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 Jeffersons garden at Monticelloand theyll have a First Peas to the Table contest, just like Jefferson and his neighbors had each spring. Maya plants her pea seeds with a secret head startfound in Jeffersons Garden Bookand keeps careful notes in her garden journal. But her friend Shakayla has plans of her own for the contest...Susan Grigsbys light-hearted classroom story also presents scientific and historical information. Nicole Tadgells watercolors add both appeal and botanical accuracy.