Six diverse children work together to grow a vegetable in a sparkling photodocumentary that includes helpful advice for young garden enthusiasts. Each child picks her or his favorite vegetable to grow in their patch, and each child describes how that vegetable was planted and tended. Carrots, radishes, potatoes, zucchini, and beans are eventually harvested and turned into a beautiful and delicious salad. Specific tips for growing each of the five vegetables are included in this attractive and appealing oversize volume. (Ages 4-9)

Stunning photographs chart each stage in the growth cycle as a group of children transform a bare patch of earth into a vegetable garden: preparing the ground, planting the seeds and watching the seedlings grow until finally it is harvest time. Then it is off to the kitchen with some simple recipes.Five of the most popular vegetables are featured: carrots, beans, radishes, potatoes and zucchini. And brilliant photographs make this book a feast for the eye as well as a first how-to manual. Each step is explained in simple, easy-to-follow language.