HIT: Gardening books for the K-5 set

[Emily Mugnolo <emugnolo@MARIN.K12.CA.US>]

Dear LM_NET folk,

What a knowledgable and generous group!  Many thanks to Margaret,
Judy, Martie, Martha, Sue, and Diane.

NONFICTION:

This unique title was on the Oustanding Science Trade book list
of 1997 COMPOST! GROWING GARDENS FROM YOUR GARBAGE. Linda Glaser.
Illustrated by Anca Hariton. Millbrook. 32pp. ISBN library:
1-56294-659-5, $15.90; paperback: 0-7613-0030-9, $7.95.

National Gardening Association Guide to Kids' Gardening : A
Complete Guide for Teachers, Parents and Youth Leaders (Wiley
Science Editions)
by Lynn Ocone, Eve Pranis
Reading Level: Ages 9-12
Rev Edition
Paperback
Published by John Wiley & Sons
Publication date: March 1990
ISBN: 0471520926

Ready, Set, Grow : A Guide to Gardening With Children
by Suzanne Frutig Bales
Spiral Edition
Hardcover
Published by MacMillan General Reference
Publication date: March 1, 1996
ISBN: 0028603990

Good professional sources:

Beyond the Bean Seed : Gardening Activities for Grades K-6
by Nancy Allen Jurenka, Rosanne J. Blass
Paperback
Published by Libraries Unlimited
Publication date: March 1996
ISBN: 1563083469

Cultivating a Child's Imagination Through Gardening
by Nancy Allen Jurenka, Rosanne J. Blass
Paperback
Published by Libraries Unlimited
Publication date: October 1996
ISBN: 156308452X

PICTURE BOOKS:

Tops and Bottoms by janet Stevens
Growing Colors by Lois Ehlert
Eating the Alphabet by Ehlert
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
Planting a Rainbow by Lois Ehlert
Biggest Pumpkin Ever by Kroll
*June 29, 1999* by David Wiesner
The Gardener by Sarah Stewart
Growing Stone Soup
The Flower Alphabet Book by Jerry Pallotta
Allison's Zinnia by Anita Lobel
Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert
The Reason for a Flower by Ruth Heller
Jack's Garden by Cole
Several titles by Aliki
Linnea's Garden by Bjork
Pumpkin Seed  by Jean Titherington (sp?)
Tops and Bottoms by Janet Stevens


Thanks again, Emily

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Emily Mugnolo
Library Media Specialist
Mill Valley School Dictrict
Mill Valley, California
emugnolo@marin.k12.ca.us

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