BookFronter
Grow by Riz Reyes

Grow

A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them

Riz Reyes

Magic Cat · Print & ebook · March 1, 2022

Discover 15 plants and fungi with life-changing powers in Grow: A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them.

Plants & FlowersKids' Gardening
Buy on Amazon

We earn from qualifying purchases.

Who it’s for
An accessible plant guide that mixes practical growing advice with clear, family-friendly explanation.
Themes
plants and gardening, nature science, family learning
Pacing
Steady

Nearest books

Matched by what the books are about, then ordered by what their readers also loved.

  1. Book of the MicroscopeAlice James48% match
  2. The Big Book of BloomsYuval Zommer, Elisa Biondi55% matchShares Kids' Gardening and Plants & Flowers
  3. FlyDavid Lindo57% match
  4. Seed to Plant (national Geographic Kids Readers, Level 1)Kristin Baird Rattini63% matchShares Kids' Gardening and Plants & Flowers
  5. Plants on the MoveÉmilie Vast54% matchShares Kids' Gardening and Plants & Flowers
  6. Plant the Tiny Seed Board BookChristie Matheson58% match
  7. A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu, and YouMike Barfield47% match
  8. The Amazing Life Cycle of PlantsKay Barnham, Maddie Frost63% matchShares Kids' Gardening and Plants & Flowers

For older readers: Raised-bed Gardening for Beginners, Cacti, The Complete Guide to Saving Seeds

Start with three books, and this one can be the first.

Members get a new edition every morning: a route out from their books to essays, research and talks, with the reason for each.

Start with this book

About this book

Discover 15 plants and fungi with life-changing powers in Grow: A Family Guide to Plants and How to Grow Them. Meet their surprising relatives (the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade!) and unearth their interesting stories (lettuce was the first plant to be grown in space!). Then follow step-by-step instructions to grow and care for each one, whether you have a big backyard garden or a sunny windowsill.

Continue reading

Written by horticulturalist Riz Reyes and fully illustrated by Sara Boccaccini Meadows, this is the perfect introduction to growing plants for families everywhere.

Hands-On Greenery

An accessible plant guide that mixes practical growing advice with clear, family-friendly explanation.

Come here for

  • clear plant basics
  • garden know-how without the lecture

Expect

  • easy reference feel
  • steady, approachable instruction

Where it sits

Plants & Flowers99%
Kids' Gardening62%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • Activity Books
  • Kids' Cooking
  • Kids' Gardening
  • Plants & Flowers
Show all 5 publisher categories
  • Scientific Discoveries
Authors
Riz Reyes
Publisher
Magic Cat
Published
March 1, 2022
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
plants and gardening · nature science · family learning
Reading lane
Activity Books