Susan Apps-Bodilly
Seeds n Soil

Susan Apps-Bod­il­ly
Wis­con­sin His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety Press
First pub­lished in 2022
Grades 3 through adult, 160 pages
ISBN 978–0870209857

MIPA Gold Medal winner

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Seeds in Soil

Planting a Garden and Finding Your Roots

Take learn­ing out­doors and empow­er young read­ers to plant their own gar­dens while dig­ging deep­er into relat­ed sci­ence and his­to­ry lessons in this soil-to-sup­per book designed for kids and adults to use together.

Packed with hands-on activ­i­ties, fun projects, and fresh recipes, this col­or­ful gar­den­ing guide pro­vides oppor­tu­ni­ties for kids to observe, explore, and ask ques­tions while engag­ing their nat­ur­al curios­i­ty about nature. These lessons are great for aspir­ing gar­den­ers in zones 3–5, whether work­ing with a whole yard, a com­mu­ni­ty or school gar­den, or just a balcony.

Writ­ten by a teacher, the book includes engag­ing lessons about the sci­ence of cli­mate, soil, and pol­li­na­tors and con­nec­tions to his­to­ry through the sto­ries of First Nations and immi­grant gar­den­ers. Told through the author’s fam­i­ly sto­ries and expe­ri­ence, Seeds in Soil will get kids and adults hav­ing fun in the garden!

Garden Art Ideas from Seeds in Soil by Susan Apps-Bodilly
Gar­den Art Ideas from Seeds in Soil by Susan Apps-Bod­il­ly,
pub­lished by Wis­con­sin His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety Press. Copy­right © 2022. All rights reserved.

Honors and Recognition

  • Mid­west Inde­pen­dent Pub­lish­ers Asso­ci­a­tion Mid­west Book Awards Winner

Reviews and Recommendations

“Seeds in Soil is an excel­lent resource for any­one want­i­ng to get chil­dren out­doors and dig­ging in the dirt.  The local his­to­ry and mul­ti-cul­tur­al approach in regard to agri­cul­ture and gar­den­ing in Wis­con­sin are par­tic­u­lar­ly help­ful in cre­at­ing a base of knowl­edge and acti­vat­ing ideas to be used with the diverse pop­u­la­tion of stu­dents that makes up our com­mu­ni­ty. It’s a must-read for any teacher tak­ing stu­dents out­doors!” (Madi­son Met­ro­pol­i­tan School Dis­trict educator)

“I perused a library copy of your book and I think it is absolute­ly won­der­ful! I love so many things about it, includ­ing the lit­tle paper clips and pieces of tape. The per­son­al pic­tures of your fam­i­ly, friends, and cowork­ers. The for­mat of the head­ings and info box­es. What a prod­uct of sin­cer­i­ty and love! Most of all, the info in the book is sol­id and so heart­felt. Like a true teacher, you made the con­tent inter­est­ing and inspire the read­er to action. Would so many more books be like this! I hope writ­ing it and work­ing with your pub­lish­er was as col­or­ful as the book itself. The more books writ­ten and for­mat­ted like that, the bet­ter! I am assign­ing a few chap­ters to my daugh­ter to read and will buy a copy for her, and myself of course. Hap­py gar­den­ing!” (Madi­son, Wis­con­sin parent)