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I created A Curious Garden Talks to be an educational, yet fun e-book that children will enjoy reading and learning from.

I worked many years as an occupational therapist in the public schools helping children improve there writing and focusing abilities. It was during that time that I discovered what motivated children to read as well as learn new skills.

I have incorporated these into A Curious Garden. The story has an interesting plot that pulls a child into the story. The worksheets included are enjoyable to do while improving a child's writing, visual perception and attention to detail. Adults have also found the story entertaining, especially if they love to garden!

I hope everyone has as much pleasure reading this short story as I had writing it!

Andrea :-}

This fun and educational short story E-Book is a great way to get kids to enjoy gardening. It is about two children taking care of a garden, told from the garden's point of view. It takes place over a year, during which time, the kids learn about different flowers and vegetables, how to deal with pests in the garden and how the garden changes during the year. The E-Book also comes with word puzzles and other fun activities... good for keeping the kids busy on a rainy day.


For the price and to buy, please go to the "purchase e-book" link.


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An excerpt from the story:

EARLY SPRING:

The garden stirred slowly, it was quietly waking up after a long winter’s sleep. It could feel the snow receding and the warmth of the spring sun on its soil. The first signs of new growth were happening slowly just under the soil. Weeds and flowers were stirring, their roots pushing carefully through the still chilly underground. In a day or two, the first green tips of the stem and leaves would poke through the ground. “Ah”, thought the garden, “ another growing season will soon be under way.”

The humans that tended it would soon return. The garden missed them over the winter. It especially missed Sara; she understood the garden and its moods. Sara knew where and when to plant flowers and vegetables in the garden to get the best results. The garden wondered too, what Sara would look like this year. She had been very small the first time the garden had seen her,and she was full of delight as she smelled the flowers and tasted the vegetables. The first few years, a bigger human had helped her care for the garden.

Then one spring she appeared alone and much taller. The garden heard her exclaim, “Mum, said I can start working in the garden by myself this year!” Sara had proved to be very skilled in tending the garden over the years, except the garden wished she didn’t pull up all the weeds! “How wasteful”, thought the garden, “ She could be using those weeds to feed the other humans.” There was quite a variety, too, including dandelions, perslane and violets, although violets were sometimes considered wildflowers by some humans. This also made the garden think how closely related wildflowers and weeds were, almost like cousins........

 

 

 

 
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