Making Peas

<p><strong>First-grade gardener Gertie Green faces off with new words an unsympathetic teacher and an annoying new student in this beautifully illustrated chapter book for young readers.</strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>From the moment Clark shows up in her first grade class Gertie knows he's going to be trouble. Clark doesn't follow any of the rules. He calls her Gertrude the Rude and gets her blamed for things that aren't even her fault. Then he starts blowing spit wads at her. How do you fight back against someone like that without breaking the rules yourself? </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>A new vocabulary word brings a stroke of inspiration though and after an afternoon planting peas in the garden with Grandma Trudy Gertie's plan seems to be falling into place. But when things take an unexpected turn Gertie learns that friendship like seeds can sprout up and grow in even the most unexpected places. </span></p><p>This is the debut title of this beautifully illustrated early reader chapter book series about friendship gardening and the power and importance of being yourself.<span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Each book features a different vegetable as a key part of the story and includes how-to-grow information for young gardeners.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> An engaging interpersonal drama for early elementary readers. ~ </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)><em>Kirkus Reviews</em></strong></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>The Gertie in the Garden series is so engaging . . . growing vegetables and even playing with them will encourage kids to view healthy foods as helping them negotiate their way in the world. Kids will love these books (and parents will too). ~ </span><strong style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)>Marion Nestle</strong><span style=color: rgba(15 17 17 1)> Professor of Nutrition Food Studies and Public Health Emerita New York University</span></p>