Grow: A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them

by Riz Reyes, Sara Boccaccini Meadows (Illustrations)

Discover 15 plants and fungi with life-changing powers in A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them .

Meet their surprising relatives (the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade!) and unearth their interesting stories (lettuce was the first plant to be grown in space!). Then follow step-by-step instructions to grow and care for each one, whether you have a big backyard garden or a sunny windowsill.

Written by horticulturalist Riz Reyes and fully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is the perfect introduction to growing plants for families everywhere.

Genres: Gardening, Nonfiction, Nature, Picture Books, Childrens, Science, History

64 pages, Hardcover

Published March 1, 2022

Reviews

[annabel · Rating 5 out of 5]

i’m collecting books for my future classroom and this one is so cute!!!! the illustrations are actually adorable and i now know random facts about the history of plants and i’m not even mad about it 🌸🍓🐝🥬🌻🥕

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charming and informative. Good for the whole family.

[Lesley · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fact filled primer on some popular plants that inspires. If I could plant before June I would have started!

[Dimity Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Where were books like this when I was a kid? Simple, detailed, extraordinary; it draws on the familiar and yet embraces the unusual or at least flora that is known in some cultures and societies more fully in than others thus making this guide relevant and so so interesting on a global level.

[Maria George · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is beautiful! Gorgeous water color illustrations and wonderful, easy to follow organization. It reviews 14 major plant families (and one section on mushrooms) that are important to humans, primarily food plants, but also flowers and succulents that aren't edible. It goes over plants you may recognize, others you may not, a few fun facts, and the historical significance of each plant family. It's easily digestible and fun to flip through

[Mehsi · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wauw, wat een supermooi en prachtig boek zeg, en razend goed geschreven~ Heerlijk genoten van de vele informatie (op een leuke manier gepresenteerd in korte hapjes) en prachtige illustraties waarvan ik verschillende gewoon in een lijstje wil hebben voor mijn muren.
Ook leuk vond ik de tips om zelf dingen te groeien. Zou er best een paar willen proberen.

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a little over Lily's head at her age, but it's a fantastic book on gardening for kids and curious adults. Includes chapters on various plants and which families they belong to along with the history and mythology associated with each. The artwork is beautiful and detailed.

[Annabelle Gibson]

This is a great book for when doing a science experiment and teaching students how to grow certain things. This is the book I would use to introduce growing plants and what all goes into taking care of and growing plants.

[The Loco Librarian · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is A LOT happening on each page. There are a lot of cool facts if you’re interested in plants, but it did start to give me a little bit of anxiety, because there was so many words and pictures on each page.

[Deidra Chamberlain · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful, and informative. The arrows for text flow were subtle and helpful. I didn’t understand the family reference until I opened it up, so I thought it was a book about how to garden with your family. Probably should have been subtitled “A Guide to Plant Families and How to Grow Them”

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous illustrations.

A great browsing book, full of infobits.

[Jolee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Stunning… absolutely lush and very accessible for the appropriate age.

[Shaundell Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fantastically wonderful book describing 15 plants, giving descriptions, unique facts, and tips for growing the plants as a family. The illustrations are beautiful!

[Jessi Riel · Rating 5 out of 5]

SUCH a beautiful book. The illustrations are incredible, the book is both informative and sweet—my only wish was that kept going.

[Kathryn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Want to re read and maybe own

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully illustrated, interesting information, and a fabulous place to start your research.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is so pretty and part of a very interesting series.

[Emily · Rating 5 out of 5]

Informative and beautifully illustrated.

[Keli Lynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Lovely plant book with beautiful illustrations. Provides historical, medicinal and modern day uses of plants.

[Marilyn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent guide and illustrations;

[Kitty Tomlinson]

Beautiful children's book of plants, their families and how to grow them. Well drawn by illustrator Sara Boccaccin-Meadows. Loved this book.

[Donna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exquisite. No notes. 🩷

[Ibi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this in German, but since that edition is not on Goodreads, I'll write my review on the English edition instead.

This books is beautiful and has covers a lot of different plant families, if this is the correct term.
There were quite a few things I didn't know yet.

5 stars - would have been obsessed with the plant facts as a kid.

[Susan Eubank · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 Nominated for the 2023 Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries Annual Literature Award