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Nina Soni, master of the garden

"It's Take Your Child to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are all going to work with Mom, a landscape architect, to learn how to start a garden. Naturally that's not enough for Nina, who quickly develops big plans for a business selling the vegetables she plans to grow. But her plans don't includ...

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Main Author: Sheth, Kashmira
Other Authors: Kocsmiersky, Jenn
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Atlanta, GA : Peachtree Publishing Company, 2021.
Series:Sheth, Kashmira. Nina Soni ; 3.
Subjects:
Best friends > Juvenile fiction.
Friendship > Juvenile fiction.
East Indian Americans > Juvenile fiction.
Gardening > Juvenile fiction.
Sisters > Juvenile fiction.
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Summary:"It's Take Your Child to Work Day, and Nina, Kavita, and Jay are all going to work with Mom, a landscape architect, to learn how to start a garden. Naturally that's not enough for Nina, who quickly develops big plans for a business selling the vegetables she plans to grow. But her plans don't include managing the problems that inevitably arise, including rabbits, slugs, mosquitos, and more!"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:187 pages
ISBN:9781682632260
1682632261
Author Notes:Kashmira Sheth was born in India with Guajarati as her mother tongue and began learning English in fifth grade. She had lived in Bhavnagar and Mumbai before moving to United States when she was seventeen to attend Iowa State University, where she received a BS in microbiology. Before becoming an author Kashmira had many different jobs, including running a dance school and choreographing and performing Indian dances, working in a bakery, and working as a food microbiologist. She is the author of several picture books, chapter books, and middle grade and young adult novels. Taking inspiration from her own life and experiences, much of Kashmira's work centers on Indian culture and features Indian and Indian American characters.

Jenn Kocsmierksy is a watercolor artist and picture book illustrator. She was adopted from Seoul, South Korea, and grew up in rural New Hampshire. Now, as a mom and artist, Jenn hopes to promote relatable childhood experiences featuring diverse characters. She was the recipient of the 2018 We Need Diverse Books Mentorship for Illustration and the 2016-2017 Walter Dean Meyers Grant. She lives in New York with her two children and a ginormous goldfish named Joey.

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