This is a great choice for the higher grades. This book teaches that one can grow a garden that can provide food for a family. In the book we are introduced into a family from Honduras who has little o eat and the garden becomes their solution. ( )

This is the true story of how one family in Honduras changed from hungry and not having enough food, to having enough to go around. This book explains the importance of gardens and growing food around the world.

Response - I think this picture book does a wonderful job teaching the reader how we can take local action within our communities to make a positive difference. Also, this book is a great introduction to world hunger and the food scarcity that millions of people face around the world.

Curricular connection - read aloud; unit on rights and responsibilities

This story should act as a vehicle for social change. It does a great job of explaining the plight of numerous farming families in Central America. It also contains extensive endnotes on organizations that are working to correct these continuing social wrongs. I loved this book. I'd highly recommend it be added to any collection that doesn't have it already. ( )

From the author of One Hen: How One Small Loan Made a Big Difference, this book tells the story how a poor farming family who live in the hills of Honduras and learns how to grow enough food that will sustain them and provide an income. An excellent introduction to the issue of food insecurity. ( )