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  • Investigating Plants: Hands-OnLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 2 (of 2)

    Must be returned

    Investigating Plants: Hands-On, Low-Cost Laboratory

    Thomas Sinclair, Marty Jones

    The exercises in this manual were developed and tested by seventh graders. These young students were quick to demonstrate a hands-on approach to testing which of the experiments in this book were successful and which were not. Their excitement in doing these activities were important and proved that "Science is Fun." A great resource for year-around use in the classroom. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Plants, Seeds
    Resource Type: Books
  • It's a Good Thing There are Insects - Rookie Read SeriesLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 5)

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    It’s a Good Thing There are Insects – Rookie Read Series

    Allan Fowler

    This book is part of the Rookie Read Series. This focuses on insects and why they are so helpful. These are easy to read, perfect for beginning readers to learn about agriculture. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Animals, Farming
    Resource Type: Books
  • 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. 
    Categories: Gardening, Plants, Seeds
    Resource Type: Books, Instructional Units
  • 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. 
    Categories: Gardening, General Agriculture, Seasonal
    Resource Type: Books
  • John DeereLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 7 (of 7)

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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.
    Categories: Farming, General Agriculture, History, Literacy Project Books, Technology
    Resource Type: Books
  • Johnny AppleseedLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 6 (of 6)

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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.
    Categories: Plants, Seeds
    Resource Type: Books
  • LadybugLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 6 (of 5)

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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.
    Categories: Gardening, Lifecycles, Plants
    Resource Type: Books
  • Lettuce Grows on the GroundLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 5)

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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.
    Categories: Foods & Nutrition, Gardening
    Resource Type: Books
  • Life in a Tide Pool - Rookie Read SeriesLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 2 (of 2)

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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. 
    Categories: Conservation & Natural Resources
    Resource Type: Books
  • Life in the Forest: Get to know Oregon's forest wildlifeLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 105 (of 50)

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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.
    Categories: Animals, Careers, Conservation & Natural Resources, Forestry, Math, Oregon, Science
    Resource Type: Printed Materials
  • Lifecycles: From Egg to ChickenLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 2 (of 2)

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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. 
    Categories: Animals, Lifecycles
    Resource Type: Books
  • Living on Farms - Rookie Read SeriesLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 3)

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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.
    Categories: Farming
    Resource Type: Books
  • Manual for Judging Oregon SoilsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 1)

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    Manual for Judging Oregon Soils

    Herbert Huddleson, Gerald F. Kling

    Covers soil basics such as soil formation, horizons, properties (including textural classes), profiles, site characteristics and evaluation, and the influences of soil characteristics on management decisions. This book needs to be returned. 
    Categories: Curriculum, Oregon, Plants, Science, Soils
    Resource Type: Books
  • Merry ChristmasLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 4)

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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. 
    Categories: Seasonal
    Resource Type: Books
  • Midday MealsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 1 (of 1)

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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. 
    Categories: Food, Foods & Nutrition
    Resource Type: Books
  • What Will Hatch?Login to Hold

    Total Available: 4 (of 4)

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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. 
    Categories: Animals, Lifecycles
    Resource Type: Books