Mary Frances Garden Book or Adventures Among the Garden People

by Jane Eayre Fryer, William F. Zwirner (Illustrator)

Book by Jane Eayre. FRYER

Genres: Science

382 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 1998

About the author

As a 36 year old school teacher from Merchantville, New Jersey, Jane Eayre Fryer wrote the first Mary Frances book---and left a lasting legacy. Combining fact and fancy for a complete course in home economics, her innovative concept was to teach useful things in an entertaining way. The Mary Frances books were not mere storybooks to be read and cast aside; these were instruction books, in story form, designed to teach valuable life skills to youthful readers in a playful manner. In 7 volumes, Jane Eayre Fryer leads Mary Frances through great adventures---and as Mary Frances learns cooking, sewing, housekeeping, gardening, first aid, knitting and crocheting from her fairy helpers, the reader learns right along with her.

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[Sandy Weir · Rating 5 out of 5]

Printed nearly 100 years ago, this thoughtfully assembled collection of garden and plant information is presented in a variety of formats... some fairy tale stories like "Have a Seat on a Toad Stool", some instructions such as " Good and Bad Weeds", a planting calendar and all nicely illustrated in style of the time.. Perfectly wonderful to read to children who are interested in growing plants, fairies, and wholesome, outdoorsy stories!