Book Review of A Year In The Secret Garden

Book:A Year In The Secret Garden

• Author:Valarie Budayr and Marilyn Scott-Winters 
• Paperback: 143 pages
• ISBN-10: 193642617X
• ISBN-13: 978-1936426171

Book Review:

Brittany Perez ( Oh My Bookness )

@ohmybookness

Bperezbookreviews@gmail.com

November 17,2014

Valarie Budayr and Marilyn Scott-Winters created a "guide or companion "  to the beloved classic Novel The Secret Garden. A Year In The Secret Garden introduces you to the beloved Classic tale of The Secret Garden, to a whole new generation and to a whole new way to families familiar with the classic tale with guide photos, as well goes through all twelve months of the year bringing the magical story to life. With the use of historical of information, monthly gardening information and activities, easy to make recipes, step by step crafts brought to life from the pages of a classic tale...The Secret Garden. Now you can bring a little piece of the story into your home, to life and into your own home, garden, kitchen, and or play area.

To give you a example the month of April alone has how to create "Robin Cakes", on pg. 74. To give you a little taste here's what you need to make "Robin Cupcakes", you actually put Cadbury Eggs in the cupcake with fondant robins on top of buttercream frosting. This is a cup cake I'm looking forward to try out because well, it's just looks real good.  The idea for the Robin Cake comes from Mary in The Secret Garden, the Robin is in the month of April and shows In Mary's Garden.

 Continuing to pg. 78, there is beautiful felt patterns , Dickens's felt creatures to be exact. What's great about these patterns its you get three different ones to choose from. The first patten you get is it fox and each piece is numbered in order the pieces go together. The second piece is a Lamb numbered for orderly, and thirdly you get a bunny. What's great you don't have to tear any pages put, you can create as many copies of the patterns you like so you can make as many or use them as craft study with students or while babysitting. With each activity their is a backstory or to to the original story, so how do these felt creatures tie in? Well in The Secret Garden, Dickens has uniquely intimate relationships with the land, described as a god like Pan, he has the ability to charm animals and all creatures who come instantly close to him. 

As we continue through the month of April, and can you guess......it's also the month my birthday falls in. Now we get to see what other joyous projects and/or crafts that we see in the month of April, In The Year Of The Secret Garden. I already know one I would like to do and that is the Robin Cakes....mmmmmm. just a example of a project that can work for multiple occasions.

As I move forward to the next project, The World Of Mason Bees, I wonder as many as you must be, What Is The World Of Mason Bees? Well that's a great question and a fun spring project to have in your arsenal, especially for all you Gardnere or planters.Mason Bees are non-violent, non-territorial, and hardier than honey making bees. They have two big advantages, they are solitary, work for themselves, and are independent workers. A plus they are less susceptible to disease. They are quite effective pollinators! As well.

 Just two or three can pollinate a full garden or Apple tree.

Need a good staple for a costume or just an extra piece for maybe a British spy costume for Halloween or, learning just to learn different currencies. You Can now learn all about British Money, the amount, about different pounds and shillings and more. The Secret Garden, with its companion a great source of materials for class when there leaning about a book because there is facts mixed fun activities pertaining to the story.

The rest of activities and more from May all the way back to January you'll just have to buy the book to see all the creative and fun things to do and snippets about the different characters. A Year In The Secret Garden now allows you have your own array of tamed pets.

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