Pollination
How Does My Garden Grow?
By: Christopher Cheng Illustrated by: Danny Snell
Discover the different ways that pollination happens in our gardens and backyards.
A child’s day in the garden with their Gran and Pa leads to a wonderful exploration of pollination. + Full description
Join them in discovering how pollination happens in our gardens and backyards, and the importance it has for our environment. Meet the animals involved in pollination and the plants that depend on pollination to produce our fruit, vegetables and even our clothes!
Reading level varies from child to child, but we recommend this book for ages 5 to 9.
- Short descriptionNews
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We asked author Christopher Cheng about his inspiration for the book: How Does My Garden Grow? Pollination, of course
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Reviews
"Pollination: How Does My Garden Grow? is an important part of nature's life cycle. Christopher Cheng and Danny Snell have done a great job of creating a narrative nonfiction picture book packed full of details that will help children (and adults) understand something that happens around us all the time, but which we might not really see or take much notice of."
Tania McCartney, Kids' Book Review, 2 February 2023
"For even though young city kids might now know that bees are important, in this intriguing book they learn not only of the bees’ critical role in the survival of the planet as they flit from flower to flower, but also all the other pollinators who carry the precious gold dust – appropriate that it is gold, in the scheme of things – from plant to plant, not only providing food for humans but also for their own kind so that the cycle can continue on."
Barbra Baxton, The Bottom Shelf, 1 February 2023
"This simple colourful book shows active grandparents (albeit with beard and glasses) sharing their knowledge and homegrown food with their beloved grandchild. There are many positive aspects to this book apart from the information imparted along the way. There is the lovely relationship between the generations, family members of various backgrounds and the reality of urban living in an apartment without a backyard."
Lynne Babbage, CBCA Reading Time, 22 January 2023
"There are lots of facts and a glossary, with tips to encourage pollination in your own gardens."
Gardening Austrlia, March 2023
Details
Hardback | February 2023 | $ 24.99ISBN: 9781486313235 | 32 pages | 250 x 250 mm
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Colour illustrations
ePDF | February 2023
ISBN: 9781486313242
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Available from eRetailers
ePUB | February 2023
ISBN: 9781486317332
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Available from eRetailers
Features
- Discover how important pollination is for our sustainability and environment.
- Learn about the animals involved in pollination and the plants that need pollination to survive.
- Created by an award-winning author and illustrator.
Authors
Christopher Cheng adores writing, especially picture books. He has been shortlisted for the CBCA and NSW Premier’s Literary awards, and won the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature. He is Co-Chair of the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Advisory Council.
Danny Snell has been working as an illustrator for over 20 years. His picture books have won awards including the CBCA Eve Pownall Award, the Wilderness Society’s Environment Award for Children’s Literature and more.
For Teachers
We have created these Teacher Notes as a free PDF download to support the use of this book in the classroom.
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