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Oscar's Tower of Flowers

A wordless picture book for the very young—bursting with green!—celebrates community, gardening, and...

Pre-K - K
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Anywhere Farm

Written by Phyllis Root and Illustrated by G. Brian Karas

For any anywhere farm, here's all that you need: soil and sunshine, some water, a seed.

You might...

Pre-K - K
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Green Green: A Community Gardening Story

Written by Marie Lamba

Green grass is wide and fresh and clean for a family to play in, and brown dirt is perfect for...

1st - 2nd
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Grandpa's Garden

Written by Stella Fry and Illustrated by Sheila Moxley
All year long, Billy and his grandpa work on preparing the soil, planting seeds, and taking care of...
Pre-K - 2nd
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Composting, early fluent readers learn how organic matter breaks down to create a nutritious soil...
2nd - 5th
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Flowers

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Flowers, early fluent readers learn about how to create and care for a flower garden. Vibrant...
2nd - 5th
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Fruits

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Fruits, early fluent readers learn how to plant and care for fruit-bearing trees, bushes, plants...
2nd - 5th
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Harvesting

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Harvesting, early fluent readers learn how gardeners gather the results of their labor. Vibrant...
2nd - 5th
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Planting

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Planting, early fluent readers learn how to begin a garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and...
2nd - 5th
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Way to Grow! Gardening: Vegetables

Written by Rebecca Pettiford
In Vegetables, early fluent readers learn how to plant and care for a vegetable garden. Vibrant...
2nd - 5th
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The Secret Garden

Written by Francis Hodgson Burnett and Illustrated by Tasha Tudor
The story of Mary Lennox, an orphan who is sent from India to live with her uncle Archibald Craven...
3rd - 6th
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Sylvia's Spinach

Written by Katherine Pryor and Illustrated by Anna Raff
Sylvia does not like spinach. One day, her class plants a garden and Sylvia is in charge of planting...
Pre-K - 3rd
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First Peas to the Table: How Thomas Jefferson Inspired a School Garden

Written by Susan Grigsby and Illustrated by Nicole Tadgell
This story connects Thomas Jefferson’s garden pea contest to a gardening contest in a classroom 200...
1st - 4th
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The Patchwork Garden/Pedacitos de huerto (English and Spanish Edition)

Written by Diane de Ande and Illustrated by Oksana Kemarskaya

After finding her own patch of dirt to plant a garden, a young girl inspires her neighbors to follow...

K - 3rd

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