Five friends, all with plant names, get together in their after-school Science Club to complete projects around their school. Their teacher and Science Club sponsor, Ms. Forrest, enlists them to plant flowers in their new school garden, transplant vegetables from Ms. Pepper’s 2nd grade class, care for the indoor plants in the classroom, and solve an erosion problem for Principal Oakes. But on a field trip to the local Arboretum, Iris, Kale, Ivy, Violet, and Jasmine discover they are each very different, just like the plants.
Or will their differences tear them apart?
Will they learn respect and acceptance of each other?
BISAC
JUV029040 JUVENILE FICTION / Science & Nature / Flowers & Plants
JUV039060 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Friendship
JUV039140 JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance
About Author Anita Wadley Schlaht
Anita Wadley Schlaht, B.S., M.Ed., has 30 years of teaching experience. She is an avid gardener and enjoys all kinds of plants. Anita’s published works include JUST Playing and the Spanish version, Solo Jugar, a picture book about what children learn through play. Gardening With God – Lessons from the Master Gardener, Anita’s second book, is a 31 Day Devotional. Her new, early chapter book, The Plant Platoon, is engaging and inspiring. She invites readers to join the fun of five elementary scientists on a mission to explore the world of plants. Find it and Anita at JUSTPlayingPoem.com or anita.schlaht@gmail.com.
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