My first garden : everything you need to know about the birds, butterflies, reptiles, and animals in your backyard / Bénédicte Boudassou ; illustrations de Charlène Tong ; translated by Grace McQuillan.
An interactive guide for young gardeners that takes a look at the creatures often found in common outdoor spaces and presents directions for activities that can help foster biodiversity.
Note
Includes index.
Contents
Earthworms -- The earthworm restaurant -- Robins, titmice, and blackbirds -- Collecting seeds for birds -- Ladybugs -- Raising ladybugs -- Lacewings and solitary bees -- Building insect sanctuaries -- Backyard biodiversity -- Hedgehogs -- Building a hedgehog house -- Lizards -- Observing lizards with binoculars -- Trivia -- Earwigs -- Building an earwig shelter -- Squirrels -- Feeding squirrels -- Frogs and toads -- Building a pond -- Try this! -- The wildlife reporter -- Ants -- Moving an anthill -- Trivia -- Snails -- Raising snails -- Butterflies -- Observing peacock butterflies.
