Sustainability: Growing Your Own Big Book

Growing Your Own is a practical and inspiring introduction to sustainability for young learners. This beautifully illustrated Big Book encourages children to explore where their food comes from and introduces the basics of growing fruit and vegetables at home or at school. With clear language and achievable steps, this title connects students' everyday actions to bigger environmental impacts and promotes healthy, sustainable living.

Part of the Find Out About series from Learning Media, Growing Your Own supports the Australian primary curriculum and is ideal for shared reading. It offers an engaging entry point into sustainability topics with colourful illustrations and clear non-fiction text designed to encourage curiosity and classroom discussion.

Educational Benefits:

• Develops understanding of food sources and sustainable food practices.
• Encourages healthy eating and responsibility through real-life application.
• Supports science and HASS outcomes around the environment and sustainability.
• Promotes a connection to nature and the concept of growing what you eat.

Classroom Ideas:

• Start a classroom vegetable garden or herb box.
• Have students keep a plant growth diary linked to science outcomes.
• Design garden posters or step-by-step guides using procedural writing skills.
• Compare food grown locally vs imported to discuss carbon footprints.

Information:

• Big Book Format: 30 cm x 42 cm
• Page Count: 16 pages
• Part of the Find Out About series