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  • Published: 18 May 2021
  • ISBN: 9780399186301
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $36.99

Maxine and the Greatest Garden Ever




Best friends Maxine and Leo combine their maker and artistic skills to create (and save!) the ultimate garden in this empowering, STEM-focused picture book

Best friends Maxine and Leo combine their maker and artistic skills to create (and save!) the ultimate garden in this empowering, STEM-focused picture book

After sketching and plotting and planting, Maxine and Leo know they've made The Greatest Garden Ever! But they're not the only ones who think so. Soon, all sorts of animals make their way in, munching on carrots and knocking over pots. When Leo and Maxine can't agree on a way to deter these unwelcome critters, it looks like there's more on the line than saving their garden--they just might need to save their friendship too.

  • Published: 18 May 2021
  • ISBN: 9780399186301
  • Imprint: Dial
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 40
  • RRP: $36.99

About the author

Ruth Spiro

Ruth Spiro is the author of the How to Explain Science to a Grown-Up series, the Made by Maxine series, and the best-selling Baby Loves Science series, which has been praised by NPR, Today, Popular Science, the Los Angeles Times, and more. Ruth speaks regularly at STEM and early-childhood conferences across the country.

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Praise for Maxine and the Greatest Garden Ever

Praise for Made by Maxine

"This a great choice for fans of Andrea Beaty's Ada Twist, Scientist and Jenny Offill's 11 Experiments That Failed . . . A fun and uplifting picture book for all libraries that encourages children to engage with STEM concepts." --School Library Journal

"Another worthy book for the girl-inventor shelf." --Kirkus Reviews

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