Helping Hands: Grow It!

Illustrated by Georgie Birkett

Grow It! is a delightful children’s book that introduces young readers to gardening, growing plants, and caring for the natural world. With simple, conversational text and lively illustrations, this engaging story encourages children to discover how plants grow and how they can take an active role in caring for them.

Which plants shall we grow? Where should we plant them? And what do they need to thrive? Children are encouraged to explore the basics of gardening, from choosing plants and finding the right place to planting, watering, and caring for them as they grow.

Gardening provides wonderful opportunities for children to develop responsibility, patience, observation, and practical life skills. Caring for a living plant also helps children understand that living things have needs and encourages them to notice changes in the world around them. Choosing what to grow and deciding how to care for it can further support confidence, curiosity, and problem-solving.

Key features and benefits:

• Introduces children to gardening, planting, and caring for plants
• Encourages curiosity about nature and the natural world
• Develops responsibility, patience, and observation skills
• Helps children understand how plants grow and what they need to thrive
• Encourages hands-on learning and practical life skills
• Supports conversation between children and parents or caregivers
• Lively illustrations provide opportunities for observation and discussion
• Encourages children to take an active role in caring for living things
  

Grow It! encourages young gardeners to get involved, get curious, and discover the rewards of caring for plants and watching them grow.

The Helping Hands series introduces children to meaningful everyday activities and shows how they can participate in real tasks. Across Clean It!, Cook It!, Grow It!, Fix It!, and Recycling!, children discover practical ways to help at home and in their community while developing responsibility, independence, cooperation, and useful life skills. Simple conversational text and lively illustrations encourage adults and children to read together, talk about their experiences, and explore how small helping hands can make a big difference.