Best Buds Forever
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Picture Book · Ages 5–9 · 2020

Best Buds Forever

By Martha Maker, Xindi Yan (Illustrator)

Part of the Craftily Ever After series

Can Emily and friends save a garden from being paved over?

4.0/5 Goodreads · 42 ratings
128 pages

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Bookroo's summary

Emily Adams finds an empty lot destined for pavement but once a thriving garden. With her friends Maddie, Bella, and Sam, she plans to revive it. They rally the community, presenting the garden's environmental benefits. Their biggest challenge? Convincing the mayor. Will their efforts blossom into success, or will the garden remain a memory? Join Emily and her crafty crew as they fight for green spaces and friendship in this engaging tale.

From the publisher

When Emily discovers an empty lot that used to be a community garden, she and her crafty friends make it bloom once again in this seventh book of the Craftily Ever After chapter book series. Emily Adams learns that an empty dirt lot in town used to be a beautiful garden but now it’s about to be paved over. So, she decides to take action. Emily and her three crafty friends, Maddie, Bella, and Sam decide the best way to save the old garden is to create a new one! But first they have to get the neighborhood on board. They research why gardens are great for the environment and the community, and they present the information to their friends, family, and neighbors. The last person they have to convince is the mayor himself. The friends know that no matter what happens, they’ll be best buds forever…but will the mayor like their plan? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Craftily Ever After chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

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Format
Paperback
Pages
128
Reading age
5–9
Audience
Juvenile Reader
Themes & topics
Books about friendshipBooks about artBooks about communityBooks about cultureBooks about gardening
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Book details

Publication
Published
June 2, 2020
First published
May 5, 2020
Publisher
Little Simon
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781534463547

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