Books with title Busy in the Garden

Marvelous wonders await in this extraordinary garden book. From season to season, children follow the life of a garden as each page reveals new treasures hiding under lift-up flaps. Peek inside the curious tulip bulb and discover the peas inside a peapod. Watch a ladybug help with pesky aphids and search for ripe strawberries under the leaves. Rich in detail, Emma Giuliani's bright, immersive illustrations and flaps in fantastic shapes, sizes, and colors carry the reader into the enchanted world of gardening. Discovering different facets of the garden-fauna, flora, and the work necessary to help it grow and thrive-will delight gardeners of all ages.

In this new book in the popular Confetti Kids series, Lily and her friends volunteer to help at the public garden, where they learn that plants need water, sun, and--just like them--time to grow. Five friends from diverse backgrounds learn how to navigate common childhood challenges, new experiences, and the world around them in the realistic and kid-friendly Confetti Kids early chapter books. In this story, Lily still misses having a backyard with flowers and a vegetable garden. Then she remembers the public garden in the neighborhood and tries to convince her friends gardening is fun. Her friends are a little reluctant--it sounds like a lot of waiting and work. But in the end, they enjoy learning what a plant needs to grow, and that patience can sometimes yield something delicious.

There was a story that Mama read to Jiro:Once, in old Japan, a young woodcutter livedalone in a little cottage. One winter day he found a crane struggling in a snare and set it free.When Jiro looks out the window into Mr. Ozu’s garden, he sees a crane and remembersthat story. Much like the crane, the legend comes to life—and, suddenly, Jiro finds himself in a world woven between dream and reality.Which is which?Allen Say creates a tale about many thingsat once: the power of story, the allure of the imagined, and the gossamer line between truth and fantasy. For who among us hasn’t imagined ourselves in our own favorite fairy tale?

Lift the flaps to find the matching pairs in this fun novelty series that's all about habitats! This book has seven die-cut flaps on every spread for little ones to lift to find the matching pairs, and spot the odd one out. Lift stones to find snails, grass to find ladybugs and lettuce leaves to find caterpillars, then answer a simple counting question and spot the odd one out. The first two books in the series are Underwater and In the Wild. Printed on sturdy card, perfect for little hands, these books provide enjoyment while out and about or at home, as well as teaching important recognition and memory skills.

A young angel named Gabriel, whose parents are divorced, is rewarded by his dad and step-mom for his good behavior with Sunday field trips. Gabe is sad that his mom lives as a demon in Hell and never gets to go on their adventures -- so he decides to sneak away from his parents while visiting the Botanical Garden of Eden. Gabe plays dangerous pranks on people, quickly learning the consequences of his actions as he transforms visually into a little devil.

A debut title in the First Discovery Look-and-Learn series, IN THE GARDEN is designed with foldout pages that allow young children to "look and learn" all about plants and their produce.Look-and-Learn IN THE GARDEN introduces young children to various fruits, vegetables, and plants in the garden. The book contains 24 pages with dazzling art depicting various garden scenes, each one realistically painted with bold, vivid colors. Detailed scenes take readers on a tour of various sections in the garden where tomatoes, pumpkins, beans, peas, apples, oranges, and more are grown. Each spread is designed with a foldout page. When children open the fold, they will uncover illustrations of various elements taken directly from the accompanying scene.The individual illustrations