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  • 'Til The Cows Come HomeLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 20 (of 19)

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    ‘Til The Cows Come Home

    Jodi Icenoggle

    The author lassos a traditional Jewish folktale, "The Button Story", sets it in the American West, and rigs it up with tongue-tingling cowboy language to create an engaging story. A young cowboy, gifted in making saddles and bridles, receives a sturdy, soft-as-silk piece of leather from a grateful cowpuncher and stitches it into a pair of "whoopi-ti-yi-yo chaps." Follow the leather through the young cowboy’s life. The companion book to the Ag Tag Matching Game lesson plan and the Ag Tag Matching Game Kit. Please check the kit out separately. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Animals, Conservation & Natural Resources, Literacy Project Books
    Resource Type: Books
  • SeedLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 7 (of 12)

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    Seed, Soil, Sun

    Cris Peterson

    Seed. Soil. Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. This beautifully written book by Cris Peterson, brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal. The photography that conveys this story is a perfect fit for this story. The companion book to the Seed, Soil, Sun lesson plan and the Seed, Soil, Sun Kit. Please check the kit out separately.
    Categories: Gardening, Literacy Project Books, Plants, Science, Seeds, Soils, Washington County Library
    Resource Type: Books
  • A Guide to Oregon's Forest WildlifeLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 2)

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    A Guide to Oregon’s Forest Wildlife

    Oregon Forest Resources Institute

    Why so the different animals in Oregon's forests choose to live where they do? This booklet describes some of the wildlife associated with stands of different age classes.
    Categories: Animals, Forestry
    Resource Type: Books
  • An Earthworm's LifeLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 4)

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    An Earthworm’s Life

    John Himmelman

    Have you ever wondered how many nature's smallest creatures spend their days? Here's your chance to take a scientifically accurate peek at the world from their point of view. This book will need to be returned.
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Gardening
    Resource Type: Books
  • Animal FibersLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 10 (of 9)

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    Animal Fibers

    Jo Massam-Windsor

    Students learn about where different types of animal fibers come from, how they are collected and what they are used for. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Animals
    Resource Type: Books
  • Apples - A True BookLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 4)

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    Apples – A True Book

    Elaine Landau

    Learn about apples in every way possible.  After reading this book your students will know how apples grow, where they grow, and the history behind apples. This book needs to be returned.   
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Apple FractionsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 2 (of 4)

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    Apple Fractions

    Jerry Pallotta

    Author Jerry Pallotta use a variety of different apples to teach kids all about fractions in this innovative and enjoyable book. This book will need to be returned.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition, Science
    Resource Type: Books
  • Apples to OregonLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 31 (of 15)

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    Apples to Oregon

    Deborah Hopkinson

    This book is based on the true story of Henderson Luelling, who in 1837 brought his family of ten, plus 700 of his best fruit trees and berry bushes, over the Oregon Trail to the Portland area. His was the first nursery in the state. The companion book to the Growing Bracelets lesson plan and the Growing Bracelets Kit. Please check the kit out separately. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition, Literacy Project Books
    Resource Type: Books
  • Apples of Your EyeLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 5)

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    Apples of Your Eye

    Allan Fowler

    This book gives you a taste of how farmers manage apple orchards. From soil-type to grafting new trees to harvesting the apples, you'll see apples up-close and personal. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Farming, Food, Foods & Nutrition, Gardening
    Resource Type: Books
  • Potatoes - What's for LunchLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 3)

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    Bananas – What’s for Lunch

    This book explains the many different uses of bananas. Students learn what nutrients they get from this food, and why it is important to eat a balanced diet. Part of the What’s for Lunch series. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Farming, Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Bananas - A True BookLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 4 (of 5)

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    Bananas – A True Book

    Elaine Landau

    Learn about bananas in every way possible.  After reading this book your students will know how bananas grow, where they grow, and the history behind bananas. This book will need to be returned.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • Barnyard BanterLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 3)

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    Barnyard Banter

    Denise Fleming

    It's another noisy morning on the farm, and all of the animals are where they should be-- except Goose. And where is Goose? Young children will enjoy clucking, mucking, mewing, and cooing while they search for Goose on every gorgeously illustrated spread. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Animals, Farming
    Resource Type: Books
  • Beekeeper Pat and the Amazing Dancing BeesLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 2 (of 6)

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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. 
    Categories: Farming, Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • BeekeepersLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 1)

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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. 
    Categories: Insects
    Resource Type: Books
  • Bees - A True BookLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 6)

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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.
    Categories: Farming, Foods & Nutrition, Lifecycles
    Resource Type: Books
  • Before We Eat: From Farm to TableLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 5)

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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.
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources, Farming, Literacy Project Books
    Resource Type: Books