Grow by Jess McGeachin

Title: Grow

Author: Jess McGeachin

Genre: Nature

Publisher: Allen and Unwin

Published: 30^th June 2026

Format: Hardcover

Pages: 32

Price: $24.99

Synopsis: A fascinating exploration of the plant life wonders of the natural world, and what it means to grow, from one of Australia’s most talented picture book creators and the award-winning author of Kind.

In this book you’ll find lots of things that grow
Branching ever upward, or tangled deep below . . .

Watch flowers bloom and ferns unfurl and discover how earth’s garden grows and changes every day.

Featuring flowers, fungi, moss, corals, seaweeds, succulents, grasses, trap plants, trees and so much more, Grow is a beautifully evocative exploration of the ancient, fragrant, spiky, hidden and vibrant wonders of the natural world.

Readers will learn about many kinds of growing things on the earth – and also come away with a gentle message about the importance of growth and change in their own lives.

Nature’s secrets are revealed in this joyful exploration of growing up by the acclaimed author and illustrator of Kind.

Perfect for:
– Reading aloud to kids young and old
– Kids who love plants, flowers and the natural world
– Teachers looking for texts on sustainability and the environment

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Jess McGeachin is back with a new picture book about nature. This one is about plant life and the wonders of the natural world and all the different plants that exist in the world. This book lets you watch flowers bloom, ferns unfurl and see how earth and its garden changes every day, every season and all the time.

Jess has included every sort of plant, from flowers, to fungi, moss, coral, seaweed, succulents, grasses, trap plants, trees and so much more. Whether it grows in the ground, under the sea or into the sky, this is a great exploration of ancient, fragrant, spiky and hidden, vibrant wonders of the ancient words.

Books like this are a wonderful way to learn about growing things on earth and a great exploration of how important these plants are to the natural world, wherever they grow, however they grow, and the various colours and functions that they perform to keep the world and the ecosystem running, because everything is interconnected.

Learn about growth and change in all growing things, about nature’s secrets and the joys and intrigues of growing up. We all get the chance to learn about something new in this book, so I felt that this was one of those picture books that doesn’t really have an age limit. Everyone will find something to learn about in this book, and it’s filled with the joy of learning something new and building on your knowledge.

It’s a fun book, an informative book, and a colourful book that brings knowledge and nature to life for all ages, whether reading alone, reading out loud, exploring a new topic or being used in a classroom to explore sustainability and the environment. It could be used in so many ways and so many settings, that it is quite a versatile and interesting book.

This is a great book, one that is good for anyone, and that is informative and creative at the same time. This book is another great non-fiction picture book.