Grow It!

Helping Hands

by Georgie Birkett

Which plants shall we grow? Where should we plant them? And how do we care for them? Helping with real tasks is a natural progression from pretend play, and is a crucial stage in a child's development. Achieving a shared goal encourages a sense of responsibility, and develops many skills useful in later life. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations are carefully designed to encourage further dialogue between reader and child.

Genres: Childrens

24 pages, Paperback

First published February 1, 2010

About the author

I live and work in the beautiful hilly town of Lewes, near Brighton with my husband, two sons and two cats. I have made lots of children’s books, working with many publishers including PenguinRandomHouse, Macmillan and Bloomsbury. Making children's books is the best job ever and so fun, I knew this would be my job even when I was in primary school!

Reviews

[Maddy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Maddy...uh, she said a lot of things that didn’t really make sense. But she liked the part where the boy said he would be taller than the sunflowers one day.

[Kimmy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really liked this book and so did the kids. We are really into gardening this spring and this book is very inspiring for the kids.