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Commodities & Crops
Corn Belt Harvest. Bial, Raymond. Boston Massachusetts: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1991. Contains facts about planting and harvesting Corn. (K – 6th )
Cranberries: Fruit of the Bogs. Burns, Diane L. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Carolrhoda Books, 1994. The complete story of cranberry production, harvesting and processing. (Grade 2 - 12)
Pancakes, Pancakes! Carle, Eric. New York, New York: Simon & Shuster, 1990.The story of what ingredients are used for pancakes and where they come from. (Pre K - 6)
Strawberry. Coldrey, Jennifer and Bernard, George. Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Silver Burdett Press, 1988. The story of how strawberries grow. (Grade 2 - 8)
Pancakes for Breakfast. DePaola, Tomie. Orlando, Florida: Harcourt Brace & Company, 1978. Picture book about making pancakes. (Pre K - 2).
Tony's Bread. DePaola, Tomie. New York, New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1989. The story of an Italian baker making bread. (Pre K - 6).
Gracias a las Vacas. Fowler, Allan. Chicago, Illinois: Childrens Press, 1992. Short story of making milk in Spanish. (Pre K - 6).
Thanks to Cows. Fowler, Allan. Chicago, Illinois: Childrens Press, 1992. A short story about making milk. (Pre K - 6).
The Little Red Hen. Galdone, Paul. New York, New York: Clarion Books, 1973. Classic tale about making bread. (PreK - 6).
The Milk Makers. Gibbons, Gail. New York, New York: Simon & Shuster, 1985. The story of how milk is made and processed. (All ages).
Bread and Jam for Frances. Hoban, Russell. New York, New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1964. Fiction about eating jam sandwiches every day. (Grade 2 - 6).
Apple Trees. Johnson, Sylvia A.. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Company, 1983. Complete story of trees throughout the seasons. (Grade 2 - 12).
Silkworms. Johnson, Sylvia A.. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Lerner Publications Company, 1982. A factual account of silk production. (Grade 3 and above).
From Blossom to Honey. Mitgutsch, Ali. Minneapolis, Minnesota, Carolrhoda Books, 1975. Short story about how bees make honey. (PreK - 6).
Bread, Bread, Bread. Morris, Ann. New York, New York: Mulberry Books, 1989. Picture book of breads from around the world. (PreK - 2).
Animal World: Sheep. Potter, Tessa and Bailey, Donna . Austin, Texas: Steck-Vaughn Company, 1989. The story of sheep and wool production. (PreK - 6).
What's for Lunch?: Corn. Robson, Pam.. Danbury, Connecticut: Children's Press, 1998. The story of growing and processing corn. (PreK - 6).
What's for Lunch?: Rice. Robson, Pam. Danbury, Connecticut: Children's Press, 1998.The story of growing and processing rice. (PreK - 6).
Fishing. Williams, Brian. Austin, Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1993. Facts about fishing all over the world. (PreK - 6).
Take a Cook on the Wild Side - 20-minute video, teacher's guide and assessment tools on the topic of Beef Safety, Nutrition and Preparation. Sponsored by The National Cattleman's Assn. in 1999. (Grade 7 - 12).
Once There Was a Tree. Romanova, Natalia. Dial Books, New York, 1985. The story of the progression in the life of a tree. (K – 6)
Growing Cranberries, Activities on Cranberries (grade 2 – 6)
The Great Pumpkin Project, Article from People, Places and Plants on a school pumpkin project, Spring 1977.
Bee-ing Interactive, Edith Sisson, 1998. Lessons on honey bees and pollination for grade 2 – 6.
Jamie O' Rourke and the Big Potato, Tomi dePaolo, 1992. An Irish folktale. (grades 1 – 6)
The Milk Makers, Gail Gibbons, Covers the production of milk and processing. (PreK – 6)
Cotton's Journey, a kit which teaches about the growing and processing of cotton.
The Great Potato Plot facts and activity guide for growing potatoes (grade 5)
Potato Math & Science Nancy Wright. Potato activity guide for grades 2 – 6
Christmas Tree Education Kit, 5 lessons on Christmas trees from the New York Christmas Tree Growers Assn., 1996
Aquaculture in Maine , Curriculum guide for secondary school teachers.
Blue Potatoes, Orange Tomatoes, Rosalind Creasy, 1994, Planting a garden rainbow style. (grades 2 – 8)
Hooray for Dairy Farming, Bobbie Kalman, 1998, Milk from moo to you! (Grades 1 – 8)
Extra Cheese Please, Chris Peterson, 1994, Mozzarella's journey from cow to pizza. (PreK – 6)
Sheep, Tessa Potter & Donna Bailey, 1990, The story of wool production. (PreK – 6).
Rice – Grain of the Ancients, Eames & Sheavey, 4-H Activity guide for grade 3 – 12.
Hooray for Orchards! Bobbie Kalman, 1998. The orchard story from tree to dessert (grades 1 – 8
Hooray for Sheep Farming, Bobbie Kalman, 1998, All about sheep farming for grades 1 – 8.
Hooray for Beekeeping, Bobbie Kalman, 1998, From flowers to honey the story of bees. (grades 1 – 8)
Wool: Farm to Fabric, Naturally, Kit with filmstrip & audio cassette, fibre, lessons and story of wool.