| A Librarian's Guide to Cultivating an Elementary School Garden Contributor(s): Mackey, Bonnie (Author), Stewart, Jennifer Mackey (Author) |
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ISBN: 1586833286 ISBN-13: 9781586833282 Publisher: Linworth Publishing OUR PRICE: $42.75 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Elementary |
| Dewey: 372.357 |
| LCCN: 2008034963 |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 8.4" W x 10.7" (0.70 lbs) 136 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the guidebook you need to justify, design, and implement a school garden to improve students' academics - Encourages educators to use school gardens to improve students' academics, perspectives on the environment, and their nutritional habits - Presents an overview of the history of school gardens, the benefits to students, and their importance to local ecological communities - Highlights the five most common habitats in detail: wetlands, urban, vegetable, wildscape, and butterfly - Serves as a resource book for teachers and librarians who want to plan and implement a garden on their campus The purpose of this composite resource book is to assist both private and public school librarians in cultivating a school garden on their campus. A Librarian's Guide to Cultivating an Elementary School Garden will provide information on funding sources, guidance on designing and maintaining a garden, related books and instructional activities, and webliographies. |