Grow BEAUTY.
Grow FRIENDSHIP.
Grow FLAVOR.
Grow LIFE!

Discover 15 plants and fungi with heroic powers and learn how to grow them at home.  

Meet their surprising relatives (the tasty tomato is a cousin of deadly nightshade!) and unearth their interesting stories (lettuce was the first vegetable 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.  

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

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