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"Gail Gibbons is known for her ability to bring the nonfiction world into focus for young students. Through pictures, captions, and text, this book provides a window into the world of growing things...Erin Mallon complements Gibbons’s text with a clear, clipped, and purposeful narration." -AudioFile Magazine

"Fernandez enthusiastically narrates Martin’s picture-book biography of Will Allen, the professional basketball player who became an urban farmer. Fernandez uses a voice that is clear and well modulated, and he reads slowly enough for young readers to follow along in the book. He switches emotions easily, from jolly, when talking about Allen’s personality, to discouraged, when talking about the polluted soil of his city lots. The narration is backed by related sound effects..." Booklist

" Music and sound effects—from splashing raindrops to booming thunder—round out this satisfying introduction to an everyday topic of interest to young audiences." Booklist

"A good purchase for all libraries serving preschoolers through first graders because of the need for material dealing with the development of self-esteem in this age group, and because the limited vocabulary is useful, interesting, and relevant to this audience." - School Library Journal

"As the story begins, narrator Nancy Wu catches listeners' attention with her emphatic, "No spinach!" ... As Sylvia, Wu delivers an authentically childlike tone. Listeners will delight in the enthusiasm of the conclusion. Gentle music and tips for gardening complete the production.: AudioFile

"Given the quiet, purposeful narration of Nancy Wu, heroine Zora takes center stage.... Wu is as firm in her presentation as Zora is in her determination to be a resourceful gardener. Young listeners will appreciate Zora's zeal and her ideas for sharing her harvest." AudioFile Magazine