{"product_id":"my-busy-green-garden-9780884484950","title":"My Busy Green Garden","description":"\u003cp\u003eSo begins this lyrical tribute to the bugs, bees, and birds that make the garden such a busy place. With each turned page, more visitors appear, and all the while the \"surprise\"--a chrysalis--changes unnoticed until, on the last page, a butterfly emerges and flies away across the garden's well-tended borders. Back-of-book notes about the natural histories of the garden's denizens complete this lovely and lively portrait of backyard nature, which is also a gentle meditation on the rewards of paying attention. A chipmunk hides on every page to divert and engage young readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFountas \u0026amp; Pinnell Level O\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePierce, Terry:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - TERRY PIERCE (Ridgecrest, CA) was a Montessori teacher for 22 years before writing children's books. Her 18 books include \u003cem\u003eTae Kwon Do!\u003c\/em\u003e (Bank Street College Best Children's Books of 2007); \u003cem\u003eBlackberry Banquet; Mother Goose Rhymes\u003c\/em\u003e (a 2007 AEP Distinguished Achievement Award Winner) and \u003cem\u003eMy Busy Green Garden.\u003c\/em\u003e She is an instructor in the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchwartz, Carol:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - CAROL SCHWARTZ has illustrated more than 50 picture books, including \u003cem\u003eMy Busy Green Garden\u003c\/em\u003e, which Kirkus called \"a lovely literary and artistic rendering.\" Her other books include \u003cem\u003eSea Squares\u003c\/em\u003e (an Outstanding Science Trade Book and Children's Choice award winner), \u003cem\u003eThe Maiden of Northland\u003c\/em\u003e (an Aesop Accolade List book), and \u003cem\u003eThinking about Ants\u003c\/em\u003e (an Outstanding Science Trade Book). Carol taught illustration at Milwaukee Institute of Art \u0026amp; Design and has shared her passion for illustrating at the hundreds of elementary schools, libraries, conferences, and colleges she has visited.","brand":"Tilbury House Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461513220370,"sku":"9780884484950","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c1b97664-1d9f-4c96-8c4c-6070aa3285f1.jpg?v=1730069483","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/my-busy-green-garden-9780884484950","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}