7 Top nonfiction books like Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery

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Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

By: Tony Hillery

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

​Discover the incredible true story of Harlem Grown, a lush garden in New York City that grew out o…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery , here is a list of 7 books like this:

Cover of Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña, Christian Robinson

1. Last Stop on Market Street

By: Matt de la Peña , Christian Robinson

4.30

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt, CJ, you're a better witness for what's beautiful." CJ… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Last Stop on Market Street book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
"He wondered how his nana always found beautiful where he never even thought to look."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt...you're a better witness for what's beautiful."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

"Nana, how come we don't got a car?' 'Boy, what do we need a car for? We got a bus that breathes fire, and old Mr. Daniels, who always has a trick for you."

-Matt de la Peña, Last Stop on Market Street

Cover of Love by Matt de la Peña, Loren Long

2. Love

By: Matt de la Peña , Loren Long

4.26

Format: 192 pages, Hardcover

From Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Pena and bestselling illustrator Loren Long comes a st… read more

Similar categories in Matt de la Peña's Love book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
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3. Florette

By: Anna Walker

3.99

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

When Mae’s family moves to a new home, she wishes she could bring her garden with her. She’ll miss … read more

Similar categories in Anna Walker's Florette book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • environment
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4. Big

By: Vashti Harrison

4.66

Format: 60 pages, Kindle Edition

This deeply moving story shares valuable lessons about fitting in, standing out, and the beauty of … read more

Similar categories in Vashti Harrison's Big book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
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5. Hot Dog

By: Doug Salati

4.29

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

From a critically acclaimed creator comes this summery picture book featuring an overheated--and ov… read more

Similar categories in Doug Salati's Hot Dog book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
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6. Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1)

By: Christopher Denise

4.51

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A Caldecott Honor Winner and  New York Times  Bestseller!  A determined Owl builds strength and … read more

Similar categories in Christopher Denise's Knight Owl (The Knight Owl Series, 1) book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
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7. Berry Song

By: Michaela Goade

4.43

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Caldecott Medalist Michaela Goade's first self-authored picture book is a celebration of the land s… read more

Similar categories in Michaela Goade's Berry Song book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • food
  • environment
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8. Watercress

By: Andrea Wang

4.53

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Gathering watercress by the side of the road brings a girl closer to her family's Chinese Heritage.… read more

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  • food
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree by Jamie L.B. Deenihan

9. When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree

By: Jamie L.B. Deenihan

4.36

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When Grandma gives you a lemon tree, definitely don’t make a face! Care for the tree, and you might… read more

Similar categories in Jamie L.B. Deenihan's When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • childrens
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • food
  • nature
Cover of Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood by Tony Hillery

10. Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

By: Tony Hillery

4.27

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

​Discover the incredible true story of Harlem Grown, a lush garden in New York City that grew out o… read more

Similar categories in Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • new york
  • childrens
  • school
  • picture books
  • gardening
  • food
  • nonfiction
  • activism
  • environment
  • nature
Cover of Eyes That Speak to the Stars by Joanna Ho

11. Eyes That Speak to the Stars

By: Joanna Ho

4.37

Format: None pages, None

A young Asian boy notices that his eyes look different from his peers' after seeing his friend’s dr… read more

Similar categories in Joanna Ho's Eyes That Speak to the Stars book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre by Carole Boston Weatherford

12. Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

By: Carole Boston Weatherford

4.48

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

A look at the Tulsa Race Massacre, one of the worst incidents of racial violence in US history. The… read more

Similar categories in Carole Boston Weatherford's Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
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13. Aaron Slater, Illustrator (Questioneers Picture Books)

By: Andrea Beaty

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

An uplifting story about the power of art, finding your voice, and telling your story even when you… read more

Similar categories in Andrea Beaty's Aaron Slater, Illustrator (Questioneers Picture Books) book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale by Charly Palmer

14. The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale

By: Charly Palmer

4.14

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

In his author-illustrator debut, Charly Palmer spins a tall tale about a neighborhood basketball he… read more

Similar categories in Charly Palmer's The Legend of Gravity: A Tall Basketball Tale book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
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15. Remember

By: Joy Harjo

4.42

Format: 40 pages, None

Michaela Goade, invites young readers to pause and reflect on the wonder of the world around them, … read more

Similar categories in Joy Harjo's Remember book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4) by Ryan T.  Higgins

16. Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4)

By: Ryan T. Higgins

4.42

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

Penelope Rex might finally have bitten off more than she can chew—a pet saber tooth tiger!—in this … read more

Similar categories in Ryan T. Higgins's Penelope Rex and the Problem with Pets (Penelope Rex, #4) book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider by Jessica Lanan

17. Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider

By: Jessica Lanan

4.40

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

A nonfiction story following a day in the life of a backyard jumping spider.What if you were small … read more

Similar categories in Jessica Lanan's Jumper: A Day in the Life of a Backyard Jumping Spider book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • environment
Cover of Just One Flake by Travis Jonker

18. Just One Flake

By: Travis Jonker

4.00

Format: 48 pages, Kindle Edition

Just One Flake is a hilarious celebration of wintertime, curiosity, and outdoor play in this author… read more

Similar categories in Travis Jonker's Just One Flake book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Do You Remember? by Sydney Smith

19. Do You Remember?

By: Sydney Smith

4.26

Format: 45 pages, Kindle Edition

From the creator of Small in the City and the illustrator of Town Is by the Sea and Sidewalk Flower… read more

Similar categories in Sydney Smith's Do You Remember? book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Hair Love by Matthew A. Cherry

20. Hair Love

By: Matthew A. Cherry

4.59

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

When mommy is away, it’s up to daddy to do his daughter’s hair in this ode to self-confidence and t… read more

Similar categories in Matthew A. Cherry's Hair Love book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Keep Your Head Up by Aliya King Neil

21. Keep Your Head Up

By: Aliya King Neil

4.10

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Teach little ones that it’s okay to have a bad day in this brightly illustrated, gently affirmative… read more

Similar categories in Aliya King Neil's Keep Your Head Up book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of My Two Border Towns by David  Bowles

22. My Two Border Towns

By: David Bowles

4.28

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A picture book debut by an award-winning author about a boy's life on the U.S.-Mexico border, visit… read more

Similar categories in David Bowles's My Two Border Towns book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book by Suzy Levinson

23. Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book

By: Suzy Levinson

4.33

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Author Suzy Levinson and artists Kristen and Kevin Howdeshell present an irreverently illustrated p… read more

Similar categories in Suzy Levinson's Animals in Pants: A Poetry Picture Book book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Blue Floats Away by Travis Jonker

24. Blue Floats Away

By: Travis Jonker

4.04

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Little Blue is very close to his iceberg parents so when he suddenly breaks away from them, he prom… read more

Similar categories in Travis Jonker's Blue Floats Away book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • environment
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25. This Is a School

By: John Schu

4.15

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

A moving celebration of school and all it may signify: work and play, creativity and trust, and a s… read more

Similar categories in John Schu's This Is a School book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • school
Cover of Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough by Hayley Rocco

26. Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough

By: Hayley Rocco

4.28

Format: 48 pages, Hardcover

An inspiring and accessible picture book biography of the beloved naturalist, broadcaster, and docu… read more

Similar categories in Hayley Rocco's Wild Places: The Life of Naturalist David Attenborough book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nature
  • childrens
  • picture books
  • nonfiction
  • environment
Cover of Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? by Helen Yoon

27. Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur?

By: Helen Yoon

3.89

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The tale of a child’s special friend who goes missing after a bath—or does he? Help! This little… read more

Similar categories in Helen Yoon's Have You Seen My Invisible Dinosaur? book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle by Joseph Coelho

28. Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle

By: Joseph Coelho

4.27

Format: 56 pages, Hardcover

UK Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho presents twenty tiny tales—each one illustrated by a different… read more

Similar categories in Joseph Coelho's Ten-Word Tiny Tales: To Inspire and Unsettle book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
Cover of Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night by Julia Kuo

29. Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night

By: Julia Kuo

4.17

Format: 44 pages, Hardcover

Kids 4 to 8 will marvel at the brightly glowing creatures and other living organisms in this stunni… read more

Similar categories in Julia Kuo's Luminous: Living Things That Light Up the Night book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • nonfiction
  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of Being Home by Traci Sorell

30. Being Home

By: Traci Sorell

4.18

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more

Similar categories in Traci Sorell's Being Home book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens
  • nature
Cover of My Rainy Day Rocket Ship (Denene Millner Books) by Markette Sheppard

31. My Rainy Day Rocket Ship (Denene Millner Books)

By: Markette Sheppard

3.68

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

Rainy summer days are no match for a little astronaut who builds the perfect rocket ship for an ind… read more

Similar categories in Markette Sheppard's My Rainy Day Rocket Ship (Denene Millner Books) book and Tony Hillery's Harlem Grown: How One Big Idea Transformed a Neighborhood

  • picture books
  • childrens

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