Sam the Man has a new school project. Heâs got to âbabysitâ theâeep!âworst vegetable ever this second hilarious chapter book in a new series from Frances OâRoark Dowell.
Sam the Man is back, and he needs a NEW plan. Sam has already solved a chicken problem, but this time, heâs having rutabaga issues. Rutabaga? Yes, Rutabaga. You see, Sam thought he was quite clever, missing school while his classmates were picking out their vegetable for a two-week science project. But, instead of being able to skip the project, he gets stuck with the vegetable that no one else wanted: the rutabaga!
What even is this thing? Itâs dirty and kinda purple, and it does not look like something Sam would ever eat. Sam the Man is not a vegetable man to begin with, and he doesnât think heâll ever be a rutabaga man. But after drawing a little face on it, he starts to grow fond of the curious veg. Then it dawns on him that vegetables donât last foreverâŚso he changes his plan: he has to keep this rutabaga happyâand rot-freeâfor as long as he can. To do that, heâll have to make the best dirt possible. All he needs is a little help from nature, and, of course, his chickens!