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  • Grandma Lena's Big Ol' TurnipLogin to Hold

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    Grandma Lena’s Big Ol’ Turnip

    Denia Lewis Hester

    Grandma Lena takes good care of the turnips she plants in her garden. One turnip grows so big that Grandma can't pull it out of the ground! Even when Grandpa, Uncle Izzy, and the dog help Grandma yank and tug, the big ol' turnip doesn't budge. This story is a great introduction to the genre of tall tales.
  • How Does my Garden GrowLogin to Hold

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    How Does my Garden Grow

    Gerda Muller

    Sophie lives in the city, and her vegetables come from the supermarket. Then she goes to visit her grandparents in the countryside -- and soon discovers how much there is to learn about how things grow!
  • It's All in an EggLogin to Hold

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    It’s All in an Egg

    American Egg Board

    This full color poster depicts different vitamins and minerals that are found inside of eggs.
  • Lily's GardenLogin to Hold

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    Lily’s Garden

    Deborah Kogan Ray

    In January, Lily receives a box of fresh oranges from her grandmother in California. In February, Lily sends her grandmother maple syrup from the trees on her family farm in Maine. And so the year goes on through the pages of this warmly illustrated picture book. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Mighty Mini Microbe's TaleLogin to Hold

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    Mighty Mini Microbe’s Tale

    USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service

    In this learn-as-you-color, 24-page, science based adventure tail, young soil explorers will discover how Mighty Mini Microbe and her band of soil superheroes (with a little help from soil health farmers and friends) take care of plants, people, and planet Earth. This resource does not need to be returned.
  • Moving the Classroom Outdoors: Schoolyard-Enhanced Learning in ActionLogin to Hold

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    Moving the Classroom Outdoors: Schoolyard-Enhanced Learning in Action

    Herbert W. Broda

    Designed to provide teachers and administrators with a range of practical suggestions for making the schoolyard a varied and viable learning resource, Moving the Classroom Outdoors presents concrete examples of how urban, suburban, and rural schools have enhanced the school site as a teaching tool. The book focuses on the practical and the specific, including ideas for seating, signage, planting considerations, teaching/meeting areas, outdoor classroom management, pathways, equipment storage, raised gardens, and more. The book also provides an outdoor activity sampler, information on incorporating technology into the outdoor learning experience, and a chapter on the unique concerns of urban schools. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Oh Say Can You SeedLogin to Hold

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    Oh Say Can You Seed?

    Bonnie Worth

    I'm the Cat in the Hat, and I think that you need to come take a look at this thing called a seed. This non-fiction book introduces beginning readers to seeds and plant life cycles. The companion book to the Living Necklace lesson plan and the Living Necklace Kit. Please check the kit out separately. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Oregon Grown Fresh ProduceLogin to Hold

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    Oregon Grown Fresh Produce

    Oregon Department of Agriculture

    This colorful Oregon Grown Fresh Produce poster includes the 26 specialty crops that are seasonally available within Oregon. This 18x36 inch poster was created by watercolor artist Abigail Waring for the Oregon Department of Agriculture.This item does not need to be returned.
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    Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots Gardening Together with Children

    Sharon Lovejoy

    This is a wonderful collection of gardening projects for children. Twelve spirited, easy-to-implement ideas for theme gardens that teachers and students can grow together. The beautiful illustrations will motivate you to start your own garden. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Saving Strawberry FarmLogin to Hold

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    Saving Strawberry Farm

    Deborah Hopkinson

    One penny. In the hot, mean summer of 1933, a penny is enough to buy caramels or red hots or peppermint sticks or licorice strings. Is it enough to buy Miss Elsie's Strawberry Farm? There's only one way to find out. Davey takes a deep breath and shouts, "One penny for Strawberry Farm!" This book needs to be returned. 
  • Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for WinterLogin to Hold

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    Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter

    Eugene Doyle

    A captivating exploration of how a family gets a farm ready for the snow of winter. Sleep Tight Farm lyrically connects each growing season to the preparations at the very end of the farm year. This beautiful and informative book paints a fascinating picture of what winter means to the farm year and to the family that shares its seasons, from spring's new growth, summer's heat, and fall's bounty to winter's well-earned rest. All year long the farm has worked to shelter us, feed us, keep us warm, and now it's time to sleep. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Sounds of the ForestLogin to Hold

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    Sounds of the Forest

    Oregon Forest Resources Institute

    This publication, with text and color illustrations, is intended for young readers (grades K-3) and tells the story of some of the animals that live in Oregon's forests.
  • The BeemanLogin to Hold

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    The Beeman

    Laurie Krebs, Valerie Cis

    Told from the viewpoint of a child whose Grandpa is a beekeeper, this rhyming text offers an accessible and engaging introduction to the behavior of bees, including: where they live, how honey is made, and what a beekeeper does. The companion book to the Busy Bees lesson plan and the Busy Bees Kit. Please check the kit out separately.This book needs to be returned. 
  • The Berry BookLogin to Hold

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    The Berry Book

    Gail Gibbons

    This book is a cheery, fact-filled, highly recommended picture book for young people who are just beginning to learn reading. All sorts of different edible berries are pictured with simple, cheery, full-color illustrations. From strawberries and blueberries to gooseberries and wintergreen berries, just about every berry type is presented for inquiring young minds. This book needs to be returned. 
  • The Garden ClassroomLogin to Hold

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    The Garden Classroom

    Cathy James

    Packed with garden-based activities that promote science, math, reading, writing, imaginative play, and arts and crafts, The Garden Classroom offers a whole year of outdoor play and learning ideas—however big or small your garden. This book needs to be returned. 
  • The Life Cycle of a TreeLogin to Hold

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    The Life Cycle of a Tree

    Bobbi Kalman

    This book follows the growth of a tree from the time it sprouts to the time it is mature and capable of producing new seeds. A tree is a living thing. It is a large green plant. Like all plants, trees make their own food from light, air, and water. Trees come in many shapes, colors, and sizes, but they have the same basic parts. A tree begins its life as a seed and over many years becomes tall and mature tree. This book will need to be returned.