A Garden's Search for Water

by T. A. Kuepper, Brett Bednorz (Illustrator)

Overview

Archie and his friends have a problem to solve. What is making the vegetables sick? With care, compassion, and a magic power, they hike through the forest, sing songs at campfires, and don’t give up until their goal of a healthy garden is reached. A colorfully illustrated chapter book that shares profits and donates to help children’s hospitals.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780997732740
Publisher:	TK Enterprises
Publication date:	09/01/2017
Series:	Adventures of Archie Artichoke , #2
Pages:	74
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 1.25(h) x 9.00(d)
Age Range:	6 - 10 Years

About the Author

T. A. (Ted) Kuepper is an environmental engineer with a deep appreciation for nature and the environmental challenges facing all of us today. His particular expertise is water treatment, and he uses that knowledge in his writings and his humanitarian work. In his career he has been the managing director of a seawater desalination test facility for the US Navy, and executive director of an international nonprofit organization focused on supplying safe water to rural villages in developing countries. Within his humanitarian work he has traveled to some of the world's most remote locations, helping to supply water during natural disasters.

Kuepper brings this knowledge and expertise to children in a fun-to-read adventure with his book, A Garden's Search for Water. He lives in Oxnard, California, with his wife Cory. Learn more about the author at www.ArchieArtichoke.com.

Brett Bednorz is a graphic designer and artist living at the beach in Southern California. As an artist, he primarily works in mixed media art with ocean-inspired themes. As a graphic designer, he creates unique drawings for summertime events sponsored by cities and harbors along the California coast. Brett has illustrated several children's books in his career, and the vegetable characters used throughout the Archie Artichoke stories are Brett's most ambitious work to date in this artistic genre.

Table of Contents

Introduction 7

Chapter 1 ~ Uncle Josh’s Garden 17

Chapter 2 ~ The Garden’s Problem 29

Chapter 3 ~ Everyone Deserves the Right to Have Water 39

Chapter 4 ~ Water Is Life! 51

Archie Artichoke’s Campfire and Hiking Songs 61

Editorial Reviews

“A delightful children’s story that introduces the concept that ‘everyone deserves the right to have water.’ This is an important topic in world discussions since it relates to the health of children everywhere. The lovable vegetable characters and colorful illustrations make it fun for children.”

—Frances Keiser, environmental educator and master naturalist

“Archie Artichoke’s adventure in A Garden’s Search for Water is an excellent way for parents, as well as classroom teachers, to use literature to introduce environmental awareness. It draws attention to water issues in an imaginative and fun story that promotes discussion and interpretation.”

—Dena Meyerhoff, science teacher, elementary and middle grades

“Wonderful book! The kids love the colorful vegetable characters and sing along with the songs. Compassion, helping others, problem solving, and the needs of people and gardens were all discussed because of this story. ‘Veggies Rule!’ has become a family mantra!”

—Tara Provini, parent and amateur gardener

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