Die schnellste Bohne der Stadt

Linnéa is a passionate gardener. By her name, she should be a forest flower, but she is more of a city plant that loves everything that sprouts, greens, and blooms. That’s why she has set up a botanical workshop at home with the retired gardener Blümle, where she playfully gathers experiences and knowledge about planting and growing seeds, kernels, and fruits. While she successfully grows little trees from avocado, orange, and lemon seeds, Blümle vividly explains the art of proper watering and fertilizing, the water cycle, and the nutrition, fertilization, and propagation of plants. Linnéa, with her apron fluttering, gardening hat, and tousled hair, moves through her budding laboratory, full of questions and showing skill in handling the plants: she has a green thumb just like Blümle. This book was on the selection list for the German Youth Literature Prize in 1981.