| Author/Contributor(s): | Mackey, Bonnie ; Stewart, Jennifer Mackey |
| Publisher: | Linworth |
| Date: | 12/09/2008 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
This is the guidebook you need to justify, design, and implement a school garden to improve students' academics!
• Encourages educators to use school gardens to improve students' academics, perspectives on the environment, and their nutritional habits
• Presents an overview of the history of school gardens, the benefits to students, and their importance to local ecological communities
• Highlights the five most common habitats in detail: wetlands, urban, vegetable, wildscape, and butterfly
• Serves as a resource book for teachers and librarians who want to plan and implement a garden on their campus
The purpose of this composite resource book is to assist both private and public school librarians in cultivating a school garden on their campus. A Librarian's Guide to Cultivating an Elementary School Garden will provide information on funding sources, guidance on designing and maintaining a garden, related books and instructional activities, and webliographies.