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Fine, Edith Hope , Halpin, Angela Demos

Water, Weed, and Wait

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Colleen Madden. Miss Marigold--a.k.a. the garden lady--leads the kids of Pepper Lane Elementary School in converting an unused patch of playground into a community garden. The authors know their gardening stuff, but what there is in terms of plotting is overly familiar (the kids get the neighborhood grouch to help them out). The exuberant mixed-media art is fresher than the story line.

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