Fluffy Grows A Garden

Fluffy the Classroom Guinea Pig #20

by Kate McMullan, Mavis Smith (Illustrator)

When Fluffy guards the class garden, he learns how helpful bees, worms, and ladybugs are--but where are the carrots?

Ms. Day's class is planting a garden and Fluffy is happy that Emma and Jasmine are planting carrots and peas. Fluffy's job is to guard the garden, and he takes it very seriously. So when some bees fly by, he tells them to buzz off! Then the bees tell him how they help his garden, and Fluffy lets them stay. He then meets ladybugs and worms, also beneficial to his garden. But when he finds slugs, Fluffy sends them packing--they're not good for any garden. Soon, harvest time comes, and Fluffy and Ms. Day's class enjoy a veggie feast!

Genres: 1st Grade, Childrens, Picture Books

40 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2002

About the author

Kate McMullan is an American children's book author.
She is the author of the Dragon Slayers' Academy series. She is married to author and illustrator James McMullan.

She also has books published under the name: Katy Hall.

Reviews

[lily · Rating 5 out of 5]

I learned that he showed his carrot to Jasmine and Emma so they would plant a carrot. I learned that there were worms, and that Fluffy was the guard of the garden. He tried to kick the worms out, but they said they make holes for the water to come in. Then lady bugs were there, they said they're trying to eat the bugs to help the garden. THe slugs help the garden by eating the leaves. THe bees help the garden by taking nectar and pollen.

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm not sure if my 4-year-old liked this or if it might have been a little too old for him. It was a good book to teach and talk about the different roles that bees, ladybugs, worms, and slugs play in helping a garden grow.

[Jen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Mikey read this to me tonight. Actually quite educational.

[Heather · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love the hippie worms.