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  • Discover Agriculture Careers Card SetLogin to Hold

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    Discover Agriculture Careers Card Set

    Wondering what job titles are out there, what they involve, where they’re located, and how much they pay? Interested in the education and experience needed to land them? This 48-card career set is a great way to explore the possibilities, get inspired, and start planning a future in agriculture! This product must be returned.

    These career cards pair great with the Discover Agriculture Careers Lesson. Check out the lessons by clicking on the links below:

    Grades 6-8: Discover Agriculture Careers: One Problem at a Time (Grades 6-8) – Curriculum Matrix | Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation

    Grades 9-12: Discover Agriculture Careers: One Problem at a Time (Grades 9-12) – Curriculum Matrix | Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation

  • Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His SonLogin to Hold

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    Growing an Artist: The Story of a Landscaper and His Son

    John Parra

    Follow along with the story of a young boy, Juanito, who joins his papi on the job as a landscape architect. Juanito brings his sketchbook to draw anything that catches his eye: a nest of birds, a plant nursery, flowers, and more. Juanito realizes that while not everyone appreciates Papi's hard work, Papi always feels pride in owning his own business and in a job well done. And at the end of the day, Juanito may get the chance to turn his artistic eye toward landscape design—just like his papi.
  • Agricultural DronesLogin to Hold

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    Agricultural Drones

    Simon Rose

    Farm fields can span hundreds of acres. With so much area to cover, checking crops and livestock can be difficult. But with an agricultural drone, this job becomes much simpler. Young readers will discover how drones help farmers maximize efficiencies and bring abundant harvests. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Bon Appetit: The Delicious Life of Julia ChildLogin to Hold

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    Bon Appetit: The Delicious Life of Julia Child

    Jessie Hartland

    Follow Julia Child—chef, author, and television personality—from her childhood in Pasadena, California, to her life as a spy in WWII, to the cooking classes she took in Paris, to the publication of Mastering the Art of French Cooking, to the funny moments of being a chef on TV. Use this book to teach about the diversity of careers available in the food system!
  • Busy Bees KitLogin to Hold

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    Busy Bees Kit

    This kit allows students to "become" bees and pollinate different Oregon crops. Click here for the lesson plan. Please check out the book separately.This kit does not need to be returned.Kit Includes: Images of beehive, blueberry bush, apple tree, and flowers; chalk; cotton swab "bees"; and a paper lesson plan.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.  
  • Calling the Doves/El Canto de las PalomasLogin to Hold

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    Calling the Doves/El Canto de las Palomas

    Juan Felipe Herrerra

    "Poet Juan Felipe Herrera's bilingual memoir paints a vivid picture of his migrant farmworker childhood. His rich, evocative prose re-creates the joy of eating under the open sky, celebrating at a fiesta with other farm families, and listening to his mother singing Mexican songs and his father calling the doves.Las memorias bilingües del poeta Juan Felipe Herrerra pintan una imagen vívida de su infancia campesina. Su prosa profunda y evocadora recrea la alegría de comer bajo el cielo abierto, de celebrar una fiesta con otras familias de agricultores, y de escuchar a su madre cantando canciones mexicanas y su padre llamando a las palomas. "
  • Careers in ConservationLogin to Hold

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    Careers in Conservation

    United States Department of Agriculture

    This brochure engages readers in the foundation and mission of Natural Resources Conservation Services as well as career opportunities and how to get involved.
  • Voices from the Field: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their StoriesLogin to Hold

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    Voices from the Field: Children of Migrant Farmworkers Tell Their Stories

    S. Beth Akin

    This critically acclaimed book features photographs, poems, and interviews with nine children who reveal the hardships and hopes of today's Mexican-American migrant farm workers and their families.
  • Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant WorkersLogin to Hold

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    Dolores Huerta: A Hero to Migrant Workers

    Sarah Warren

    Dolores is a teacher, a mother, and a friend. She wants to know why her students are too hungry to listen, why they don't have shoes to wear to school. Dolores is a warrior, an organizer, and a peacemaker. When she finds out that the farm workers in her community are poorly paid and working under dangerous conditions, she stands up for their rights.
  • El Camino de AmeliaLogin to Hold

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    El Camino de Amelia

    Linda Jacobs Altman

    Amelia Luisa Martinez odia los caminos. Los caminos llevan su familia migrante al campo donde ellos trabajan todo el día, a las escuelas donde nadie conoce su nombre, y a cabañas desoladas que no están en casa. Amelia anhela una casa bella y blanca con un gran árbol de sombra, donde ella puede vivir sin preocuparse por los caminos. Un día, Amelia descubre un “camino fortuito”. Al final ella encuentra un árbol viejo y asombroso que parece el arbol de sus sueños. El majestuoso sentido de permanencia del árbol la inspira a crear sus propios raíces especiales.
  • Fishing: America at WorkLogin to Hold

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    Fishing: America at Work

    Ann Love, Jane Drake, Pat Cupples

    Part of the America at Work series, Fishing explains how fish farmers in Maine raise salmon and halibut, and traces the fascinating life journey of a wild salmon in Alaska. Combining fact and fiction with colorful illustrations, this book delivers an early lesson in appreciating and protecting our natural resources. Fishing introduces young children to the people, machines and environmental concerns involved in some of America's leading resource-based industries. This book needs to be returned. 
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    Full of Beans, Henry Ford Grows a Car

    Peggy Thomas

    With a mind for ingenuity, Henry Ford looked to improve life for others. After the Great Depression struck, Ford especially wanted to support ailing farmers. For two years, Ford and his team researched ways to use farmers' crops in his Ford Motor Company. They discovered that the soybean was the perfect answer. Soon, Ford's cars contained many soybean plastic parts, and Ford incorporated soybeans into every part of his life. He ate soybeans, he wore clothes made of soybean fabric, and he wanted to drive soybeans, too. Award-winning author Peggy Thomas and illustrator Edwin Fotheringham explore this American icon's little-known quest. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Grandpa's OrchardLogin to Hold

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    Grandpa’s Orchard

    Darcy Thomas Kirk

    Every year on the hazelnut farm, magic happens. It's a place where stories, music, good food, family, and friends come together year round- but as summer comes to an end, things begin to change. On this working farm, the boys watch Dad and Grandpa do the tasks that need to be done as they head to the arbor to play, climb trees, and dream up new adventures."A fun portrayal of a multi-generational farming and farm life told from a youngster's perspective. Grandpa's passion for farming and desire to pass on the tradition is genuine and heartfelt." -TJ Hafner, third-generation family farmer and agronomist.Darcy Thomas Kirk lives in Independence, Oregon with her twin sons and her husband, Lance. They farm on a third-generation hazelnut farm. She attended Oregon State University and worked for Oregon Agriculture in the Classroom, aligning agriculture projects with state educational standards for seven years. This book will need to be returned.
  • World FarmingLogin to Hold

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    World Farming

    Martin Bramwell

    An innovative, in-depth look at important topics in physical geography. Full color diagrams, illustrations and photographs. Provide a global view of each subject, along with hands-on activities for real science experience. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Hiromi's HandsLogin to Hold

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    Hiromi’s Hands

    Lynne Barasch

    Growing up in New York City, Hiromi Suzuki missed spending time with her father, a sushi chef who worked long hours in the family's Japanese restaurant. So one day when she was eight years old, Hiromi begged her father to take her to the Fulton Fish Market, where he bought fresh fish. Hiromi was fascinated by what she saw and learned; and by the time she was thirteen, she asked her father to teach her to make sushi. Hiromi eventually mastered every kind of sushi and started working as a chef in 1996. She was one of a handful of female sushi chefs at the time, a true culinary pioneer in the once all-male world of sushi chefs. Hiromi's Hands is the story of a young girl's determination to follow her dream, and a tribute to the loving family who supported her. This is a great addition to a unit on careers in the food system!
  • If It Weren't for Farmers - Rookie Read SeriesLogin to Hold

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    If It Weren’t for Farmers – Rookie Read Series

    Allan Fowler

    This book is part of the Rookie Read Series. This focuses on farmers. These are easy to read, perfect for beginning readers to learn about agriculture. This book will need to be returned.