AG ALPHABET – BEES – FARMER – GENERAL/OVERVIEW – HISTORY – LIFECYCLE – MATH – SEASONS – SOIL – SPECIALTY CROPS – TREES – WEATHER – WORMS

AG ALPHABET

(Book) A Cow’s Alfalfa-Bet by Woody Jackson
(Book) Alfalfabet A to Z : The Wonderful Words from Agriculture by Carol Illustrated

BEES

(Book) Bees: A Kids Book About Bees by Jared Johnson
(Website) San Diego Zoo Kids – Bees
(Website) NOVA – Tales from the Hive
(Video) Bumble Bee Queen
(Video) The Busy Bee (Conservation)

FARMER

(Book) A Day in the Life of a Farmer (Community Helpers at Work) by Heather Adamson
(Book) Apple Farmer Annie by Monica Wellington

GENERAL/OVERVIEW

(Book) How Did That Get in My Lunchbox?: The Story of Food by Chris Butterworth
(Website) California Foundation For Ag in the Classroom
(Website) Kids Gardening

HISTORY

(Book) In the Garden with Dr. Carver by Susan Grigsby and Nicole Tadgell
(Book) First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden by Susan Grigsby
(Book) “A Rich Spot of Earth”: Thomas Jefferson’s Revolutionary Garden at Monticello by Peter J. Hatch
(Book) Johnny Appleseed by Jodie Shepherd
(Book) Tops & Bottoms (Caldecott Honor Book) by Janet Stevens
(Book) Golden Delicious: A Cinderella Apple Story by Anna Egan Smucker

LIFECYCLE

(Book) From Seed to Sunflower by Legg, Gerald, PhD and Carolyn Scrace
(Book) The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller
(Book) From Seeds to Plants by Gail Gibbons
(Book) National Geographic Readers: Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini
(Book) How a Seed Grows (Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) by Helene J. Jordan
(Book) The Tiny Seed (The World of Eric Carle) by Eric Carle

MATH

(Book) Math in the Garden: Hands-On Activities That Bring Math to Life by Jennifer M. White and Katharine D. Barrett
(Book) Math in the Garden by Laura Mackey
(Book) Measuring in the Garden (Math Around Us) by Tracey Steffora

SEASONS

(Book) The Seasons of Arnold’s Apple Tree by Gail Gibbons
(Book) The Year At Maple Hill Farm by Alice Provensen

SOIL

(Book) How Is Soil Made? by Heather L. Montgomery
(Book) Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food by Cris Peterson
(Book) Dirt: The Scoop on Soil (Amazing Science) by Natalie M. Rosinsky

SPECIALTY CROPS

(Book) Berry Magic by Teri Sloat
(Book) Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey
(Book) How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
(Book) Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie (Picture the Seasons) by Jill Esbaum

TREES

(Book) Why Would Anyone Want to Cut a Tree Down? by Roberta Burzynski
(Book) The Tree Book for Kids and Their Grown-Ups by Gina Ingoglia
(Website) The Forest Foundation

WEATHER

Coming Soon

WORMS

Coming Soon

LESSON PLANS & VIDEOS