The Franklin Children's Garden - Toronto, Ontario
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N 43° 37.006 W 079° 22.544
17T E 631060 N 4830591
Canadian author Paulette Bourgeois' Franklin the Turtle is the theme of this Children's Garden.
Waymark Code: WMEQPV
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 06/28/2012
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This attractive area has several stops with statues of Franklin the Turtle and other characters from Paulette Bourgeois' childrens books.
The garden is located on Centre Island and there is no charge. The garden has a lot of competition with the nearby playground and spray park.
The City's website (
visit link) informs us:
"An interactive garden for kids and families on Centre Island. The Franklin Children's Garden is inspired by Franklin the Turtle, the celebrated series of books written by Paulette Bourgeois, illustrated by Brenda Clark and published by Kids Can Press: a Corus Entertainment Company. The garden is divided into six sections where children can enjoy gardening, storytelling, and visits with seven child-accessible sculptures from the Franklin the Turtle series.
Recreation Facilities:
Gardens, Storytelling amphitheatre, treehouse, pond for wildlife viewing.
How to get there:
Take the Centre Island ferry from the ferrydocks. Walk towards Centre Island. The garden is located behind the Toronto Island Nature School.
Tours and Activities
Daily tours of the Franklin Children's Garden and Junior Sprout Gardening activities are available for summer.
Group tours and activities information are available by emailing dbooth@toronto.ca
Unilever Snail Trail
The Unilever Snail Trail is a key lookout point to see the wetland wonders of Turtle Pond. Children delight as they explore its winding trail and flower-filled meadow of plants alive with butterflies and other critters.
TD Storybook Place
This section of the Franklin's Children's Garden is a setting for storytelling and performing arts outdoors to children in a unique amphitheatre setting."
Read more about the author at (
visit link)