One of my very favorite picture books is Blueberries for Sal ! Since blueberries are in season in the summer, now is a great time to read it with your little ones.

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This story has wonderful pictures and is a lovely glimpse of a traditional, seasonal, mother and child activity.

Browse our blueberry bush section and select fromfavourites such as Dixi, Blue Gold or new variety Ozark Blue Finney draws a long but direct line from the manifest-destiny narrative of the 19th century to the 2006 inaugural “Green Issue” of Vanity Fair, an annual issue that was devoted to profiling the most important figures in environmental conservation and a tradition that was curtailed after only a few years. “The stories were great!” she said. “But they were all about white Americans, white Europeans, white Canadians.” Finney remembers seeing only a handful of people of color represented in the whole issue, one of whom was Wangari Maathai, a Kenyan woman who had just won the Nobel Peace Prize for her work on sustainable development. Unequal representations like that one, Finney said, help reinforce the idea that exploring, learning about, and preserving nature and wildlife are predominantly white pursuits. TALK about your grandmother’s kitchen, in the mid-1900s, and how it was very different than your own today. ( Blueberries for Sal was written in 1948.) Then interview a grandparent about food preparation and preservation when they were children. Video tape or record the interview if possible. My family still has an audio recording from a dozen years ago of an interview my daughters did with each of their four grandparents about their childhood memories. It is a family treasure for sure. Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2022-04-20 17:11:53 Autocrop_version 0.0.12_books-20220331-0.2 Bookplateleaf 0002 Boxid IA40438902 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier

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From 1st January 2021, due to new regulations introduced as a result of the UK's exit from the EU, we very much regret that we are unable to deliver plants out-with the UK. Duke is the most widely planted early ripening northern variety, a vigorous and highly productive variety with a bushy upright growth and attractive oval shaped leaves. Heavy, consistent yield with an attractive, light blue, high quality berry. The fruit is firm and has a good crunch when eaten fresh and freezes well. TALK ABOUT when Blueberries for Salwas written andhow different 1948 wasfromtoday. Not only in the way they dressed, what they ate, and how they preserved their food, but also in the kind of dangers they faced. While many people who lived 70 years ago were more likely to face natural dangers–such as meeting wild animals–they were much less likely to face stranger danger. Discuss how you would never ask your child to go “run along” and walk alone in a public mall and why. BibleBill Bryson is wryly terrified of the bear survival advice he received before undertaking his Appalachian Trail expedition which led to his book A Walk In The Woods. Matthew and Joshua, the older sons, were quite familiar with the story of little Sal. But to Nathan, four, and Adam, two, the book was brand new. During one of our weekly trips to the local library, I happened to see the book on a table in the children’s section. “Nathan. Adam,” I whispered loudly as they sat on the floor rummaging through a pile of picture books. “Here’s a book your older brothers used to love when they were little.” I held up the book with Sal on the cover. Scot Plants Direct offer a large range of Blueberry Bushes or Plants that are 2-3 years old, and developed enough to be fruit-bearing this year or next, and will crop for many years to come. It’s possible to lower the pH levels of your soil with sulphur chips or dust. However, they’ll need to be added three weeks before planting to take effect. If the soil is not well draining, each planting hole should be prepared by filling it with a mixture of soil and coarse grit.