With this title kids not only learn how to grow their own basil in containers, but how to prepare it to eat too! Step-by-step planting, care and harvesting tips give the beginning gardener a good basic understanding of the growing process. Delicious recipes from basil parmesan dip to basil-lemon cake, with step-by-step photos bring their homegrown herb to the table to share with others! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.