Harvest of the Month
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Seedfolks

By Paul Fleishman

An abandoned, trash-filled lot is transformed into a community garden after a young girl clears a small space to plant 6 bean seeds. Soon the lot is cleared and filled with cauliflower, pumpkins, lettuce, lima beans, corn, hot peppers, ginger, cilantro, eggplant, radishes and more. This amazing story about a garden that transforms a city neighborhood is told by 13 very different voices—old, young, Haitian, Hispanic, tough, haunted, and hopeful. Softcover, 102 pages. Ages 9-12.

Seedfolks HC-2074......$5.99

The ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond

By Steve Charney and David Goldbeck

This comprehensive book of fruit and vegetable poems make reference to over 50 different fruits and vegetables, even more unusual ones like bok choy, kumquats, okra, papaya and rutabaga! Check out Part Two of the book to learn more about popular fruits and vegetables and find fun activity suggestions, website recommendations and delicious recipes! Softcover, 112 pages. Ages 5-11.

The ABC's of Fruits and Vegetables and Beyond CE-1074......$16.95

This colorful book filled with watercolor illustrations featuring fruits and vegetables is sure to be “a-peeling” to young readers!  Join in with the students as a classroom project encourages the children to taste samples of over 50 fruits and vegetables along with learning how to plant, water and grow many of them in the school’s community garden and shop for produce at the grocery store! Even unusual produce like rhubarb, rutabagas, jicama, grapefruit, papaya, star fruit and cherimoya are included. Ages 3-7. Softcover, 31 pages.

All Our Fruits and Vegetables DA-6035......$7.95

How Groundhog's Garden Grew

By Lynne Cherry

Little Groundhog, in trouble for stealing from his friends' gardens, is taught by Squirrel to grow his very own garden. From seed-gathering to planting, harvesting, and eating home-grown fruits and vegetables, children join Little Groundhog in learning about the gardening process. At the end, Little Groundhog invites his animal friends to a Thanksgiving harvest feast. Beautiful illustrations and thorough research on plants and insects make this sweet story an engrossing read, as well as a great picture-book introduction to how plants grow. Hardcover, 40 pages. Ages 4-8.

How Groundhog's Garden Grew SB-3710......$16.99

Food for Thought: The complete book of concepts for growing minds

By Joost Eiffers, Saxton Freymann

Brainteasers for toddlers! Teach your child shapes, colors, numbers, letters, and even opposites with the vivid food sculptures of Saxton Freymann and Joost Elffers. Is that a carrot or a triangle? What color is that pepper? Which letter is that broccoli? The authors' intelligent food-play provides a cornucopia of educational and creative opportunities for your child. Hardcover, 61 pages. Ages 0-4.

Food for Thought: The compete book of concepts for growing minds SB-0181......$14.95

A mixture of art, photography, and large, clear type introduces children to vegetables. Printed on heavy-duty card and hand-stitched to ensure maximum longevity, these stunning books go far beyond just naming familiar foods. Each page shows the name of the food, a clear photograph, and a dramatic painted background. Upon opening the full-page foldout to look inside the fruit or vegetable, kids can see which ones need to be peeled before eating and which ones have seeds, stones, pits, or other interesting things inside. Hardcover, 24 pages. 2 years and up.

I Eat Vegetables! IPG-0282......$12.95

When Moose cannot move, not even budge, the giant cabbage that he finds in his garden one day, he gladly accepts the help of all of his friends in the neighborhood. With Moose, Bear, Wolf, Fox, Hare, Old Porcupine, Squirrel, and Little Vole there to push, tug, bump, and shove, will they be able to get the enormous cabbage to the Alaska State Fair and win the prize? Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 3-8.

The Giant Cabbage: An Alaska Folktale SQ-3575......$9.95

Edible Schoolyard: A Univeral Idea

By Alice Waters

Executive chef and owner of renowned Chez Panisse Restaurant in Berkeley, California - Alice Walters shares an innovative approach to integrating academic subjects with growing, cooking and sharing healthy food. As children grow and harvest fresh fruits and vegetables alongside their teachers, they learn about biology, ecology, chemistry and more. This triumphant account serves as an inspiring model. Hardcover, 79 pages. Ages 8 and up.

Edible Schoolyard: A Universal Idea HT-2806......$24.95

In brightly-colored collage illustrations, a father and child share the simple joys of planting, watering, and watching seeds grow in their garden. Then they cook their harvest into a delicious vegetable soup, the recipe for which is included. Full color. Ages 4-8.

Growing Vegetable Soup (A Sembrar Sopa De Verderus) English (Softcover) HMH-5808......$7.00 English (Board Book) HMH-5808B......$6.95 English (Big Book) HMH-5808BB......$26.99 English (Hardcover) HMH-5808H......$16.00 Spanish (Softcover) HMH-5808SP......$7.00 Spanish (Board Book) HMH-6084......$6.95

Two books in one, Vegetable Soup: The Nutritional ABC's and The Fruit Bowl: A Contest Among the Fruit is a fun, informational book on fruits and vegetables. The Charming watercolor illustrations, and sing-song rhymes are sure to engage any child into an awareness and appreciation of these healthy foods. Softcover, 64 pages. Ages 4-8.

The Fruit Bowl Book & Vegetable Soup Flipbook OA-3602......$14.95

Max's big sister Ruby, wants to cure him of his sweet tooth, so she reads him a Greek myth. Young Prince Midas uses his laser-beam eyes to turn healthy food into ice-cream sundaes and birthday cake. But when Midas accidentally changes his family into dessert, he realizes that there can be too much of a good thing. Will Max learn a lesson from Midas and resist eating one more cupcake? Paperback, 32 pages. Ages 3-7.

Max and Ruby's Midas PP-0666......$5.99