First Look at Growing Food

by Claire Llewellyn

Introduces the activities of gardening and farming and discusses what is involved in growing fruits and vegetables

32 pages, Library Binding

First published January 1, 1991

About the author

Claire Llewellyn is a prize-winning author of non-fiction for young readers – in 1991, she was shortlisted for the prestigious TES Junior Information Book Award for Take One: Rubbish – and in 1992, she won that award for My First Book of Time. Since then, Claire has written more than 100 children’s books on a wide range of subjects. Ask Dr K Fisher About Animals was shortlisted for the 2008 Royal Society prizes for Science Books Junior Prize.

Reviews

[Peacegal · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a simple first look at fruits and vegetables from seed to harvest, growing in a variety of situations from backyard gardens to large croplands. Each page has a lot of open-ended questions, which could spark some good discussions or could overwhelm young listeners, depending upon their knowledge of the subject matter.