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  • Christmas FarmLogin to Hold

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    Christmas Farm

    Mary Lyn Ray

    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.
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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.
  • From Seed to PumpkinLogin to Hold

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    From Seed to Pumpkin

    Allan Fowler

    Emerging readers will enjoy the simple text that describes how a seed grows into a pumpkin. Large print, colorful pictures and bold vocabulary words make this book easy for students to read and understand.
  • From Seed to Pumpkin- Welcome BookLogin to Hold

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    From Seed to Pumpkin- Welcome Book

    Allan Fowler

    Emerging readers will enjoy the simple text that describes how a seed grows into a pumpkin. Large print, colorful pictures and bolded vocabulary words make this book easy for students to read and understand. This book will need to be returned.
  • How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?Login to Hold

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    How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?

    Margaret NeNara

    Here is an adorable picture book for curious kids, which explores skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment. "How many seeds are in a pumpkin?" Mr. Tiffin asks his class as they gather around the big, medium, and small pumpkins on his desk. Robert, the biggest kid, guesses that the largest one has a million seeds; Elinor, sounding like she knows what she's talking about, guesses the medium one has 500 seeds; and Anna, who likes even numbers better than odd ones, guesses that the…This is a great read which pairs with our Pumpkin Math Lessons. This book will need to be returned.
  • How Many Seeds in a PumpkinLogin to Hold

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    How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin

    Margaret NeNara

    Here is an adorable picture book for curious kids, which explores skip counting and estimation in a fun pumpkin-themed classroom experiment. This book makes a wonderful read-aloud companion to any math or science curriculum, and it's a fun way to reinforce counting skills at home.
  • Kids' Pumpkin ProjectsLogin to Hold

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    Kids’ Pumpkin Projects

    Deanna Cook

    Make pumpkin pie ice cream, track your pumpkins' vine growth, make pumpkin tattoos, how to grow giant pumpkins, write pumpkin stories, make a pumpkin bed and much much more! This book needs to be returned. 
  • Merry ChristmasLogin to Hold

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    Merry Christmas, Geraldine

    Holly Keller

    This is a heart-warming story about a pig named Geraldine who wants a really big Christmas tree. It's silly and will capture the heart of Christmas tree lover's in Oregon. This book needs to be returned. 
  • Oregon Grown Fresh ProduceLogin to Hold

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    Oregon Grown Fresh Produce

    Oregon Department of Agriculture

    This colorful Oregon Grown Fresh Produce poster includes the 26 specialty crops that are seasonally available within Oregon. This 18x36 inch poster was created by watercolor artist Abigail Waring for the Oregon Department of Agriculture.This item does not need to be returned.
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    Our School Garden

    Rick Swann

    New city. New school. Michael is feeling all alone—until he discovers the school garden! There’s so many ways to learn, and so much work to do. Each season creates a new way to learn, explore and make friends.
  • Project SeasonsLogin to Hold

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    Project Seasons

    Deborah Pamella

    Developed at Shelburne Farms, Project Seasons is a collection of hands-on education activities for discovering the wonders of the world. Classroom educators, pre-school & after-school teachers, camp instructors and parents will find it invaluable in cultivating an awareness and appreciation of agriculture and natural resources.
  • Project SeasonsLogin to Hold

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    Project Seasons

    A collection of interdisciplinary, hands-on activities and teaching ideas for elementary educators. Using the school year seasons of fall, winter, and spring, Project Seasons integrates science, agriculture and environmental themes into the curriculum and aims to show how all things are interconnected. Each seasonal section contains activities, extensions, background information and exhibit ideas.
  • Seasons on a FarmLogin to Hold

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    Seasons on a Farm

    Nancy Dickmann

    This book uses colorful photos and simple text to introduce children to how the changing seasons affect life on a farm.
  • Seeds of Change: Learning from the GardenLogin to Hold

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    Seeds of Change: Learning from the Garden

    Judy Mannes

    Your class can learn about food, plant exchange, movements of plants from a place of origin to new lands. Based in your garden, this year-long activity will teach about food history, cultural exchange, nutrition--all while providing opportunities for enjoyable, balanced meals.
  • Shanté Keys and the New Years PeasLogin to Hold

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    Shanté Keys and the New Years Peas

    Gail Piernas-Davenport

    Shanté Keys loves New Year's Day! But while Grandma fixed chitlins, baked ham, greens, and cornbread, she forgot the black-eyed peas! Oh no--it'll be bad luck without them! So Shanté sets out to borrow some from the neighbors. On the way, she encounters a diversity of New Year's traditions.
  • Watching the Seasons - Welcome BooksLogin to Hold

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    Watching the Seasons – Welcome Books

    Edana Eckart

    This book will provide your students with a fun and exciting introduction to reading about the people, places, and exciting thing around them every season. This book will need to be returned.