Alijah's Garden

by Bryan Patrick Avery, Arief Putra (Illustrator)

Overview

Alijah has planted a pea plant in an abandoned field behind the school. The only problem is the rest of the field is a mess with weeds and trash everywhere. Principal Bueno agrees that if Mr. Grizley's class can clean up the field, Alijah can save his plant and maybe even start a garden. How will the class tackle this huge project? Readers of this social-emotional-learning-focused book can enjoy a related activity at the end of the story.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781484681466
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	08/01/2023
Series:	Mr. Grizley's Class
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Arief Putra loves working and drawing in his home studio at the corner of Yogyakarta City, Indonesia. He enjoys coffee, cooking, space documentaries, and solving the Rubik’s Cube. Living in a small house in a rural area with his wife and two sons, Arief has a big dream to spread positivity around the world through his art.
Bryan Patrick Avery discovered his love of reading and writing at an early age when he received his first Bobbsey Twins Mystery. He writes picture books, chapter books, middle grade, and graphic novels. His middle grade story, “The Magic Day Mystery,” was published in 2020 in Super Puzzletastic Mysteries, an anthology from Harpercollins and the Mystery Writers of America. His debut picture book, The Freeman Field Photograph was published in 2020. Bryan lives in northern California with his family.

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