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.
Watch step by step as berries are turned into jelly! With clear photos you could make your own jelly. Vocabulary words in this book include: berries, boil, jelly, lids, stirred, strained, sugar, and sweet. This book will need to be returned.
This book describes and illustrates how blueberries grow on bushes. The images support early readers in understanding the text. The book also introduces early readers to subject specific vocabulary words, which are defined in the glossary section. This book needs to be returned.Â
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk go the blueberries into the pail of a little girl named Sal who--try as she might--just can't seem to pick as fast as she eats. Robert McCloskey's classic is a magical tale of the irrepressible curiosity--not to mention appetite--of youth. Sal and her mother set off in search of blueberries for the winter at the same time as a mother bear and her cub. A quiet comedy of errors ensues when the young ones wander off and absentmindedly trail the wrong mothers. This book will need to be returned.
Mamita explains how bread is created and celebrates its goodness by singing a short and simple Spanish song. The music for this original song, along with lyrics in both Spanish and English, is included at the end. This book will need to be returned.
This book is filled with stunning color photography of wheat growing, dough rising, and bread baking. Includes detailed information about growing wheat, the magic of yeast, and a recipe for whole wheat bread. This book needs to be returned.Â
Learn interesting facts about bees — including the different jobs they do, how they make honey, and how they help flowers grow. This book will need to be returned.
From sliced bread to tortillas to baguettes, wherever there are people, someone is eating bread. Come explore the world of bread in this book full of photographs and see how people eat – and live – the world over. This book will need to be returned.
This brochure engages readers in the foundation and mission of Natural Resources Conservation Services as well as career opportunities and how to get involved.
Ruth Heller's prose and pictures are the perfect means for discovering the variety of oviparous animals and their unique ways of laying eggs. This book needs to be returned.Â
When Wilma decides her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how many grow to become fine, full Christmas trees. A cozy, holiday read-aloud and a lyrical way to usher in the month of December. This book will need to be returned.
This book belongs to the great Kingfisher Readers series. This series includes books made for different reading levels, this book is level 2. It includes engaging pictures to help readers understand, as well as adding in longer sentences with a broader vocabulary. This book will give students a more in depth understanding of what a combine looks like and how farmers use this large piece of machinery to harvest their crops. This book will need to be returned.
Students explore New World and Old World food origins to discover how the Columbian Exchange altered people’s lives worldwide. This kit includes materials for six groups of students. Includes map and food product cards including banana, avocado, celery, peas, vanilla, wheat, cattle, black pepper, and more!
Perennial nonfiction favorite Gail Gibbons turns her spotlight on corn. Popcorn, corn on the cob, corn dogs, cornflakes--corn is used in many children's favorite foods. This book offers a cornucopia of information about the history of corn as well as details concerning planting, cultivation, harvesting, and its many uses. This book will need to be returned.
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