The Sea Hawks and the Parrots recently read two books to help them relate their basil plant project to their place in the community. The books, Desert Giant and In the Heart of the Village, both by acclaimed author Barbara Bash, tell the stories of plants that are important in their communities. In Desert Giant, a cactus gives a community of Native Americans much of what they need to survive in addition to playing an important role in its natural ecosystem. In In the Heart of the Village, a Banyan tree is a center of life in an Indian village.
We used a Venn diagram to compare these stories and found that they both included plants that were "sacred," "special," or "important" to their communities. We compared this to our project and thought about how our basil plants are helping us relate to the people around us in our own community.
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