First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a

First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Maya loves contests, so she is excited when her teacher announces they will plant a school garden like Thomas Jeffersonâ€™s garden at MonticelloÂ—and theyâ€™ll have a Â“First Peas to the Tableâ€ contest, just like Jefferson and his neighbors had each spring. Maya plants her pea seeds with a secret head startÂ—found in Jeffersonâ€™s Garden BookÂ—and keeps careful notes in her garden journal. But her friend Shakayla has plans of her own for the contest...Susan Grigsbyâ€™s light-hearted classroom story also presents scientific and historical information. Nicole Tadgellâ€™s watercolors add both appeal and botanical accuracy.

First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden