Flower Garden

Flower Garden"An urban African American girl and her father buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket, ride the bus to their apartment, and put together a colorful gift for the child's mother. Rhyming verse carries the brief story, while wonderful, warm, full color illustrations present scenes from novel angles, and depict a loving family with a sense of intimacy, sincerity, and joy." School Library Journal Binding Type: Hardcover Publisher:

"An urban African-American girl and her father buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket, ride the bus to their apartment, and put together a colorful gift for the child's mother. Rhyming verse carries the brief story, while wonderful, warm, full-color illustrations present scenes from novel angles, and depict a loving family with a sense of intimacy, sincerity, and joy."--School Library Journal

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
Published: 04/29/1994
ISBN: 9780152287764
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 9.82h x 8.82w x 0.34d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 04/01/1994 pg. 96
Booklist 02/15/1994 pg. 1076
Publishers Weekly 04/04/1994 pg. 79
Kirkus Review - Children 04/01/1995 pg. 478
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/1994 pg. 266 - Superior,Well Above Average

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 27513 / Flower Garden
Reading Level: 2.2 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5