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by Magda Gargulakova (Author), Lenka Chytilova (Author), Hannah Abbo (Illustrator)
Everything kids need to grow happy, healthy houseplants without the guesswork.
How Not to Kill Your Plant is a fun, practical houseplant guide for kids ages 6 to 9 that turns plant care into an easy and rewarding hobby. Using bold illustrations, clear infographics, and step-by-step instructions, this fully illustrated nonfiction book teaches young readers how to care for houseplants with confidence. Kids learn the basics of watering, light, soil, and repotting, while also discovering how different plants grow and what they need to thrive.
Perfect for curious kids who love plants or want to try gardening indoors, this beginner-friendly guide makes plant care simple and approachable. From choosing the right plant to fixing common problems, this book encourages responsibility, patience, and observation while building real-world skills. Ideal for independent reading, family projects, or classroom learning, How Not to Kill Your Plant helps kids grow both plants and confidence.
Key Features:
- Houseplant Care for Kids: Teaches how to water, repot, fertilize, and care for common houseplants.
- Clear Step-by-Step Instructions: Easy directions help kids successfully care for their plants.
- Illustrations and Kid-Friendly Infographics: Visuals make plant care concepts easy to understand and remember.
- Plant Encyclopedia and Glossary Included: Introduces plant types, growth habits, and basic plant vocabulary.
- Perfect for Ages 6 to 9: Designed for young beginners developing an interest in plants and nature.
For more than 75 years, Albatros Media has been crafting original and innovative children's books that are both playful and educational, fostering curiosity and a love of learning in young minds. From novelty and board books to picture books, pop ups, and nonfiction, Albatros Media is dedicated to creating high-quality books that inspire imagination and discovery.
Author Biography
Magda Gargulakova has a degree in Art History and is a co-founder and also curator of the OFF/FORMAT gallery in Brno, Czech Republic, which exhibits and promotes contemporary progressive art, mostly by young artists. She worked for a time in marketing, but her love affair with books has been a long one. For OFF/FORMAT, she has edited and published several art publications. Since 2019, she has added to this experience as an editor of literature for very young readers at Albatros Media, using her two daughters for quality control.
Lenka Chytilova was drawn to books and writing from a young age. It was no surprise, then, when she got a degree in Czech Language and Literature and German Translation. She has always tried to connect books and reading, her greatest hobby, with her work; she worked part-time in a bookshop for many years and she also worked as an editor and proofreader. Lenka likes classic Czech fairytales, and she loves Večerníček, the Czech television program for children's bedtime stories. She grew up in a village in East Moravia.
Hannah Abbo is a self-taught illustrator originally from Brighton, UK. When she's not drawing, she loves making ceramics, visiting botanical gardens, and growing vegetables. She currently lives and works in Lisbon, Portugal, with her partner and child, their (slightly) overweight cat, and 15 houseplants.
