The Secret in the Garden

by Winifred Barnum-Newman

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0877431515
• ISBN13: 9780877431510
• Release Date: June 1980
• Publisher: Baha'i Distribution Service
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Age Range: 5 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 5

Customer Reviews

A progressive teaching tool for racial unity.

The plot is simple, a small town insists upon segregating itself, not by race but by garden. A young girl in the town observes the strife and discord among her elders, each of a different race. But, the discord is not based upon race. The trouble with the people in the town is they do not understand why their respective gardens do not flourish. Each peson refuses to let any other type of flower grow in his/her garden other than the "flower" he/she likes most. The arguing and strife upset the young girl. Soon an elderly woman enters the village. She plants a beautiful garden filled with every variety of flower known to Humankind. Needless to say, her garden grows and becomes the most beautiful in the town. The little girl spends time with the woman and learns why her garden is so strong. Soon the townspeople come together and find that the young girl has planted a garden of her own with the seeds they threw away. She teaches them that it is important for all of the flowers to exist together harmoniously for the garden to flourish. The townspeople agree and begin to rebuild their own gardens by sharing seeds with each other and soon they too have beautiful gardens. The illustrations and writing are beautifully done. Ms. B. Newman is able to teach a very important lesson to all of us, with great aplomb