An encyclopedia of gardening for colored children / Jamaica Kincaid and Kara Walker.

Author/creator Kincaid, Jamaica author.
Other author Walker, Kara Elizabeth, illustrator.
Format Book
EditionFirst edition.
PublicationNew York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2024.
Copyright Date©2024
Description82 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A is for apple -- A is for apple and Adam, too -- A is also for amaranth -- B is for breadfruit -- C is for cotton -- D is for daffodil -- E is for earth -- F is for franklinia -- G is for guava -- H is for hibiscus -- H is also for helianthus annuus -- I is for indigo -- J is for jeffersonia -- K is for kitchen garden -- L is for linnaeus -- L is also for liriodendron -- M is for musa -- N is for nicotiana -- O is for orange -- P is for papaver -- P is also for protea -- Q is for quercus -- R is for rose -- S is for solanaceae -- S is also for sugarcane -- T is for tea -- T is also for tulipa -- U is for ulmus -- U is also for utensil -- V is for vaccinium -- W is for water -- W is also for warszewiczia coccinea -- X is for xanthosoma -- Y is for yucca brevifolia -- Z is for zea mays.
Abstract "In this modern-day abecedarium, Jamaica Kincaid shares her deep knowledge of plant history and nomenclature while writing about the intersections of the plant world with history, race, mythology, colonial appropriation, and independence. Accompanied by vivid, powerful illustrations by Kara Walker"-- Provided by publisher.
Genre/formfield guides.
Genre/formalphabet books.
Genre/formencyclopedias.
Genre/formField guides.
Genre/formHistory.
Genre/formField guides.
Genre/formAlphabet books.
Genre/formEncyclopedias.
Genre/formGuides d'identification.
Genre/formAbécédaires.
Genre/formEncyclopédies.
LCCN 2023003428
ISBN9780374608255 hardcover
ISBN0374608253 hardcover

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QK15 .K56 2024 ✔ Available Place Hold