First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew by Robbin Gourley - ADVISABLE

Gourley, Robbin First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew 48 pg. Clarion Books, 2011. NON-FICTION. $16.99. In 2009, Michelle Obama initiated the First Garden project. Her goal was to encourage healthful eating so the White House kitchen garden was born. With the help of a class of twenty-three 5th graders and other White House staff, the garden was planted and harvested and now produces more than a thousand pounds of food and one hundred and thirty-four pounds of honey. Interspersed throughout the story is a brief history of the White House gardens and grounds. Also included at the end are some favorite White House recipes.
This was a very interesting book that had a good mixture of historical and current information. The watercolor illustrations add good visual interest to the story. Overall I think it was a political/green book with an encouraging message to become more self-sufficient and healthy. EL-ADVISABLE. Whitney, Library-Teacher.