First Garden, Robbin Gourley

First Garden is an informational picture book.  It is about the White House, presidents, and first ladies.  The book talks about how the gardens at the White House and their purpose have evolved over time.   The main focus of the book is on the Obama family and how the first lady’s focus is on healthy living, and most of the food served at the White House is from that garden.  At the end of the book it gives readers directions on how to grow a garden and different healthy recipes.

After reading First Garden if it was possible I would like to take my students outside with the book and use the directions to grow a class garden.  This would show students how to use directions from informational text.  It would also help them create a healthy living lifestyle.  This is a book I would love to have in my classroom library.  It would be great to integrate into a social studies lesson about the presidents.