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  • Junior Master Gardener HandbookLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 2)

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    Junior Master Gardener Handbook

    Texas Agriculture Extension Service

    Make plantable greeting cards... use peanut butter, chocolate chips, and cereal to learn about soil aggregates... find out how plants clean water... create your own ethnic vegetable garden.... and more. Students can become a certified Junior Master Gardener by completing all eight subject units in Level 1. A teacher's guide is also available. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Kids' Pumpkin ProjectsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 4)

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    Kids’ Pumpkin Projects

    Deanna Cook

    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. 
  • John DeereLogin to Hold

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    John Deere, That’s Who!

    Tracy Nelson Maurer

    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.
  • Johnny AppleseedLogin to Hold

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    Johnny Appleseed

    Jodie Shepherd

    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.
  • LadybugLogin to Hold

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    Ladybug

    David Swartz

    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.
  • Lettuce Grows on the GroundLogin to Hold

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    Lettuce Grows on the Ground

    Mari Schuh

    Simple text and photographs describe how lettuce grows on the ground. This book will need to be returned.
  • Life in a Tide Pool - Rookie Read SeriesLogin to Hold

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    Life in a Tide Pool – Rookie Read Series

    Allan Fowler

    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. 
  • Life in the Forest: Get to know Oregon's forest wildlifeLogin to Hold

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    Life in the Forest: Get to know Oregon’s forest wildlife

    Oregon Forest Resources Institue

    Life in the Forest is a 24-page, full-color publication designed to assist students in understanding how forests provide habitat for different wildlife species.   It highlights current wildlife research and presents data for students to analyze. It is aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.
  • Lifecycles: From Egg to ChickenLogin to Hold

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    Lifecycles: From Egg to Chicken

    Dr. Gerald Legg

    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. 
  • Living on Farms - Rookie Read SeriesLogin to Hold

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    Living on Farms – Rookie Read Series

    Allan Fowler

    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.
  • Merry ChristmasLogin to Hold

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    Merry Christmas, Geraldine

    Holly Keller

    This is a heart-warming story about a pig named Geraldine who wants a really big Christmas tree. It's silly and will capture the heart of Christmas tree lover's in Oregon. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Midday MealsLogin to Hold

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    Midday Meals

    Michele Zurakowski

    This book discusses the variety of foods people around the world might have for their midday meal. This book needs to be returned. 
  • What Will Hatch?Login to Hold

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    What Will Hatch?

    Jennifer Ward

    What is more exciting than waiting for an egg to hatch? Creatures of all varieties begin inside an egg, and those eggs also come in all shapes and sizes. From a squiggly tadpole to fuzzy robin, to a leathery platypus, this charming text and unique illustrations show eight different animals as they begin life. With a cut-out on each page readers will have fun guessing... what will hatch? This book needs to be returned. 
  • Potatoes - What's for LunchLogin to Hold

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    Milk – What’s for Lunch

    This book explains the many different uses of milk. 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 will need to be returned.
  • Milk to Ice Cream - Welcome BooksLogin to Hold

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    Milk to Ice Cream – Welcome Books

    Inez Snyder

    In the short book "Milk to Ice Cream" readers follow Mark and his dad as they make homemade ice cream. With pictures for every step you can make your own ice cream! Vocabulary words in this book include: cream, freezer, ice cream, mixture, stirs, and vanilla. This book needs to be returned. 
  • My Chickens - Welcome BookLogin to Hold

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    My Chickens – Welcome Book

    Heather Miller

    Any young reader will be delighted to see farm kids both working and having fun with the farm animals under their care. Large print, colorful pictures and bold key words make these books easy for kids to read and understand. This book needs to be returned.Â