Cohn, Diana: Mr. Goethe's Garden.(Brief Article)(Children's Review)(Book Review)

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From: Childhood Education
Date: 20050622
Author:Litster, Michele

Cohn, Diana MR. GOETHE'S GARDEN. Il. by Paul Mirocha. ISBN 0-88010-521-6. Herndon, VA: Bell Pond Books, 2003. 32 pp. $26.95. This picture book introduces young readers to the writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe through the fictional tale of Anna, a young girl who spends a season with him in his garden. This story focuses on Goethe's interest in botany and drawing. His particular way of seeing both science and art in his garden is expressed in an engaging way through Anna's journey, which ends when she finally learns how to "dance with nature," even though her beloved teacher has ...

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