How does an imaginative girl turn an empty lot into a flourishing garden?

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With lyrical language and blooming illustrations, Mara Plants a Seed demonstrates the transformative power of simple actions. By cleaning up an empty lot and planting fifty sunflower

seeds, Mara begins to create a flourishing, wild garden — but she doesn’t do it alone.

 

Little does Mara know, flying insects, digging worms, hungry birds, noisy

neighbors, and other secret gardeners are working to help transform the

lot into something even more beautiful than she imagined. Rain storms

wash away seeds, but rabbits leave some behind. Some helpers nibble

up weeds, and others fertilize the soil. Each time Mara visits the

garden, she’s expecting to see her sunflowers growing. But as the

flowers blossom, she uncovers the exciting secrets waiting for her!

 

Mara Plants a Seed inspires young readers to develop a deeper

connection to the environment around them and study the many ways

natural processes and ordinary animals help plants grow and thrive.

Children will watch as Mara’s simple action of restoring an empty lot

transforms a community and the beautiful way the garden bursts to life.

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