It’s hard work being a cow – you graze, you chew, and you rest. This book needs to be returned.Â
Sue Swan Miller
This series offers a detailed look at specific agricultural commodities, like cows. Students will discover the different breeds of cows, and which breeds are used for milk or meat production. An in-depth look at dairy cows that shows how cows are milked and all of the daily chores a dairyman has to do. A great book for young readers.
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Bonnie Worth
Join the Cat in the Hat as he spends a day on the farm with Mr. and Mrs. Greenbean and their three little Greenbeans: Jean, Dean, and baby Irene! From dawn to dusk, kids will see cows being milked, chickens being fed, sheep being sheered, fields being tilled, fertilized, reaped, mowed, irrigated—and lots more! Ideal for kids who love animals AND for kids who love machines (in other words, all kids), this is a perfect choice for families making their first visit to a farm or petting zoo, or for explaining where food comes from. This book needs to be returned.Â
Diane Burns
This is an amazing book about cranberry farming in America. It is full of award-winning photographs of daily tasks on a cranberry farm. Take a tour of two cranberry farms in Wisconsin and follow the author as she describes in clear, concise prose the activities that take place throughout the growing season. This book needs to be returned.Â
Robert Horton
This instructional unit is versatile and can be adapted to various grade levels. The guide contains information and lesson plans about the ecosystem, microorganisms, farmer role-playing, pesticides, and the environment, and world populations and food production. Well written and teacher friendly. These materials would be very useful in 5th grade science and economics education for grades 4-9.
This hands-on guide explores Mother Nature’s development of soil and soil enhancements through composting.
Oregon Dairy and Nutrition Council
Milk is a nutritional powerhouse packed with calcium and other essential nutrient’s that fuel your body and strengthen your bones. Order from our website and we will send you a class set to keep!
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.
Dairy foods are smooth, creamy, and healthy. Learn about how MyPlate helps kids make great food choices every day, including dairy! This book will need to be returned.
Collection of Poets
From field to farmyard, to table to tummy, this amazing pairing of poetry about agriculture will entice your students to reflect on what they see on the farm. This book needs to be returned.Â
Kate Messner, Christopher Silas Neal
Up in the garden, the world is full of green leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, and ripening fruit. But down in the dirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant and lyrical book, discover the wonders that lie hidden between stalks, under the shade of leaves and down in the dirt. This book needs to be returned.Â
