Jayden's Impossible Garden (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781631985904)

Jayden and a new friend bring nature to the city in this timeless story about a community garden

Amidst all the buildings, people, and traffic in his neighborhood, Jayden sees nature everywhere: the squirrels scrounging, the cardinals calling, and the dandelions growing. But Mama doesn't believe there's nature in the city. So Jayden sets out to help Mama see what he sees. With the help of his friend Mr. Curtis, Jayden plants the seeds of a community garden and brings together his neighbors--and Mama--to show them the magic of nature in the middle of the city.

Timeless and vibrant, this story highlights the beauty of intergenerational relationships and the power of imagination and perseverance in bringing the vision of a community garden to life. Jayden's love of nature will inspire readers to see their environment and surroundings as bursting with opportunities for growth and connection. At the back of the book, readers will find activities to make items found in the book, such as the milk jug bird feeder.

Jayden's Impossible Garden is the winner of the 2019 African American Voices in Children's Literature writing contest, cosponsored by Strive Publishing and Free Spirit Publishing, and the recipient of the 2021 Foreword INDIES Honorable Mention, Picture Books, Early Reader (Children's).
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Author: M駘ina Mangal
ISBN-10: 1631985906
ISBN-13: 9781631985904
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Language: English
Published: 03/05/2021
Pages: 40
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.95lbs
Size: 10.20h x 10.30w x 0.40d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 3.3
Point Value: 0.5
Interest Level: Lower Grade
Quiz #/Name: 522160 / Jayden's Impossible Garden

Award: Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards - Honorable Mention

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 03/01/2021
Booklist 03/01/2021 pg. 49