Peter Rabbit is the most adventurous of his siblings. He runs into trouble, however, when he ignores his mother's request that he stay out of Mr. McGregor's garden.

From Frederick Law Olmsted to Richard Neutra, Michelle Obama to our neighbors, Americans throughout history have revealed something of themselves--their personalities, desires, and beliefs--in the gardens they create. Rooted in the time and place of their making, as much as in the minds and identities of their makers, gardens mirror the struggles and energies of a changing society. Melding biography, history, and cultural commentary in a one-of-a-kind...

Armed with seeds and a shovel, Biscuit and the little girl visit the community garden where they plant flowers with new friends.

In this groundbreaking resource, two school garden pioneers offer parents, teachers, and school administrators everything they need to know to build school gardens and to develop the programs that support them.-- Publisher

"Mimi was a perfectly ordinary girl who lived a perfectly ordinary life. She didn't want many things. But there was one thing she wanted more than anything else... to see fairies in her garden. Could she ever make a garden perfect enough that they would come?" -- Back cover.

"While staying with his aunt Mimi in a drab city neighborhood, Vincent is asked to get rid of a box of 'dirt balls'. Vincent and Toma, a boy who lives nearby, throw them into the empty dirt lot across the street. Soon, new shoots sprout up"--Provided by publisher.

"Little Bean has to save himself from being cooked by running away and hiding in the garden."-- Provided by publisher.

Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.