Author: Phyllis Root
Publisher: Candlewick Press
ISBN: 1536204293
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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Celia Thaxter grew up on a desolate island off the coast of Maine, where her father worked as lighthouse keeper. Amid the white and gray of the sea, the rocks, and even the birds, young Celia found color where she could: green mosses and purple starfish and pink morning glories by the shore. And she planted her first garden, tucking bright marigolds between rocky ledges. When she was twelve, Celia's family moved to nearby Appledore Island, where her father built a large hotel, and Celia planted a bigger, ever-growing garden with nearly sixty types of flowers, from asters to wisteria.
Author: Celia Thaxter
Publisher: Applewood Books
ISBN: 1429014296
Category : Gardening
Languages : en
Pages : 146
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Celia Laighton Thaxter (1835-1894) was born in Portsmouth, NH. When she was four, her father became the lighthouse keeper on White Island in the Isles of Shoals. After resigning his post eight years later, he built a resort hotel on Appledore Island in Maine. The first of its kind on the New England coast, the hotel became a gathering place for writers and artists during the latter half of the 19th century. In her last year of life, Celia published this work, in which she lovingly describes her Appledore garden and its flowers. The flowers she grew in her cutting garden filled her own rooms and those of the hotel, and this work became famous for its descriptions of the old-fashioned flowers she grew there. Her island garden, a plot that measured 15 feet square, has been re-created and is open to visitors.
Author: Holly Keller
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Animals
Languages : en
Pages : 40
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After seeing how arguing affects the other animals, Cecil figures out how to plant a garden that he and his friends can all enjoy.
Author: Celia Thaxter
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 202
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Author: Faye Labanaris
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781574329582
Category : Ribbon flowers
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Once again this energetic and sought-after teacher brings the inspiration of Celia Thaxter's Isles of Shoals garden to life. The incredible number of ribbon styles and colors available today will enable you to re-create these glorious blooms. Even beginners will be inspired to try these exquisite, three-dimensional blossoms as the clearly illustrated instructions will take them from start to successful finish. Meticulous instructions are given for a variety of ribbon flowers. These delightful posies can be used singly or in combination to enhance quilts, clothing, fashion accessories, and home decor items. OUT OF PRINT
Author: Carrie Knowles
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1780998295
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 303
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Just when Helen thinks she can take charge of her life, a devil-hunting itinerant preacher upsets the delicate balance she has managed in a family locked in secrets and headed for trouble. When Helen breaks down, her husband, Richard, angry and ashamed, commits her to a mental institution without telling their children where their mother has gone. Lillian's Garden is a novel about failure and finding redemption through learning how to ask for what you want and accepting what love has given you. ,
Author: Jeanette Ann O'Donnell
Publisher: Strategic Book Publishing
ISBN: 162212975X
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
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Jessica's Garden is a wonderful children's story about the need every child has to go outside and play ... and get dirty! Jessica wants so badly to play in the garden and get dirty like Katie, the little girl next door, but Jessica's mummy doesn't want her little girl to ruin her pretty clothes. Daddy tries to console Jessica, but everything changes when Nanny comes to visit. Nanny soon sees to it that Jessica has lovely new play clothes as well as seeds to plant in her garden. Now Jessica can see how flowers and veggies grow, and she can enjoy herself with Katie and not worry about her clothes. Jeanette O'Donnell is retired and spends much of her time in the garden. She plans to write more children's books, naming the characters after her grandchildren. "I grew up in the West Midlands of England and emigrated to Australia with my parents as a sixteen-year-old. I love Australia, but have never forgotten the pretty gardens and countryside of England." Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/jeanetteannodonnell
Author: Tim McCanna
Publisher: Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
ISBN: 1534417974
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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“McCanna's superb scansion never misses...Like its subject: full of bustling life yet peaceful.” —Kirkus Reviews Acclaimed author Tim McCanna celebrates gardens, nature, and all sorts of critters in this delightful and vibrant read-aloud picture book. In the earth a single seed sits beside a millipede worms and termites dig and toil moving through the garden soil How does a garden grow? Follow along from seed to sprout to bud to flower as a garden blooms. Worms, ladybugs, millipedes, and more help a garden grow each season. Tim McCanna’s gorgeous, rhyming text, combined with Aimée Sicuro’s stunning illustrations make this charming picture book as informative as it is fun to read aloud. Bonus backmatter features tons of cool facts about ecosystems and the symbiosis between plants and bugs.
Author: Loretta Krupinski
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
ISBN: 9780316839211
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
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An illustrated journal of a small child from the nineteenth century describes the colors, sounds, and textures of her home on the Isles of Shoals.
Author: Celia Barker Lottridge
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781554550340
Category : Counting
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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This counting book takes children from one through ten as the garden is planted and from ten through one hundred as it is harvested.
