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Lily’s Garden

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Resource Description

In January, Lily receives a box of fresh oranges from her grandmother in California. In February, Lily sends her grandmother maple syrup from the trees on her family farm in Maine. And so the year goes on through the pages of this warmly illustrated picture book. This book needs to be returned. 

By: Deborah Kogan Ray

Manual for Judging Oregon Soils

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Resource Description

Covers soil basics such as soil formation, horizons, properties (including textural classes), profiles, site characteristics and evaluation, and the influences of soil characteristics on management decisions.

This book needs to be returned. 

By: Herbert Huddleson, Gerald F. Kling

Mighty Mini Microbe’s Tale

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Resource Description

In this learn-as-you-color, 24-page, science based adventure tail, young soil explorers will discover how Mighty Mini Microbe and her band of soil superheroes (with a little help from soil health farmers and friends) take care of plants, people, and planet Earth. This resource does not need to be returned.

By: USDA - Natural Resources Conservation Service

Plant Plumbing

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Resource Description

Engage young readers in real science with this informative, fun, fact-filled book. Students learn how the different parts of plant function and how they all work together to grow higher and higher. This book needs to be returned. 

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Seed, Soil, Sun

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Resource Description

Seed. Soil. Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. This beautifully written book by Cris Peterson, brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal. The photography that conveys this story is a perfect fit for this story. The companion book to the Seed, Soil, Sun lesson plan and the Seed, Soil, Sun Kit. Please check the kit out separately.

By: Cris Peterson

Soil – A True Book

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Resource Description

Explore soils and how we can take care of them within the pages of this book . Great to pair with gardening books and a soils unit, also with AITC’s hands-on soils lessons. Index and glossary included in book. This book will need to be returned.

By: Christin Ditchfield

Soil! Get the Inside Scoop

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Resource Description

Go underground into the living world of soil. Explore how soil is part of our life–the food we eat, the air we breathe, the water we drink, the houses we live in, and how it even helps to control our climate and protect our rivers and streams. Find out how soil is formed, why some soils are good for growing things and other are not, why you can pour sand but not clay. Then, take an around-the-world trip and dig into dry soils, wet soils, deep soils, and even frozen soils. Along the way, meet the scientists who work with soil every day and find out why they think soil is so much fun.

This book needs to be returned. 

By: David L. Lindbo

Sowing the Seeds of Wonder: Early Childhood Ed

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Resource Description

This book offers hands-on activities from the educators at Life Lab that teachers can incorporate into their curriculum and instruction to help students learn and lead healthy lives. Preschool-age children will engage all of their senses as they investigate and explore the joys of gardening. Your young students will develop a lifelong connection to the outdoors as they dig into the soil; observe birds, insects, and other critters in the garden; and enjoy the tastes of fresh fruits and vegetables they have helped to plant, harvest, and prepare.

By: Erika Perloff, Amy Carlson, Jill Begin

The Soul of Soil

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Resource Description

This a sensible book, well-focused, and highly readable handbook that provides essential information on the care of our most precious resource, our soil. Soil-building techniques include: organic matter management; on-site composting; cultivation and weed control; green manures and rotations; nutrient balances and soil testing; planning for organic certification. The Soul of Soil is more relevant than ever as the importance of organic certification is becoming widely recognized. This book needs to be returned. 

By: Grace Gershuny, Joe Smillie

Tomatoes Grow on a Vine

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Resource Description

On the ground or up a fence, vines grow longer each day. Many fruits and vegetables grow on garden vines. Tomatoes are one of those! Readers learn about how tomatoes grow. Paired with beautiful images readers will feel like they are in the garden! Vocabulary words in this book include: fertilize, nutrient, pollen, soil, and many more. This book will need to be returned.

By: Mari Schuh