In this comprehensive guide to designing and implementing a school garden, Mackay and Stewart offer practical advice on acquiring funding sources and developing community partnerships, as well as specific instructions for developing various types of gardens: vegetable, butterfly, natural habitat, etc. . . . inspired individuals will find this book invaluable.

School Library Journal

In seven chapters, Mackey and Stewart provide solid information about starting school gardens, and most chapters include suggestions for professional reading as well as lists of children's books and Web sites. . . . Figures, examples, black-and-white photographs, and detailed lessons and activities are included. Excellent links to the science curriculum and child-centered learning.

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This resource for elementary school librarians encourages educators to use school gardens to improve students' grades, perspectives on the environment, and their nutritional habits. The book provides information needed to justify, fund, design, and implement a school garden, with material on the benefits to students and the importance of school gardens to local ecological communities.

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