{"product_id":"benjamin-grows-a-garden-volume-2-benjamin-outdoors-3","title":"Benjamin Grows a Garden (Volume 2) (Benjamin Outdoors, 2)","description":"Readers follow along step-by-step as Benjamin plants and cares for his garden and imagines the harvest to come.\nBenjamin loves springtime. The grass grows bright green, the birds sing sweet songs and, best of all, Benjamin and his mother start their garden. In just the right order, they plant mahtâmin (corn), pîmiciwacis (beans), and osawipak (squash) for Three Sisters Soup. They plant strawberries to serve with bannock, then zucchini, tomatoes, cucumbers. Benjamin and his mom lovingly tend to the garden and watch it grow into a plentiful harvest with enough to share. Throughout the whole summer, Benjamin dreams about the fall, when they’ll have all the ingredients for a feast – and everyone will be invited!\nIn this heartwarming story, award-winning author Melanie Florence evocatively portrays the pleasures and rewards of growing and sharing food. The steps of the gardening process – digging holes, planting seeds, watering – are carefully described, and the yearly cycle of growing, harvesting, eating and then starting again the next year is emphasized. Special attention is paid to the tradition of planting corn, beans and squash together so that each plant by its nature helps the others grow. Benjamin and his mother use Cree words throughout the story, and a pronunciation guide is included at the back of the book for further inquiry. Vivid illustrations by Hawlii Pichette make this a perfect follow-up to the author and illustrator duo’s previous book, Benjamin’s Thunderstorm.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 152530321X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.152530321X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Florence, Melanie|Pichette, Hawlii\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in excellent condition. There may be minimal writing on the inside cover or cover page. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47683421012145,"sku":"RDV.152530321X.VG","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/152530321X-0_d8ae78a5-99e7-4e4b-90c3-f1a779275659.jpg?v=1783575591","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/benjamin-grows-a-garden-volume-2-benjamin-outdoors-3","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}