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  • Dirt - The Scoop on SoilLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 3)

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    Dirt – The Scoop on Soil

    Natalie M. Rosinsky

    Engage young readers in real science with this informative, fun, fact-filled book. This series is aligned with the standards, "The Earth" and "Forces of Nature" as required by Benchmarks for Science Literacy. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Dairy on MyPlateLogin to Hold

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    Dairy on MyPlate

    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.
  • DragonsLogin to Hold

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    Dragons, Houses, and Other Flies

    Dragons, Houses and Other Flies — Grades 9-12 (Instructional Unit) This activity guide invites youth to explore the fascinating world of insects and learn valuable life skills through hands-on activities.
  • Walter the BakerLogin to Hold

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    Walter the Baker

    Eric Carle

    This book is about Walter the town baker who accidentally angers the Duke. In order to make amends, he is tasked with inventing a roll through which the morning sun can shine through three times. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Ecology Field Cards- Set 4Login to Hold

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    Ecology Field Cards- Set 4, Wetlands and Wet Prairies

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you in the Wetlands and Wet Prairies! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Each set comes with an Educator’s Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned. 
  • Ecology Field Cards- Set 5Login to Hold

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    Ecology Field Cards- Set 5, Upland Prairie

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you in the Upland Prairie! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles. Each set comes with an Educator’s Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned. 
  • Ecology Field Cards-Set 1Login to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 2)

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    Ecology Field Cards-Set 1, Douglas-fir Forests

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Each set comes with an Educator's Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned. 
  • EggsLogin to Hold

    Total Available: 5 (of 6)

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    Eggs

    Sarah Hoffman

    This book is about eggs changing form. Mixing, cooking, and adding salt and pepper are all part of making scrambled eggs. This book will need to be returned.
  • Ecology Field Cards-Set 2Login to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 2)

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    Ecology Field Cards-Set 2, Oak Woodlands

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you in the Oak Woodlands! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Each set comes with an Educator's Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned. 
  • Ecology Field Cards-Set 3Login to Hold

    Total Available: 3 (of 3)

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    Ecology Field Cards-Set 3, Riparian Bottomland Forests

    Oregon State University Extension

    Discover what lives around you in the Riparian Bottomland Forests! Created for Willamette Valley habitats, explore local plants insects, wildlife, and more! Increase you knowledge of native species, biodiversity, relationships, and cycles. Each set comes with an Educator’s Guide which includes educational activities for students. 1 teacher guide comes with a set of cards. This item needs to be returned. 
  • Potatoes - What's for LunchLogin to Hold

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    Eggs – What’s for Lunch

    This book explains the many different uses of eggs. 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. 
  • El Circulo de Las CalabazasLogin to Hold

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    El Circulo de Las Calabazas: Historia de Un Huerto / Pumpkin Circle

    George Levenson, Shmuel Thaler, Alberto Jimenez Rioja

    This treat of a picture book comes cloaked in the colors of fall. Bouncy verses and glowing photographs show a backyard pumpkin patch move through its natural cycle; seeds sprouting, flowers blooming, bees buzzing, pumpkins growing . . .and then going back to earth. Also includes an author's note explaining how to grow your own pumpkin!   This book is available in English under Pumpkin Circle. This book will need to be returned.
  • Ellie's Log - Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree FellLogin to Hold

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    Ellie’s Log – Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell

    Judith L. Li

    After a huge tree crashes to the ground during a winter storm, ten-year-old Ellie and her new friend, Ricky, explore the forest where Ellie lives. Together, they learn how trees provide habitat for plants and animals high in the forest canopy, down among mossy old logs, and deep in the pools of a stream. The plants, insects, birds, and mammals they discover come to life in colored pen-and-ink drawings. This book needs to be returned.  Full Teacher's Guide for Ellie's Log- Exploring the Forest Where the Great Tree Fell:  http://osupress.oregonstate.edu/sites/default/files/B&W_Teacher's%20Guide.5.2013a.pdf For more information and resources go to: http://ellieslog.org
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    En El Bosque (Into the Forest)

    Oregon Forest Resources Institute

    En El Bosque is a lively and colorful book on forestry for fifth- and sixth-grade Spanish speaking students students. This is a complete Spanish translation of OFRI's Into the Forest. The student book is 24 pages and gives an overview of Oregon forests, including forest ecology, tree biology, forest management, forest careers and balancing economic, ecological and social values. It includes puzzles and activities for students. 1 teacher guide will be included with a class set. These do not need to be returned. 
  • Establishing and Managing Forest Trees in Western OregonLogin to Hold

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    Establishing and Managing Forest Trees in Western Oregon

    In this publication, we will help you understand how you can best plant and tend to trees in your woods to ensure that they remain healthy and productive. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Farm Anatomy Activities for Kids: FunLogin to Hold

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    Farm Anatomy Activities for Kids: Fun, Hands-On Learning

    Dawn Alexander

    No matter where you live, you can learn all about the amazing things that happen on farms. Farm Anatomy Activities for Kids combines the joy of hands-on experiments and activities with easy-to-understand lessons that teach you all about farm life. This farm anatomy activity book helps you think more like a farmer and understand how nature, crops, and animals shape the way we live. You’ll learn about all the different parts of a farm, the plants and animals you might find there, and how farms create the food you eat and the material for the clothes you wear. This book will need to be returned.  Farm Anatomy Activities for Kids includes:
    • Educational lessons―Learn about the various parts of a farm, how they raise plants and animals, and the ways farms connect to your daily life no matter where you live.
    • Ways to play―Try out cool experiments like growing crops without soil or making a mason bee house.
    • Journal prompts―Reflect on what you’ve learned about farm anatomy with the thoughtful writing prompts paired with each activity.
    Take kids on an educational journey down to the farm without ever leaving home.