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Title and Description

Grade

A Field of Sunflowers
An exploration of the life cycle of the sunflower. The book also encorporates how wildlife benefits from a farmer's crop.

K	1	2
3	4

A Handful of Dirt
This award-winning children's book teaches that the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and even the home you live in, have their origin in the soil.

3	4	5
6	7

A Picture Book of George Washington Carver
An easy-to-read biography that is well suited for reading aloud or for use by children needing material for social studies or science. The text contains quotes from Carver, which add to the presentation.

2	3	4
5

A Seed in Need
A first look at a seed that grows into a sunflower.

PreK	K	1
2	3

A Seed is Sleepy
An introduction to seeds and plants that uses simple sentences and beautiful illustrations.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

A Story About Raisins
A Story About Raisins covers the history of how raisins were discovered and how they are produced. The book emphasizes nutrition.

An Apple a Day
This book is designed to teach about apples. A very basic text.

An Apple Tree Through the Year
The book follows an apple tree through the four seasons.

2	3	4
5	6

An Orange in January
A fun story of how oranges get from the farm to the grocery store shelves.

K	1	2
3

Anno's Magic Seeds
A boy experiences a cycle of mathematical progression in his plant harvest.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6

Ant Cities
Explains how ants live and work together to build and maintain their cities. Also available in Spanish.

K	1	2
3	4

Apples
The book details how apples grow, their various parts, and the different varieties.

K	1	2
3	4

Apples Here!
This book details how apples grow, their various parts and some of the different varieties.

1	2	3
4

Apples of Your Eye
A good basic explanation of how apples grow and the foods made from them.

1	2	3
4

Around the World
The books in this series provide a look into the lives of others around the world.

Backyard Detective: Critters Up Close
This text invites children to explore their own backyard environments.

1	2	3
4

Beans
This book introduces the importance of beans to young students.

PreK	K	1
2

Bees (Nature's Friends)
This book nicely summarizes details of bees.

3	4	5
6	7	8

Birds, Nests, and Eggs
An illustrated book designed to help children identify bird species.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

Bread Comes to Life
The book shares the story of wheat in a rhyming poem and excellent photographs.

Bread is for Eating
A fun book that shows a mother singing to her child about how wheat is planted, grown, harvested, milled, and baked to loaves of life- giving bread. In English and Spanish languages.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

Brilliant Bees
Simple text and illustrations describe the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the honey bee.

K	1	2
3

Bugs and Other Insects
There are over 200 million insects for every person in the world! All insects are an important part of every ecosystem on the planet.

K	1	2
3	4

Bugs for Lunch
A beginning-reader book with cheerful text offering a list of critters that regulary dine on insects.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs!
Photographs and simple text show some of the diversity found in anatomies of insects.

PreK

Buried Treasure: Roots and Tubers
Relates the history and describes the use and productions of such roots and tubers as potatoes, yams, cassava, carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, and parsnips. Includes recipes.

4	5	6
7	8	9
10	11	12

Busy As a Bee
A 'Big Book' designed for storytelling about bees.

PreK

Calabazas
This book introduces the pumpkin to elementary school students. Este libro es en Expanol. Also available in English.

K	1	2
3

Cherry Tree
A story from India in which a young girl plants a cherry seed and cares for the cherry tree through its difficult life.

K	1	2
3

Chicks and Salsa
The chickens are tired of eating the same thing every day, and the rooster knows only one thig can stop their grumbling...a fiesta!

K	1	2
3

Chronicle of America: Colonial Times, 1600-1700
The text uses photographs from America's Living History Museums to re-create early American settlements.

4	5	6
7

Claws, Coats & Camouflage
This text details how animals survive in their environments. Adaptation is discussed very broadly under four main categories: 'Fitting In' (adapting to surroundings), 'Staying Safe' (thwarting predators), 'Getting Food,' and 'Making a New Generation.'

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
In this fictional town all of your meals come from the sky. A story of wacky weather.

Colonial Days: American Kids in History
Everyday life in Colonial America is presented through text, games, activities, and recipes.

Compost by Gosh!
A delightful children's book certain to entertain, enlighten and inspire the potential vermicomposter.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6

Cool As a Cucumber, Hot As a Pepper
Fruit Vegetables (Plants We Eat), presents early history, cultivation, processing and nutritional importance.

5	6	7
Educator

Corn
An introduction to the corn we eat, starting at the farm with its planting and harvesting, until it is sold in markets. Also discusses the manufacture of other products made from corn.

1	2	3
4	5

Corn (True Books-Food & Nutrition)
Examines the history, cultivation, and uses of corn.

2	3	4
5	6	7

Creepy Crawlies and the Scientific Method
A text containing more than 100 hands-on science experiments for children.

4	5	6
7	8	9
10	11	12

Creepy, Crawly Caterpillars
This book will be greeted with cries of delight by those seeking new, attractive, and informative materials for a 'butterfly' project or science unit on metamorphosis.

2	3	4
5

Crinkleroot's Nature Almanac
Crinkleroot, the little forest-dwelling man who was 'born in a tree and raised by bees' is back. Here, he takes readers on a tour of his home and shows how the forest and its inhabitants change with the seasons.

1	2	3
4	5

Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening
Features garden-based language arts activities that spark imagination, thematic projects, and cross-cultural investigations.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6

Diary of a Worm
Written in diary form, this truly hilarious picture book tracks the ins and outs of a worm's life from the perspective of the worm family's young son.

Dig, Plant, Grow: A Kid's Guide to Gardening
Dig, Plant, Grow - the perfect book to introduce children to the wonderful world of gardening.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

Dirt: The Scoop on Soil
Sand, silt clay and humus. Dig deep into this book about soil to discover the world beneath your feet.

K	1	2
3

Down to Earth
The text gathers the work of 41 children's authors and illustrators in this collection of stories, recipes, projects, and other tidbits, all pertaining to gardening.

3	4	5
6

Earthworms
A text about earthworms with excellent up- close photographs.

3	4	5
6

Esperanza Rising
With a hint of magical realism, this robust novel set in 1930 captures a Mexican girl's fall from riches and her immigration to California.

5	6	7
8	9	10
11

Fall Harvest
As the weather cools and the days shorten, plants, animals, and people all prepare for a long winter. This colorful book supports units on fall themes.

PreK	K	1
2

Farm Crops
A fun facts book about crops.

3	4	5
6	7	8

Farmer George Plants A Nation
A fascinating look at George Washington and his significant contributions to agriculture.

Farmers Market
A child accompanies her parents as they pack up fruits and vegetables grown on their farm and travel to sell them at an outdoor market.

PreK	K	1
2

Farming
The activities and special qualities of farm life throughout the year.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

Farms Feed the World
A simple introduction to the beauty and variety of farms from a wheat field in Montana to the harvesting of seaweed from the ocean.

K	1	2
3

Flowers
This book introduces the world of flowers to elementary school students.

PreK	K	1
2

Food for the Settler
Food for the settler shows how the pioneers caught it, grew it, and prepared it.

3	4	5
6	7

Food: How We Hunt and Gather It...
Food: How We Hunt and Gather It, How We Grow and Eat It, How We Buy and Sell It, How We Preserve and Waste It - and - How Some Have Too Much and Others Have Too Little Of It.

4	5	6
Educator

French Fries and the Food System: A Year-round Curriculum Connecting Youth with Farming and Food
Offers an inspiring and engaging blend of activities that help young people understand their connection to earth and its resources.

6	7	8
9	10	11
12

From Bud to Blossom
This book introduces the process of flower budding to elementary school students.

PreK	K	1
2

From Caterpillar to Butterfly
A journey through the life and metamorphosis of the butterfly.

1	2	3
4

From Seed to Plant
How different seeds are formed and grow into plants.

1	2	3
4	5

From Seed to Pumpkin
Text tells and shows how a pumpkin plant grows.

PreK	K	1
2

Garden and Farm Books of Thomas Jefferson
Reproductions of Jefferson's garden and farm journals along with selected correspondence on gardening and farming.

6	7	8
9	10	11
12	Educator

Garden Fun! Indoors and Out, In Pots and Small Spots
An activity book that features 28 gardening adventures.

3	4	5
6	7

Genetically Modified Food
An introduction to genetically modified food.

5	6	7
8	9	10

George Washington Carver: Agriculture Pioneer
An in-depth look at the life and contributions of George Washington Carver.

3	4	5
6	7	8
9

Gigantic Turnip
This hilarious retelling of the classic Russian tale about a farmer whose turnip is impossible to pull from the ground uses simple vocabulary and is ideal for reading aloud.

1	2	3
4	5	6

Good Mushrooms and Bad Toadstools
Explains how mushrooms grow, which ones we eat, and why some are safe to eat and some are not.

Green Power, Leaf and Flower Vegetables
An informative text covering the growth and uses of a variety of vegetables.

4	5	6
7	8	9
10	11	12

Green Thumbs: A Kid's Activity Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening
With a handful of seeds, some water and soil, and the engaging activities in this informative book, your students will discover the fun and importance of working the earth.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Grow It Again
Don't put those carrot tops in the compost or throw out the seeds in that apple core - instead, try growing them.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6

Growing Colors
A vibrant introduction to the beauty of colors in nature.

PreK

Growing Seasons
Family farm life at the beginning of the 20th Century, as seen through the eyes of one of four daughters.

1	2	3
4	5	6
7	8

Growing Vegetable Soup
The text details the raising of a vegetable garden to make the best soup ever.

PreK

Growing Ventures: Starting a School Garden Business
Step-by-step guidelines, activities, and worksheets for engaging students in planning and implementing a plant- or garden-related business that meets your curriculum goals.

6	7	8
9	10	11
12

Hard to Crack: Nut Trees
The text details the planting, harvesting and processing of nuts. Good photographs.

3	4	5
6

Harvest Time
With engaging color photographs, this easy reader relates history, geography, and social skills to a child's everyday world.

Harvest Year
A month-by-month examination of food grown throughout the year.

K	1	2
3	4	5

Heartland
Evokes the land, animals, and people of the Midwest in poetic text and illustrations.

K	1	2
3

Hollyhocks and Honeybees: Garden Projects for Young Children
This book fills the gap in resources available on gardening for teachers and parents of young children.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Honey Bees and Flowers
This book describes the biological relationship between bees and flowers.

PreK	K	1
2

Honey Bees and Hives
This book introduces the process of honey making to elementary school students.

PreK	K	1
2

Honey Bees and Honey
This book describes the relationship between bees and the honey they make.

PreK

Hooray for Beekeeping!
Bees are essential for the production of honey and wax and to orchard farmers for pollinating plants. Looks at apiculture, bee hierarchies and honey production.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

How a Plant Grows
A simple, entertaining introduction to the lives of plants from their beginnings as seeds, through their growth, to reproduction and death.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

How Do Apples Grow?
A detailed presentation of how fruit comes from flowers (apples are grown).

K	1	2
3

How Do You Raise a Raisin?
The book includes raisin history, agriculture, trivia, and even a few recipes.

K	1	2
3	4

How Groundhog's Garden Grew
Children can learn along with Little Groundhog how to create gardens of their own as they come to appreciate the wonders of the natural world.

PreK	K	1
2	3

I Can Read About Seasons
Descriptive book about seasons.

I Like Berries
A early-reader about berries.

PreK	K	1
2

I Like Corn
An early-reader about corn.

PreK	K	1
2

I Like Oranges
An early-reader about oranges.

PreK	K	1
2

I Like Peanuts
An early-reader about peanuts.

PreK	K	1
2

I Like Potatoes
An early-reader about potatoes.

PreK	K	1
2

Inch by Inch: The Garden Song
A peppy rendition of a familiar folksong, the music to which is printed on the book's final spread.

PreK	K	1
2

It Could Still Be a Flower
An early-reader about flowers.

Johnny Appleseed
Award-winning biography about this folk hero's life, featuring breathtaking, full- page illustrations.

2	3	4
5

Keepers of Life: Discovering Plants Through Native American Stories & Earth Activities for Children
Keepers of Life provides studies in botany, plant ecology, and the natural history of North American plants.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6	7	8
9	10	11
12

Kid's Gardening; A Kids' Guide to Messing Around in the Dirt
Full of activities for indoors and out, it's packaged with a tough trowel and plenty of ideas for garden fun and learning.

Kids' Container Gardening
Gardening can be done inside or outside, all year long, if you use a container. You don't have to just use pots, either. You can garden in bowls, drinking glasses, aquariums- -even an old hat!

Learn and Play in the Garden: Games, Crafts and Activities for Children
Organized around the four seasons, activities are carefully outlined, illustrated, and designed to be performed in school or backyard environments.

3	4	5
6

Leaves
This book explores the botanical concept of the leaf and its importance to agriculture.

PreK	K	1
2

Let's Look at Fall
How do we know it's fall? The weather is cooler, and the leaves change color. Crops are ready for harvest, and animals get ready for winter

PreK	K	1
2	3

Let's Look at Spring
How do we know it's spring? The sun shines and rain falls. Baby animals are born, and flowers bloom.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Let's Look at Summer
Give new readers a solid foundation for life and earth science studies and for using science as inquiry. Readers will observe, investigate, and predict changes in plants, animals, and weather in each season. Big, beautiful photos encourage observation and exploration.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Let's Look at Winter
How do we know it's winter? The air is cold, and snow falls. Animals look for food. Many plants turn brown, but evergreens stay green.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Life on a Crop Farm
This look at the hard work and simple pleasures found living and working on a farm is told from kids' perspectives, highlighting responsibility and teamwork.

K	1	2
3	4

Manzanas
This book introduces the apple to elementary school students. Este libro es en Espanol. Also available in English.

K	1	2
3

Miss Rumphius
Great-aunt Alice Rumphius was once a little girl who loved the sea, longed to visit faraway places, and wished to do something to make the world more beautiful.

Molds, Mushrooms & Other Fungi
The book examines the types of fungi.

5	6	7
8	9

Moon Cakes to Maize: Delicious World Folk Tales
This collection of folk tales, riddles, and fables from around the world features food and provides a delectable feast for parents, teachers, storytellers, and children.

4	5	6
7	8

Native American Gardening
Stories about the cycle of life illuminate learning activities in Native American Gardening: Stories, Projects and Recipes for Families

Nature for Fun Projects: with Hands-on Experiments and Activities on Weather, Seasons, Your Backyard
Introduce young scientists to nature with hands-on experiments and activities that provide a fun, informative guide to understanding the natural world.

K	1	2
3	4

Nature's Art Box
Whether you teach in an urban or rural setting, your neighborhood features a treasure trove of natural art materials.

3	4	5
6	7

Nature's Friends, Ladybugs
The book describes a beneficial insect, the ladybug.

1	2	3
4	5

Oh Say Can You Seed?
The Cat in the Hat examines the various parts of plants, seeds, and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and seed dispersal.

K	1	2
3

Once Upon a Company
A true story about some youth who form their own company.

3	4	5
6

One Bean
A brother and sister plant a bean and watch it grow in this child's introduction to plant growth.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Ox-Cart Man
Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.

K	1	2
3

Picking Apples
This book shows elementary students how to properly pick an apple from a tree.

PreK	K	1
2

Picking Apples and Pumpkins
A traditional family takes a trip to the farm and harvests their own apples and pumpkins.

K	1	2
3

Pioneer Days
A collection of hands-on projects and activities from the days of American pioneers.

Plant Plumbing: A Book About Roots and Stems
An explanation of the role of roots and stems. The book also includes some simple experiments.

Plant Stems and Roots
Highlights stems and roots, the essential plant parts that give us radishes, blackberries, peas, milkweed, corn, strawberries, and trees.

K	1	2
3

Planting a Rainbow
A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.

PreK

Planting the Seed: A Guide to Gardening
In this informative how-to guide, discover firsthand what goes into designing, planting, caring for, and harvesting your own organic garden.

5	6	7
8	9	10
11	12	Educator

Plantzilla
At the end of the school year, Mortimer takes a plant home from his third-grade classroom. Throughout the summer, Plantzilla continues to grow and Mortimer continues to love and nurture it. Strange things ensue.

K	1	2
3

Portrait of a Farm Family
An upbeat look at a family dairy. Focuses on the details of a day filled with a variety of children's chores.

Praying Mantises (A True Book)
A fascinating look at the life cycle of praying mantises.

2	3	4
5	6	7

Project Seasons: Hands on activities for discovering the wonder of the world.
Link your curriculum to the seasons with exciting multidisciplinary activities.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4
5	6

Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
The cycle of nature unfolding in a real backyard pumpkin patch over four seasons. Available as a video and a book in English and Spanish.

PreK	K	1
2	3	Educator

Pumpkin Jack
A jack-o-lantern decomposes, but is reborn when a seed left inside starts to grow.

K	1	2
3

Pumpkin Pumpkin
The story's character, Jamie, plants a pumpkin seed and observes the plant's growth, blossom formation, and pumpkin growth.

K	1	2
3

Pumpkins
The pumpkin plant is introduced here, including its anatomy, growth cycle, and historical importance. There are also directions for carving a pumpkin and recipes for making a pie and toasting the seeds.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Redwoods, Hemlocks & Other Cone-Bearing Plants
The book examines the various types of conifers, their reproductive methods, and how they get their energy.

4	5	6
7	8	9

Roots, Shoots, Buckets, and Boots: Gardening Together with Children
Blends gardening, nature, and science into twelve spirited theme gardens.

3	4	5
6

Sand and Soil: Earth's Building Blocks
Students will learn how soil and sand are formed, the importance of soil, soil erosion and pollution concerns, and the types of sand and soil.

Seasons
An 'I Can Read About' book. Includes colorful illustrations and clear text.

2	3	4
5

Seed to Peanut
The story of peanuts from A to Z.

2	3	4
5	6

Seedfolks
One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled inner-city lot into a productive and beautiful garden.

5	6	7
8

Seeds and Seedlings
A basic introduction to seeds that includes projects and experiments.

Seeds Get Around
This book is designed for storytelling. It has large pictures and large, easy to read print. It is designed to teach a specific topic about agriculture.

PreK

Seeds Grow!
In simple rhymes, describes how seeds turn into sunflowers.

PreK

Seeds, Stems, and Stamens
The book examines the different adaptations plants use to compete for sunshine, water, nutrients, and other necessities for reproduction.

4	5	6
7	8

Slugs, Bugs, and Salamanders
This how-to manual for children offers a vivid introduction to plant-eaters, predators, and decomposers.

4	5	6
7	Educator

Spill the Beans and Pass the Peanuts
Legumes (Plants We Eat). Presents information on the history, production, and uses of several popular members of the legume family: peanuts, lentils, peas, and beans, particularly soybeans. Includes recipes.

1	2	3
4	5	6
Educator

Stems
This book explores the botanical concept of the stem.

PreK	K	1
2

Sunflower House
A little boy plants sunflower seeds in a big circle. He cares for them and watches them grow into a round wall of stems with golden flowers at the top.

K	1	2
3

Sunflowers
Detailed photos and easy text show how sunflowers develop from seed to full-grown plant.

PreK	K	1
2

Sunflowers, Magnolia Trees & Other Flowering Plants
The book explores the history of flowering plants and examines the way flowering plants reproduce and obtain energy.

4	5	6
7	8	9

Sunshine Makes the Seasons
The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But did you know that the sun also makes the seasons?

1	2	3
4

T.C. Cobb and the Cornstalk Riddles
This packet contains a chapter book using riddles to teach about corn, a teacher's guide, student activities, and corn seeds.

4	5	6
7

Taking Root
An early-reader about roots.

Tall and Tasty: Fruit Trees
The text examines a variety of fruits. It details how they are grown, processed and eaten, as well as, their history and role in world culture.

2	3	4
5	6	7

Teaching About Climate Change
Offers K-12 educators a framework for teaching key concepts concerning climate change. There are many learning activities and experiments included in the book.

K	1	2
3	4	5
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9	10	11
12	Educator

The Beeman
A grandson affectionately tells all of the tasks that his grandfather, the town beeman, performs as he cares for his hives.

PreK	K	1
2	3	4

The Berry Book
The descriptive text details how berries grow and their uses.

K	1	2
3	4

The Butterfly Book: A Kid's Guide to Attracting, Raising, and Keeping Butterflies
This great classroom resource shows kids how to attract and care for butterflies by creating indoor and outdoor butterfly habitats.

2	3	4
5	6

The Empty Pot
A Chinese boy with a green thumb wins the emperor's competition.

The Flower Alphabet Book
Describes a variety of flowers from A-Z, beginning with the amaryllis and concluding with the zinnia.

K	1	2
3

The Garden of Happiness
An idealistic tale about a community garden in a rundown part of New York City.

K	1	2
3

The Gardener
Through her letters to her farm family, Lydia Grace tells how she brightens her uncle's dreary bakery and his disposition with a little dirt and a suitcase full of seeds.

The Great Sunflower Book
The book contains beautiful photographs and good information about the history and cultivation of sunflowers.

6	7	8
9	10	11
12

The Honey Makers
An introduction to honeybees and bee culture in this informative picture book.

2	3	4
5

The Kids' Book of Weather Forecasting: Build Weather Station, Read Sky, Make Predictions
This hands-on, child-oriented book is packed with information and illustrates dozens of easy experiments that help kids learn about weather.

2	3	4
5	6	7
8

The Life Cycle of a Bean
Watch small bean seeds grow into beans we eat. Learn about this vegetable's life cycle from start to finish.

PreK	K	1
2	3

The Life Cycle of a Carrot
Watch tiny carrot seeds grow into carrots we eat. Learn about this vegetable's life cycle from start to finish.

PreK	K	1
2	3

The Life Cycle of an Apple Tree
Watch tiny apple seeds grow into apple trees. Learn about this tree's life cycle from start to finish.

PreK	K	1
2	3

The Old Farmer's Almanac for Kids
The website has fun facts, activities, puzzles, calendars and experiments on weather, astronomy, history and the environment.

3	4	5
6	7	8

The Pumpkin Book
The Pumpkin Book explains the planting, cultivating, and harvesting of pumpkins using bold illustrations and simple text.

K	1	2
3	4

The Reason for a Flower
The book describes the process of regeneration in flowers, from flower to fruit.

The Summer My Father Was Ten
Growing a garden is fact and metaphor in this profoundly moving cross-generational story.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6

The Tiny Seed
The text details the miracle of the seed.

PreK	K	1
2

The Ugly Vegetables
The girl narrator is clearly disappointed when, unlike her neighbors who prepare flower gardens, she and her mother plant Chinese vegetables that, her mother insists, are 'better than flowers.'

1	2	3
4

The Vegetable Alphabet Book
Describes a variety of terms, from A to Z, relating to vegetable gardening, beginning with asparagus and ending with zucchetta.

PreK	K	1
2

The Vegetable Garden
A storytelling big book about a vegetable garden.

The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through pages of the book, until he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.

PreK	K	1
2

The Wheat Doll
A girl's doll is lost in a summer storm and remnants are discovered the following spring.

K	1	2
3	4	5
6

This Year's Garden
A short book details a year-long journey through a garden.

PreK	K	1
2	3

Tomatoes (A True Book)
An accurate and comprehensive look at tomatoes.

3	4	5
6	7	8

Tomatoes, Potatoes, Corn and Beans
A straightforward overview of foods that are native to the Americas, with a discussion of their early use, methods of preparation, and how they were transported and adapted beyond American borders.

4	5	6
7	8	9
10

Tops & Bottoms
A fictional tale of a lazy bear who learns the hard way about gardening and the plant parts we eat.

We Love Fruit!
An early-reader book about fruit and how it grows.

PreK	K	1
2

Weather Detectives
Two young weather detectives traveling with an astronaut friend begin their investigations of assorted weather phenomena on Earth.

Weslandia
A young nonconformist invents a self- sufficient civilization in his suburban backyard.

2	3	4
5

What Is a Plant?
A good overview of plants, with a few points for greater clarification.

2	3	4
5	6

What's for Lunch: Peas
An excellent text about peas; how they are grown, harvested and eaten.

1	2	3
4	5

What's for Lunch: Potatoes
Presents facts about the potato, including where and how it is grown, harvested, and marketed, and what other products are made from potatoes.

1	2	3
4	5

What's for Lunch: Rice
Follows rice from its source on farm or plantation right through to the table, discussing how rice is grown, processed, and produced.

1	2	3
4	5

Wheat (A True Book)
Examines the history, cultivation, and uses of wheat.

2	3	4
5	6	7

Where Does Food Come From?
This book connects raw food products to their processed products.

K	1	2
3

Wiggling Worms at Work
A good introduction to a familiar animal: the earthworm.

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World Farming
A Usborne Understanding Geography book designed to showcase forms of farming around the world.

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Worms Eat My Garbage
The definitive guide to vermicomposting-a process using redworms to recycle food waste into nutrient-rich food for plants.

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