米莉搬家到了完全陌生的地方，整整跨越一整片海洋。她好想念舊家的花園。然後她有了一個點子——利用學校的頂樓建造一個新花園！很快，她的老師和同學也紛紛加入，但是建造一個花園遠比他們想的還要困難。需要辛勤的工作，需要很多學習，要整個學校——眾人齊心協力。最重要的是，「需要很多等待」。但正如米莉的老師米拉萊斯小姐所說：「好事情總需要時間。」 從種植種子到第一次豐收，這是一個一個女孩成長的故事，以及探討「家」的真諦。 From the New York Times bestselling author of Be Kind comes an uplifting classroom tale about students who create a vegetable garden on their school's rooftop. Millie has recently moved to a new city, from a place more than an ocean away. More than anything she misses the garden where her family used to grow food. Then one day she has an idea--the school has a fine flat roof, perfect for a garden. Soon her teacher and classmates are on board, but it takes more than ideas to build a garden. It takes supplies and hard work; it takes a lot of learning; and it takes a whole school--a whole community--coming together to help. And of course, it also takes a lot of waiting. But as Millie's teacher Miss Mirales says, "Be patient. Good things take time." From building the beds and p
Explore the importance of kindness with the youngest readers in a wonderfully accessible way.Even little children have big questions about life. Confucius believed always treating people with kindness
Based on supermodel Georgie Badiel’s childhood, a young girl dreams of bringing clean drinking water to her African villageWith its wide sky and warm earth, Princess Gie Gie’s kingdom is a beautiful l
