Archimedes Notebook

  The Cabbage Seed's Colossal Secret by Karen M. Greenwald; illus. by Alejandra Ruiz  40 pages; ages 4-8 Tilbury House Publishers, 2026 ...

  I love the way my blueberry leaves turn brilliant red in the fall! So the other day I was trying to capture the color when I noticed this ...

 One day I noticed that someone had been chewing on the carrots. The green tops, that is - and they had nibbled them down to the stems! At f...

      Flower-watching is sort of like bird watching. Except that flowers don't have feathers, and they don't fly. They don't mov...

It’s been a summer of planting and weeding and now it’s time to harvest! As long as the deer don’t get there first! Here are two books that ...

Just last week or so I was clearing a patch of garden so I could plant garlic, when what should I spy - but these cool and funky fungi!   Th...

 Last fall I discovered some yucca plants growing in one of the yards down in the village. It surprised me because I think of yucca as a des...

 Of all the spiders hanging out in my garden, I think this one ( Argiope aurantia ) is the prettiest. Look at the color and design! And look...

   The Soil in Jackie’s Garden by Peggy Thomas; illus. by Neely Daggett 32 pages; ages 5-8 ‎Feeding Minds Press, 2024 theme: gardening, co...

  Outdoor Farm, Indoor Farm     by Lindsay H. Metcalf; illus by Xin Li  32 pages; ages 5-9 Astra Young Readers, 2024 theme: farming, compar...

 I missed this book by a fellow Sleeping Bear Press author when it released last year, so I’m celebrating its One Year Anniversary! Full dis...

  A Place for Rain    by Michelle Schaub; illus. by Blanca Gómez  32 pages; ages 4-8 ‎Norton Young Readers, 2024 theme : rain, problem-solvi...

 I am one of those "lazy" gardeners who doesn't clean up at the end of the season. I leave the seedheads standing, hoping that...

  Caring for Earth (Ultimate Spotlight) by Sandra Laboucarie and Sarah Reynard; illus. by Julie Mercier 12 pages; ages 5 & up Twirl, 20...

 Last year I planted some of these flowers. They are called "spider flowers" and cleome, and grew as tall as me (five feet tall, i...

Way back in May I transplanted my pumpkin seedlings . In the intervening weeks, those tiny seedlings have been growing.  I keep looking for ...

 A few years ago I was planting seeds in my garden and musing about the wonderful and yummy fruits of my labor. I started scribbling ideas i...

In the past few days the temperature has taken a dive, snow has fallen, and my garden has gone from the gold and rusty reds of late fall to ...

 Last week I was putting straw down for mulch and noticed this dainty fairy inkcap mushroom. It looks like it is made out of glass! It looks...

  I LOVE Strawberries   by Shannon Anderson; illus. by Jaclyn Sinquett  32 pages; ages 4-8 Feeding Minds Press, 2022 theme: gardening, resp...