Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt: (Nature Book for Kids, Gardening and Vegetable Planting, Outdoor Nature Book) (Over and Under)

I never write reviews. Only when I don't like something where I really really love something, it pretty much never happens. I was actually shocked to go back to this order and see it was only $7.99. I've paid $20 for books and they aren't even as close to as good as this. The book quality, physically, is amazing. The pictures are wonderful and very engaging for my newly 3-year-old. He has so much more interest in the garden with me now. It's wonderful. The writing in the book is so perfect and so educational and there's just a bonuses on the back talking about all of the insects. I'm telling you this is an amazing book. Buy it

This is my new favorite book. I always try to get the kids nature books for Easter (and there are so many great ones) but right now this is my favorite! The beautifully composed story (to be clear it doesn’t rhyme- I call it poetry because the writing is just beautiful) is about a girl and her grandmother through a year- from planning a garden, through all the stages until the next winter. But there’s a catch! It alternates what they see above the ground with what is happening below the ground- all the bugs and creatures who live there and how they affect the soil and plants. The basic story is very simple and easy to understand- I read it to my almost 3yr old, and it kept her interest the whole time. But the skilled detail in all the descriptions of the insect world and living soil, predators and prey outside and how they all affect the environment, the care in tending a garden, just basic cause and effect, and the cyclical nature of.. nature- make this book a brilliant education on the natural world. The pictures on every page are also highly detailed and full of feeling. The ground is not a sterile environment- it’s intricate and full of all kinds of life with their own vital roles. I want my kids to understand this when they’re outside, and embrace it. Beautiful, beautiful book!

This book is so stunning, fun and the art makes me think this is the type of book little's will cherish foreve!

A good children’s book for introducing biology, geology, botany, etc. and an understanding of what exists beyond what we normally see. Beautifully illustrated. A reality check on digital media.

Great read. Paints a very informative picture of the little creature happenings in a garden over the year. Not presented as an info-dump, but as a sweet remembrance. My six, four, three and two year olds have all loved it and gotten something from it.

Loved this book for my granddaughter. Beautifully illustrated.

Very cute book! Read it at preschool for Spring week!!

Kiddo and mama like this book. Fun pictures, lots of exposure to garden “stuff.” It’s interesting and engaging (you can learn a lot or a little but you’ll both be learning something :)

Das Buch ist nett geschrieben, die Bilder hatte ich mir aber lehrreicher vorgestellt.

Very down to "earth" and ideal for a child who enjoys being in the garden.

Kinder children absolutely loved it as a gift from me at the end of my teaching placement. Beautiful imagery.

Something may be wrong with the Kindle edition, it doesn't open.

La prima copia l'ho comprata per me, la seconda per un regalo perché mi era piacuto tanto! Più che descrivere quello che sta sopra e sotto il terreno, spiega l'evoluzione di un orto nelle 4 stagioni con gli occhi di una bambina. Libro davvero delicato, consigliato per chi ha un giardino o un orto in cui far giocare i bambini.