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Combine Harvesters

Hannah Wilson

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. This kit does not need to be returned.

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Compost Stew

Mary McKenna Siddals

Kids everywhere can help the environment! Not only is composting becoming more common in households and residential gardens, but many school gardens feature compost piles, too. But how do you start a compost pile? What’s safe to include? Perfect for an Earth Day focus or year-round reference, this inviting book provides all the answers for kids and families looking for simple, child-friendly ways to help the planet. This book needs to be returned. 

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Corn

Gail Gibbons

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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Corn – A True Book

Elaine Landau

Learn about corn in every way possible.  After reading this book your students will know how corn grow, where they grow, and the history behind corn. This book needs to be returned. 

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Corn – An A to Z Book

Susan Anderson, JoAnne Buggey

Learn about the life cycle of corn from A-to-Z through the voice of a tractor named Agri-Culture. Everything your students want to know about corn is in this book. This book will need to be returned.

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This book explains the many different uses of corn. 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.

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Learn the story about corn in agriculture from seed to harvest. This book will need to be returned.

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The story of maize and the Native American farmers who found and nourished it from a wild grass plant into the corn we know today. Clear accurate illustrations accompany text on each page. This book will need to be returned.

These cotton bolls are a great way to show students how cotton grows. Feel free to tear it apart and inspect, no need to return!
Pairs well with King Cotton Lesson.

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