Grow

Discover 15 plants, explore their superpowers, and learn how to grow them.
Learn how to grow different plants year-round, from daffodils in spring to tomatoes and lettuce in summer, pumpkins in autumn and mushrooms in winter!
Meet each plants surprising relatives (did you know the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade?) and unearth their interesting histories (lettuce was the first vegetable to be grown in space!).
Then follow step-by-step instructions to grow and care for each one, whether you have a big 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.
Perfect for children aged 7+, this book will get you outdoors and discovering the wonder of plants.
- 15 chapters are headed by hero plants; discover each ones unique characteristics, intriguing histories and surprising relatives, then follow the step-by-step instruction on how to grow them yourself.
- Take inspiration from the natural world as you learn about perseverance from cacti, discover the power of community from mushrooms and the historic heritage of the humble apple.
- A practical guide to growing for young readers everywhere, whether you have a sunny windowsill or a big back garden
- This is the handbook that will offer the practical advice to guide you as you embark on growing your own plants
Words of Praise for this book:
"An exceptionally good-looking volume, full of practical advice" - The Bookseller
"This guide to plants and how to grow them is a thing of beauty." - i News
Discover more in the series:
Glow: A childs guide to the night sky
Fly: A childs guide to birds and where to spot them
Wild: A childs guide to the animal kingdom
Buzz: A childs guide to bugs and bees and how to spot them