title: You Can't Smell a Flower with Your Ear!: All About Your Five Senses (Penguin Young Readers, Level 4)
author:  Joanna Cole 
description: Joanna Cole has taught elementary school, has worked with a news magazine, and was for several years a senior editor of children's books. Today she is a full-time author writing for children. Among the dozens of highly praised children's books she has written are <i>The Magic School Bus</i> books. She has compiled numerous anthologies, including several with Stephanie Calmenson. She lives in Connecticut with her husband and daughter.
zlib_text: “Brilliant.	Simply	brilliant.	The	Garden	of	Small	Beginnings	is	funny,
  poignant,	and	startling	in	its	emotional	intensity	and	in	its	ability	to	make	the
  reader	laugh	and	cry	on	the	same	page.	Quirky	yet	very	real	characters
  sparkle	on	every	page.	I	loved	this	book!”
  —Karen	White,	New	York	Times	bestselling	author
  Learning	to	breathe	again	.	.	.
  I	let	Annabel	show	me	how	to	do	it,	and	together	we	planted	the	tomatoes.
  Once	I’d	done	one	or	two,	I	discovered	that	I	liked	it,	and	that	furthermore
  tomato	plants	smelled	good.	Not	a	pretty	smell,	but	an	interesting	one,
  peppery	and	green.	I	could	smell	it	on	my	hands,	and	in	the	sunny	air.	I
  suddenly	realized	that	all	my	senses	were	getting	more	of	a	workout	than
  normal,	and	maybe	that	explained	why	my	brain	wasn’t	buzzing	with	its	usual
  self-critical	commentary.	I	was	getting	input	from	my	hands,	my	eyes,	my
  ears	(listening	out	for	killer	bees,	noticing	the	birds	arguing	about	something,
  half	listening	to	the	voices	of	the	rest	of	the	class	