CHIRP! CHIRP! CHIRP! It’s springtime on Bradford Street.
Jada and Jamal are searching for signs of spring. So are their best friends, Carlita Garcia and Josh Cornell. But the most surprising sign of spring awaits them at school the next day . . . a surprise that blossoms into a colorful plan to beautify the schoolyard just in time for Earth Day.
When city workers deliver young trees for Earth Day, Mrs. Pritchett reminds her class that people and plants make perfect partners.
Saturday brings everyone together on the playground to turn over the soil, pull weeds, and paint decorative border rocks. Carlita and Josh quickly realize that the bare gray wall behind the garden needs color too.
Get set to dig in and join the neighborhood fun with the Bradford Street Buddies!
- Natural World: Jada and Jamal spot a singing robin, a fuzzy caterpillar, and purple crocuses peeking through the grass for their classroom homework list.
- Green Projects: Cuttings from forsythia and cherry tree branches burst into yellow and pink blooms indoors, inspiring Carlita’s mother to bake blossom cupcakes for the neighborhood deli.
- Sibling Dynamics: Twins Jada and Jamal work together to collect yard branches alongside their barking dog Muzzy before surprising their teacher with fresh bouquets.
- Also by This Author: Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm, Thunder Rose and Raising Dragons.
