The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough
Illustrator
Sylvie Daigneault
Publisher
Kids Can Press
Publication Year
2010
ISBN
9781554534883
Pages
32 pages
Genre
realism
Format
picturebook
Item Type
Fiction
Annotation
Eleven-year-old María Luz and her family have a small farm in Honduras, but may not have enough food to sustain them for the year, so Maria's father must leave home to find work, leaving her in charge of the garden. Includes helpful tips and organizations that are set up to help aid in the global food crisis.
Grade Level
3-5
Diversity Topics
Family Relationships; Racial Diversity; Poverty; financial hardship
Main Character
girl
Race/Ethnicities
Honduran
Family Formation
mother and father
Awards
Best Bets: Recommended Canadian Reads for Children, 2010
Best Children's Books of the Year, 2011
Lasting Connections, 2010
Notable Books for a Global Society, 2011
Smithsonian Magazine's Notable Books for Children, 2010
Children's Crown Award, 2013-2014
Nominee
Rocky Mountain Book Award, 2012
Nominee
Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award, 2011, Short List
Skipping Stones Honor Award, 2011, Winner, Nature and Ecology
Keywords
food insecurity; agriculuture; Honduras; farm; work; garden
Diversity Impact
direct
STARS Citation
Milway, Katie Smith, "The Good Garden: How One Family Went from Hunger to Having Enough" (2010). Diverse Families. 932.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/932