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Growing Good (Paperback)

by Bernard Ashley (Author), Bernard Ashely (Author), Anne Wilson (Illustrator)
4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 32 pages
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; New edition edition (7 Aug 2000)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0747547009
  • ISBN-13: 978-0747547006
  • Product Dimensions: 26.8 x 23.8 x 0.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 405,063 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When the box factory is bulldozed, it leaves an empty space in front of Samuel's window. For the first time in his four years he can see the sun shining and the rain falling without the factory getting in the way. But what will happen to the empty space? One day it became a fairground, the next day it was a football pitch or a cycle track. Will it stay an empty piece of waste ground or will the developers get hold of it and turn it into a car park? Remembering the bright plans of St Lucia, Grandad Jess has a better idea. He measures out the ground into allotments, with paths running between them. Everyone can have their own small garden if Steve Tot, the car park groupie, doesn't get his way. Soon people power takes over and local families are out there. Now Sam has something to do. Every day he runs out to tend to his St Lucia beans. The allotments bloom, not just with fruit and vegetables from raspberries to okra, but with lilacs and poppies too. The neighbours' hard work and the rhythm of the seasons puts the waste ground to the best possible use, turning it not into a soulless car park but a patchwork of flourishing gardens that everyone can enjoy. (Kirkus UK)

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'A heart-warming story full of colour' The London Parents' Guide 'A charming community tale, splendidly complemented by the vibrant and decorative illustrations' Books for Keeps On most days Samuel looks out of the window of his flat and sees the familiar sight of the local box factory but one day he looks out and there are builders, demolition men and bull-dozers and slowly the factory is pulled down. And so begins a wonderful and heart-warming story about a boy and his grandfather - an old man whose memories and passion for plants encourage him to turn the local waste ground into beautiful gardens. This is a story about a community working together to make something very beautiful for themselves. Written in a strong, direct and lyrical style by the acclaimed and award-winning children's author Bernard Ashley.

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5.0 out of 5 stars a lovely warm, gentle story, 13 April 2006
My daughter was bought this as a present, probably because we have an allotment and the story is about some families living in inner city flats who create allotments on some waste ground left when a factory is demolished. It's a lovely vibrant, colourful book with a warm-hearted and unusual story. I like the theme about creating something beautiful out of something ugly and making something for the community out of something that was a blight on community life - I hope that doesn't make it sound dull or turgid because it isn't at all!

I also like the fact that it's not about a "traditional" white, middle class family as so many children's books are. The characters are different races and the main boy character is looked after by his grandfather while his mother is at work. It's also nice to be able to show children something where there is a great sense of being part of a community.

Apart from all this, even if you are a white middle class family with no interest in the wider community and hate gardening, it's a good story and nicely illustrated too!
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4.0 out of 5 stars good book about diverse plants & diverse people, 7 Mar 2002
By Mrs. H. M. Rees "where Mary Poppins meets Att... (downwind of Bournville) - See all my reviews
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This book tells about both the pleasures of living in a community and making it richer, and about dealing wisely and kindly with (not so) faceless bureaucracy, and with the odd contrarian in our midst. Good pictures too - I found on each reading, my eye was caught by a different detail.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent story, excellently illustrated., 25 Jul 1999
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A really pleasing story that has been brought to life with fantastic illustrations, all in bright and wonderful colours. An ideal gift for children - they couldn't wish for more!
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