Garden of Happiness, The
Publication Information
Author:  Tamar, Erika	Illustrator:  Lambase, Barbara
Title:  Garden of Happiness, The	Date:  1996
Publisher:  Harcourt Brace	City:  San Diego
ISBN, paperback:  0-15-230582-3	ISBN, hardback:
Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes	ESOL:   Yes
Family:   Yes	Young Adult:
Picture:   Yes
General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, easy reading
HSE Descriptor(s):
Summary:
A young girl cares for a seed that she plants near a community garden in New York City.
Teaching Ideas:
The book makes an excellent easy reading companion to Seedfolks. It can also be used in a text set on gardens to explore the cycles of plant life. Students may want to plant seeds and develop growth charts. ESOL students may want to find the words for sunflower and other garden words in their languages.
Teaching Strategies:
Matrices or Charts    http://literacy.kent.edu/eureka/strategies/matrices_charts.pdf
Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
Emotions-Personal Issues > emotions > death Emotions-Personal Issues > personal issues > group > relationships > friendships Science > biology > zoology > animal behavior > life cycles Ethnic Groups > Hispanic Communities > change Communities > multicultural

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