Farmer Eva's Green Garden Life

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Pub Date Jun 25 2024 | Archive Date Dec 11 2024

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Description

Picture book biography about the pioneering woman farmer. The fifth of author Jacqueline Briggs Martin's award winning "Food Heroes" series. 

Farmer Eva Sommaripa founded Eva's Garden in South Dartmouth, Massachusetts, a place "so close to the ocean, she can smell the sea, so close to woods she can talk to trees." More than 50 years later she has grown a big green garden life of friends and neighbors, creatures that crawl, fly and slither, eve microbes that create rich soil in the brown underground. Meet farmer Eva, and share the magic, beauty, and science of life on the farm and caring for the land. 

Farmer Eva's Green Garden Life is one of the first book that focuses on a woman farmer. It is also a story connecting farming with nature, ecology, and science. With an Afterword from Eva, Author's Note, Back Matter and Resource page.

Picture book biography about the pioneering woman farmer. The fifth of author Jacqueline Briggs Martin's award winning "Food Heroes" series. 

Farmer Eva Sommaripa founded Eva's Garden in South...


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ISBN 9780998047775
PRICE $19.95 (USD)
PAGES 32

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Oh, the illustrations are beautiful! I thoroughly enjoyed all of the back matter in this book and learning about Eva Sommaripa and her garden. The text itself lost me a few times. After reading I questioned what the purpose of the text was and had to go back to see if it was a biography or just an informational text about gardening. On my second read through, knowing it was a biography, I was able to follow her story more easily. I think I got distracted by some pages, like the "Brown Underground" and would have possibly preferred that explanation to be minimized since more is offered in the back. Overall, it didn't have the flow I personally look for in a narrative nonfiction, but I would keep on my shelves for the inspiring woman, beautiful illustrations, and content in the back matter.

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Lovely and inspirational! This is a perfect book for getting children interested in gardening, community, and farm-to-table eating.

There's even some great additional material at the end, including a note from Eva Sommaripa, some facts about female farmers, suggestions for using fresh herbs, some gardening tips, and even some information on the composition of healthy gardening soil.

Highly recommended for any young (or old) readers who are interested in gardening.

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Eva and her Green Garden Farm has grown into a resource and business in her area. This simple book shows how she began by enjoying home grown produce and learned more and more and grew many more tasty garden herbs. Fantastic reading for Farm to Table enthusiasts (like me!).
The illustrations by Christy Hale are clear, imaginative, colorful, and informative.
Well suited for reading WITH someone of any age including ESL, and great for gifting to everyone, but especially to a school or your local public library.
I requested and received a free temporary e-book on Adobe Digital Editions from Readers to Eaters via NetGalley. Thank you!
Available 25 Jun 2024 #FoodHeroesBk5

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Martin tells the story of how Eva Sommaripa came to be a successful farmer. Thanks to the gorgeous illustrations by Christy Hale, you can almost smell the fresh-turned soil. The book may appeal more to adults than children with its calming, tranquil feel and subject matter, but hopefully it will inspire at least a few junior gardeners out there. If nothing else, the reader should appreciate, and share Farmer Eva's deep respect for nature.

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What an entrancing true-life story about how Eva Sommaripa grew a love for gardening, community-building, and educating others.

As we read, we could almost feel the salty sea breeze and smell the fresh herbs thanks to Jacqueline Briggs Martin’s descriptive writing style. Young readers will snack on higher order vocabulary words made easier to digest by Christy Hale’s tender and informative illustrations. This book is full of literary devices expertly embedded in the story including parallelism, imagery, and metaphor.

A delightfully balanced meal of technical information and whimsy, “Farmer Eva’s Green Garden Life” ‘is sure to satisfy the palate of readers in every season of life.

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This is an excellent choice for my agricultural community. And you know I love the female empowerment aspect.

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. I purchased a copy for my library.

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