, combat soggy cafeteria vegetables, and create a place to have class outside. The students get their hands dirty and work hard to build raised beds, prepare the soil, and plant a garden. Finley's group picks seeds that are supposed to sprout first. But after days of watering and waiting, Finley and...

Even though it is summer, eight-year-old Sadiq, who is a Somali Muslim, must go to religious school to study the Quran. He and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating. But when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has an injured shoulder, he decides to volunteer to help with his gardening, and convinces his friends to volunteer as well. Includes a glossary, discussion questions, and an activity.

When spring arrives, Yasmin and her Baba plant a garden but Yasmin's flower seedling keeps wilting until her Nani sits in the sun, revealing to Yasmin what the plant needs.