Harvest of the Month
WINTER SQUASH Assorted Produce Titles

Up We Grow!:
A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm

By Deborah Hodge

Warm photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals. Children will gain a new appreciation for the importance of small, local farms as they discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-8.

Up We Grow! KCP-5613......$16.95

In the Garden with Dr. Carver

By Susan Grigsby

Sally is young black girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people were struggling to grow food in soil that had been depleted by years of cotton production. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help the grownups with their farms and the children with their school garden. Dr. Carver tells the children that plants, like people, need nutritious food, along with water and sunlight. He teaches them how to restore the soil and respect the balance of nature. He prepares a delicious lunch made with garden plants, like sweet potato, peanuts and dandelion greens, and afterwards he shows the students how to plant their own kitchen garden filled with okra, snap beans, lima bean, squash, melons and more! Sally never forgets the lessons this wise man leaves in her heart and mind. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 7-10.

In the Garden with Dr. Carver AW-6308......$16.99

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

Learning about Fruits and Vegetables with ABC's

By Bette Beaty

Our children seem to grow up overnight.  They are asking questions and wondering about things that sometimes surprise us.  It’s time for them to learn about healthy eating and this book of short stories is an excellent way to help them learn about fruits and vegetables. From Apples to Zucchini, they can learn about how fruits and vegetables grow, how to prepare them and also how good they can taste. Softcover, 65 pages. Ages 6 and up.

Learning about Fruits and Vegetables with ABC's AH-4290......$24.99

*Please note that this book has no images or illustrations.

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

*This vegetable appears in illustrations in the title, but not text.

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

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

Here one hundred of the most irresistible vegetables are described in depth by organic garden er and food historian, William Woys Weaver, through history, culinary suggestions, practical information, and personal anecdotes. Peppers, potatoes, peas, gourds, onions, tomatoes, greens, and many more veggies get their stories told - like the Petaluma Gold Rush Bean brought to the United States from Peru (ideal for everything from bean dips to cassoulets). Hardcover, 5 1/4" x 7 1/4" 288 pages. For all ages.

100 Vegetables and Where They Came From WP-2380......$18.95

From perennials to annuals, tuber vegetables to stem vegetables, Gibbons covers every kind and color that we eat - and shows them in rich watercolor illustrations. The first half of the book goes through each of the eight groups of vegetables with every vegetable shown and labeled within its group, whether it be a root, stem, leaf, bulb, seed, tuber, fruit, or flower bud vegetable. The second half describes how to grow your own vegetable garden and how the vegetables in supermarkets get there from big vegetable farms. Information packed with colorful illustrations on every page, a great addition to any classroom or home curriculum! 32 pages. Ages 4-10.

The Vegetables We Eat Hardcover HH-0018......$17.95 Softcover HH-1534......$6.95

What's for Lunch? Vegetables

By Black Rabbit Books

The engaging layout and conversational tone featured in this vibrant, refreshing book will have kids feeling more like they’ve gone on a field trip than read a book! Each fact-filled book in this standout series focuses on a different type of food and explains how that food benefits our bodies, where the food comes from, how it is grown or made and the forms in which we eat it. Tons of healthy and nutritious lunchbox and snack ideas with lots of kid appeal are presented and foods from different countries and cultures are featured. Web links, including Mypyramid.gov, are sprinkled throughout. Each book ends with a fun quiz, glossary, index, and notes for teachers and parents. Library binding, 32 pages. Ages 7-12.

What's for Lunch? Series Vegetables BL-2002......$18.95

With expressive prose and vivid illustrations, this colorful book explains the science of the equinox and how different cultures have celebrated harvests throughout history. From Egypt to Nigeria, England to Japan, this book not only teaches you about the harvest, but it also invites you to celebrate the harvest with different cultures. Hardcover, 37 pages. Ages 6 and up.

We Gather Together PP-6695......$17.99

By using the kid-friendly metaphor of a suitcase, children will see how fruits with one big seed, many small seeds, and even fruits that carry their seeds on the outside get from one place to another. Vibrant pictures and fun text will take kids along for a journey with their favorite fruits. Softcover, 32 pages. Ages 4-6.

A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds LB-9919......$6.95

You’ve been told to eat your fruits and vegetables, but have you ever been told to eat your colors? Take a closer look at the colors you eat in The Eat Your Colors book series. Each book focuses on familiar foods and their colors. Bright photos leap off the pages proving that colors have never been so tasty! Fun recipe included in each book. Hardcover, 32 pages. Ages 3-8.

Eat Your Colors Series Orange Food Fun CS-3820......$19.50

Many of today’s favorite foods were discovered by native North Americans. Learn how they gathered, caught, hunted, and harvested food. Softcover, 48 pages. Ages 8-12.

A True Book: American Indian Foods CP-6091......$6.95

We are thankful for...great bulletin board resources like this one! Encourage your students to be thankful every day with theses colorful autumn decorations!

Thanksgiving Bulletin Board Set MH-0416......$6.99 Quantities Limited!