Jenna Lee Gleisner - Planting a Garden in Spring

21st Century
Basic Skills
Library

by Jenna Lee Gleisner

Cherry Lake Publishing Ann Arbor, Michigan

Published in the United States of America
by Cherry Lake Publishing
Ann Arbor, Michigan
www.cherrylakepublishing.com

Consultant: Marla Conn, ReadAbility, Inc.

Photo Credits: Nagy-Bagoly Arpad/Shutterstock Images, Cover, Title;
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Images, 12; Carolyn Franks/Shutterstock Images, 14; Innershadows
Photography/Shutterstock Images, 18; Sergiy Telesh/Shutterstock
Images, 20

Copyright 2014 by Cherry Lake Publishing
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Gleisner, Jenna Lee.
Planting a garden in spring / by Jenna Lee Gleisner.
p. cm. -- (Lets look at spring)
Audience: 5-7.
Audience: K to grade 3.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-1-62431-655-5 (hardcover) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-682-1 (pbk.) -
ISBN 978-1-62431-709-5 (pdf) -- ISBN 978-1-62431-736-1 (hosted ebook)
1. Gardening--Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series: Gleisner, Jenna Lee.
Lets look at spring.

SB457.G55 2013 635--dc23
ISBN-13: 978-1-68444-442-7 (e-book)

2013028935

Cherry Lake Publishing would like to acknowledge
the work of The Partnership for 21st Century Skills.
Please visit www.p21.org for more information.

Printed in the United States of America
Corporate Graphics Inc.
January 2014

Synchred Read-Along Version by:
Triangle Interactive LLC
PO Box 573
Prior Lake, MN 55372

Spring Is Here

It is spring! Weather gets
warmer. It rains often.

The sun warms the soil. Soil
helps plants grow.

Planting

Rain and sunlight help plants
grow. Spring is the best time to
plant a garden!

What Do You See?

What color are Rose's mom's gloves?

Rose's mom turns over the soil.
This makes it ready for plants.

Seeds

Dan puts vegetable seeds in
the ground. He will cover them
with soil.

What Do You See?

How many seeds do you see?

We plant seeds in rows.
Squash will grow in one row.
Peas will grow in another.

Tending

Shay tends her garden. She
waters the seeds. It helps
plants grow.

Emma pulls out weeds.
Weeds use water that
plants need to grow.

What Do You See?

What vegetables do you see?

Gardens grow all spring. What
is your favorite vegetable from
the garden?

Find Out More

BOOK

Berkes, Marianne. Whats in the Garden? Nevada City, CA:
Dawn Publications, 2013.

WEB SITE

My First Garden
www.urbanext.illinois.edu/firstgarden/planning/index.cfm
Learn how to plant your first garden!

Glossary

row (ROH) something set in a straight line
soil (SOIL) the top layer of earth where plants grow
tend (TEND) to take care of
vegetable (VEJ-tuh-buhl) a plant that is eaten

Home and School Connection

Use this list of words from the book to help your child become
a better reader. Word games and writing activities can help
beginning readers reinforce literacy skills.

garden
ground
grow
over
peas
plants

rain
ready
rows
seeds
soil
spring

squash
sun
sunlight
tends
time
vegetables

warmer
weather
weeds

What Do You See?

What Do You See? is a feature paired with select photos in this book.