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  • Bee-bim bopLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 2)

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    Bee-bim bop

    Linda Sue Park

    Bee-bim bop (the name translates as “mix-mix rice”) is a traditional Korean dish of rice topped, and then mixed, with meat and vegetables. In bouncy rhyming text, a hungry child tells about helping her mother make bee-bim bop: shopping, preparing ingredients, setting the table, and finally sitting down with her family to enjoy a favorite meal. This story is a great example of how families engage with the food system every time they eat!
  • Beekeeper Pat and the Amazing Dancing BeesLogin to Hold

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    Beekeeper Pat and the Amazing Dancing Bees

    Kathy Coatney

    Beekeeper Pat is an insect guy. He started out as a bike guy until he traded a bike for a bee colony of bees, and he's been a bee guy ever since. Text and photographs of Beekeeper Pat and his amazing dancing bees tell the story of the important work bees do. This book needs to be returned. 
  • BeekeepersLogin to Hold

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    Beekeepers

    Linda Oatman High

    When the sunshine pours like warm honey from the sky, it's time to tend Grandpa's bees. This day his granddaughter lends a hand, and she is treated to a spectacular show. The swarming bees whirl and twirl like a big buzzing cloud until they finally cluster on the limb of a tree. Then it's up to granddaughter to bring the bees down and move them into their new hive, which she does with great care. Grandpa is proud. His granddaughter proves to be "a fine keeper of bees." This book needs to be returned. 
  • Bees - A True BookLogin to Hold

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    Bees – A True Book

    Elaine Landau

    All of the basics about bees can be found in this book. Students will learn about anatomy, beekeeping, what bees make for us, and so much more. Easy to read, with lots of pictures, this book will have students buzzing about bees! This book will need to be returned.
  • Before We Eat: From Farm to TableLogin to Hold

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    Before We Eat: From Farm to Table

    Pat Brisson, Mary Azarian

    Before we eat, many people must work very hard―planting grain, catching fish, tending animals, and filling crates. In this book, readers find out what must happen before food can get to our table to nourish our bodies and spirits. The companion for this book is the Agricultural Networking Kit. Please check the kit out separately. This book will need to be returned.Featured as the 2016 Literacy Project book.
  • Berries to Jelly - Welcome BooksLogin to Hold

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    Berries to Jelly – Welcome Books

    Inez Snyder

    Watch step by step as berries are turned into jelly! With clear photos you could make your own jelly. Vocabulary words in this book include: berries, boil, jelly, lids, stirred, strained, sugar, and sweet. This book will need to be returned.
  • Blueberries Grow on a BushLogin to Hold

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    Blueberries Grow on a Bush

    Mari C. Schuh

    This book describes and illustrates how blueberries grow on bushes. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The book also introduces early readers to subject specific vocabulary words, which are defined in the glossary section. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Bread is for EatingLogin to Hold

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    Bread is for Eating

    Mamita explains how bread is created and celebrates its goodness by singing a short and simple Spanish song. The music for this original song, along with lyrics in both Spanish and English, is included at the end. This book will need to be returned.
  • Bon Appetit: The Delicious Life of Julia ChildLogin to Hold

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    Bon Appetit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child

    Jessie Hartland

    Follow Julia Child—chef, author, and television personality—from her childhood in Pasadena, California, to her life as a spy in WWII, to the cooking classes she took in Paris, to the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, to the funny moments of being a chef on TV. Use this book to teach about the diversity of careers available in the food system!
  • Bread Comes to Life — A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to EatLogin to Hold

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    Bread Comes to Life — A Garden of Wheat and a Loaf to Eat

    George Levenson

    This book is filled with stunning color photography of wheat growing, dough rising, and bread baking. Includes detailed information about growing wheat, the magic of yeast, and a recipe for whole wheat bread. This book needs to be returned. 
  • BusyLogin to Hold

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    Busy, Buzzy Bees

    Allan Fowler

    Learn interesting facts about bees — including the different jobs they do, how they make honey, and how they help flowers grow. This book will need to be returned.
  • Busy Bees KitLogin to Hold

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    Busy Bees Kit

    This kit allows students to "become" bees and pollinate different Oregon crops. Click here for the lesson plan. Please check out the book separately.This kit does not need to be returned.Kit Includes: Images of beehive, blueberry bush, apple tree, and flowers; chalk; cotton swab "bees"; and a paper lesson plan.Please put the number of students in your class in the quantity section at checkout to ensure the correct number of supplies gets to you.  
  • Butterflies on Carmen Street/Mariposas en la Calle CarmenLogin to Hold

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    Butterflies on Carmen Street/Mariposas en la Calle Carmen

    Monica Brown

    This engaging bilingual picture book about migration combines the wonder of nature with the places we carry in our hearts.Este libro bilingĂĽe y encantador sobre la migraciĂłn combina la maravilla de la naturaleza con los lugares que nosotros traemos en nuestroz corazones.
  • Butterfly ParkLogin to Hold

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    Butterfly Park

    Elly Mackay

    When a little girl moves to a new town, she finds a place called Butterfly Park. But when she opens the gate, there are no butterflies. Determined to lure the butterflies in, the girl inspires her entire town to help her. And with their combined efforts, soon the butterflies—and the girl—feel right at home. Let this book inspire you to plant a pollinator garden at your school and/or in your classroom!
  • Carrots Grow UndergroundLogin to Hold

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    Carrots Grow Underground

    Mari Schuh

    Simple text and photographs describe how carrots grow underground. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Cherries and Cherry PitsLogin to Hold

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    Cherries and Cherry Pits

    Vera B. Williams

    No one can tell a story quite like Bidemmi. When she starts to draw, her imagination takes off. Enter her world, look at her pictures, and watch her stories grow and grow—just like the forest of cherry trees she imagines right on her own block. Bidemmi's imagination will spark those of your students!