Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
  • Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood
ISBN: 1534402314
EAN13: 9781534402317
Language: English
Release Date: Aug 18, 2020
Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.5" H x 11" L x 8.5" W
Weight: 1.01 lbs.
Format: Hardcover
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Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed A Neighborhood

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Book Overview

Hartland's joyful folk-art illustrations bop from the gray-toned jazzy vibrancy of a bustling city neighborhood to the colorful harvest of a lush urban farm. --The New York Times

An inspiring picture book for youngsters with meaningful ties to the environment, sustainability, and community engagement. --Booklist

Discover the incredible true story of Harlem Grown, a lush garden in New York City that grew out of an abandoned lot and now feeds a neighborhood.

Once
In a big city called New York
In a bustling neighborhood
There was an empty lot.
Nevaeh called it the haunted garden.

Harlem Grown tells the inspiring true story of how one man made a big difference in a neighborhood. After seeing how restless they were and their lack of healthy food options, Tony Hillery invited students from an underfunded school to turn a vacant lot into a beautiful and functional farm. By getting their hands dirty, these kids turned an abandoned space into something beautiful and useful while learning about healthy, sustainable eating and collaboration.

Five years later, the kids and their parents, with the support of the Harlem Grown staff, grow thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables a year. All of it is given to the kids and their families. The incredible story is Read More chevron_right

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5
   Wonderful story, illustrations, and cause
It's also a great opportunity to support a worthy cause.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
4
   Beautiful illustrations
But the story was perfect for spring, perfect for conversation and talking about how a plant grows. I've always found the book to be a good read, even though it's based on a true story.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
5
   What a Great Book & Great Organization
This book is absolutely wonderful, My niece has absolutely loved it. The illustrations are so engaging and it makes you want to get involved, Morgenthau said. This book is the perfect tool for starting a garden and learning to love veggies. The book is also inspiring and talks in a way that children can understand issues like food deserts. It should be read to every child in New York City.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
5
   Lovely and true story
This book is a no brainer. The book is illustrated by Graham and illustrated by lovely illustrators. But mostly, it is true and needed story for our time, and proceeds go to a garden that turned blight into bounty, and that you, quite frankly, have to see to believe on Lenox and 129th Street in New York City. His life was cut short by a bullet to the neck, but his legacy lives on through the generations: His children are now local Harlem heroes and treasure.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
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   4.5 stars
Tony Hillery, 34, started volunteering at PS 175 in Harlem in September 2010. The school was in the middle of a food desert. His father, Frederick, called the farm "the Harlem Grown." Now, the kids and their parents, with the help of farm staff, grow thousands of pounds of fruits and vegetables a year. The money is given to the kids and their families for medical expenses. Harlem Grown is the story of that first year— the ups and downs and the joy only a garden can bring, Raymond said. The book is told in conversational text that is easy to read and understand. Accompanying illustrations by some of the illustrators are vibrant and full of movement. The Harlem Grown program, launched in 1996, provides after-school tutoring and mentoring to children in the New York area. The author's share of the proceeds from the sale of this book goes directly to the charity.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
4
   True story, inspirational
An empty lot in Harlem is where the story ends. converted to a community farm. Inspired by a visiting schoolyard worker, the children all pitch in, clean up the lot and through some trials and tribulations, create a bountiful urban farm. Wonderful illustrations highlight the change from dreary, vacant lot to colorful fresh fruits and vegetables. A real life picture of the authorgarden inspirer included at the end of the book. Plus some gardening tips.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
5
   A lesson for all of us!
A simple, wonderful, inspiring story that comes to life as you turn each beautifully light-hearted illustrated page! The story of Raymond's life was shared with the generations. One big idea transformed a neighborhood.
 
Recommended to buy: Yes
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