D.S. Venetta

It's the First Annual Garden Contest sponsored by the local farmer's market, and Lexi and Jason Williams are determined to win. In this battle against time and Mother Nature, the kids are sidetracked by everything from caterpillars to worms, seeds to harvest. Who knew there were so many exciting things in a garden? Including poop. Worm poop, mostly. It's one of a plant's favorite foods It was volunteering in her children's school garden that inspired D.S. Venetta to create Show Me the Green It's a story filled with real life experiences with her young gardeners and will surely inspire a new generation to get out and get digging ***Education Edition - including organic gardening lessons in the back of the book. Ages 7 - 10 Grades 2 - 5 Lexile: 580L

D.S. Venetta lives in Central Florida with her husband and two children and Yellow Lab-Cody-body! When not whacking away at her keyboard crafting her next novel or spending time with her kids, you’ll find her in her organic garden chasing grasshoppers and plucking hornworms. When she’s not knee-deep in dirt or her imagination, D.S. Venetta contributes gardening advice for various websites, publications and schools. It’s a busy life to be sure, but at the end of the day, if she can inspire someone to stop and smell the roses (or rosemary!) and be kind to Mother Earth then she’s done all right.