Charlene's Garden A Children's Guide to Gardening

To Gardening Enthusiasts, The objective of this book is to introduce children of all ages to a "green passion." This will provide them skillsfar into the future affecting many lives beyond their timeand forever. The skills children acquire from gardening include: caring for something besides one's own self, compassion, self-expression, learning, love, nurturing, passion, patience, persistence, responsibility and self-discipline. The lessons children learn and retain for a lifetime to share with others are in: Art - with colors, shapes, design and drawingsMathematics - with addition, subtraction,                 measurements and weights Science - with equations, formulas, measures and volumes This book is a children's version ofVolumes I and II, Solving the Landscape Puzzlewithout the "adult speak, " omitting the technical detailsabout landscape design.
I also left out the informationabout chemical control for insects, disease and weedswhich are grownup responsibilities anyway.