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  • 'Til The Cows Come HomeLogin to Hold

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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. 
  • SeedLogin to Hold

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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.
  • A Guide to Oregon's Forest WildlifeLogin to Hold

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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.
  • Agricultura...nos da más que sólo comidaLogin to Hold

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    Agricultura…nos da más que sólo comida

    This book gives great lessons on agriculture in both English and Spanish. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Amazing GrazingLogin to Hold

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    Amazing Grazing

    Visit three ranches in Montana as you read and learn about proper care of the land and its resources to raise healthy, productive cattle. This book needs to be returned. 
  • An Earthworm's LifeLogin to Hold

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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.
  • Animal FibersLogin to Hold

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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. 
  • Apples - A True BookLogin to Hold

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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.   
  • Apple FractionsLogin to Hold

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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.
  • Apples to OregonLogin to Hold

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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. 
  • Apples of Your EyeLogin to Hold

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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. 
  • Potatoes - What's for LunchLogin to Hold

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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. 
  • Bananas - A True BookLogin to Hold

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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.
  • Barnyard BanterLogin to Hold

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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. 
  • 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. 
  • What Hatches?Login to Hold

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    What Hatches?

    Don L. Curry

    This book describes different types of eggs and which animals hatch from them, including chickens, butterflies, frogs, alligators, and fish. This book needs to be returned.Â