Companion Resources

An alphabetical tour of the world of fruit and vegetables from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.

From A-Z, the garden is depicted with spare words and striking graphics. This elementary book reinforce the letters of the alphabet and gardening simultaneously.

Food is cut into halves, thirds, and fourths to illustrate how parts make a whole. Enjoy a photographic feast of fractions as two playful youngsters eat their way through.

Follow the tale of Peter Rabbit in Mr. McGregor's garden. This book was named the second best-selling children's book of all time by Publishers Weekly.

The story of a lazy bear and a conniving hare as they learn about plants that have food on the "top" and plants that have food on the "bottom." This elementary level book is an entertaining story to teach children about the parts of plants that some of their food comes from.

This book has large pictures and fun text to introduce scientific words in a simple way. The book teaches about stages of plant growth, flowers, and seeds.

A young boy raises orphaned lambs. The text showcases that raising sheep is hard work. He makes sure the sheep get the attention they need to grow healthy and strong. It is a solid depiction of raising orphaned lambs and integrating them into a sheep herd. It also showcases how Cass keeps good records of his animals and shows them at the county fair.

George Washington Carver often said, "A weed is a flower growing in the wrong place." From humble beginnings, Carver became one of the greatest scientists in the United States. His dedication to helping his people led him to find over three hundred uses for the peanut and over one hundred uses for the sweet potato. A simple biography of the man born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to helping the South improve its agriculture.

A Seed is Sleepy offers a beautiful and informative look at the intricate, complex, and often surprising world of seeds by introducing a fascinating array of seed and plant facts.

A first look at the plant cycle has never been so fun. In this book a colorful parade of inquisitive insects follow the progress of a sunflower seed in their first look at the life cycle of a sunflower. This book accompanies lessons on life cycles and seeds.

This award-winning children's book teaches that the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and even the home you live in, have their origin in the soil.

This 32 page book includes pictures and text to describe and illustrate life on a 100 year old farm. "Century Farm" is the story of the Peterson farm as it was and how it has changed through the years.