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American
Horticultural Society
at George Washington’s River Farm
7931 East Boulevard Drive
Alexandria, VA 22308-1300
Tel: 703-768-5700
Fax: 703-768-8700
Website:
http://www.ahs.org
American
Horticultural Society and Junior Master
Gardener Program Co-Sponsor New Awards Program
for Children's Garden Books
Alexandria, VA – August, 2005.
The American
Horticultural Society (AHS) and the Junior Master
Gardener (JMG) Program presented the first “Growing
Good Kids – Excellence in Children’s Literature
Awards” on July 28, 2005 at the AHS National Children
& Youth Garden Symposium in Atlanta, Georgia.
This new award honors
“engaging, inspiring works of garden and
ecology-themed children’s books… recognizing books
with both a powerful story and moving illustrations”
says Randy Seagraves, national curriculum coordinator
for JMG.
In this, the first year of the awards, 40 “Classic”
books published during the last century received the
awards. The list of “Classic” award winners is
included below. Publishers of these books can use a
special “Growing Good Kids” award sticker to indicate
award-winning books.
Starting in 2006, the
award will honor books published in the previous year
and may include categories such as non-fiction and
age-specific books. The award selection committee
includes youth gardening specialists from AHS and JMG
as well as teachers and children. To nominate a title
for the 2006 award, please
click here.
AHS Director of Communications, David J. Ellis, says
“It is our hope that these award winning books will
inspire the next generation of gardeners to explore,
enjoy, and take care of the natural world around
them.”
For more information, contact David J. Ellis of AHS at
703-768-5700 ext. 122 or
dellis@ahs.org;
or Randy Seagraves of JMG at (979) 845-8565 or
randy@jmgkids.org.
Photographs of this year’s award ceremony are
available upon request.
2005 Winners of the “Growing Good Kids – Excellence
in Children’s Literature” Awards
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Brother Eagle, Sister
Sky by Susan Jeffers
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Camille and the
Sunflowers by Laurence Anholt
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Carrot Seed by Ruth
Krauss
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Clara Caterpillar by
Pamela Duncan Edwards
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The Gardener by Sarah
Stewart
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The Gazebo by Ethel
Pochocki
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The Giving Tree bu Shel
Silverstein
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The Great Kapok by
Lynne Cherry
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Empty Pot by Demi
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How Groundhog's Garden
Grew by Lynne Cherry
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Inch by Inch: A Garden
Song by David Mallett
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I Will Never Not Ever
Eat a Tomato by Lauren Child
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The Leaf Men by William
Joyce
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Lily's Garden by
Deborah Kogan Ray
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Linnea in Monet's
Garden by Christina Bjork
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The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
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The Lotus Seed by
Sherry Garland
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Miss Rumphius by Babara
Cooney
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Mrs. Spitzer's Garden
by Edith Pattou
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Oliver's Vegetables by
Vivian French
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Once There Was a Tree
by Natalia Romanova
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Place to Grow by
Stephanie Bloom
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Plantzilla by Jerdine
Nolen
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Pumpkins by Mary Lyn
Ray
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Scarlette Beane by
Karen Wallace
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The Secret Garden by
Frances Hodgson Burnett
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The Shaman's Apprentice
by Lynne Cherry
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Sunflower House by Eve
Bunting
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Sunflower Sal by Janet
S. Anderson
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The Tale of Peter
Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
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The Tin Forest by Helen
Ward
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The Tiny Seed by Eric
Carle
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Too Many Pumpkins by
Linda White
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Tops and Bottoms by
Janet Stevens
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Two Old Potatoes and Me
by John Coy
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The Ugly Vegetables by
Grace Lin
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Wanda's Roses by Pat
Brisson
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Weslandia by Paul
Fleischman
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Whose Garden is it? by
Mary Ann Hoberman
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Wild Child by Lynn
Plourde.
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The American
Horticultural Society (AHS), founded in 1922, is an
educational, non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that
recognizes and promotes excellence in American
horticulture. One of the oldest and most prestigious
gardening organizations, AHS is dedicated to making
America a nation of gardeners, a land of gardens. Its
mission is to open the eyes of all Americans to the
vital connection between people and plants, to inspire
all Americans to become responsible caretakers of the
Earth, to celebrate America’s diversity through the
art and science of horticulture; and to lead this
effort by sharing the Society’s unique national
resources with all Americans.
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