Springtime is here, and Zinnia can’t wait to plant her seeds and watch them grow. She carefully takes care of her garden, watering her plants, weeding, and waiting patiently for something to sprout. And soon enough, the first seedlings appear! With art just as colorful as a garden in bloom, young readers will enjoy watching Zinnia’s beautiful garden grow, and may even be inspired to start one of their own.
Make pumpkin pie ice cream, track your pumpkins' vine growth, make pumpkin tattoos, how to grow giant pumpkins, write pumpkin stories, make a pumpkin bed and much much more! This book needs to be returned.
The first zucchini of a summer garden is always exciting, but what happens when the plants just keep growing...and growing...and growing? Zora soon finds herself with more zucchini than her family can bake, sauté, or barbecue. Fortunately the ever-resourceful girl comes up with the perfect plan—a garden swap!
Back in the 1830s, John Deere was a young blacksmith from Vermont, about to make his mark on American history. He moved to Illinois, where farmers were struggling to plow through the thick, rich soil they called gumbo. Hee tinkered and tweaked and tested until he invented a steel plow that sliced into the prairie easy as you please. Long before the first tractor, John Deere changed farming forever. This book will need to be returned.
This beautifully illustrated retelling shows how Johnny Appleseed bloomed from a young boy who loved the outdoors into the legendary man who spread apple trees all across the United States. Showing small acts of generosity and the love of nature can make a big difference, this book is sure to inspire the budding little Johnny Appleseed in every reader. This book will need to be returned.
Mejores prácticas en la enseñanza basada en los huertosEn un huerto podemos cultivar el amor de los niños por el aprendizaje, su aprecio por la alimentación saludable, y su conexión con el mundo natural. Con visión, entrega, y una buena dosis de trabajo duro, educadores y familias en todas partes del mundo están quitando cemento, plantando semillas, y cultivando huertos escolares porque creen que los niños necesitan aprender haciendo las cosas en un contexto que les importa. Necesitan saber que la comida saludable puede ser deliciosa; y necesitan saber, en lo profundo de su ser, que son parte de una enorme y bella red de vida. Puede tomar prestado este recurso de nuestra biblioteca, o descargue el libro digital aquí.
Learn about the life cycle of a ladybug; full-color photographs and understandable text makes this a quick, informative, and fun read for beginning readers. This book will need to be returned.
Crawling through the dirt, worms are hard at work, helping plants to grow. Worms help the fruit and vegetables we eat by loosening the soil and feeding the plants. Read and find out about these wiggling wonders! This book pairs well with lessons on compost and soil health.
This book is part of the Rookie Read Series. This focuses on life inside a tide pool. These are easy to read, perfect for beginning readers to learn about nature. This book needs to be returned.
An illustrated timeline along with a list of chicken facts adds to the effectiveness of this book. The detail in the illustrations provides a starting point for discussion and further exploration. This book needs to be returned.
This book is part of the Rookie Read Series. This focuses on life on a farm. These are easy to read, perfect for beginning readers to learn about agriculture. This book will need to be returned.
¿Cómo crece tu jardín? Lola, amante de los libros, está inspirada en una colección de poemas de jardín que lee con su mami. Ella quiere plantar su propio jardín de hermosas flores, por lo que ella y su mamá van a la biblioteca para ver libros sobre jardinería. Eligen sus flores y compran sus semillas. Ellos cavan y plantan. Y luego esperan. A Lola le resulta difícil esperar a que crezcan sus flores, pero ella pasa el tiempo creando su propio libro de flores. Pronto tiene un jardín lleno de girasoles e invita a todos sus amigos a comer pasteles y ponche y una historia entre las flores.
How does your garden grow? Book-loving Lola is inspired by a collection of garden poems that she reads with her mommy. She wants to plant her own garden of beautiful flowers, so she and Mommy go to the library to check out books about gardening. They choose their flowers and buy their seeds. They dig and plant. And then they wait. Lola finds it hard to wait for her flowers to grow, but she spends the time creating her own flower book. Soon she has a garden full of sunflowers and invites all of her friends for cakes and punch and a story amongst the flowers.
Life on Daisy Dell Farm can be worrying, and Mama is a world-class worrywart, earning the top prize at the Pickapeck County Fair. With summer's volatile weather to watch, Mama's attention is pulled in all directions. And then there's Baby Eli, always getting into some sort of mischief. This story is a great introduction to the tall tale genre!
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