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Books for Adults Gardening with Youth

Gardening and Activity Books

Butterfly Gardens by Alcinda Lewis

Dig, Plant, Grow! by Felder Rushing

Dinner from Dirt by E. Scott & C. Duffy

Grow Lab: Activities for Growing Minds by National Gardening Association

Grow Your Own Pizza by Constance Hardesty

Jumbo Book of Gardening by Karyn Morris

Junior Garden Book by Felder Rushing

Kids Garden by A. Hart & P. Mantell

Kids Gardening by K. Raftery

Kids' Pumpkin Projects by Deanna Cook

The Children's Kitchen Garden by Georgeanne & Ethel Brennen

Leaf and Tree Guide by Rona Beame

Native America Gardening by M. Caduto and J. Bruchac

Project Seasons by Deborah Parella

Radishes to Riches: A Produce Marketing Project for Youth by Marcia Eames-Sheavly

Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots by Sharon Lovejoy

Scarecrows by Felder Rushing

Sunflower Houses by Sharon Lovejoy

The Victory Garden Kids' Book by Marjorie Waters

 

Resource Books

100 Flowers and How They Got Their Names by Diana Wells

A Child's Garden by Molly Dannenmaier

Children's Garden's A Field Guide for Teachers and Parents and Volunteers by E. Bremner

Children's Participation by Roger Hart

Digging Deeper: Integrating Youth Gardens by Joseph Keifer & Martin Kemple

National Gardening Association Guide to Kids' Gardening by Lynne Ocone & Eve Pranis

Plants for Play by Robin Moore

Play for All Guidlines by Robin Moore, ed.

Sowing the Seeds of Success: How to Start and Sustain a Kids' Gardening Project in Your Community by Marcia Eames-Sheavly

Three Sisters: Exploring the Iroquois Garden by Marcia Eames-Sheavly

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