Children Bibliography

Books for Children
in the collections of the

Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture
A bibliography
9th Edition, May 2015
Helen Crocker Russell Library of Horticulture
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Tulip illustration copyright Eric Carle.
Title: 10 easy steps to a young person's vegetable garden / adapted by Joyce McReynolds from a PlowshareRaja de Arado, San Diego, publication ; illustrated by Kilian Garvey.
Author:
Publication: Berkeley : Univ. of California, 1980.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.
Summary: Basic advice about preparing the soil, planting the seeds, watering, controlling pests, and
harvesting.
Call Number j: SB321 .T25 1980
Title: 101 kid-friendly plants : fun plants and family garden projects / Cindy Krezel.
Author: Krezel, Cindy.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Ball Pub., c2007.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.
Summary: Describes one hundred nontoxic plants, including flowers, trees, vegetable, and houseplants, and
includes family garden projects.
Call Number j: SB453 .K889 2007
Title: 175 amazing nature experiments / by Rosie Harlow and Gareth Morgan ; illustrated by Kuo Kang
Chen ... [et al.]
Author: Harlow, Rosie.
Publication: New York : Random House, c1991.
Reading Level: Age code 4--Advanced readers or adults.
Summary: A collection of hands-on nature experiments, activities, and crafts.
Call Number j: QH55 .H227 1992
Title: 20 ways to draw a tree : and 44 other nifty things from nature : a sketchbook for artists, designers, and
doodlers / Eloise Renouf.
Author: Renouf, Eloise.
Publication: Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, 2013.
Summary: This motivational illustration book is designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a unique
collection of drawing exercises.
Call Number j: QK98.1 .R293 2013
Title: 20 ways to draw a tulip and 44 other fabulous flowers : a sketchbook for artists, designers, and
doodlers / Lisa Congdon
Author: Congdon, Lisa.
Publication: Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, 2014.
Summary: This motivational illustration book is designed to offer artists, designers, and doodlers a unique
collection of drawing exercises.
Call Number j: QK98.1 .C75 2014
Title: 24 hours in a desert / text and photography by Barrie Watts ; consultant, Michael Chinery.
Author: Watts, Barrie.

Publication: London ; New York : Franklin Watts, c1991.
Summary: A look at the desert over a twenty-four-hour period and the ways various species of animal and
plant life use their environment to survive.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 W349 1991
Title: 24 hours in a forest / text and photography by Barrie Watts ; consultant, Michael Chinery.
Publication: London ; New York : Franklin Watts, c1990.
Summary: Relates ways in which plants and animals use their forest environment for survival during a
twenty-four hour period.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 W349 1990
Title: A B Cedar : an alphabet of trees / by George Ella Lyon ; designed and illustrated by Tom Parker.
Author: Lyon, George Ella, 1949Publication: New York : Orchard Books, c1989.
Reading Level: Age code 1--Pre-readers.
Summary: An alphabet book introducing the leaves from a variety of trees.
Call Number j: QK475 .L994 1989
Title: Aani and the tree huggers / by Jeannine Atkins ; illustrated by Venantius Pinto.
Author: Atkins, Jeannine, 1953Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c1995.
Summary: Based on true events in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village defend
their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees, making it impossible to cut them
down.
Call Number j: SD414.I5 At52 1995
Title: The ABC of a summer pond / written and illustrated by Judi Friedman ; photos. by John Dommers.
Author: Friedman, Judi, 1935Publication: St. Petersburg, Fla. : J. Reads, c1975.
Summary: An alphabet of animals to be found in a pond with suggestions for related activities.
Call Number j: QK932 .F91 1975
Title: The acorn encounter / by Pearl C. Degenhart ; illustrated by Peggy L. Stebbins.
Author: Degenhart, Pearl C.
Publication: Arcata, Calif. : Pea Pod Productions, c1980.
Summary: Oinky piglet's curiosity and greed for sweet, juicy, delicious acorns lead him into danger, but his
helpfulness to others saves him.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, D363, 1980

Title: Acorn magic / Maggie Stern ; pictures by Donna Ruff.
Author: Stern, Maggie.
Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c1998.
Summary: Mrs. Potter takes Simon camping to look for birds, but even though he brings along his magic
acorn the trip does not turn out the way he expected.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, St45, 1998
Title: The acorn mouse : a child's intro to eating acorns / by Suellen Ocean ; illustrated by Larry Todd.
Author: Ocean, Suellen.
Publication: Grass Valley, Calif. : Ocean-Hose, c2000.
Reading Level: Age code 3 - - Advanced readers.
Summary: Acorn the Mouse's stash of acorns is taken by a woman who makes tasty foods from them.
Call Number j: QL795 .M37 Oc2 2000
Title: The acorn's story / Valerie Greeley.
Author: Greeley, Valerie.
Publication: New York : Macmillan, c1994.
Summary: The life cycle of an oak is followed in pictures and lyrical rhymes.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, G819, 1994
Title: Adventures in the rainforest : discovering biodiversity / by Francisco Dallmeier, Alfonso Alonso and
Deanne Kloepfer ; illustrated by Sandra Glover.
Author: Dallmeier, Francisco.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Institution/Monitoring and Assessment of Biodiversity
Program, c2002.
Summary: Ten-year-old Alina and her eight-year-old brother Julian spend an exciting week in the Peruvian
Amazon with their uncle, a conservation biologist, uncovering the secrets of life in the rainforest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 D35 2002
Title: The adventures of Hutu and Kawa / written and illustrated by Avis Acres.
Author: Acres, Avis.
Publication: Auckland : Little Mammoth, 1992, c1990.
Summary: The Pohutukawa (New Zealand Christmas tree) babies, Hutu and Kawa, build a canoe with the
help of Grandpa Kiwi, then visit and explore the flora and fauna along a stream that flows through the New
Zealand forest.
Call Number j: QK495.M9 Ac76 1990
Title: The after-Christmas tree / story by Linda Wagner Tyler ; pictures by Susan Davis.
Author: Tyler, Linda Wagner.
Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 1992, c1990.
Summary: On New Year's Day family and friends take a Christmas tree into the back yard and decorate it
with edible trimmings for the wild birds and animals.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 T971 1992
Title: The afternoon treehouse / Robert Ingpen.
Author: Ingpen, Robert, 1936Publication: Port Melbourne, Victoria, [Australia] : Lothian, 1996.
Summary: A boy climbs an old oak tree and discovers a treehouse filled with surprising objects. Includes
information about treehouse construction.
Call Number j: SB473.5.T7 .In4 1996
Title: Agave blooms just once : (a-gah'-vay) / by Gisela Jernigan ; illustrated by E. Wesley Jernigan.
Author: Jernigan, Gisela, 1948Publication: Tucson, Ariz. : Harbinger House, 1992, c1989.
Summary: Illustrated verses present plants and animals of the desert from A to Z.
Call Number j: QH88 .J482 1989
Title: Aiko's flowers / Rui Umezawa ; illustrated by Yuji Ando.
Author: Umezawa, Rui, 1959Publication: Toronto, Ontario, [Canada] ; Plattsburgh, N. Y. : Tundra Books, c1999.
Summary: After Aiko learns to pick sunflowers for an arrangement, she comes to appreciate the art of
ikebana, formal flower arranging.
Call Number j: SB450 .Um2 1999
Title: Airplanes in the garden : monarch butterflies take flight / by Joan Z. Calder ; illustrated by Cathy
Quiel.
Author: Calder, Joan Z.
Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Patio Pub., c2011.
Summary: An imaginative little girl discovers two eggs on a milkweed plant in the garden and follows the
eggs' development from egg through caterpillar, chrysalis and finally into monarch butterflies.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 C126 2011
Title: Alamat ng ampalaya = The legend of the bitter gourd / kuwento ni/story by Virgilio S. Almario ; guhit
ni/illustrations by Kora D. Albano.
Author: Rivera, Augie D.
Publication: Quezon City, Philippines : Adarna House, 2002.

Summary: A legend of the bitter gourd explaining why the bitter gourd's skin is wrinkled and why it tastes
bitter.
Call Number j: SB323.C44 R58 2002
Title: Alejandro's gift / by Richard E. Albert ; illustrated by Sylvia Long.
Author: Albert, Richard E., 1909Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1994.
Summary: Lonely in his house beside a road in the desert, Alejandro builds an oasis to attract the many
animals around him.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 AL14 1994
Title: Alfie the Christmas tree / by John Denver ; drawings by Jean Pidgeon.
Author: Denver, John.
Publication: Washington, D. C. : National Wildlife Federation, c1990.
Summary: Although he loves the beauty of Christmas and its significance regarding peace on earth, Alfie the
Christmas tree also rejoices all year in the beauty of the natural world and urges us to protect and enjoy it.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 D437 1990
Title: Alison's zinnia / by Anita Lobel.
Author: Lobel, Anita.
Summary: Alison acquired an amaryllis for Beryl who bought a begonia for Crystal--and so on through the
alphabet, as full-page illustrations are presented of each flower.
Call Number j: SB407 .L783 1990
Title: All about birds; illustrated by Fritz Kredel.
Author: Lemmon, Robert Stell, 1885-1964.
Publication: New York, Random House [1955]
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers
Summary: A basic introduction to a variety of birds showing similarities and differences, their amazing habits
and believe-it-or-not achievements.
Call Number j: QL676 .L54 1955
Title: All about seeds / written by Susan Kuchalla ; illustrated by Jane McBee.
Author: Kuchalla, Susan.
Publication: Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates, c1982.
Summary: Brief text and pictures present several kinds of seeds and show how they grow into plants.
Call Number j: QK661 .K952 1982
Title: All about the flowering world / by Ferdinand C. Lane ; illustrated by Russell Francis Peterson. -Author: Lane, Ferdinand Cole, 1885Publication: New York : Random House, c1956.
Reading Level: Age code 3 -- Advanced readers.
Summary: Basic botany is discussed in chapters on pollination, seeds, photosynthesis, ethnobotany, plant
warfare, carnivorous plants and medical botany.
Title: All in a day / by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Nikki McClure.
Author: Rylant, Cynthia.
Publication: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Summary: Illustrations and rhyming text pay homage to a new day, with promises for the future in its
"perfect piece of time."
Call Number j: QH81 .R983 2009
Title: Allerlei Krauter, Blumen u. Gestalten : Mit Liedern deutscher Dichter / Adolf Schrodter.
Author: Schroedter, Adolf.
Publication: Konigstein im Taunus : Verlag Der Eiserne Hammer (K. R. Langewiesche), [1927].
Summary: Collection of verse in German, illustrated throughout in color and black and white.
Call Number j: QK83 .S37 1927
Title: Along nature's highway / Carroll Lane Fenton ; with illustrations by the author. -Author: Fenton, Carroll Lane, 1900Publication: New York : John Day Company, c1943.
Summary: Approximately one hundred different animals and plants which can be found along roadsides are
described during various seasons.
Call Number j: QH81 .F367 1943
Title: Alphabet garden / Laura Jane Coats.
Author: Coats, Laura Jane.
Summary: An alphabetical tour of the animals and plants in a garden, from arbor to zinnias.
Call Number j: SB453 .C632 1993
Title: The alphabet tree / Leo Lionni.
Author: Lionni, Leo, 1910-1999.
Publication: New York : Pantheon Books, c1968.
Summary: A strong wind blows most of the letters off the alphabet tree and those that remain hide among
the branches. Then a bug and a caterpillar come along and teach them how to arrange themselves into words
and sentences to form a special message.
Title: The amazing apple book / written by Paulette Bourgeois ; illustrated by Linda Hendry.
Author: Bourgeois, Paulette.
Publication: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, 1997, c1987.
Summary: Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the history, cultivation, and many uses of apples.
Call Number j: SB363 .B666 1987
Title: The amazing dirt book / written by Paulette Bourgeois, with Valerie Wyatt ; illustrated by Craig
Terlson.
Publication: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1990.
Summary: Examines the wonders of dirt, where it appears, what life it contains, and how it can be used.
Includes activities such as making a sand sculpture, a mud cake, and a hydroponic garden.
Call Number j: S591 .B666 1990
Title: The amazing potato : a story in which the Incas, conquistadors, Marie Antoinette, Thomas Jefferson,
wars, famines, immigrants, and French fries all play a part / Milton Meltzer.
Author: Meltzer, Milton, 1915Publication: New York : HarperCollins, c1992.
Summary: Introduces the history, uses, economics, and politics of the potato.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 M496 1992
Title: The amazing potato book / written by Paulette Bourgeois ; illustrated by Linda Hendry.
Summary: Examines the history, cultivation, uses, and other aspects of the amazing potato. Includes
activities and recipes.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 B666 1991
Title: Amazing spiders / written by Alexandra Parsons ; photographed by Jerry Young.
Author: Parsons, Alexandra.
Publication: New York : Knopf, c1990.
Summary: Text and photographs introduce some of the most amazing members of the spider family,
including water spiders, jumping spiders, spitting spiders, banana spiders, orb weavers, and many others.
Call Number j: QL451 .P251 1990
Title: Amazing world of ants / written by Francene Sabin ; illustrated by Eulala Conner.
Author: Sabin, Francene.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of ants.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 Sa13 1982
Title: Amazing world of plants / by Elizabeth Marcus ; illustrated by Patti Boyd.
Author: Marcus, Elizabeth.
Reading Level: Age code 2 -- Early readers.
Summary: Answers questions about the different kinds of plants, their growth and reproduction, and the
ways they are beneficial to mankind.
Call Number j: QK49 .M334 1984
Title: Amelia Bedelia helps out / Peggy Parish ; pictures by Lynn Sweat.
Author: Parish, Peggy.
Summary: Amelia Bedelia shows her niece how to follow instructions to the letter as they "sew" seeds, "steak'
bean plants, and dust potato bugs.
Call Number j: SB453 .P219 1979
Title: Amelia's road / written by Linda Jacobs Altman ; illustrated by Enrique O. Sanchez.
Author: Altman, Linda Jacobs, 1943Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c1993.
Summary: Tired of moving, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, feels at home when she discovers
an old tree next to a rocky road.
Call Number j: SB186 .AL79 1993
Title: America's deserts : guide to plants and animals / Marianne D. Wallace.
Author: Wallace, Marianne D.
Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Kids, c1996.
Summary: A color field guide to America's deserts, with watercolor illustrations and descriptions of the
plants and animals that inhabit the different desert regions.
Title: America's forests : guide to plants and animals / Marianne D. Wallace.
Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2009.

Summary: An introduction to the forest types found in North America and the flora and fauna that typically
inhabit them.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 W155 2009
Title: America's mountains : guide to plants and animals / Marianne D. Wallace.
Summary: Discusses prominent mountain chains in North America and the plants and animals found there,
including the Sierra Nevada, Rocky Mountains, and Cascades.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M65na W155 1999
Title: America's prairies and grasslands : guide to plants and animals / Marianne D. Wallace.
Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Resources, c2001.
Summary: Introduction to the ecology of the six major grassland regions in North America.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P7 W155 2001
Title: Among the flowers / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Author: Schwartz, David M.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub., 1999.
Summary: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of a variety of flowers and some of
the birds and insects that need flowers to survive. Includes the sunflower, bleeding heart, daylily, rose,
bumblebee, butterfly, and hummingbird.
Call Number j: QK653 .Sch95 1999
Title: Ana cultiva manzanas = Apple farmer Annie / by Monica Wellington ; [Spanish translation by Eida de
la Vega]
Author: Wellington, Monica.
Publication: New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2004.
Summary: Annie the apple farmer saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market.
Includes recipies for Panecillos dulces de manzana and Compota de manzana.
Call Number j: SB363 .W46w 2004
Title: Anansi and the magic stick / by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Janet Stevens.
Author: Kimmel, Eric A.
Publication: New York : Holiday House, c2001.
Summary: Anansi the Spider steals Hyena's magic stick so he won't have to do gardening chores, but when
the stick's magic won't stop, he gets more than he bargained for.

Title: Anansi and the magic yams : a West African folk tale / retold and illustrated by Joanna Troughton.
Author: Troughton, Joanna, 1947Publication: London : Blackie Children's Books, c1994.
Summary: Retelling of the Ashanti folktale about a trickster spider who greedily takes the special magic yams
from the Spirits' garden.
Call Number j: SB211.Y3 T757 1994
Title: Anansi and the moss-covered rock / retold by Eric A. Kimmel ; illustrated by Janet Stevens.
Summary: Anansi the Spider uses a strange moss-covered rock in the forest to trick all the other animals,
until Little Bush Deer decides he needs to learn a lesson.
Title: The ancestor tree / by T. Obinkaram Echewa ; illustrated by Christy Hale.
Author: Echewa, T. Obinkaram.
Publication: New York : Lodestar Books, c1994.
Summary: Saddened by the death of their special friend, the very old man who told them stories and jokes,
the village children decide to go against custom and plant a tree for him in the Forest of the Ancestors.
Call Number j: QK477.P4 Ec43 1994
Title: Ancient ones : the world of the old-growth Douglas fir / Barbara Bash.
Author: Bash, Barbara.
Publication: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books for Children, c1994.
Summary: A close look at old-growth forests of the Pacific Northwest focuses special attention on the
Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii).
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 B291 1994
Title: Ancient peoples of Mexico / Edward L. Greenblatt and Mary Lee Greenblatt ; cover and illustrations
Paul Davies ... [et. al.] ; time line Linda Jenkins.
Author: Greenblatt, Edward L.
Publication: Pasadena, Calif. : Franklin Publications, c1962.
Summary: After his teacher tells about the ancient people of Mexico, twelve-year-old Juan Corinas dreams
he has built a time machine that he can visit them. An overview of the people of Mexico from 25,000 B.C. to
the destruction of the Aztecs by the Europeans. Children can learn to make time lines and use their Maya
counting system.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Me8 G829 1962
Title: And so my garden grows / illustrated by Peter Spier.

Author: Spier, Peter.
Publication: Tadworth, [England] : World's Work, c1969.
Summary: Rhyming story about the garden-filled daydreams of two children in Tuscany.
Call Number j: SB466.I8 T87 Sp44 1969
Title: And the good brown earth / Kathy Henderson.
Author: Henderson, Kathy, 1949Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2004, c2003.
Summary: Joe and Gram grow a garden with the help of the good brown earth.
Call Number j: SB321 .H375 2004
Title: And then it's spring / Julie Fogliano ; illustrated by Erin E. Stead.
Author: Fogliano, Julie
Publication: New York : Roaring Brook Press, c2012.
Summary: Simple text reveals the anticipation of a boy who, having planted seeds while everything around is
brown, fears that something has gone wrong until, at last, the world turns green.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp F695 2012
Title: Andrew lost in the garden / by J.C. Greenburg ; illustrated by Debbie Palen.
Author: Greenburg, Judith C.
Summary: A boy, a girl, and a robot, having been shrunk by a shrinking machine, encounter microbes,
insects, and other animal life in a garden. Includes factual information and reading list.
Call Number j: QL59 .G829 2003
Title: Andy ant / written and illustrated by Laura Vaughan.
Author: Vaughan, Laura.
Publication: Jamaica Plain, Mass. : Terrapin Pub., c2001.
Summary: An adventurous ant befriends a beetle.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 V465 2001
Title: Andy's garden / [illustrated by John Speirs].
Author: [non listed]
Publication: Racine, Wis. : Western Pub. Co., c1996.
Summary: Overlapping cut-out illustrations in this board book show the vegetables and rabbits in Andy's
garden.
Call Number j: SB321 .An29 1996
Title: The animal hedge / Paul Fleischman ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
Author: Fleischman, Paul.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2003.
Summary: After being forced to sell the animals he loves, a farmer cuts his hedge to look like them and
teaches his sons about following their hearts.
Call Number j: SB463 .F628 2003
Title: Animal house / Melissa Bay Mathis.
Author: Mathis, Melissa Bay.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1999.
Summary: Various animals offer suggestions to make a children's treehouse an enjoyable place to play.
Call Number j: SB473.5.T7 M426 1999
Title: Animals and their hiding places / by Jane R. McCauley.
Author: McCauley, Jane R., 1947Publication: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society, c1986.
Summary: Describes the various places in which animals seek safety and shelter for themselves, for their
young, and for their food.
Call Number j: QH546 .M128 1986
Title: Animals in summer / by Jane R. McCauley.
Author: McCauley, Jane R., 1947Publication: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society, c1988.
Summary: The behavior of several animals during the summer months is illustrated by photographs and
descriptive text.
Call Number j: QL751 .M128 1988
Title: Animals that live in trees / by Jane R. McCauley.
Author: McCauley, Jane R., 1947Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c1986.
Summary: Introduces a variety of animals, such as koala, fruit bat, walkingstick, snail, and howler monkey,
that seek safety, food, and shelter in trees.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 M128 1986
Title: Anna Aphid / by Christine Goppel.

Author: Goppel, Christine.
Publication: New York : North-South, c2005.
Summary: A tiny aphid explores the "universe" beyond her own and discovers how big it is.
Title: Anna in the garden / Diane Dawson Hearn.
Author: Hearn, Diane Dawson.
Publication: New York : Silver Moon Press, c1994.
Summary: Using seeds she receives for her birthday, Anna plants a flower garden. Perennials, bulbs and
annuals are illustrated at the end of the story.
Title: Anna's corn / written by Barbara Santucci ; illustrated by Lloyd Bloom.
Author: Santucci, Barbara.
Publication: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, c2002.
Summary: Anna is reluctant to plant the kernels of corn her grandpa has left her upon his death, until she
realizes that the act will help her remember the times they listened to the music of the corn together.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 Sa59 2002
Title: Anna's garden songs / pictures by Lena Anderson ; poems by Mary Q. Steele.
Author: Steele, Mary Q.
Summary: A collection of fourteen poems about the beet, potato, radish, onion, and other plants found in
the garden.
Call Number j: SB321 .St32 1989
Title: Anna's summer songs / pictures by Lena Anderson ; poems by Mary Q. Steele.
Author: Steele, Mary Q.
Summary: A collection of poems about the iris, fern, strawberry, and eleven other plants.
Call Number j: SB407 .St32s 1988
Title: Annie and the wild animals / written and illustrated by Jan Brett.
Author: Brett, Jan, 1949Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1985.
Summary: In winter, when Annie's cat disappears, she attempts friendship with a variety of unsuitable
woodland animals, but with the emergence of spring, her cat returns with kittens.
Call Number j: QL46 .B756 1985

Title: Anno's magic seeds / written and illustrated by Mitsumasa Anno.
Author: Anno, Mitsumasa, 1926Publication: New York : Philomel Books, c1995.
Summary: The reader is asked to perform a series of mathematical operations integrated into the story of a
lazy man who plants magic seeds and reaps an increasingly abundant harvest.
Title: Another tree in the yard / written by Lucia Sera ; illustrated by John Iorio.
Author: Sera, Lucia, 1963Publication: Waterbury, Conn. : Vocalis, c2004.
Summary: Maggie, a magnolia tree, was planted for luck when the Soto family moved into their first house,
so when they decide to add a second tree--just when they are adding a second child--she is jealous and
resentful.
Call Number j: QK495.M2 S47 2004
Title: Anthony Ant's creepy crawly party / Lorna and Graham Philpot.
Author: Philpot, Lorna.
Publication: New York : Random House, 1995, c1994.
Summary: Readers must follow Anthony Ant through underground mazes as he delivers his birthday
invitations.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 P549 1995
Title: Ants / text by Elaine Pascoe ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Author: Pascoe, Elaine.
Publication: Woodbridge, Conn. : Blackbirch Press, c1999.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, and life cycle of ants. Includes related activities.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 P263 1999
Title: Ants, ants, ants / by Charles Reasoner.
Author: Reasoner, Charles.
Publication: New York : Price Stern Sloan, c2001.
Summary: Count all the ants as they climb around plants and burrow into the soil.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 R235 2001
Title: Apple / written and illustrated by Susan Banta.
Author: Banta, Susan.
Publication: Racine, Wis. : Western Publishing Co., c1994.

Summary: Apple-shaped board book describes how apples grow and how they taste.
Title: An apple a day! / by Jennifer Storey Gillis ; illustrated by Patti Delmonte.
Author: Gillis, Jennifer Storey, 1967Publication: Pownal, Vt. : Storey Communications, c1993.
Summary: Information about apples includes their uses in recipes, crafts, and games.
Call Number j: SB363 .G416 1993
Title: Apple, apple, alligator / by William Accorsi.
Author: Accorsi, William.
Publication: New York : Workman Pub., c2000.
Summary: Joe the dog and his friend Al the alligator try to figure a way to buy an apple orchard and pick the
sweet red apples growing there.
Call Number j: SB363 .Ac27 2000
Title: Apple batter / Deborah Turney Zagwn.
Author: Zagwyn, Deborah Turney.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle Press, c1999.
Summary: Because of their persistence, Delmore succeeds in learning how to hit a baseball and his mother
Loretta succeeds in growing apples.
Call Number j: SB363 .Z13 1999
Title: The apple bird / Brian Wildsmith.
Author: Wildsmith, Brian.
Publication: Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1983.
Summary: A bird eats an apple and falls asleep.
Call Number j: SB363 .W647 1983
Title: The apple doll / Elisa Kleven.
Author: Kleven, Elisa.
Publication: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007.
Summary: Lizzy is scared to start school, so she makes a doll out of an apple from her favorite tree to take
with her on the first day and keep her company. Includes instructions for making an apple doll.
Title: Apple farmer Annie / by Monica Wellington.

Author: Wellington, Monica.
Publication: New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2001.
Summary: Annie the apple farmer saves her most beautiful apples to sell fresh at the farmers' market.
Title: An apple for Harriet Tubman / Glennette Tilley Turner ; illustrated by Susan Keeter.
Author: Turner, Glennette Tilley.
Publication: Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 2006.
Summary: This biography of Harriet Tubman follows her from her days as a young slave who was whipped
for eating an apple, through her work on the Underground Railroad, and finally to Tubman at home in her
very own apple orchard which became a symbol of freedom for her and others.
Title: The apple king / by Francesca Bosca ; illustrated by Giuliano Ferri ; translated by J. Alison James.
Author: Bosca, Francesca.
Publication: New York : North-South Books, c2001.
Summary: A selfish king keeps a beautiful apple tree and its wonderful fruit all to himself, until an invasion of
worms teaches him a lesson about sharing.
Title: Apple picking time / by Michele Benoit Slawson ; illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray.
Author: Slawson, Michele Benoit.
Publication: New York : Crown, 1998, c1994.
Summary: A young girl and her family spend a fall day picking apples with others from their small town.
Call Number j: SB363 .SL18 1998
Title: The apple pie tree / by Zoe Hall ; illustrated by Shari Halpern.
Author: Hall, Zoe, 1957Publication: New York : Blue Sky Press, c1996.
Summary: Describes an apple tree as it produces leaves, flowers, and fruit, while in its branches robins make
a nest, lay eggs, and raise a family. Includes a recipe for apple pie.
Title: Apple tree / Barrie Watts.
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Silver Burdett, 1987, c1986.
Summary: Describes in simple text and illustrations how an apple develops from a blossom in the spring to a
ripe fruit in the autumn.
Title: An apple tree through the year / by Claudia Schnieper ; photographs by Othmar Baumli.
Author: Schnieper, Claudia.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, 1987, c1982.
Summary: Follows an apple tree through the four seasons, detailing the yearly growth cycle and examining
the ecosystem of the entire apple orchard.
Call Number j: SB363 .Sch59 1987
Title: Apple trees / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Hiroo Koike.
Author: Johnson, Sylvia A.
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., c1983.
Summary: Discusses the growth and cultivation of apple trees and the development, harvesting, and storage
of apples.
Call Number j: SB363 .J637 1983
Title: Apples / by Ann L. Burckhardt ; reading consultant, Julia Daly.
Author: Burckhardt, Ann, 1933Publication: Mankato, Minn. : Bridgestone Books, c1996.
Summary: Simple text introduces apples, their cultivation, history, uses, and instructions for making an apple
pomander.
Title: Apples / by Gail Gibbons.
Author: Gibbons, Gail.
Summary: Explains how apples were brought to America, how they grow, their traditional uses and cultural
significance, and some of the varieties grown.
Call Number j: SB363 .G352a 2000
Title: Apples and pumpkins / by Anne Rockwell ; pictures by Lizzy Rockwell.
Author: Rockwell, Anne F.
Publication: New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1994, c1989.
Summary: In preparation for Halloween night, a family visits Mr. Comstock's farm to pick apples and
pumpkins.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa R593 1994
Title: Apples, apples, apples / written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.
Author: Wallace, Nancy Elizabeth.
Publication: Delray Beach, Fla : Winslow Press, c2000.
Summary: Members of the Rabbit family visit an apple orchard, where they have fun picking apples and
discovering their many uses. Includes a recipe for applesauce, directions for a craft activity, and sayings and a
song about apples.
Title: Apples : how they grow / Bruce McMillan ; photographs by Bruce McMillan.
Author: McMillan, Bruce.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1979.
Summary: Text and close-up photographs describe how apples grow, from dormant bud to ripe fruit.
Call Number j: SB363 .M228 1979
Title: Apricot ABC/ by Miska Miles ; illustrated by Peter Parnall. -Author: Miles, Miska.
Publication: Boston: Little, Brown c1969.
Summary: An apricot falls to the ground and becomes a thing to be examined by insects, eaten by a
villainous hen, and covered by the processes of nature to grow again. Each page introduces a new letter of
the alphabet.
Call Number j: SB379.A7 M595 1969
Title: Arbor Day / by Diane L. Burns ; pictures by Kathy Rogers.
Author: Burns, Diane L.
Publication: Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books, c1989.
Summary: Describes the history of Arbor Day and how it is celebrated.
Call Number j: SB476.3.A4a B937 1989
Title: Arbor Day / Jason Cooper.
Author: Cooper, Jason, 1942Publication: Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Pub., c2003.
Summary: An introduction to the history, purpose, and observance of Arbor Day, a day recognizing the
importance of trees.
Call Number j: SB476.3.A4a C786 2003
Title: Arbor Day square / written by Kathryn O. Galbraith ; illustrated by Cyd Moore.
Author: Galbraith, Kathryn Osebold
Publication: Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, c2010.

Summary: In the mid-nineteenth century, as young Katie and her father help plant and tend trees in their
booming frontier town, she doubts that the spindly saplings will ever grow big. Includes facts about Arbor
Day.
Call Number j: SB476.3.A4a G13 2010
Title: Are trees alive? / Debbie S. Miller ; illustrations by Stacey Schuett.
Author: Miller, Debbie S.
Publication: New York : Walker & Company, c2002.
Summary: An introduction to trees that compares parts of a tree to parts of the human body, with
illustrations and brief descriptions of trees found around the world.
Title: Are you a bee? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.
Author: Allen, Judy.
Publication: New York : Kingfisher, c2002.
Summary: Introduces preschoolers to the world of bees from the perspective of the workers.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 AL53 2002
Title: Are you a butterfly? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.
Summary: Introduces the life cycle of a swallowtail butterfly, showing how it changes from an egg to a
chrysalis to a butterfly.
Call Number j: QL561.P2 AL53 2000
Title: Are you a dragonfly? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humpries.
Summary: Introduces children to the life cycle of a dragonfly.
Call Number j: QL520.2 .AL53 2001
Title: Are you a ladybug? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.
Summary: Introduces the life cycle of a ladybug, showing how it changes from an egg to an adult ladybug.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 AL53 2000
Title: Are you a snail? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.

Summary: Introduction to the life cycle of a garden snail.
Call Number j: SB998.S7 AL53 2000
Title: Are you a spider? / by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.
Summary: Introduces the life cycle of a garden spider, describing how it hatches, develops, spins webs, and
feeds.
Call Number j: QL451 .AL53 2000
Title: Arizona wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by Beverly
Magley ; illustrations by D. D. Dowden.
Author: Magley, Beverly.
Publication: Billings, Mont. : Falcon Press, c1991.
Summary: Common Arizona wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are
grouped by habitat and each habitat is also generally described.
Title: Around the oak / Gerda Muller.
Author: Muller, Gerda.
Summary: Three children observe the forest, including a giant oak, throughout the year.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, M913 1994
Title: Around the year : a picture book / by Elsa Beskow.
Author: Beskow, Elsa Maartman, 1874-1953.
Publication: Edinburgh, [Scotland], : Floris, c2000.
Summary: Poems celebrate the change of seasons through the months of the year.
Call Number j: QH81 .B463 2000
Title: Atariba & Niguayona : a story from the Taino people of Puerto Rico / adapted by Harriet Rohmer &
Jess Guerrero Rea ; illustrated by Consuelo Mendez ; revised Spanish version by Rosalma Zubizarreta.
Author: Rohmer, Harriet.
Publication: San Francisco : Children's Book Press : Distributed to the book trade by the Talman Co.,
c1988.
Summary: A Taino Indian legend about a young boy and his search for the healing caimoni tree.
Call Number j: QK99.W4 R636 1988
Title: Audubon, by Constance Rourke. With 12 colored plates from original Audubon prints; black and
white illustrations by James MacDonald.
Author: Rourke, Constance Mayfield, 1885Publication: New York, Harcourt, Brace and Company [c1936]
Summary: Biography of Audubon illustrated with twelve color plates from original Audubon prints.
Call Number j: QL31.A9 R6 1936
Title: Audubon : painter of birds in the wild frontier / by Jennifer Armstrong ; illustrated by Jos. A. Smith.
Author: Armstrong, Jennifer.
Publication: New York : Harry N. Abrams, c2003.
Reading Level: Age code2--Early readers.
Summary: A brief but wonderfully illustrated telling of the story of this nineteenth-century painter and
naturalist who is most famous for his detailed paintings of birds.
Call Number j: QL31.A9 Ar57 2003
Title: El autobus magico se queda plantado : un libro sobre la fotosintesis / [adaptado de la serie de
television por Lenore Notkin ; ilustrado por Bob Ostrom].
Author: Notkin, Lenore.
Publication: New York : Scholastic, 1997.
Summary: Ms Frizzle's class takes a trip into a nearby plant to find out what plants eat. Join the gang as they
get to the root of the matter, and learn all about a plant's private food factory.
Call Number j: QK882 .N68 1997
Title: Autumn / Phyllis S. Busch ; illustrated by Megan Halsey.
Author: Busch, Phyllis S.
Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish-Benchmark Books, c2000.
Summary: Describes changes that occur in nature in autumn and suggests activities that can be used to study
what happens to plants and animals at this time of year.
Call Number j: QH53 .B96a 2000
Title: Autumn across America / Seymour Simon.
Author: Simon, Seymour.
Publication: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c1993.
Reading Level: Age code 3--advanced readers
Summary: Describes the signs of autumn that are seen in different parts of the United States, such as leaves
changing color, migration of birds and insects, harvesting of crops, and changes in weather.
Call Number j: QH81 .Si55 1993
Title: The autumn equinox : celebrating the harvest / Ellen Jackson ; illustrated by Jan Davey Ellis.
Author: Jackson, Ellen B., 1943Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2000.
Summary: Discusses the significance of some of the harvest festivals around the world and describes how
they are celebrated.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa J133 2000
Title: Autumn leaves / by Gail Saunders-Smith.
Author: Saunders-Smith, Gail.
Publication: Mankato, Minn. : Pebble Books, c1998.
Summary: Simple text and photographs present the different types and colors of leaves found in the
Northern Hemisphere in autumn.
Call Number j: QK649 .Sa87 1998
Title: Autumn story / Jill Barklem.
Author: Barklem, Jill.
Publication: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 1999, c1980.
Summary: While the Brambly Hedge mice are out harvesting for the winter, Primrose wanders off on an
adventure.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa B246 1999
Title: Autumnblings : poems & paintings / by Douglas Florian.
Author: Florian, Douglas.
Publication: [New York] : Greenwillow Books, c2003.
Summary: A collection of poems that portray the essence of the autumn season.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa F663 2003
Title: Babar in his garden / [based on characters created by Jean and Laurent de Brunhoff].
Author: Brunhoff, Jean de, 1899-1937.
Publication: London : Binky Books, 1992, c1990.
Summary: This picture book shows what grows in Babar's garden and several things that are out of place in
any garden.
Title: Babies in the bayou / Jim Arnosky.
Author: Arnosky, Jim.
Publication: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2007.
Summary: There are many babies in the bayou, and even though they might have sharp white teeth, hard
shells, webbed feet, or quick claws, their mothers still need to protect them.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M3 Ar66 2007
Title: Baby bunny's garden / illustrated by Elizabeth Worsley.
Publication: Stamford, Conn. : Teeney Books, c1991.
Summary: A few words accompany pictures of Baby Bunny's morning in the garden with Mommy.
Title: Backyard bugs / text and photographs by Robin Kittrell Laughlin ; foreword by Sue Hubbell.
Author: Laughlin, Robin Kittrell.
Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1996.
Summary: Beautiful photographs, personal observations, and snippets of poetry clearly introduce the world
of invertebrates.
Title: Backyard bush and beyond / written by Prudence Grieve ; illustrated by Jennifer Green.
Author: Grieve, Prudence Ellen.
Publication: Melbourne, Victoria, [Australia] : Hyland House, c1988.
Summary: Written for urban Australian children, this book describes the interaction between plants, insects
and animals found in backyards, parks and at the beach.
Call Number j: QH197 .G874 1988
Title: Backyard explorer leaf & tree guide / by Rona Beame ; illustrations by Lionel Kalish.
Author: Beame, Rona.
Publication: New York : Workman, c1989.
Summary: Discusses the types and life cycle of trees and how their leaves function, explains how to collect
and preserve leaves, and suggests leaf and tree projects for the entire year, including making bark rubbings
and an autumn collage.
Call Number j: QK475 .B371 1989
Title: Backyard : fun experiments for budding scientists / Lisa Burke.
Author: Burke, Lisa, 1977Publication: New York : DK Pub. 2010.
Summary: Eleven hands-on experiments that bring science to life, right in your own backyard.
Title: Backyard insects / by Millicent E. Selsam and Ronald Goor.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : Scholastic, c1981.

Summary: Discusses common garden insects and their protective appearance which includes camouflage,
warning colors, copycat characteristics, and scary characteristics.
Call Number j: QL468 .Se49 1981
Title: Backyard sunflower / story and photographs by Elizabeth King.
Author: King, Elizabeth, 1953Publication: New York : Dutton Children's Books, c1993.
Summary: Text and photographs follow the life cycle of a sunflower, from the time that Samantha plants a
seed in her garden to the maturity of the sunflower and the harvest of its own seeds.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 K581 1993
Title: Bajo la luna de limon / por Edith Hope Fine ; ilustrado por Rene King Moreno ; traducido por Eida de
la Vega.
Author: Fine, Edith Hope.
Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, 1999.
Reading Level: Age code 2-- Early readers.
Summary: Rosalinda learns from La Anciana, an old wise woman, how to heal her sick lemon tree.
Call Number j: SB370.L4 F493s 1999
Title: Bamboo valley : a story of a Chinese bamboo forest / by Ann Nagda ; illustrated by Jim Effler.
Author: Nagda, Ann Whitehead, 1945Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, c1997.
Summary: A panda encounters environmental dangers as he leaves his Chinese bamboo forest in search of a
new home range.
Call Number j: SB317.B2 N131 1997
Title: Banana / Pam Robson.
Author: Robson, Pam.
Publication: London ; New York : Children's Press, 1998.
Summary: Presents facts about the banana, including where and how it is grown, harvested, marketed, and
processed.
Call Number j: SB379.B2 R576 1998
Title: The banana child / collected by Xiao Ganniu ; adapted by Bao Guangman ; illustrated by Long
Niannan.
Author: Bao, Guangman.
Publication: Beijing, China : Dolphin Books, c1987.
Summary: In this Chinese folk tale a boy born from a banana fruit seeks medicine for his elderly adoptive
father.
Call Number j: SB379.B2 B229 1987
Title: Bananas / written and illustrated by Susan Banta.
Summary: Board book shaped like a bunch of bananas describes the way bananas grow and how they are
harvested and used.
Title: Bananas / Elaine Landau.
Author: Landau, Elaine.
Publication: New York : Children's Press, c1999.
Summary: Examines the history, cultivation, and uses of bananas.
Call Number j: SB379.B2 L231 1999
Title: Bananas : from Manolo to Margie / George Ancona.
Author: Ancona, George.
Publication: New York : Clarion, c1982.
Summary: Follows the journey of a banana from Honduras where it is grown to North America where it is
eventually consumed.
Call Number j: SB379.B2 An22 1982
Title: The barn owls / Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: Watertown, Mass : Charlesbridge, c2000.
Summary: For at least 100 years, generations of barn owls have slept, hunted, called, raised their young, and
glided silently above the wheat fields around an old barn.
Call Number j: QL676.2.O8 J648 2000
Title: Barney & Baby Bop's garden / written by Maureen M. Valvassori ; illustrated by Darren McKee.
Author: Valvassori, Maureen M.
Publication: Allen, Tex. : Lyons Group, c1997.
Summary: The dinosaur family plants seeds, tends a garden, and enjoys the daisies that finally bloom.
Call Number j: SB453 .V249 1997
Title: Barry B. Wary / by Leslie Muir ; illustrated by Carrie Gifford.
Author: Muir, Leslie

Publication: New York : Disney Hyperion Books, c2011.
Summary: When Barry sees a dazzling butterfly, he vows to change his bug-eating ways to win her love.
Title: Bats / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Modoki Masuda.
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner, c1985.
Summary: Describes the varied characteristics and habits of bats and the importance of their roles as
pollinators and seed dispersers.
Call Number j: QL795.B3 J637 1985
Title: Bats at the beach / written and illustrated by Brian Lies.
Author: Lies, Brian.
Summary: On a night when the moon can grow no fatter, bats pack their moon-tan lotion and baskets of
treats and fly off for some fun on the beach.
Call Number j: QL795.B3 L625 2006
Title: Bats at the library / by Brian Lies.
Author: Lies, Brian.
Summary: Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy
the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.
Call Number j: QL795.B3 L625b 2008
Title: Be a friend to trees / by Patricia Lauber ; illustrated by Holly Keller.
Author: Lauber, Patricia.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins, c1994.
Summary: Discusses the biology of trees, their role in the ecosystem, their uses by animals and people, and
their conservation.
Title: Bean / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub., c2001.
Summary: Simple text and photographs follow the life cycle of a bean.
Title: Bean and plant / Christine Back ; photographs by Barrie Watts.

Author: Back, Christine.
Summary: Follows the development of a bean plant from the emergence of the first tiny shoot to the
appearance of flowers and bean pods.
Title: Beans / Roz Denny.
Author: Denny, Roz.
Publication: Des Plaines, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c1998.
Summary: Describes how these edible seeds are grown all over the world and the healthy, popular dishes
made from them. Includes recipes and experiments.
Call Number j: SB327 .D428 1998
Title: Beans and peas / Susanna Miller ; illustrations by John Yates.
Author: Miller, Susanna.
Summary: Describes beans and peas, the history of their cultivation and use, and their role in industry and
diet. Includes some recipes.
Title: Bear and Bunny grow tomatoes / by Bruce Koscielniak.
Author: Koscielniak, Bruce.
Summary: A hard-working bear and a lazy bunny both plant tomatoes in their gardens, with quite different
results.
Title: Beastly neighbors : all about wild things in the city, or why earwigs make good mothers / written by
Mollie Rights ; illustrations by Kim Solga.
Author: Rights, Mollie.
Publication: Boston : Little, Brown, c1981.
Summary: Describes some of the animals that live in the soil, under leaves, bricks, or boards, and around the
roots of plants and suggests ways the reader may study their characteristics and behavior more closely.
Title: Beatrix Potter and Peter Rabbit / text by Nicole Savy and Diana Syrat.
Author: Savy, Nicole.

Publication: [London] : Frederick Warne, c2002.
Summary: This little book tells the story of Beatrix Potter, the writer and artist who created the tales of
Peter Rabbit.
Call Number j: QK98.P88 Sa95 1993
Title: Beautiful / by Susi Gregg Fowler ; pictures by Jim Fowler.
Author: Fowler, Susie
Summary: A boy and his uncle, a professional gardener, make a garden and grow flowers which the uncle
enjoys after becoming very ill.
Title: The beautiful Christmas tree / Charlotte Zolotow ; illustrated by Yan Nacimbene.
Author: Zolotow, Charlotte, 1915Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1999, c1972.
Summary: Although his elegant neighbors do not appreciate his efforts, a kind old man transforms his
rundown house and nurtures a small neglected pine tree, making them the best on the street.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 Z75 1999
Title: The bee / text by Beth B. Norden ; illustrations by Biruta Akerbergs Hansen.
Author: Norden, Beth B.
Publication: New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang c1991.
Summary: Describes how bees develop, fly, nest, mate, and pollinate.
Call Number j: QL565 .N754 1991
Title: Bee and me / written by Elle J. McGuinness ; illustrated by Heather Brown.
Author: McGuinness, Elle J.
Publication: Denver, Colo. : Accord Pub., c2008.
Summary: When a bee gets trapped inside his house a young boy learns about pollination and the
importance of bees.
Call Number j: QL568.A1 M18 2008
Title: The bee and the dream : a Japanese tale / adapted by Jan Freeman Long ; illustrated by Kaoru Ono.
Author: Long, Jan Freeman.
Summary: Shin buys his friend Tasuke's dream from him and goes in search of the predicted fortune,
supposedly buried under a camellia bush. Upon returning home, he receives a wonderful surprise.
Call Number j: SB413.C18 L852 1996
Title: The bee tree / by Stephen Buchmann and Diana Cohn ; illustrated by Paul Mirocha.
Author: Buchmann, Stephen L.
Publication: El Paso, Tex. : Cinco Puntos Press, c2007.
Summary: In the rain forests of Malaysia, Nizam waits anxiously to climb the bee tree, proving that he is
capable of succeeding his grandfather as leader of the traditional honey-hunting clan.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 B853 2007
Title: The bee tree / Patricia Polacco.
Author: Polacco, Patricia.
Publication: New York : Putnam & Grosset Group, 1998, c1993.
Summary: To teach his granddaughter the value of books, a grandfather leads a growing crowd in search of
the tree where the bees keep all their honey.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 P756 1993
Title: A beekeeper's year / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Nick Von Ohlen.
Summary: Follows a beekeeper through the four seasons, showing how bees and humans work together to
make honey.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 J637 1994
Title: Bees love flowers : a 'guess who!' touch-and-feel flap book! / Richard Powell ; Justine Williams.
Author: Powell, Richard, 1957Publication: Shepton, Somerset, [England] : Treehouse Children's Books, c2001.
Summary: A touch-and-feel flap book that shows what animals love in a garden.
Call Number j: QH541.5.G3 B392 2001
Title: The beetle book / by Steve Jenkins.
Author: Jenkins, Steve, 1952Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
Summary: An illustrated introduction to a variety of beetle species with information on unique
characteristics and how these insects have adapted to survive.
Call Number j: QL576 .J415 2012
Title: The beetle bush / by Beverly Keller ; illustrated by Marc Simont.
Author: Keller, Beverly.
Publication: New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, c1976.

Summary: A little girl allows pests to thrive in her garden.
Title: Before & after : a book of nature timescapes / Jan Thornhill.
Author: Thornhill, Jan.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c1997.
Summary: Vibrant paintings depict various habitats and how they change through time.
Call Number j: QH541 .T393 1997
Title: The beggar's magic : a Chinese tale / retold by Margaret & Raymond Chang ; illustrated by David
Johnson.
Author: Chang, Margaret Scrogin.
Publication: New York : M. K. McElderry Books, c1997.
Summary: In this retelling of an ancient Chinese tale of magic, an old man conjures a pear tree bearing ripe
fruit.
Title: Behold the trees / by Sue Alexander ; illustrated by Leonid Gore.
Author: Alexander, Sue, 1933Publication: New York : Arthur Levine Books, c2001.
Summary: A land once protected by all sorts of wonderful trees is reduced over time by war and
environmental neglect to desert, until new inhabitants plant trees and slowly make Israel bloom again.
Call Number j: QK490.I7 AL27 2001
Title: Belinda's bouquet / written by Leslea Newman ; illustrated by Michael Willhoite.
Author: Newman, Leslea.
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Alyson Wonderland, c1991.
Summary: Belinda's best friend Daniel, and Daniel's two mothers, help her to accept her body shape.
Call Number j: SB413.M37 N46 1991
Title: Ben plants a butterfly garden / Kate Petty, Axel Scheffler.
Author: Petty, Kate
Publication: London : Macmillan Children's, 1998.
Summary: To attract butterflies Ben plants flowers among the nettles in his garden.
Title: The Berenstain Bears grow-it / Stan & Jan Berenstain.
Author: Berenstain, Stan, 1923Publication: New York : Random House, c1996.

Summary: As Brother and Sister help Mama plant seeds in the garden, they discover the importance of seeds
and how they become useful and important plants. Includes various activities related to plants.
Title: The berry book / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: Describes different types of berries and how they grow. Includes recipes with berry ingredients.
Title: Bertha's garden / by Elisabeth Dyjak ; illustrated by Janet Wilkins.
Author: Dyjak, Elisabeth.
Summary: As Mr. Rabbit enjoys sampling the vegetables in Bertha's garden, she becomes increasingly angry
and plans to get even with him in this charmingly illustrated tale.
Title: The big bears.
Author: Johnson, Fred, 1908Publication: Washington, National Wildlife Federation [1973]
Summary: Two stories about Ranger Rick and his bear friends accompany descriptions of black, grizzly,
polar, and brown bears.
Title: The big idea / by Ellen Schecter ; illustrated by Bob Dorsey.
Author: Schecter, Ellen.
Summary: Eight-year-old Luz Mendez is determined to turn a run-down vacant lot into a garden like the one
her grandmother had in Puerto Rico, but she must convince her neighbors to help.
Call Number j: SB457.33.N4 N4, Sch21, 1996
Title: Big pumpkin / Erica Silverman ; illustrated by S. D. Schindler.
Author: Silverman, Erica.
Summary: A witch trying to pick a big pumpkin on Halloween discovers the value of cooperation when she
gets help from a series of monsters.
Call Number j: SB347 .Si39 1992

Title: Big red apple / by Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Judith Hoffman Corwin.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: New York : Scholastic, c1999.
Summary: The wind blows an apple off a tree, a worm eats a tiny hole in it, a bird pecks at it, and a boy eats
it, spitting out the seeds--from which an apple tree grows.
Title: The big seed / by Ellen Howard ; illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
Author: Howard, Ellen.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c 1993.
Summary: As her mystery seed develops throughout the summer, Bess finds that it is not a marigold but a
sunflower, and discovers that growing makes things just the right size.
Title: The big tree / written and illustrated by Bruce Hiscock.
Author: Hiscock, Bruce.
Publication: New York : Atheneum, c1991.
Summary: Follows the development of a large old maple tree from its growth from a seed during the
American Revolution to its maturity in the late twentieth century.
Call Number j: QK495.A17 H622 1991
Title: The biggest pumpkin ever / Steven Kroll ; illustrated by Jeni Bassett.
Author: Kroll, Steven.
Summary: Two mice, independently and for different purposes, help a pumpkin grow into the biggest
pumpkin ever.
Title: The biography of bananas / Rachel Eagen.
Author: Eagen, Rachel, 1979Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Summary: Explains the history of bananas, where they are grown, how they are harvested, and the different
varieties.
Call Number j: SB379.B2 Ea32 2006
Title: The biography of chocolate / Adrianna Morganelli.
Author: Morganelli, Adrianna, 1979Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.

Summary: This book looks at everything about chocolate--botany, history, spread, production, harvesting,
the chocolate industry, and threats from rainforest destruction.
Title: The biography of cotton / Carrie Gleason.
Author: Gleason, Carrie, 1973Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Summary: This book explains everything about cotton--its history, spread, production, boll weevil
infestations, and the role of cotton in the world today.
Title: The biography of rice / John Zronik.
Author: Zronik, John Paul, 1972Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Summary: This book looks at everything about rice--the many varieties, plant structure, cultivation, history,
distribution, and social and environmental aspects of rice culture.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 Z8 2006
Title: The biography of rubber / written by Carrie Gleason.
Author: Gleason, Carrie, 1973Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Summary: This book looks at everything about rubber--its botany, science, history, cultivation, products,
and recycling.
Title: The biography of spices / Ellen Rodger.
Author: Rodger, Ellen.
Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Summary: This book looks at everything about spices--definition, sources, history, varieties, trade,
cultivation, harvesting, and contemporary status of the industry.
Call Number j: SB305 .R615 2006
Title: The biography of sugar / Rachel Eagen.
Author: Eagen, Rachel, 1979Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.
Summary: This book looks at everything about sugar--its history, spread, production, harvesting, refining,
uses, and future.
Call Number j: SB217 .Ea32 2006
Title: Bird / written by David Burnie.
Author: Burnie, David.
Publication: New York : DK Pub, 2008.
Summary: A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and
flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching.
Title: The bird alphabet book / by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Edgar Stewart.
Author: Pallotta, Jerry.
Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, c1986.
Summary: Introduces the letters A-Z by describing birds and other winged animals.
Title: The bird book / Neil and Karen Dawe ; illustrated by Joe Weissmann.
Author: Dawe, Neil.
Publication: New York : Workman Pub., [1988]
Summary: An illustrated field guide to thirty backyard birds common throughout North America, from blue
jays and juncos to sparrows and chickadees. Also discusses bird feeders, bird migration, nesting, and keeping
a bird journal.
Call Number j: QL681 .D31 1988
Title: Birds.
Author: [not listed]
Publication: San Francisco : Jules Books, [n.d.]
Summary: This field guide depicts and names nearly 75 wild and domestic birds.
Call Number j: QL673 .B532 n.d.
Title: Birds / by Kevin Henkes ; illustrated by Laura Dronzek.
Author: Henkes, Kevin.
Summary: Fascinated by the colors, shapes, sounds, and movements of the many different birds she sees
through her window, a little girl is happy to discover that she and they have something in common.
Call Number j: QL676 .H389 2009
Title: Birds / Terry Jennings ; [illustrated by Karen Daws..., et al].

Author: Jennings, Terry J.
Publication: Chicago : Childrens Press, 1989, c1982.
Summary: This introduction to bird anatomy, habits, and behavior includes study questions, activities, and
experiments.
Title: Birthday flowers / Catarina Kruusval.
Author: Kruusval, Catarina.
Publication: Stockholm ; New York : R & S Books, c1997.
Reading Level:
Summary: For her mother's birthday party, Ellen picks some flowers, and arranges them in a vase.
Title: Bitter bananas / by Isaac Olaleye ; illustrated by Ed Young.
Author: Olaleye, Isaac.
Publication: Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, c1994.
Summary: When baboons begin stealing the sweet palm sap that Yusuf sells at the market near his Nigerian
village, he makes a natural pest repellant using bananas.
Call Number j: SB299.P3 OL1 1994
Title: Blackberry booties / Tricia Gardella ; pictures by Glo Coalson.
Author: Gardella, Tricia.
Publication: New York : Orchard Books, c2000.
Summary: Mikki Jo is able to trade the blackberries she picks for what she needs to make a special present
for her baby cousin.
Call Number j: SB386.B6 G166 2000
Title: The blessing seed : a creation myth for the new millennium / written by Caitlin Matthews ; illustrated
by Alison Dexter.
Author: Matthews, Caitlin, 1952Publication: Kingswood, Bristol, U.K. : Barefoot Books, c1998.
Summary: In this retelling of the biblical creation story, God gives man and woman a blessing seed after they
eat the fruit of the Tree of Life.
Call Number j: QK83.3 .M432 1998
Title: Blooming busytown.
Author: Scarry, Richard.
Publication: New York : Simon Spotlight, c2000.
Summary: Everyone in Busytown starts working on their gardens when Mr. Root organizes a garden contest.
Call Number j: SB453 .Sca77 2000
Title: Blossom tales : flower stories of many folk / by Patricia Hruby Powell ; illustrated by Sarah Dillard.
Author: Powell, Patricia Hruby, 1951Publication: North Kingstown, R.I. : Moon Mountain Pub., c2002.
Summary: A collection of fourteen folk tales about flowers from many different cultures.
Call Number j: QK83 .P871 2002
Title: The blossoms' ball / by Danielle Stein-Aubert ; illustrations by Virginie Peyre.
Author: Stein-Aubert, Danielle.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle Press, 2003, c2002.
Summary: Over the course of one week, the flower children blossom into a variety of flowers, just in time for
the grand ball.
Call Number j: QK653 .St34 2002
Title: Blue potatoes, orange tomatoes : how to grow a rainbow garden / by Rosalind Creasy ; illustrations by
Ruth Heller.
Author: Creasy, Rosalind.
Summary: Describes how to plant and grow a variety of colorful vegetables, including red corn, yellow
watermelons, and multicolored radishes.
Call Number j: SB321 .C86b 1994
Title: The blue roses / by Linda Boyden ; illustrated by Amy Crdova.
Author: Boyden, Linda.
Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c2002.
Summary: By gardening with her grandfather, a Native American girl learns about life and loss.
Title: The blue spruce / Mario Cuomo ; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen.
Author: Cuomo, Mario Matthew.
Publication: Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press, c1999.
Summary: When a storm knocks down the blue spruce tree in a boy's yard, he and his father work with all
their might to right the tree again.
Call Number j: SB428.5 .P4 C92 1999
Title: Blueberries for Sal / by Robert McCloskey.
Author: McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.

Publication: New York : Puffin Books, c1976.
Summary: Little Sal and Little Bear both lose their mothers while eating blueberries and almost end up with
the other's mother.
Call Number j: SB386.B7 M132 1976
Title: Blueberries for the Queen / John & Katherine Paterson ; illustrated by Susan Jeffers.
Author: Paterson, John Barstow.
Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins, c2004.
Summary: In the summer of 1942, when Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands lives down the road from his
family's house in Massachusetts, young William decides to take her some of the blueberries he has picked.
Includes historical notes.
Call Number j: SB386.B7 P273 2004
Title: The blueberry shoe / story by Ann Dixon ; illustrated by Evon Zerbetz.
Author: Dixon, Ann.
Publication: Anchorage : Alaska Northwest Books, c1999.
Summary: When Baby loses a shoe on a blueberry-picking trip, it becomes an object of curiosity for all the
animals on Ptarmigan Mountain before being rediscovered by the family with a surprise inside.
Call Number j: SB386.B7 D643 1999
Title: Bluebird summer / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Bethanne Andersen.
Author: Hopkinson, Deborah.
Summary: Gramps' farm isn't the same after Grandma's death, but slowly Mags and Cody work to recreate
her spirit by bringing back some of the things she loved.
Call Number j: QL676.2.B6 H777 2001
Title: Bluestem horizon : a story of a tallgrass prairie / by Evelyn Lee ; illustrated by Krista BraukmannTowns.
Author: Lee, Evelyn, 1957Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, c1998.
Summary: While growing up on the tallgrass prairie, Young Bison and his three companions experience a
tornado, which separates them from the herd, and a prairie fire brought on by lightning.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P7 L511 1998
Title: The bonsai bear / by Bernard Libster ; illustrations by Aries Cheung.
Author: Libster, Bernard, 1940Publication: Bellevue, Wash. : Illumination Arts, c1999.

Summary: A Japanese artist attempts to use bonsai cultivating techniques to control and limit the growth of
a young bear, not caring that he is denying the animal his proper place in nature.
Call Number j: SB450.5 L616 1999
Title: A book of fruit / by Barbara Hirsch Lember.
Author: Lember, Barbara Hirsch.
Publication: New York : Ticknor & Fields, c1994.
Summary: This book of hand-tinted photographs shows fourteen fruits and where they grow.
Title: A book of garden flowers.
Author: McKenny, Margaret
Publication: New York, Macmillan, 1940.
Summary: Thumbnail sketches of thirty-three garden flowers including historical information about different
countries where they came from and some of the legend associated with flowers.
Title: A book of wild flowers, by Margaret McKenny and Edith F. Johnston.
Author: McKenny, Margaret
Publication: New York The Macmillan company [c1939]
Summary: Very brief descriptions of a number of familiar wildflowers.
Title: The book of woodcraft / Ernest Thompson Seton.
Author: Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946.
Publication: Garden City, N. Y. : Garden City Pub. Co., c1921.
Call Number j: QH81 .Se77 1921
Title: A book takes root : the making of a picture book / by Michael Kehoe.
Author: Kehoe, Michael.
Summary: Traces the process of making a picture book (Green Beans by Elizabeth Thomas) from idea to
manuscript to final publication.
Call Number j: SB108.P1 K26 1993
Title: Botany, by Taylor R. Alexander, R. Will Burnett, and Herbert S. Zim. Illustrated by Jean Zallinger.
Under the general editorship of Vera R. Webster.
Author: Alexander, Taylor Richard, 1915-
Publication: New York, Golden Press [1970]

Summary: An introduction to the study of plants, including the life histories of the major kinds of living
plants, from microscopic bacteria to trees.
Call Number j: QK50 .AL27 1970
Title: Botany : 49 science fair projects / by Robert L. Bonnet and G. Daniel Keen.
Author: Bonnet, Robert L.
Publication: Blue Ridge Summit, Pa : TAB Books, c1989.
Summary: A collection of plant-based science projects exploring germination, photosynthesis, plant
dispersal, and other related experiments.
Title: Botany projects for young scientists / Maurice Bleifeld.
Author: Bleifeld, Maurice.
Publication: New York : Franklin Watts, c1992.
Summary: A collection of activities and experiments involving plants, exploring such areas as
photosynthesis, plant structures, and growth.
Title: Box turtle at Long Pond / William T. George ; pictures by Lindsay Barrett George.
Author: George, William T.
Summary: On a busy day at Long Pond, Box Turtle searches for food, basks in the sun, and escapes a
raccoon.
Call Number j: QL644.2.T8 G293 1989
Title: Box Turtle at Silver Pond Lane / by Susan Korman ; illustrated by Stephen Marchesi.
Author: Korman, Susan
Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, 2000.
Summary: Box Turtle feeds, sleeps in a hollow log until near dark, builds her nest, and lays four eggs, thus
completing her job as a mother.
Call Number j: QL644.2.T8 K841 2000
Title: The boy and the cherry tree / written by Daisaku Ikeda ; illustrated by Osamu Kiyosawa ; translated by
G. M. Williams.
Author: Ikeda, Daisaku.
Publication: Tokyo, Japan : Ushio ; c1974.
Summary: Even though a young boy is lonely since the death of his father in the war, he finds that, like the
cherry tree with its spring blossoms, he can build a happy world by not being beaten by the wintry weather.
Call Number j: SB366 .Ik3 1974
Title: The boy and the forest, by Will and Nicolas.
Author: Lipkind, William, 1904Publication: New York : Harcourt, Brace & World, c1964.
Summary: Colored woodcuts illustrate this story of a boy who restores a forest by freeing its creatures from
an evil giant.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 L664 1964
Title: The boy who didn't believe in spring / Lucille Clifton ; pictures by Brinton Turkle. -Author: Clifton, Lucille, 1936Publication: New York : Dutton, c1973.
Summary: Two skeptical city boys set out to find spring which they've heard is "just around the corner."
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp .C613 1973
Title: The boy who dreamed of an acorn / by Leigh Casler ;illustrated by Shonto Begay.
Author: Casler, Leigh.
Publication: New York : Philomel, c1994.
Summary: At first disappointed that his mountain quest has only given him a dream of a tiny acorn, a young
boy comes to recognize that his position in his tribe is as strong as the tree that grows from the acorn.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6, C269, 1994
Title: The boy who ran into the woods / by Jim Harrison.
Author: Harrison, Jim, 1937Publication: New York : Atlantic Monthly Press, c2000.
Summary: After being blinded in one eye, a young boy becomes wild and unruly, until he discovers the
wonders of nature in the Michigan woods near his family's summer cabin.
Call Number j: QH104.5.N5 H246 2000
Title: Brave potatoes / Toby Speed ; illustrated by Barry Root.
Author: Speed, Toby.
Publication: New York : G. P. Putnam's Sons, c2000.
Summary: Potatoes set off across the darkened fair grounds to enjoy the rides, but Hackemup the chef has
other plans for them.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 Sp32 2000
Title: Bread comes to life : a garden of wheat and a loaf to eat / by George Levenson ; photography by
Shmuel Thaler.
Author: Levenson, George.
Publication: Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2004.
Summary: A simple rhyming story of a loaf of bread's journey from sowed seed to hearty loaf. Includes bread
recipe.
Call Number j: SB191.W5 L576 2004
Title: Briar's book / by Tamora Pierce.
Author: Pierce, Tamora.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Press, c1999.
Summary: Briar, a young mage-in-training, and his teacher Rosethorn must use their herbal magic to fight a
deadly plague that is ravaging Summersea.
Call Number j: QK99.A1 P611 1999
Title: Bright beetle / Rick Chrustowski.
Author: Chrustowski, Rick.
Publication: New York : Henry Holt, c2000.
Summary: Follows the life cycle of the ladybug, from egg through larva and pupa stages to fully developed
adult.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 C468 2000
Title: A brighter garden : poetry / by Emily Dickinson ; collected by Karen Ackerman ; paintings by Tasha
Tudor.
Author: Dickinson, Emily, 1830-1886.
Publication: New York : Philomel Books, c1990.
Summary: An illustrated collection of poems by the famous nineteenth-century poet.
Call Number j: QH81 .D56 1990
Title: Bring in the pumpkins / by Dahlov Ipcar.
Author: Ipcar, Dahlov Zorach, 1917Publication: New York : Scholastic Books, c1976.
Summary: Relates in rhyme the farmer's struggle against the odds from spring planting to fall harvest and
Thanksgiving dinner.
Call Number j: S519 .I63 1976
Title: Bring me some apples and I'll make you a pie : a story about Edna Lewis / by Robbin Gourley.
Author: Gourley, Robbin.
Publication: New York : Clarion Books, c2009.

Summary: From the whippoorwill's call on the first day of spring through the first snowfall, Edna and
members of her family gather fruits, berries, and vegetables from the fields, garden, and orchard on their
Virginia farm and turn them into wonderful meals. Includes facts about the life of Edna Lewis, a descendant
of slaves who grew up to be a famous chef, and five recipes.
Title: Bringing the rain to Kapiti Plain : a Nandi tale / retold by Verna Aardema ; pictures by Beatriz Vidal.
Author: Aardema, Verna.
Publication: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1981.
Summary: A retelling of the Kenyan tale about how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P7ke Aa72 1981
Title: Bud / Kevin O'Malley.
Author: O'Malley, Kevin, 1961Publication: New York : Walker & Co., c2000.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early gardeners.
Summary: The orderly Sweet-Williams are dismayed at their son's fondness for the messy pastime of
gardening.
Call Number j: SB453 .Om1 2000
Title: Buddha in the garden / David Bouchard ; paintings by Zhong-Yang Huang.
Author: Bouchard, Dave, 1952Publication: Vancouver, B.C., Canada : Raincoast Books, c2001.
Reading Level: Age code 3 advanced readers.
Summary: A boy who tends a temple garden turns into a Buddha statue after his special peony plant goes
dormant.
Title: Bug zoo / Nick Baker.
Author: Baker, Nick
Publication: New York : DK Pub., 2010.
Summary: Naturalist Nick Baker shows the reader how to make miniature habitats for insects, snails and
worms, some interesting aspects of their lives and how to feed the contained creatures.
Title: Bugs / Nancy Winslow Parker and Joan Richards Wright ; illustrations by Nancy Winslow Parker.
Author: Parker, Nancy Winslow.
Summary: Includes general information, jokes, and brief descriptions of the physical characteristics, habits,
and natural environment of a variety of common insects.

Title: Bugs before time : prehistoric insects and their relatives / by Cathy Camper ; illustrated by Steve Kirk.
Author: Camper, Cathy
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various prehistoric
insects some of which, including cockroaches, centipedes, and dragonflies, have survived into the present
day.
Call Number j: QL434 .C36 2002
Title: Bugs! Bugs! Bugs! / by Bob Barner.
Author: Barner, Bob.
Summary: A nonsense rhyme introduces children to familiar bugs. Includes a fun facts section.
Title: Bulb to tulip / Oliver S. Owen.
Author: Owen, Oliver S., 1920Publication: Edina, Minn. : Abdo & Daughters, c1996.
Summary: An introduction to tulips--their botany, history, and cultivation.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 Ow2 1996
Title: Bumblebee at Apple Tree Lane / by Laura Gates Galvin ; illustrated by Kristin Kest.
Author: Galvin, Laura Gates, 1963Publication: Norwalk, CT : Soundprints, 2000.
Summary: Bumblebee emerges from hibernation, builds a nest, lays eggs, and begins the process of creating
a busy bumblebee colony.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 G38 2000
Title: Bumblebee, bumblebee, do you know me? : a garden guessing game / Anne Rockwell.
Reading Level: Age code 1--Early pre-readers.
Summary: A series of riddles that first give descriptions of various flowers and then reveal their names.
Title: A bunny for all seasons / by Janet Schulman ; illustrated by Meilo So.
Author: Schulman, Janet.
Publication: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2003.

Summary: A little brown bunny enjoys visiting a garden from summer to spring, especially when a gray
bunny shares the fun.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s Sch81 2003
Title: The Burgess flower book for children / by Thornton W. Burgess. -Author: Burgess, Thornton Waldo, 1874-1965.
Title: Buried treasure : roots & tubers / Meredith Sayles Hughes and Tom Hughes.
Author: Hughes, Meredith Sayles.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner Publications, c1998.
Summary: Relates the history and describes the use and production of such roots and tubers as potatoes,
yams, cassava, carrots, beets, turnips, radishes, and parsnips. Includes recipes.
Title: Bush party / Tricia Oktober.
Author: Oktober, Tricia.
Publication: Sydney, [Australia] : Hodder and Stoughton, 1986.
Summary: Gecko invites his friends from the Australian bush to a party in his beautiful garden.
Call Number j: QH197 .Ok7 1986
Title: Busy buzzy bee / [written by Elizabeth Lawrence ; illustrated by Katy Rhodes.
Author: Lawrence, Elizabeth, 1904-1985.
Publication: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's Educational Series, c2002.
Reading Level:
Summary: Busy Buzzy Bee works hard all day making a special treat for insect friends.
Title: Busy, buzzy bees / by Allan Fowler.
Author: Fowler, Allan.
Publication: Chicago : Childrens Press, c1995.
Summary: This is a simple look at bees, a close-up view of life in a honeybee hive, and an explanation of the
role of bees in pollination.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 F829 1995
Title: The busy tree / by Jennifer Ward ; illustrated by Lisa Falkenstern.
Author: Ward, Jennifer, 1963Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, c2009.

Summary: Many different types of wildlife live in and around a tree that is their home, from chipmunks and
woodpeckers to ants and spiders.
Call Number j: QK475 .W213 2009
Title: A busy year / Leo Lionni.
Publication: New York : Scholastic, 1993, c1992.
Summary: Mouse twins befriend a tree and watch it grow and change throughout each month of the year.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 L661 1992
Title: Butterflies and moths / text by Elaine Pascoe ; photograohs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Investigates the physical characteristics, reproductive processes, habitats, and metamorphoses of
butterflies and moths through hands-on projects.
Title: Butterflies and moths : a guide to the more common American species / by Robert T. Mitchell and
Herbert S. Zim ; illustrated by Andre Durenceau.
Author: Mitchell, Robert T.
Publication: New York : Golden Press ; Racine, Wis. : Western Pub. Co., 1987.
Reading Level:
Summary: This book illustrates in full color 423 of the most common, wide-spread, important, or unusual
North American species of Lepidoptero.
Title: Butterflies in the garden / Carol Lerner.
Author: Lerner, Carol.
Summary: Introduction to common garden butterflies and butterfly plants.
Title: Butterfly / by Claire Llewellyn ; illustrated by Simon Mendez.
Author: Llewellyn, Claire.
Publication: Chanhassen, Minn. : NorthWord Press, c2003.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of the monarch butterfly from egg to caterpillar to adult.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 L77 2003
Title: The butterfly / text by Maria M. Mudd ; illustrations by Wendy Smith-Griswold.

Author: Mudd, Maria M.
Publication: New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, c1991.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of butterflies and depicts several species.
Title: Butterfly & moth / written by Paul Whalley ; [special photography, Colin Keates, Kim Taylor, and
Dave King].
Author: Whalley, Paul.
Publication: New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, c1988.
Summary: Photographs and text explore the behavior and life cycles of butterflies and moths, examining
mating rituals, camouflage, habitat, growth from pupa to larva to adult, and other aspects.
Call Number j: QL541 .W554 1988
Title: The butterfly alphabet book / by Brian Cassie and Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Mark Astrella.
Author: Cassie, Brian, 1953Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, c1995.
Summary: The letters of the alphabet are illustrated by pictures and descriptions of butterflies from around
the world.
Title: Butterfly and caterpillar / Barrie Watts.
Publication: Morristown, N. J. : Silver Burdett, 1986, c1985.
Summary: Photographs follow the development of a butterfly from mating to birth of the caterpillar to
chrysalis to the emergence of the butterfly.
Title: The butterfly book : a kid's guide to attracting, raising, and keeping butterflies / by Kersten Hamilton.
Author: Hamilton, Kersten R.
Publication: Santa Fe, N. M. : John Muir Publications, c1997.
Summary: Explains how to attract, identify, and raise butterflies.
Title: The butterfly boy / Laurence Yep ; pictures by Jeanne M. Lee.
Author: Yep, Laurence.
Publication: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c1993.
Summary: A boy in long-ago China sees the world around him from a butterfly's point of view. Based on the
writings of philosopher Chuang Tzu.
Call Number j: QL541 .Y43 1993
Title: Butterfly count / by Sneed B. Collard III ; illustrated by Paul Kratter.
Author: Collard, Sneed B.
Summary: Amy and her mother look for a very special butterfly while attending the annual Fourth of July
Butterfly Count at a prairie restoration site. Includes factual information about butterflies and how to attract
and watch them.
Title: Butterfly eyes and other secrets of the meadow / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Beth
Krommes.
Author: Sidman, Joyce.
Summary: Poetry riddles and science wisdom reveal the hidden world of the meadow.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M4 Si13 2006
Title: The butterfly garden / by Judith Levicoff with Mark Steilen ; illustrated by Ben and Tina Garrison.
Author: Levicoff, Judith.
Publication: Seattle : Storytellers Ink, c1994.
Summary: Jerry raises a monarch butterfly which is released in the Butterfly Lady's garden.
Title: Butterfly house / by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Greg Shed.
Author: Bunting, Eve, 1928Publication: New York : Scholastic Press, c1999.
Summary: With the help of her grandfather, a little girl makes a house for a larva and watches it develop
before setting it free, and every summer after that butterflies come to visit her.
Title: The butterfly hunt / Yoshi.
Author: Yoshi.
Publication: [Saxonville, Mass.] : Picture Book Studio, c1990.
Summary: A boy pursues and captures elusive butterflies but decides that it is more fun to carry home his
memories than a trophy.
Call Number j: QL541 .Y83 1990
Title: A butterfly is patient / Dianna Hutts Aston ; [illustrated by] Sylvia Long.
Author: Aston, Dianna Hutts
Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2011.
Summary: Colorful illustrations and simple text describe the many characteristics of butterflies.
Call Number j: QL541 .As868 2011
Title: The butterfly seeds / Mary Watson.
Author: Watson, Mary, 1953Publication: New York : Tambourine Books, c1995.
Summary: When his family comes to America, Jake brings special seeds that produce a wonderful reminder
of his grandfather.
Title: Butterfly story / Anca Hariton.
Author: Hariton, Anca.
Summary: Introduction to the development and hatching of a butterfly, following the process from the
laying of eggs to the emergence of the butterfly from the cocoon.
Title: The butterfly's treasure / by Schim Schimmel.
Author: Schimmel, Schim, 1954Publication: Burbank, Calif. : SchimmelSmith Pub., c2009.
Summary: An old Monarch butterfly passes along his wisdom about the earth's animals to a young caterpillar.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 Sch32 2009
Title: Button, bucket, sky / by Jacqueline Briggs Martin ; illustrations by Vicki Jo Redenbaugh.
Author: Martin, Jacqueline Briggs.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c1998.
Summary: Annie Livemore, her cat, and two of her friends collect acorns, carefully nurture them until they
are big enough to be planted in the ground, and then grow old with all the oak trees they have planted.
Includes instructions on growing oak trees from acorns.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, M364, 1998
Title: Cabbage moon / story by Tim Chadwick ; pictures by Piers Harper.
Author: Chadwick, Tim.
Publication: New York : Orchard Books, 1994.
Summary: Albert the rabbit doesn't like cabbage until he finds out what the moon is really made of.
Title: Cabbages and kings / a story by Elizabeth Seabrook ; paintings by Jamie Wyeth.
Author: Seabrook, Elizabeth.
Publication: New York : Viking, c1997.
Summary: Albert, the asparagus whose family has grown in Farmer John's vegetable garden for years, and a
newcomer, Herman the cabbage, spend the days from spring until time for the fair getting to know each
other.
Call Number j: SB321 .Se11 1997
Title: Cacti and other succulents / written by Wendy Madgwick.
Author: Madgwick, Wendy, 1946Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, c1992.
Summary: Describes the many varieties of cacti and other succulent plants found around the world.
Title: Cactus / Jason Cooper.
Author: Cooper, Jason, 1942Publication: Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Enterprises, c1991.
Summary: An introduction to cactus types, characteristics, and habitat.
Call Number j: SB438.C12 C786 1991
Title: Cactus / [text and ilustrations, Yoko Kitani ; translated from Japanese, Miwa Pierre-Audain].
Author: Kitami, Yoko
Publication: Mexico, D.F. : Fondo de Cultura Economica, 2005.
Summary: Somalico tries to take good care of a cactus.
Call Number j: SB438.C12 K648 2005
Title: Cactus / Carol Lerner.
Publication: New York : Morrow Junior Books, c1992.
Summary: Discusses the physical characteristics, growth patterns, habitats, and varieties of cacti.
Title: Cactus / by Cynthia Overbeck ; photographs by Shabo Hani.
Author: Overbeck, Cynthia.

Summary: Describes the special parts of the cactus plant and how they work together to enable the plant to
survive in the desert by storing water.
Call Number j: SB438.C12 Ov2 1982
Title: Cactus cafe : a story of the Sonoran Desert / by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld ; illustrated by Paul
Mirocha.
Author: Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner.
Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, c 1997.
Summary: Describes the activities of various animals living in the Sonoran Desert and their dependence on
the saguaro cactus for sustenance.
Call Number j: SB438.3.S14 Z72 1997
Title: Cactus desert / by Donald M. Silver ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.
Author: Silver, Donald M., 1947Publication: New York : Learning Triangle Press, c1995.
Summary: Describes the plants and animals that thrive in a desert, including saguaros, scorpions, and yuccas.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 Si39 1995
Title: Cactus hotel / Brenda Z. Guiberson ; illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
Author: Guiberson, Brenda Z.
Publication: New York : Henry Holt, 1993, c1991.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus, with an emphasis on its role as a home for
other desert dwellers.
Call Number j: SB438.3.S14 G94 1991
Title: Cactus poems / poems by Frank Asch ; photographs and notes by Ted Levin.
Author: Asch, Frank.
Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace, c1998.
Summary: Poems and photographs depict desert ecosystems in North America.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 As23 1998
Title: Cactus soup / by Eric A. Kimmel ; pictures by Phil Huling.
Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish, c2004.
Summary: In this variation on Stone Soup, during the Mexican Revolution hungry soldiers charm the
townspeople into helping make a soup from water and a cactus thorn.
Title: Calabazas / Jacqueline Farmer ; illustrado por Phyllis Limbacher Tildes ; traduccion de Eida del Risco.
Author: Farmer, Jacqueline.
Summary: Presents a history of pumpkins and explains how they are grown. Also includes their nutritional
value, facts, and pumpkin recipes.
Title: Calavera abecedario : a Day of the Dead alphabet book / Jeanette Winter.
Author: Winter, Jeanette.
Publication: Orlando : Harcourt, c2004.
Summary: Beautifully illustrated Spanish Alphabet.
Call Number j: QK83.2.D3 W734 2004
Title: California wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / illustrations by
DD Dowden ; text by Beverly Magley.
Summary: Common California wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are
grouped by habitat and each habitat also has a general description.
Call Number j: QK149.A1 M273 1989
Title: California's giant trees; the coast redwoods and the sequoias of the Sierra, by Harriett E. Weaver.
Author: Weaver, Harriett E.
Publication: Menlo Park, Calif., Lane Magazine & Book Co. [1969]
Summary: A social science textbook introducing the history, ecology, uses, and need for conservation of the
redwood and sequoia trees of California.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 W37g 1969
Title: Calling the doves / story by Juan Felipe Herrera ; pictures by Elly Simmons = El canto de las palomas
/ escrito por Juan Felipe Herrera ; ilustrado por Elly Simmons.
Author: Herrera, Juan Felipe.
Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press, c1995.
Summary: In this bilingual autobiography, the Mexican American poet Juan Felipe Herrera describes his
childhood in California as the son of migrant workers. Vibrant illustrations bring Herrera's words to life.
Title: El camino de Amelia / por Linda Jacobs Altman ; ilustrado por Enrique O. Snchez ; traducido por
Daniel Santacruz.
Author: Altman, Linda Jacobs, 1943Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c1993.
Summary: Tired of moving, Amelia, the daughter of migrant farm workers, feels at home when she discovers
an old tree next to a rocky road.
Call Number j: SB186 .AL79s 1993
Title: Camouflage : changing to hide / Bobbie Kalman.
Author: Kalman, Bobbie, 1947Publication: New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2005.
Summary: This book explains and depicts how and why some animals can change their appearance to
protect themselves.
Call Number j: QH546 .K126c 2005
Title: The camping trip that changed America : Theodore Roosevelt, John Muir, and our national parks / by
Barb Rosenstock ; illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein.
Author: Rosenstock, Barbara.
Publication: New York, N.Y. : Dial Books for Young Readers, c2012.
Summary: Offers insight into the camping trip that President Theodore Roosevelt and naturalist John Muir
took to the redwoods of Yosemite in 1903, during which the two men had experiences and conversations
that eventually contributed to the establishment of national parks in the United States.
Title: Can do : 10 words / story by Bob and Nancy Reese ; pictures by Bob Reese.
Author: Reese, Bob.
Publication: Provo, Utah : Aro ; c1993.
Summary: A girl and boy clear a vacant lot and plant a garden.
Title: Can I help? / by Marilyn Janovitz.
Author: Janovitz, Marilyn.
Summary: A little wolf's father gratefully accepts his son's offer to work with him in the garden, even though
the cub is sometimes more of a hindrance than a help.
Title: Caring for our forests / Carol Greene.
Author: Greene, Carol.
Publication: Hillside, N. J. : Enslow Publishers, c1991.
Summary: Simple text describes the different kinds of forests, their ecological significance and
interrelationships, and how they can be preserved.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 G83 1991
Title: Carlos and the cornfield / story by Jan Romero Stevens ; illustrated by Jeanne Arnold = Carlos y la
milpa de maz / cuento por Jan Romero Stevens / ilustrado por Jeanne Arnold.
Author: Stevens, Jan Romero.
Publication: Flagstaff, Ariz. : Rising Moon, c1995.
Summary: When he sees the results of not following his father's instructions on the proper way to plant
corn, a young boy tries to make things right.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 St47 1995
Title: Carlos and the squash plant / story by Jan Romero Stevens ; illustrated by Jeanne Arnold = Carlos y la
planta de calabaza / cuento por Jan Romero Stevens ; ilustrado por Jeanne Arnold.
Author: Stevens, Jan Romero.
Publication: Flagstaff, Ariz. : Northland Pub., 1995, c1993.
Summary: Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on
his family's New Mexico farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.
Title: Carl's afternoon in the park / Alexandra Day.
Author: Day, Alexandra.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus, & Giroux, c1991.
Summary: Carl the rottweiler, in charge of a baby and a puppy, takes advantage of Mom's absence to lead
them on a wild romp through the park.
Title: Carnivorous plants / by Nancy J. Nielsen.
Author: Nielsen, Nancy J.
Summary: Describes various plants that prey on animals, including Venus fly traps, bladderworts, sundews,
butterworts, and pitcher plants.
Title: Carnivorous plants / by Cynthia Overbeck ; photographs by Kiyoshi Shimizu.
Summary: Describes the Venus fly trap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort, and explains how active and
passive traps work in these meat-eating plants.
Call Number j: QK917 Ov2 1982

Title: Carrie Hepple's garden / Ruth Craft ; illustrated by Irene Haas.
Author: Craft, Ruth.
Summary: Three children venture into eccentric Carrie Hepple's garden in search of their ball and learn
some strange and unexpected things about plants and animals.
Title: The carrot and other root vegetables / Millicent E. Selsam ; photographs by Jerome Wexler. -Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : William Morrow, c1971.
Summary: Describes the growth, fertilization, and harvesting of various root vegetables: carrots, radishes,
turnips, beets, and sweet potatoes.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 Se48 1971
Title: The carrot seed / story by Ruth Krauss ; pictures by Crockett Johnson.
Author: Krauss, Ruth.
Publication: [New York] : Harper & Row, c1945.
Summary: Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot he plants.
Title: The carrot seed / story by Ruth Krauss ; pictures by Crockett Johnson.
Publication: [New York] : HarperFestival, 1993, c1973.
Summary: Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot he plants.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 K868b 1993
Title: Caterpillar's wish / Mary Murphy.
Author: Murphy, Mary, 1961Publication: New York : DK Pub., c1999.
Summary: Caterpillar wants to fly away with her friends Bee and Ladybug, and she can after she becomes a
butterfly.
Title: Catnip / Millicent E. Selsam ; photographs by Jerome Wexler.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : William Morrow, c1983.

Summary: Text and photographs describe the physical structure, uses, effects, cultivation, and history of
catnip.
Call Number j: SB295.C46 Se49 1983
Title: Cecil's garden / by Holly Keller.
Author: Keller, Holly.
Summary: After seeing how arguing affects the other animals, Cecil figures out how to plant a vegetable
garden that he and his friends can all enjoy.
Title: Celebritrees : historic & famous trees of the world / Margi Preus ; illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon.
Author: Preus, Margi
Publication: New York : Henry Holt and Co., c2010.
Summary: The 14 trees in this book have earned the title "Celebritrees" for their global fame and
significance. Both in fact and in legend, these fascinating trees remind us not only how much pleasure trees
bring, but what they can tell us about history.
Call Number j: QK477.H4 P74 2010
Title: Charlotte in Giverny / by Joan MacPhail Knight ; watercolor illustrations by Melissa Sweet.
Author: Knight, Joan.
Summary: A young American girl moves with her family to Giverny, where she gardens and meets famous
impressionist painters.
Call Number j: SB466.F91 K745 2000
Title: Cherries and cherry pits / Vera B. Williams.
Author: Williams, Vera B.
Summary: Bidemmi draws pictures and tells stories about cherries.
Title: Cherry tree / by Ruskin Bond ; illustrated by Allan Eitzen.
Author: Bond, Ruskin.
Publication: Honesdale, Pa. : Caroline House, 1996.
Summary: In this story from India about life and growing older, a little girl plants a cherry seed and cares for
the cherry tree through its difficult life.
Title: Chess-dream in a garden / text by Rosemary Sutcliff ; inspired and illustrated by Ralph Thompson.
Author: Sutcliff, Rosemary.
Summary: The White King--with his queen, bishops, knights, and pawns-- faces the Red Horde in a chesslike battle in the most beautiful garden in the world.
Call Number j: SB455 .Su83 1993
Title: Chicka chicka boom boom / by Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault ; illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
Author: Martin, Bill, 1916-2004.
Summary: An alphabet rhyme/chant that relates what happens when the whole alphabet tries to climb a
coconut tree.
Title: Children of the forest / Elsa Beskow ; English version by Alison Sage.
Publication: London : E. Benn, 1982.
Summary: Shows the life of a miniature family who dwell in harmony with the natural environment of their
forest home.
Title: Children save the rain forest / Dorothy Hinshaw Patent ; photographs by Dan L. Perlman.
Author: Patent, Dorothy Hinshaw.
Publication: New York : Cobblehill Books/Dutton, c1996.
Reading Level: Age code 3 -- Advanced reader.
Summary: Explores the International Children's Rain Forest (Bosque Eterno de los Nios), 40,000 acres of
Costa Rica saved from destruction by children's contributions.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27cac P272 1996
Title: The children's book of Kwanzaa : a guide to celebrating the holiday / by Dolores Johnson.
Author: Johnson, Dolores.
Publication: New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1997, c1996.
Summary: This guide to the origins, principles, symbols, and celebration of Kwanzaa includes activities.
Call Number j: QK83.2.K8 J631 1996
Title: The children's garden book : instructions, plans & stories : a voice from a gentle age / by Olive Percival
; decorations by the author.
Author: Percival, Olive, 1869-1945.
Publication: San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library, c2005.

Reading Level: Age code 4--Advanced readers or adults. [Note: These are located in Main Stacks.]
Summary: A gentle voice from the past encourages children to garden, provides information about garden
techniques and plants, and provides plans for fifteen different theme gardens.
Title: A child's book of birds / by Luis M. Henderson.
Author: Henderson, Luis M.
Publication: New York : Maxton Publishers, 1946.
Summary: Simple descriptions of many familiar birds including the chickadee, robin, blackbird, sparrow,
hummingbird, and owl.
Title: A child's book of trees.
Author: Swenson, Valerie.
Publication: New York, Maxton [c1953]
Summary: Brief descriptions of various kinds of trees.
Call Number j: QK475 .Sw42 1953
Title: A child's book of wildflowers / M. A. Kelly ; illustrated by Joyce Powzyk.
Author: Kelly, M. A.
Publication: New York : Four Winds Press, c1992.
Summary: Describes 24 common North American wildflowers, discussing their appearance, blooming
season, and significance in history and folklore.
Title: A child's good morning book / Margaret Wise Brown ; pictures by Jean Charlot.
Author: Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins, 1995.
Summary: As the sun rises, birds, horses, rabbits, flowers, bugs, and finally children get up to start their day.
Title: A child's organic garden / by Lee Fryer and Leigh Bradford ; photographs by Judith Goodman and
Frank Van Riper ; foreword by Eddie Albert ; illustrations by Leigh Bradford and Carl Bradford.
Author: Fryer, Lee, 1908Publication: Washington, D. C. : Acropolis Books, c1989.
Summary: Follows the activities of a young gardener as she plans, creates, cultivates, and harvests her first
organic garden.
Call Number j: S605.5 .F948c 1989
Title: Chiles for Benito = Chiles para Benito / by Ana Baca ; illustrations by Anthony Accardo ; Spanish
translation by Jose Juan Colin.
Author: Baca, Ana.
Publication: Houston : Piata Books, 2003.
Summary: As they prepare to make the traditional "chile ristras," strings of red peppers, Christina's
grandmother tells her the story of how magical chile seeds given to her great grandfather, a farmer in the
hills of New Mexico, ensured the continuation of the chile pepper.
Title: Chipmunk at Hollow Tree Lane / by Victoria Sherrow ; illustrated by Allen Davis.
Author: Sherrow, Victoria.
Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, c1994.
Summary: Describes how Chipmunk gathers and stores food to prepare for winter.
Call Number j: QL795.C5 Sh57 1994
Title: Chita's Christmas tree / by Elizabeth Fitzgerald Howard ; illustrated by Floyd Cooper.
Author: Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald.
Publication: New York : Bradbury Press, c1989.
Summary: Papa and Chita leave downtown Baltimore in a buggy to find a Christmas tree in the deep woods.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 H832 1989
Title: Chocolate / Claire Llewellyn.
Publication: New York : Children's Press, 1998.
Summary: Presents facts about the cocoa bean, including how it is grown, harvested, marketed, and turned
into a variety of chocolate products.
Title: The Christmas cupboard, written and illustrated by Margo Hoff.
Author: Hoff, Margo.
Publication: New York, Funk & Wagnalls [1968]
Summary: Gives origin, use, and sketch of twenty-nine spices, herbs, and plants--from almond and anise to
winter weeds--that are found in home and kitchen at Christmas.
Call Number j: QK83 .H673 1968
Title: The Christmas flower. Illus. by Tom Lea.
Author: Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955.
Publication: New York, Harcourt, Brace [1951]

Summary: The story of the gifts that children brought for a church at Christmas time retells the Mexican
legend about the flower now known as the poinsettia.
Call Number j: SB455 .J13c 1951
Title: The Christmas tree / Barbara Segall.
Author: Segall, Barbara.
Publication: London : Ebury Press, 1995.
Reading Level: Age code 4--Advanced readers of adults.
Summary: A history of the Christmas tree and its traditions from ancient times to modern day.
Call Number j: QK83.2.C4 Se37c 1995
Title: Christmas tree farm / Sandra Jordan.
Author: Jordan, Sandra, 1947Publication: New York : Orchard Books, 1996, c1993.
Summary: Describes the activities that take place on a Christmas tree farm in Rhode Island throughout each
season of the year.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 J766 1993
Title: Christmas tree farm / by Ann Purmell ; illustrated by Jill Weber.
Author: Purmell, Ann
Summary: A boy describes how he, his grandfather, and the rest of his family work on their tree farm
throughout the year to prepare Christmas trees.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 P87 2006
Title: Christmas trees / Robert Frost ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
Author: Frost, Robert, 1874-1963.
Summary: An offer from a city man to buy the trees on his land awakens in a country fellow a keener
awareness of the value of both his trees and his friends at Christmas.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 F929 1996
Title: Chrysanthemum / by Kevin Henkes.
Summary: Chrysanthemum loves her name, until she starts going to school and the other children make fun
of it.
Call Number j: SB413.C55 H389 1991
Title: El ciclo de vida de la mariposa / Bobbie Kalman ; ilustrado por Margaret Amy Reiach.
Author: Kalman, Bobbie, 1947Publication: New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2005.
Summary: Describes in Spanish the various stages of a monarch butterfly's life, from egg to caterpillar to
pupa to butterfly. Also includes information about butterfly gardening.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 K126s 2005
Title: El ciclo de vida del arbol / Bobbie Kalman y Kathryn Smithyman ; ilustraciones de Barbara Bedell.
Author: Kalman, Bobbie, 1947Publication: New York, NY : Crabtree Pub. Co., [2005]
Summary: Text in Spanish and photographs describe the basic facts about trees, theri function in a forest,
and how they benefit animals, people, and the environment.
Call Number j: QK475 .K126s 2005
Title: Cinderlily : a floral fairy tale in three acts / directed, designed, and choreographed by David Ellwand ;
libretto by Christine Tagg.
Author: Ellwand, David.
Summary: Flowers represent all the characters in this version of the classic fairy tale, Cinderella.
Call Number j: SB447 .EL59 2003
Title: Circles of hope / written by Karen Lynn Williams ; illustrated by Linda Saport.
Author: Williams, Karen Lynn.
Publication: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2005.
Summary: After many futile attempts to plant a mango tree in honor of his new baby sister, a young Haitian
boy discovers the perfect solution.
Call Number j: SB435.5 .W673 2005
Title: El circulo de las calabazas : historia de un huerto / historia de George Levenson ; fotografia de Shmuel
Thaler ; traduccion de Alberto Jimenez Rioja.
Summary: Rhyming text and photographs follow a pumpkin patch as it grows and changes, from seeds to
plants to pumpkins ready to harvest, to jack-o-lanterns and then to seeds again. Praised as one of the best
children's science books, this remarkable resource teaches about pumpkins, life cycles, and the life of a
farmer.
Call Number j: SB347 .L576s 1999
Title: Citrus fruits / Susan Wake ; illustrations by John Yates.

Author: Wake, Susan.
Summary: Describes several citrus fruits, their importance, and their histories and presents several recipes.
Title: City green / DyAnne DiSalvo-Ryan.
Author: DiSalvo-Ryan, DyAnne.
Summary: Marcy and Miss Rosa start a campaign to clean up an empty lot and turn it into a community
garden.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .D63 1994
Title: The city kid's field guide / Ethan Herberman.
Author: Herberman, Ethan.
Publication: New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1989.
Summary: Describes the wildlife and plants commonly found in a variety of urban environments, including
backyards, vacant lots, parks, and city margins.
Call Number j: QH541.5.V3 H415 1989
Title: City leaves, city trees / photos and photograms by the author.
Author: Gallob, Edward.
Publication: New York : Scribner, 1972.
Summary: Brief text, photographs, and photograms introduce the characteristics of the leaves, flowers, and
fruit of such commonly found city trees as the magnolia, basswood, beech, and cherry.
Call Number j: QK649 .G137 1972
Title: Clara Caterpillar / by Pamela Duncan Edwards ; illustrated by Henry Cole.
Author: Edwards, Pamela Duncan.
Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins Publishers, c2001.
Summary: By camouflaging herself, Clara Caterpillar, who becomes a cabbage butterfly, courageously saves
Catisha the crimson-colored butterfly from a hungry crow.
Call Number j: QL561.P5 Ed97 2001
Title: A class trip to Miss Hallberg's butterfly garden / Gay Bishop Brorstrom ; illustrated by Kathy Goetzel.
Author: Brorstrom, Gay Bishop.
Publication: Sebastopol, Calif. : Pipevine Press, c2000.
Summary: A class learns about butterflies on a field trip to the Hallberg Butterfly Gardens in Sebastopol,
California.
Title: Cocoa ice / by Diana Appelbaum ; pictures by Holly Meade.
Author: Appelbaum, Diana Karter.
Summary: A girl in Santo Domingo tells how cocoa is harvested during the late 1800s while at the same time
her counterpart in Maine tells about the harvesting of ice.
Call Number j: SB267 .Ap48 1997
Title: Colorado wildflowers : a beginner's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by Charlotte
Foltz Jones ; illustrations by D. D. Dowden.
Author: Jones, Charlotte Foltz.
Summary: Common Colorado wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are
Call Number j: QK150 .J712 1994
Title: Come on into my tropical garden : poems for children / Grace Nichols ; illustrations by Caroline
Binch.
Author: Nichols, Grace, 1950Publication: New York : Lippincott, 1990, c1988.
Summary: A collection of poems which evoke the Caribbean, its people, plants, and animals.
Call Number j: SB379.A5 N516 1990
Title: Common ground : the water, earth, and air we share / Molly Bang.
Author: Bang, Molly.
Publication: New York : Blue Sky Press, c1997.
Summary: A parable and warning about the consumption of shared resources.
Title: The complete adventures of Snugglepot and Cuddlepie / pictures & words by May Gibbs.
Author: Gibbs, May.
Publication: Sydney : Angus & Robertson, 1981, [c1946].
Summary: Fantasy about the adventures of wildlife in Australia.
Call Number j: QH197 .G354.5 1981
Title: The complete backyard nature activity book / written and illustrated by Robin Michal Koontz ; with
consulting by Daniel Fenske.
Author: Koontz, Robin Michal.
Publication: New York : Learning Triangle Press, c1998.
Summary: Tells how to create appropriate habitats for birds, butterflies, frogs, bats, and other small
creatures in the backyard or neighborhood. Includes simple building and gardening projects.
Call Number j: QL59 .K837 1998
Title: Compost, by gosh! : an adventure with vermicomposting / written and illustrated by Michelle Eva
Portman.
Author: Portman, Michelle Eva.
Publication: Kalamazoo, Mich. : Flower Press, c2003.
Summary: Rhyming text and illustrations augment this introduction to the stages and benefits of earthworm
composting.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 P837 2003
Title: Compost critters / text and photographs by Bianca Lavies.
Author: Lavies, Bianca.
Summary: Describes what happens in a compost pile and how creatures, from bacteria and mites to
millipedes and earthworms, aid in the process of turning compost into humus.
Call Number j: S654 .L391 1993
Title: Compost! : growing gardens from your garbage / by Linda Glaser ; pictures by Anca Hariton.
Author: Glaser, Linda.
Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1996
Reading Level: Age group 2--Early readers.
Summary: Illustrates how to grow gardens from your garbage.
Call Number j: S654 .G462 1996
Title: Compost stew : an A to Z recipe for the earth / by Mary McKenna Siddals ; illustrated by Ashley
Wolff.
Author: Siddals, Mary McKenna
Publication: Berkeley : Tricycle Press, c2010.
Summary: A rhyming recipe explains how to make the dark, crumbly, rich, earth-friendly food called
compost from A to Z.
Call Number j: S654 .S53 2010
Title: Composting : nature's recyclers / by Robin Koontz ; illustrated by Matthew Harrad.
Author: Koontz, Robin Michal.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, c2007.

Summary: Describes what composting is, what goes into compost, and why composting is beneficial.
Call Number j: S654 .K837 2007
Title: Conserving rainforests / Martin Banks.
Author: Banks, Martin, 1947Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England : Wayland, c1989.
Summary: Rainforests are among the most ancient and beautiful habitats on earth. In this book you will learn
about the value of rainforests and why they are being destroyed so rapidly.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 B226 1989
Title: Container gardening for kids / Ellen Talmage ; photographed by Bruce Curtis.
Author: Talmage, Ellen.
Publication: New York : Sterling, c1996.
Summary: Provides instructions for propagating and caring for plants, with more than twenty beginning
gardening projects.
Title: Cookie Monster and the cookie tree / by David Korr ; illustrated by Joe Mathieu.
Author: Korr, David.
Publication: Racine, Wis. : Western Pub. Co., in conjunction with Children's Television Workshop, c1977.
Summary: Cookie Monster and a clever, selfish witch are forced into a seemingly impossible situation:
sharing cookies from her cookie tree.
Title: Cool as a cucumber, hot as a pepper : fruit vegetables / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Summary: Discusses the history and uses of plants that are normally thought of as vegetables but share some
of the traits of fruits, such as tomatoes, avocados, squash, and peppers. Includes recipes.
Title: Cool woods : a trip around the world's boreal forest / Jane Drake & Ann Love ; art by Andrew Kiss.
Author: Drake, Jane.
Publication: Toronto : Tundra Books, c2003.
Summary: Introductions to the boreal forests in the subarctic region.
Call Number j: QH541.5.T3 D789 2003
Title: Corn / by Ann L. Burckhardt ; reading consultant, Robin Johnston.

Summary: Simple text introduces corn, its cultivation, history, uses, and instructions for making a corn husk
wreath.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 B893 1996
Title: Corn / Pam Robson.
Summary: Introduces corn from its source on the farm to the table including planting, harvesting, marketing,
and the manufacture of food products made from corn.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 R576 1998
Title: The corn grows ripe / by Dorothy Rhoads ; illustrated by Jean Charlot.
Author: Rhoads, Dorothy.
Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 1993.
Reading Level: Age code 3--advanced readers.
Summary: Tigre, a twelve-year-old Mayan boy living in a modern-day village in Yucatn, must learn to grow
corn when his father is injured.
Title: Corn is maize : the gift of the Indians / written and illustrated by Aliki.
Author: Aliki.
Publication: New York : Thomas Y. Crowell, c1976.
Summary: A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be
an important food throughout the world.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 AL44 1976
Title: Count down to fall / by Fran Hawk ; illustrated by Sherry Neidigh.
Author: Hawk, Fran
Publication: Mount Pleasant, SC : Sylvan Dell Pub., c2009.
Summary: Count backwards from ten to one during one of the most colorful times of the year. Learn about
the bright, colorful leaves and the trees from which they fall. Watch the animals frolicking in the crisp,
autumn air as they get ready for the approaching cold winter. Includes section "For Creative Minds" with
activities.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa H39 2009
Title: Countdown to spring : an animal counting book / by Janet Schulman ; illustrated by Meilo So.
Author: Schulman, Janet.

Summary: Counting book features animals at play amidst the flowers, plants, and trees on a spring day.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp Sch81 2002
Title: Counting in the garden / written by Emily Hruby ; illustrated by Patrick Hruby.
Author: Hruby, Emily
Publication: Pasadena, Calif. : Ammo Books, c2011.
Summary: A young boy counts the vegetables, flowers, and inhabitants of his colorful garden.
Title: Counting on the woods : a poem / by George Ella Lyon ; photographs by Ann W. Olson.
Author: Lyon, George Ella, 1949Publication: New York : DK Pub., c1998.
Summary: Uses rhyme to enumerate and describe plants and animals seen while walking through the woods.
Title: Counting wildflowers / by Bruce McMillan.
Publication: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, c1986.
Reading Level: Age code 1--Pre-readers/
Summary: In this counting book, photographs of wildflowers illustrate the numbers one through twenty.
Title: Cozy caterpillars / by Wendy McLean ; illustrated by Dee Texidor.
Author: McLean, Wendy.
Publication: Belrose, Sydney, NSW, Australia : Book Company, c2003.
Summary: Five caterpillars find a place to rest and make their cocoons. Text in rhyme.
Title: Crafty ideas from nature / Myrna Daitz & Shirley Williams ; pictures by Gillian Chapman.
Author: Daitz, Myrna.
Publication: New York : Exley, 1993, c1989.
Summary: Describes how to use elements of nature to create your own handicrafts.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 D148 1989
Title: Cranberries : fruit of the bogs / by Diane Burns ; photographs by Cheryl Walsh Bellville.

Summary: A history and overview of cranberry farming in the U.S.
Title: Creatures of the desert world / [Prepared by the National Geographic Society Book Division ; Barbara
Gibson, illustrator ; Jennifer C. Urquhart, writer]
Author:
Publication: [Washington, D.C.] : National Geographic Society, c1987.
Summary: Action-filled pages describe and illustrate the activities of various animals in Arizona's Sonoran
Desert.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 C74 1987
Title: Creepy carrots! / words Aaron Reynolds ; pictures Peter Brown.
Author: Reynolds, Aaron, 1970Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2012.
Summary: The carrots that grow in Crackenhopper Field are the fattest and crispiest around and Jasper
Rabbit cannot resist pulling some to eat each time he passes by, until he begins hearing and seeing creepy
carrots wherever he goes.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 R334 2012
Title: A creepy crawly song book / lyrics by Hiawyn Oram ; music by Carl Davis ; pictures by Satoshi
Kitamura.
Author: Davis, Carl.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, c1993.
Summary: A collection of seventeen songs about centipedes, ladybugs, slugs, and other creepy crawly
creatures.
Title: Crickets and grasshoppers / text by Elaine Pascoe ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, and life cycle of crickets and grasshoppers and
includes related activities.
Title: Crinkleroot's guide to knowing the trees / by Jim Arnosky.
Summary: An illustrated introduction to trees and woodlands with information on how to identify the bark
and the leaves, the many ways that animals use trees, and how to read the individual history that shapes
every tree.
Call Number j: QK475 .Ar66 1992
Title: The crystal flower and the sun : an original Persian folk story / story by Faridah Fardjam ; pictures by
Nikzad Nojoomi ; translated by Mansoor Alyeshmerni. -Author: Farjam, Farideh.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. Carolrhoda Books, c1972.
Summary: Dreading the six months of Arctic darkness, an ice flower begs to travel with the sun to take light
to the world.
Title: Cul es tu flor favorita? / de Allan Fowler ; versin en espaol de Ada E. Marcuse.
Summary: Illustrations and simple text describe various kinds of flowers and how they grow.
Title: Cucumber soup / Vickie Leigh Krudwig ; illustrated by Craig McFarland Brown.
Author: Krudwig, Vickie Leigh, 1957Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Kids, c1998.
Summary: All the insects in the garden, from ten little black ants down to one tiny flea, get involved in
moving a fallen cucumber. Includes a recipe for cucumber soup and factual information about the insects in
the story.
Title: The curious garden / Peter Brown.
Author: Brown, Peter, 1979Publication: New York : Little, Brown and Co., c2009.
Summary: Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.
Title: Dahlia / Barbara McClintock.
Author: McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2002.
Reading Level: Age code 2--early readers.
Summary: Charlotte takes her doll, who looks like a dahlia, on an outdoor adventure.
Call Number j: SB413.D13 M132 2002
Title: Dancers in the garden / by Joanne Ryder ; illustrations by Judith Lopez.

Author: Ryder, Joanne.
Summary: Follows the activities of a hummingbird and his mate in a garden on a sunny day.
Title: The dandelion / by Paula Z. Hogan ; illustrations by Yoshi Miyake.
Author: Hogan, Paula Z.
Publication: Austin, Tex : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1991.
Summary: Describes in simple terms the life cycle of the dandelion.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, H678, 1991
Title: Dandelion / Barrie Watts.
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Silver Burdett, c1987.
Summary: Describes in simple text and illustrations how a dandelion changes from a flower head to a
dandelion clock and how the seeds are blown away.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, W349, 1987
Title: Dandelion adventures / by L. Patricia Kite ; illustrated by Anca Hariton.
Author: Kite, L. Patricia.
Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1998.
Summary: Follows seven dandelion seed parachutes which the wind blows into the air and which land in
different circumstances as an example of the way in which a common plant regenerates.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, K649, 1998
Title: The dandelion seed / by Joseph Anthony ; illustrated by Cris Arbo.
Author: Anthony, Joseph Patrick.
Publication: Nevada City, Calif. : Dawn Publications, c1997.
Summary: The life cycle of a dandelion is beautifully illustrated and lovingly told.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, An86, 1997
Title: A dandelion's life / written and illustrated by John Himmelman.
Author: Himmelman, John.
Summary: Text and illustrations follow the life cycle of a dandelion, describing seed germination, growth and
flowering, visits by various insects, the dissemination of new seed, and the withering of the flower stalk in
winter.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, H576, 1998
Title: Dandelions : stars in the grass / by Mia Posada.
Author: Posada, Mia.
Summary: Rhyming text presents the dandelion, not as a weed, but as a flower of great beauty. Includes
information about the flower, a recipe, and science activities.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, P84, 2000
Title: Dark emperor & other poems of the night / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Rick Allen.
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, c2010.
Summary: A collection of poems that celebrates the wonder, mystery, and danger of the night and describes
the many things that hide in the dark. Each poem is accompanied by facts and trivia about the subject
matter.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 Si13 2010
Title: Darwin / by Alice B. McGinty ; illustrated by Mary Azarian.
Author: McGinty, Alice B., 1963Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c2009.
Summary: An illustrated account of the life of Charles Darwin as he travels the world studying plants and
animals, ultimately resulting in his theories and publications on evolution. Includes text from Darwin's
personal notebook and letters.
Call Number j: QK31.D2 M17 2009
Title: Darwin and the enchanted isles / by Irwin Shapiro ; illustrated by Christopher Spollen.
Author: Shapiro, Irwin, 1911Publication: New York : Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, c1977.
Summary: Describes the events leading to Darwin's voyage on the Beagle and the subsequent theories on
evolution he posed based mainly on observations made on the Galapagos Islands.
Call Number j: QK31.D2 Sh24 1997
Title: Day of the Dead / Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Jeanette Winter.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: San Diego [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace, 2000, c1997.
Summary: Describes a Mexican family preparing for and celebrating the Day of the Dead.
Call Number j: QK83.2.D3 J648 1997

Title: A dead log / Jen Green.
Author: Green, Jen.
Summary: Describes the various creatures and plants that live in, on, or under a dead log in a North
American broadleaf forest.
Title: Dear Juno / by Soyung Pak ; illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung.
Author: Pak, Soyung.
Publication: New York : Viking, 1999.
Summary: Juno, a Korean American boy, sends his grandmother in Seoul a leaf from a tree in his family's
garden, after she sends him a flower from her persimmon garden.
Title: Deep in the swamp / Donna M. Bateman ; illustrated by Brian Lies.
Author: Bateman, Donna M.
Publication: Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2007.
Summary: Learn about animals that inhabit the Okefenokee Swamp.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M3 B317 2007
Title: The desert alphabet book / by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Mark Astrella.
Summary: An alphabet book illustrates animals and plants of the world's deserts.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 P179 1994
Title: Desert giant : the world of the saguaro cactus / Barbara Bash.
Publication: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books ; Boston : Little, Brown, c1989.
Summary: Documents the life cycle and ecosystem of the giant saguaro cactus and the desert animals it
helps to support.
Call Number j: SB438.3.S14 B291 1989
Title: The desert is my mother = El desierto es mi madre / by Pat Mora ; art by Daniel Lechn.
Author: Mora, Pat.
Publication: Houston, Tex. : Piata Books, c1994.

Summary: A poetic depiction of the desert as the provider of comfort, food, spirit, and life.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 M791 1994
Title: The desert is theirs / by Byrd Baylor ; illustrated by Peter Parnall.
Author: Baylor, Byrd.
Publication: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons, c1975.
Summary: Simple text and illustrations describe the characteristics of the desert and its plant, animal, and
human life.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 B344 1975
Title: Desert plants / written by Susan Reading.
Author: Reading, Susan.
Publication: New York : Facts on File, c1990.
Summary: An examination of the plants that grow in the desert, and of the specialized methods of water
economy, photosynthesis, and reproduction that allow them to survive.
Call Number j: QK938.D4 R227 1990
Title: Desert song / by Tony Johnston ; illustrations by Ed Young.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books for Children, c2000.
Summary: As the heat of the Sonoran desert day fades into night, various nocturnal animals, including bats,
coyotes, and snakes, venture out to find food.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 J648 2000
Title: Desert trip / by Barbara Steiner ; illustrations by Ronald Himler.
Author: Steiner, Barbara A.
Summary: Relates the experiences of a young girl and her mother as they backpack in the desert, where the
child learns about the plants, animals, birds, and rock formations.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 St35 1996
Title: A desert year / Carol Lerner.
Summary: A seasonal study of the animals and plants found in the desert of America's southwest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 L562 1991
Title: Deserts / Michael George.

Author: George, Michael, 1964Publication: Mankato, Minn. : Creative Editions, 1993, c1992.
Summary: Discusses the characteristics of deserts and the life they support.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 G293 1992
Title: Deserts / written by Jenny Wood ; consultant Roger Hammond.
Author: Wood, Jenny.
Publication: London : Franklin Watts in association with Two-Can, c1991.
Summary: Covers a broad spectrum of information about the 15 areas of the world that receive less than 25
cm. of annual rainfall.
Title: Diary of a spider / by Doreen Cronin ; pictures by Harry Bliss.
Author: Cronin, Doreen.
Publication: New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2005.
Summary: A young spider discovers, day by day, that there is a lot to learn about being a spider, including
how to spin webs and avoid vacuum cleaners.
Title: Diary of a wombat / by Jackie French ; illustrated by Bruce Whatley.
Author: French, Jackie.
Summary: In her diary, a wombat describes her life of eating grasses and roots, sleeping, and getting to know
some new human neighbors.
Call Number j: SB731.4.A7 F888 2003
Title: Diary of a worm / by Doreen Cronin ; pictures by Harry Bliss.
Author: Cronin, Doreen.
Publication: New York : Joanna Cotler Books, c2003.
Summary: A young earthworm discovers, day by day, that there are some very good and some not so good
things about being a worm in this great big world.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 C881 2003
Title: Different just like me / Lori Mitchell.
Author: Mitchell, Lori, 1961Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Talewinds, c1999.
Summary: While preparing for a visit to her grandmother, a young girl notices that, like the flowers in
Grammies garden, people who are different from one another also share similarities.
Title: Dig and sow! how do plants grow? / written by Janice Lobb ; illustrated by Peter Utton and Ann
Savage.
Author: Lobb, Janice.
Summary: Introduces various scientific principles about botany and plants and presents simple experiments
which illustrate them.
Title: Dig, plant, grow : a kid's guide to gardening / Felder Rushing.
Author: Rushing, Felder, 1952Publication: Nashville, Tenn. : Cool Springs Press, c2004.
Summary: Easy planting projects for kids.
Title: Dinner from dirt : ten meals kids can grow & cook / Emily Scott and Catherine Duffy ; illustrations by
Denise Kirby.
Author: Scott, Emily, 1949Publication: Salt Lake City : Gibbs Smith, c1998.
Summary: Provides instructions for planting and growing vegetables and includes recipes for cooking them.
Discusses a salad garden, a spud garden, a soup garden, and others.
Call Number j: SB321 .Sc83 1998
Title: Dinosaur garden / by Liza Donnelly.
Author: Donnelly, Liza.
Publication: New York : Scholastic, c1990.
Summary: A carnivorous dinosaur hatches in the garden that Rex planted to attract vegetarian dinosaurs.
Title: Dinosaur tree / by Douglas Henderson.
Author: Henderson, Douglas.
Summary: The life cycle of a tree 225 million years ago is followed in story and paintings.
Call Number j: QK979.5.Na6 H383 1994
Title: The dinosaur who lived in my backyard / B.G. Hennessy ; pictures by Susan Davis.
Author: Hennessy, B. G. (Barbara G.)
Publication: New York, N.Y. : Puffin Books, 1990, c1988.
Summary: A young boy imagines what it was like long ago when a dinosaur lived and ate a lot of vegetables
and grew quite big in his backyard.
Title: Dirt / by Steve "the dirtmeister" Tomecek ; illustrated by Nancy Woodman.
Author: Tomecek, Steve.
Publication: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2002.
Summary: Brief text explores how soil is formed, its layers, and its importance as a natural resource that
living things need to survive.
Call Number j: S591 .T594 2002
Title: Dirt is delightful! / By Janelle Cherrington ; based on a teleplay by Andy Yerkes ; illustrated by Joe
Ewers.
Author: Cherrington, Janelle.
Publication: New York : Simon Spotlight 1999.
Summary: In a book based on the Jim Henson television series, Bear in the big blue house, Bear explains why
soil is important to plants and animals.
Call Number j: S591 .C424 1999
Title: Discover the seasons / written and illustrated by Diane Iverson.
Author: Iverson, Diane.
Summary: Poems and text about plants and animals through the seasons are accompanied by suggestions for
hands-on nature study activities.
Call Number j: QH53 .Iv3 1996
Title: Discover the trees / by Jerry Cowle ; ill. by Mike Anderson.
Author: Cowle, Jerry.
Publication: New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c1977.
Summary: Presents unusual facts about trees including why some trees are fireproof, which is the noisiest,
and which tree most often attracts lightning.
Call Number j: QK475 .C8393 1977
Title: Discovering flowering plants / Jennifer Coldrey ; artwork by Wendy Meadway.
Author: Coldrey, Jennifer, 1940Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England : Wayland, c1986.

Summary: This book tells all about flowering plants: where they grow, how they "breathe", how they
reproduce and what you can do to learn more about them.
Call Number j: QK643.A5 C673 1986
Title: Discovering fungi / Jennifer Coldrey.
Author: Coldrey, Jennifer, 1940Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England : Wayland, c1987.
Summary: This book tells how mushrooms, toadstools, puffballs, and yeasts reproduce, where they live, and
what they eat.
Title: Discovering nature's alphabet / Krystina Castella and Brian Boyl.
Author: Castella, Krystina.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Heyday Books, c2005.
Summary: Photographs from nature illustrate the alphabet from A to Z and stimulate us to strengthen our
powers of observation.
Call Number j: QH48 .C276 2005
Title: Discovering plants, by Glenn O. Blough. Pictures by Jeanne Bendick.
Author: Blough, Glenn Orlando.
Publication: New York, McGraw-Hill [1966]
Summary: Describes the various parts of a plant and explains the function and relationship of each part to
the whole plant.
Title: Discovering the seasons / [text by G. Caviezel ; illustrations by R. Pagnoni].
Author: Caviezel, Giovanni.
Summary: Describes the characteristics of the four seasons with suggested acctivities for each season.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s C31 2005
Title: Discovering trees / Jill Bailey ; illustrated by Wendy Meadway.
Author: Bailey, Jill
Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England : Wayland, c1988.
Summary: This book tells all about trees : what they look like, how they grow, why their leaves change color,
and how they produce fruits.
Title: Discovering trees / written by Keith Brandt ; illustrated by Christine Willis Nigoghossian.
Author: Brandt, Keith, 1930Publication: Mahwah, N.J. : Troll Associates, c1982.
Summary: Briefly discusses the growth of trees from seeds, the parts of trees, and the difference between
deciduous and evergreen trees.
Title: Doctor Dolittle's garden / told & pictured by Hugh Lofting.
Author: Lofting, Hugh, 1886-1947.
Publication: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, c1955.
Summary: Dr. Doolittle learns about the life stories of the insects in his garden.
Title: Don't tickle the elephant tree : sensitive plants / written and illustrated by Philip Barnard.
Author: Barnard, Philip.
Publication: New York : Messner, c1982.
Summary: Discusses ways in which certain plants are sensitive to time, insects, light, temperature, moisture,
chemicals, sound, and touch.
Title: Dot & Jabber and the great acorn mystery / [written and illustrated by] Ellen Stoll Walsh.
Author: Walsh, Ellen Stoll.
Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt, c2001.
Summary: Two mice try to figure out how a little acorn turns into a huge oak tree.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, W168, 2001
Title: Dottie / written and illustrated by Peta Coplans.
Author: Coplans, Peta.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1994, c1993.
Summary: Dottie the dog persists in her love of gardening, even though her parents think it is improper
behavior for a canine.
Title: Down in the garden : counting book / Anne Geddes.
Author: Geddes, Anne.
Publication: San Rafael, Calif. : Cedco, c1996.
Summary: A counting book featuring photographs of children costumed as garden animals, plants, and other
garden creatures.
Title: Down to earth : garden secrets! garden stories! garden projects you can do! / created by Michael J.
Rosen and 41 children's book authors and illustrators.
Author:
Summary: Forty-one authors and illustrators of books for children share their gardening experiences.
Includes garden-related activities and recipes.
Title: Dr. Pompo's nose / written and illustrated by Saxton Freymann.
Author: Freymann, Saxton.
Summary: Doctor Pompo believes that he has found a nose lying on the ground, but everyone he meets
identifies the mysterious object in a different way.
Title: Dragon eye & cassia circle ; The conceited barber / [edited by Emily Ching, Ko-Shee Ching and
Theresa Austin].
Publication: Cerritos, Calif. : Wonder Kids Publications, 1991.
Summary: Two traditional Chinese tales: the first is about the origin of longan fruit; the second is about the
origin of the sensitive plant, mimosa.
Call Number j: SB379.L84 D73 1991
Title: Dragonfly's tale / retold and illustrated by Kristina Rodanas.
Author: Rodanas, Kristina.
Summary: After a poor corn harvest two children regain the Corn Maidens' blessings for their people with
the aid of a cornstalk toy, the dragonfly.
Title: The dream tree / written by Stephen Cosgrove ; illustrated by Robin James.
Author: Cosgrove, Stephen.
Publication: Los Angeles : Price Stern Sloan, c1974.
Summary: Patti Caterpillar resolves to tell her caterpillar friends what it is like to be a beautiful butterfly
when she becomes one herself.
Title: Drizzle / by Kathleen Van Cleve.

Author: Van Cleve, Kathleen
Summary: When a drought threatens her family's magical rhubarb farm, eleven-year-old Polly tries to find a
way to make it rain again.
Title: Du Fu helps the poor / adapted by Hua Shiming ; illustrated by Fang Jun and Xu Lei ; designed by
Zhang Xizhu.
Author: Hua, Shih-ming.
Publication: Beijing, China : Zhaohua Publishing House, 1985.
Summary: A Chinese poet shares the dates from his jujube tree (Ziziphus jujube) with those in need.
Call Number j: SB379.J8 H86 1985
Title: Earth care : world folktales to talk about / [compiled] by Margaret Read MacDonald.
Publication: North Haven, Conn. : Linnet Books, c1999.
Summary: A collection of traditional tales and proverbs from over twenty countries or ethnic groups,
touching upon both human and ecological themes such as environmental protection, the care of other
creatures, and the connection of all things in nature.
Call Number j: QK83 .Ea76 1999
Title: The earth is good : a chant in praise of nature / Michael DeMunn ; illustrated by Jim McMullan.
Author: DeMunn, Michael.
Summary: Simple text and illustrations celebrate the earth and its treasures, including its trees, flowers, and
animals.
Title: The Earth is painted green : a garden of poems about our planet / edited by Barbara Brenner ;
illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
Author:
Summary: An illustrated collection of poems from around the world about various aspects of life on earth.
Call Number j: QH81 .Ea76 1994
Title: Earth, sky, wet, dry : a book of nature opposites / written and illustrated by Durga Bernhard.
Author: Bernhard, Durga.

Summary: Text describes a variety of animals and plants, and illustrations group them in such contrasting
categories as spring and fall, inside and outside, and big and small.
Title: Earth tales from around the world / Michael J. Caduto ; illustrations by Adelaide Murphy Tyrol.
Author: Caduto, Michael J.
Summary: A collection of traditional folktales from over 40 different countries. Includes suggestions for
lessons inspired by the stories.
Title: Earthsong / by Sally Rogers ; illustrated by Melissa Bay Mathis.
Author: Rogers, Sally.
Summary: Verses about various animals, including endangered species, in various habitats around the world.
Includes information about the need to protect the different animals mentioned.
Call Number j: QL88 .R633 1998
Title: Earthworm / written by by Andriene Soutter-Perrot ; illustrated by Etienne Delessert ; [text adapted
and edited from the French language by Kitty Benedict].
Author: Soutter-Perrot, Andrienne.
Publication: Mankato, Minn. : Creative Editions, c1993.
Summary: This introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the
earthworm emphasizes its beneficial effect on the soils in which plants grow.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 So89 1993
Title: Earthworms / Terry Jennings ; illustrations by David Anstey.
Publication: New York : Gloucester Press, 1990 c1988.
Summary: An introduction to the physical characteristics and behavior of earthworms.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 J448 1988
Title: An earthworm's life / written and illustrated by John Himmelman.
Summary: Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the daily activities and life cycle of the earthworm.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 H576 2000
Title: Earthworms : underground farmers / by Patricia Lauber ; illustrated by Todd Telander.

Summary: Describes the physiology and life cycle of earthworms and explains how they are useful to people.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 L361 1994
Title: Eat the fruit, plant the seed / Millicent E. Selsam and Jerome Wexler.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : Morrow, c1980.
Summary: Gives directions for growing plants from the seeds found inside avocados, papayas, citrus fruits,
mangos, pomegranates, and kiwis.
Title: Eating the alphabet : fruits and vegetables from A to Z / by Lois Ehlert.
Author: Ehlert, Lois.
Publication: San Diego : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1989.
Summary: An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and
zucchini.
Call Number j: SB321 .Eh56 1989
Title: The echidna and the shade tree / told by Mona Green ; retold and illustrated by Pamela Lofts.
Author: Lofts, Pamela.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Mad Hatter Books, c1984.
Summary: Australian tale of how the echidna got his spines and how many trees and a lake came to the
Australian desert.
Call Number j: QL795.E2 L827 1984
Title: Eco-women : protectors of the earth / Willow Ann Sirch.
Author: Sirch, Willow Ann.
Summary: Brief biographies of women from different parts of the world who have made contributions to
environmental protection.
Title: Ecology crafts for kids : 50 great ways to make friends with planet earth / Bobbe Needham.
Author: Needham, Bobbe.
Publication: New York : Sterling Pub., c1998.

Summary: Provides instructions for a variety of craft activities using recycled materials or items from nature
and teaching a respect for the environment.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 N289 1998
Title: Eddie's garden and how to make things grow / Sarah Garland.
Author: Garland, Sarah.
Publication: London : Frances Lincoln, 2004.
Summary: Eddie's mom shows Eddie and his sister Lily how to plant and care for a garden.
Title: An edible alphabet / Bonnie Christensen.
Author: Christensen, Bonnie.
Summary: Depicts edible plants from Apple to Zucchini by means of wood engravings and brief descriptive
text.
Call Number j: SB105 .A1 C462 1994
Title: The education of Little Tree / Forrest Carter ; foreword by Rennard Strickland.
Author: Carter, Forrest.
Publication: Albuquerque, N. M. : University of New Mexico Press, 1998, c1976.
Summary: A young boy, named Little Tree, learns from his grandfather, a Cherokee farmer, how to respect
and work with nature.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6se C245 1976
Title: Edward plants a garden / Dale Gottlieb.
Author: Gottlieb, Dale, 1952Publication: Santa Fe, N. M. : Envision Pub., 1998.
Summary: Book with movable parts follows the process of planting a vegetable garden and helping it grow.
Title: The eensy weensy spider / adapted by Mary Ann Hoberman ; illustrated by Nadine Bernard Westcott.
Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann.
Summary: An expanded version of the familiar children's song describing what the little spider does after
being washed out of a water-spout and plugged into a garden.
Title: Eeny, Meeny, Miney Mole / written by Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Kathryn Brown.
Author: Yolen, Jane.
Publication: San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1992.
Summary: One of three mole sisters who live underground wonders what the world is like "Up Above" and
finally ventures upward to find out for herself.
Call Number j: QL795.M5 Y78 1992
Title: The egg tree / story and pictures by Katherine Milhous.
Author: Milhous, Katherine, 1894Publication: New York : Atheneum, c1978.
Summary: With the help of their grandmother, Karl and Caty decorate a tree with Easter eggs.
Call Number j: QK98.4.H5 M31 1978
Title: El Gran Capoquero : un cuento de la selva Amazonica / by Lynne Cherry.
Author: Cherry, Lynne.
Publication: New York : Trumpet Club, 1994.
Summary: The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to
convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Call Number j: QK495.B66 CR C424s 1990
Title: Elizabite : adventures of a carnivorous plant / by H. A. Rey.
Author: Rey, Hans Augusto, 1898Publication: Hamden, Conn. : Linnet Books, c1990.
Summary: Elizabite, an unusual carnivorous plant, bites everything in sight and finally wins fame by
capturing a burglar.
Call Number j: QK917 .R33 1990
Title: An elm tree and three sisters / by Norma Sommerdorf ; illustrated by Erika Weihs.
Author: Sommerdorf, Norma.
Summary: When three young sisters plant a tiny elm tree in their barren back yard, they find it becomes an
integral part of their lives as they grow older.
Call Number j: SB435.51.U5 So55 2001
Title: Elm-tree brown / M.L. Miller ; [illustrated by] Daniele Friedrich.
Author: Miller, M. L.
Publication: Natick, Mass. : Picture Book Studio, c1987.
Summary: A magical forest aids an escaped robber until he seems too selfish to help, but after much
suffering he proves himself worthy of the forest's protection by saving a group of orphans from a terrible
fate.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 M616 1987
Title: The emperor's garden / by Ferida Wolff ; pictures by Kathy Osborn.
Author: Wolff, Ferida, 1946Publication: New York : Tambourine Books, c1994.
Summary: A Chinese village's splendid garden plan gets bogged down in jealous arguments and is happily
resolved when the emperor of China comes to visit.
Call Number j: SB458.3.A1 W832 1994
Title: The Empress and the silkworm / Lily Toy Hong.
Author: Hong, Lily Toy.
Publication: Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, c1995.
Summary: A fictionalized account of the Empress of China's discovery, around 2700 B.C., that the cocoons
of the worms in her mulberry trees were made of fine, shiny, silken thread which could be made into
beautiful cloth.
Call Number j: QL561.B6 H757 1995
Title: The empty lot / by Dale H. Fife ; with pictures by Jim Arnosky.
Author: Fife, Dale.
Publication: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books for Children c1991.
Summary: Inspecting an empty, partially wooded lot before selling it, Harry finds it occupied by birds,
insects, and other small animals.
Call Number j: QH541.5.V3 F466 1991
Title: The empty pot / Demi.
Author: Demi.
Summary: When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds
distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.
Title: The enchanted forest : a Scottish fairytale / Rosalind Kerven ; illustrator, Alan Marks.
Author: Kerven, Rosalind, 1954Publication: London : Frances Lincoln, c1999.
Summary: Retelling of a Scottish fairy tale about a young woman who rescues a young man trapped in an
enchanted forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 K477 1999

Title: The enchanted gardening book : ideas for using plants to beautify your world, both indoors and out /
by Alice Herck ; illustrated by Linda Dockey Graves.
Author: Herck, Alice.
Summary: A step-by-step guide to creative gardening, including ideas for a delicate doll's garden and a
miniature tropical rainforest.
Title: The enchanted tree : an original American tale / Flavia Weedn & Lisa Weedn ; illustrated by Flavia
Weedn.
Author: Weedn, Flavia.
Publication: San Rafael, Calif. : Cedco Publishing, 1998.
Summary: A very tall, very pink giraffe is ashamed to be so different from the other giraffes in the forest,
until an enchanted tree helps her see that she is perfect just the way she is.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 W417 1998
Title: Enchantment in the garden / Shirley Hughes.
Author: Hughes, Shirley.
Publication: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1997, c1996.
Summary: In an Italian garden a rich girl discovers a boy statue which comes to life and eventually returns to
his home in the sea.
Call Number j: SB473.5 .H874 1996
Title: Endangered plants / Dorothy Childs Hogner ; illustrated by Arabelle Wheatley.
Author: Hogner, Dorothy Childs
Publication: New York : Crowell, c1977.
Summary: Describes the characteristics of a variety of plants threatened with extinction, where they grow,
what is being done to protect them, and how one can learn to recognize and enjoy them.
Title: Endangered plants / Elaine Landau.
Publication: New York : [Watts], c1992.
Summary: Describes plants that are at risk of becoming extinct and efforts to save them.
Title: The enormous carrot / Vladimir Vagin.

Author: Vagin, Vladimir Vasilevich, 1937Publication: New York : Scholastic Press, c1998.
Summary: In this retelling of a folktale titled The Turnip, a group learns the value of teamwork as one animal
after another joins in the effort to pull a giant carrot out of the ground. Based on a Russian folktale.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 V174 1998
Title: The enormous potato / retold by Aubrey Davis ; illustrated by Duan Petrii.
Author: Davis, Aubrey.
Publication: Buffalo, N. Y. : Kids Can Press, c1998.
Summary: In this adaptation of a Russian folktale, entitled The Turnip, a farmer's potato grows to such an
enormous size that he needs the help of his wife, his daughter, and a host of animals to harvest it.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 D29 1998
Title: The enormous turnip / retold and illustrated by Kathy Parkinson.
Author: Parkinson, Kathy.
Summary: One of Grandfather's turnips grows to such an enormous size that it takes the whole family and a
host of animals to harvest it.
Call Number j: SB211.T8 P229 1998
Title: Environment / David Cook.
Author: Cook, David, fl. 1971Publication: New York : Crown Publishers, 1985, c1983.
Summary: Looks at plants and animals in eight geographical regions, the tundra, coniferous forests,
temperate woodlands, grasslands, deserts, tropical forests, mountains, and inland waters, and shows how
they are affected by changes in their environment.
Title: Eric plants a garden/ story and photographs by Jean Hudlow -Author: Hudlow, Jean.
Publication: Chicago : Albert Whitman c 1971.
Summary: Photographs and easy-to-read text explain the planning and planting of a vegetable garden.
Title: The ever-living tree : the life and times of a coast redwood / Linda Vieira ; illustrations by Christopher
Canyon.
Author: Vieira, Linda.
Publication: New York : Walker, c1994.

Summary: Describes the 1500-plus-year life span of a coast redwood along with major human historical
events that occurred during that cycle.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 V673 1994
Title: Everglades forever : restoring America's great wetland / by Trish Marx ; photographs by Cindy Karp.
Author: Marx, Trish.
Summary: A Florida fifth-grade class teaches us about the environment, fauna, and flora of the Everglades
and about ecological restoration efforts there.
Call Number j: QH105.F4 M368 2004
Title: The everyday garden / by Cynthia Rylant.
Summary: A colorful vegetable and fruit garden shelters wildlife and provides food.
Call Number j: SB321 .R983e 1993
Title: The everything seed : a story of beginnings / by Carole Martignacco ; illustrated by Joy Troyer.
Author: Martignacco, Carole.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle, c2006.
Summary: A poem comparing the evolving of a seed into a plant to the creation of our known universe.
Title: Evolution : The story of how life developed on earth / Joanna Cole ; illustrated by Aliki.
Author: Cole, Joanna.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins, 1989, c1987.
Summary: Using evidence found in fossil layers, describes how one-celled organisms evolved into complex
plants and animals.
Title: Experiment with plants / written by Monica Byles ; science consultant, Linda Gamlin ; education
consultants, Uschi Spearman and Ruth Bessant.
Author: Byles, Monica.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, 1994, c1992.
Summary: This book provides basic information about plants and simple experiments that demonstrate some
of their characteristics.
Title: Experimenting with seeds and plants, by Ware Budlong & Mark H. Fleitzer.
Author: Budlong, Ware, 1905-1967.
Publication: New York, Putnam [1970]
Summary: Suggestions for establishing a plant laboratory and conducting experiments of varying length and
complexity that reveal the secrets of plant growth.
Title: Exploring plants / Ed Catherall.
Author: Catherall, Ed.
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1992.
Summary: Explores plant structure, function, reproduction, growth, and environment, including products
and experiments.
Title: Exploring tree habitats / written by Patti Seifert ; wildlife illustrations by Peg Doherty ; cartoon
illustrations by Mariam Katin.
Author: Seifert, Patti.
Publication: Greenvale, N. Y. : Mondo Pub., c1994.
Summary: Explores the germination, growth, and ecological interrelationships of five species of trees from
temperate and tropical regions.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 Se42 1994
Title: Eye spy a ladybug! / [written by Melinda Lilly ; illustrated by Steve Cox].
Author: Lilly, Melinda.
Publication: Los Angeles : Price Stern Sloan, 1997.
Summary: In this board book children can discover animals hidden behind every easy-to-lift flap.
Title: Fables from the garden / Leslie Ann Hayashi ; illustrated by Kathleen Wong Bishop.
Author: Hayashi, Leslie Ann.
Publication: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c1998.
Summary: A series of brief fables about animals and plants of Hawaii includes scientific facts about the
featured plants and animals.
Call Number j: QK83.H3 H323 1998
Title: Faces in all kinds of places : a worm's-eye view of flowers / written and illustrated by Michael Elsohn
Ross.
Author: Ross, Michael Elsohn, 1952-
Publication: Yosemite National Park, Calif. : Yosemite Association, c1986.

Summary: Accurately drawn flowers, botanical terminology, pollination, and other scientific concepts are
whimsically presented and illustrated in this rhyming story told from the viewpoint of a curious worm.
Title: Faces of the forests / by Marj Dunmire.
Author: Dunmire, Marj
Publication: [Cahone, CO] : D & L Distribution, [1998?]
Summary: Describes different types of forests including the birds and animals living in each type of forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 D921 1998
Title: Fairy dusters and blazing stars : exploring wildflowers with children / by Suzanne M. Samson ;
illustrated by Preston Neel.
Author: Samson, Suzanne M.
Publication: Niwot, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart Publishers, c1994.
Summary: North American wildflowers are fancifully depicted with illustrations inspired by their common
names.
Title: The faithful hunter : Abenaki stories / as told by Joseph Bruchac ; illustrations by Kahionhes.
Author: Bruchac, Joseph, 1942Publication: Greenfield Center, N. Y. : Greenfield Review Pr., c1988.
Summary: A collection of origin myths and other stories of the Abenaki peoples of the Northeast part of the
U.S.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6ne B83 1988
Title: Fall is here! / by Dorothy Sterling ; illustrated by Winifred Lubell. -Author: Sterling, Dorothy, 1913Publication: Garden City, N. Y. : published for the American Museum of Natural History by the Natural
History Press, c1966.
Summary: Explains in simple terms what birds and animals do and what happens to plants and trees in the
fall of the year.
Call Number j: QH81 .St45 1966
Title: Fall is not easy / written and illustrated by Marty Kelley.
Author: Kelley, Marty.
Publication: Madison, Wis.: Zino Press Children's Books, c1998.
Summary: A tree tells why, out of all four seasons, autumn is the hardest.
Call Number j: QK477.A8 K287 1998

Title: Fall leaves fall! / by Zoe Hall ; illustrated by Shari Halpern.
Author: Hall, Zoe, 1957Publication: New York : Scholastic Press, c2000.
Summary: When fall comes, two brothers enjoy catching the falling leaves, stomping on them, kicking them,
jumping in piles of them, and using them to make pictures. Includes a description of how leaves change
through the year.
Title: The fall of Freddie the leaf : a story of life for all ages / Leo Buscaglia.
Author: Buscaglia, Leo F.
Publication: Thorofare, N.J. : Charles B. Slack ; New York : Distributed to the trade by Holt, Rinehart and
Winston, c1982.
Summary: As Freddie experiences the changing seasons along with his companion leaves, he learns about the
delicate balance between life and death.
Title: The family butterfly book : discover the joy of attracting, raising & nurturing butterflies / by Rick
Mikula ; foreword by Orley R. Taylor.
Author: Mikula, Rick.
Publication: Pownal, Vt. : Storey Books, c2000.
Summary: Projects, activities and a field guide to 40 favorite species of butterfly.
Title: Farewell to Shady Glade / written and illustrated by Bill Peet.
Author: Peet, Bill
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1994, c1966.
Summary: When building machinery moves into their woodland home, the animal inhabitants of Shady
Glade must search for a new place to live.
Call Number j: QH541 .P345 1994
Title: Farm morning / written and illustrated by David McPhail.
Author: McPhail, David M.
Summary: A father and his young daughter share a special morning as they feed all the animals on their farm.
Call Number j: S519 .M241 1985
Title: Farmer boy / retold by Peggy B. Mathews ; translated by Va Vang ; illustrated by Kayee Chau.
Author: Mathews, Peggy B.
Publication: El Monte, Calif. : Pacific Asia Press, c1995.
Summary: A Hmong folktale about the hardships of harvesting crops.
Call Number j: SB186 .M425k 1995
Title: Farmer boy / retold by Peggy B. Mathews ; translated by Laotion [i.e. Laotian] Professional Society ;
illustrated by Kayee Chau.
Call Number j: SB186 .M425L 1995
Title: Farmer boy = Chng nng / retold by Peggy B. Mathews ; translated by Nhu Xuan Nguyen ;
illustrated by Kayee Chau.
Call Number j: SB186 .M425v 1995
Title: Farmer boy = Tub qoob tub loo / retold by Peggy B. Mathews ; translated by Va Vang ; illustrated by
Kayee Chau.
Call Number j: SB186 .M425h 1994
Title: Farmer Will Allen and the growing table / written by Jacqueline Briggs Martin ; illustrated by EricShabazz Larkin ; afterword by Will Allen.
Publication: Bellevue, Wash. : Readers to Eaters, c2013.
Summary: Follows Will Allen's work to revolutionize the way kids think about food and where it comes
from, by developing urban farms and establishing farmer's markets, in order to feed the world.
Title: Farmers' market / Paul Brett Johnson.
Author: Johnson, Paul Brett.
Summary: On Saturdays in the summer, Laura goes with her family to help sell their produce at the farmers'
market and spend a little time with her friend Betsy.
Call Number j: SB319.8 .J636 1997
Title: Farming / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm
throughout the seasons.
Title: Farms around the world / Catherine Veitch.
Author: Veitch, Catherine
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2012.
Summary: Looks at farms and farming, and presents some of the different types of crops, animals, and
materials that are produced on farms around the world.
Call Number j: S519 .V537 2012
Title: Feathertop : based on the tale by Nathaniel Hawthorne / by Robert D. San Souci ; illustrated by
Daniel San Souci.
Author: San Souci, Robert D.
Publication: New York : Doubleday Book for Young Readers, c1992.
Summary: When a witch creates a scarecrow and uses him to play a joke on the local judge, the judge's
daughter falls in love with the scarecrow.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 Sa58 1992
Title: Fern Verdant & the Silver Rose / Diana Leszczynski.
Author: Leszczynski, Diana.
Publication: New York, NY : Alfred A. Knopf, 2008.
Summary: Fern Verdant's mother, a famous botanist, disappears just before Fern's thirteenth birthday, and
when Fern discovers that she has inherited the ability to communicate with plants, she realizes that this is
the only way she will be able to find and save her mother.
Title: Fernando's gift = El regalo de Fernando / Douglas Keister.
Author: Keister, Douglas.
Summary: A Costa Rican boy and girl help conserve their rain forest home by planting a cristobal tree.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27cac K45 1995
Title: Ferns / written by Theresa Greenaway.

Author: Greenaway, Theresa, 1947Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, c1992.
Summary: Examines the characteristics, life cycle, natural environments, and traditional uses of various types
of ferns.
Title: Field and hedgerow / Deni Bown ; illustrated by Mike Atkinson.
Author: Bown, Deni.
Summary: This colorful book looks at the plants and animals in the fields and greenbelts between the fields.
It also describes the changes that take place through the seasons.
Title: A field of sunflowers / by Neil Johnson.
Author: Johnson, Neil, 1954Publication: New York : Scholastic, c1997.
Summary: Follows a field of sunflowers from planting through growth, enjoyment by people and animals,
and seed production.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 J635 1997
Title: The fierce yellow pumpkin / story by Margaret Wise Brown ; pictures by Richard Egielski.
Author: Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952.
Summary: A little pumpkin dreams of the day when he will be a big, fierce, yellow pumpkin who frightens
away the field mice as the scarecrow does.
Title: Fighting for the forest / Gloria Rand ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
Author: Rand, Gloria.
Publication: New York : Holt, c1999.
Summary: When they find blue logging markings in the ancient forest where they like to hike, a boy and his
father try to save the trees from being cut down. Includes information about how to find and enjoy ancient
forests.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 R154 1999
Title: The fir tree / Hans Christian Andersen ; adapted and illustrated by Bernadette Watts.
Author: Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875.

Summary: A little fir tree realizes too late that it did not appreciate the grand moments of life, such as being
a Christmas tree, while they were happening.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 An23 1990
Title: Fir trees / by Heiderose and Andreas Fischer-Nagel.
Author: Fischer-Nagel, Heiderose.
Summary: Describes the growth and ecology of fir trees.
Call Number j: QK494.5.C75 A2 F525 1989
Title: Fir trees / written by Theresa Greenaway.
Summary: Introduces the conifers (not just firs) of the world and discusses distribution, life cycle, natural
history, conservation, forestry, and economic uses.
Call Number j: QK494.5.C75 A1, G828, 1990
Title: Fire race : a Karuk coyote tale about how fire came to the people / retold by Jonathan London with
Lanny Pinola ; illustrated by Sylvia Lond ; with an afterword by Julian Lang.
Author: London, Jonathan, 1947Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1993.
Summary: With the help of other animals, Wise Old Coyote manages to make fire from the willow.
Call Number j: SB435.51.S3 L846 1993
Title: First apple / by Ching Yeung Russell ; illustrated by Christopher Zhong-Yuan Zhang.
Author: Russell, Ching Yeung.
Summary: A young girl living in a Chinese village in the 1940s tries to find a way to buy an apple, the fruit of
rich people, to share with her grandmother.
Title: The first book of conservation / Frances C. Smith ; pictures by Rene Martin.
Author: Smith, Frances C., 1901Publication: New York : Franklin Watts, c1954.
Summary: There is wide coverage of many topics including facts about erosion, land use, animals, and dams,
in this book from 1954.
Call Number j: QH541 .Sm56 1954

Title: The first book of plants / by Alice Dickinson ; pictures by Paul Wenck.
Author: Dickinson, Alice.
Publication: New York : F. Watts, c1953.
Summary: Easy-to-read text introduces reader to basic information about plant life. Subjects covered include
basic structure, photosynthesis, reproduction, growth of fungi, and carnivorous plants.
Call Number j: QK49 .D5 1953
Title: A first book of tree identification / by Matilda Rogers ; photographs by Wynn Hammer. -Author: Rogers, Matilda, 1894Publication: New York : Random House, c1951.
Summary: A guide to identifying common trees, with a focus on leaf and bark identification.
Title: The first book of trees / by M.B. Cormack ; pictures by Helene Carter.
Author: Cormack, Maribelle, 1902Publication: New York : Watts, 1951.
Summary: Botanically accurate illustrations highlight the textual descriptions of the most common North
American trees.
Title: The first cashew nut / by Marla Yotoko Chorengel ; edited by Melissa Y. Moran ; illustrated by Beth
A. Parrocha.
Author: Chorengel, Marla Yotoko
Publication: Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines : Bookmark, c1990.
Summary: Tale of how complaining cashew seeds, freed by a forest fairy from their homes inside the fruit,
received their familiar cashew nut shape and their growing position at the outside tip of the fruit.
Call Number j: SB401.C3 C456 1990
Title: First comes spring / Anne Rockwell.
Summary: Bear Child notices that the clothes he wears, the things everyone does at work and play, and
other parts of his world all change with the seasons.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s R593 1985
Title: The first forest / written by John Gile ; illustrated by Tom Heflin.
Author: Gile, John.

Publication: Stevens Point, Wis. : Worzalla, c1989.
Summary: A fable about how trees came to be deciduous or evergreen expresses a lesson about greed,
selfishness, and sharing.
Title: First garden : the White House garden and how it grew / written and illustrated by Robbin Gourley ;
foreword by Alice Waters.
Author: Gourley, Robbin.
Publication: New York : Clarion Books, 2011.
Reading Level: Age coded 3--Advanced readers.
Summary: Tells the history of vegetable gardening at the White House, concluding with a list of favorite
White House recipes.
Call Number j: SB466.U74 G74 2011
Title: First look at growing food / Claire Llewellyn.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Children's Books, 1991.
Summary: Introduces the activities of gardening and farming and discusses what is involved in growing fruits
and vegetables.
Title: A first look at Philippine fruits / by Lolita J. Bulalacao ; pictures by Crispin Dayao, Jr.
Author: Bulalacao, Lolita J.
Publication: Manila, Philippines : Tahanan Books for Young Readers, c1994.
Summary: Ten types of fruit from the Philippines are introduced, with full-color illustrations of each
specimen.
Title: A first look at Philippine trees / by Lolita J. Bulalacao ; pictures by Crispin Dayao, Jr.
Author: Bulalacao, Lolita J.
Publication: Manila, Phillipines : Tahanan Books for Young Readers, c1994.
Summary: Descriptions of ten different trees common to the Philippines with detailed illutrations of their
leaves and bark.
Title: First palm trees : an Anancy Spiderman story / by James Berry ; illustrated by Greg Couch.
Author: Berry, James.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1997.
Summary: The West Indian trickster Anancy Spiderman tries to persuade Sun-Spirit, Water-Spirit, EarthSpirit, and Air-Spirit to create the world's first palm trees so that he can collect a reward from the king.
Call Number j: QK495.P17 B459 1997
Title: First peas to the table : how Thomas Jefferson inspired a school garden / Susan Grigsby ; illustrated by
Nicole Tadgell.
Author: Grigsby, Susan
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2012.
Summary: Maya and other students in Ms. Garcia's class study techniques used by Thomas Jefferson as they
grow pea plants and compete to see whose will produce a bowl full of peas first. Includes an afterword about
Jefferson.
Title: The first plants / written by Theresa Greenaway.
Author: Greenaway, Theresa, 1947Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, 1991.
Summary: Discusses different types of algae and the uses of algae as a food crop and energy source.
Title: The first red maple leaf / Ludmila Zeman.
Author: Zeman, Ludmila.
Publication: Plattsburgh, N. Y. : Tundra Books, c1997.
Summary: A flock of birds fly with a boy to his homeland, where they land on trees and turn into leaves,
bringing summer back to the forest.
Call Number j: QK495.A17 Z4 1997
Title: The first strawberries : a Cherokee story / retold by Joseph Bruchac ; pictures by Anna Vojtech.
Author: Bruchac, Joseph, 1942Publication: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1993.
Summary: A quarrel between the first man and the first woman is reconciled when the Sun causes
strawberries to grow out of the earth.
Title: First words : garden.
Publication: New York : Snapshot, c1996.
Summary: A photographically-illustrated vocabulary book of garden-related words.
Title: The five fingered family / retold by Shakta Kaur Khalsa ; illustrated by Siri-Kartar K. Khalsa.
Author: Khalsa, Shakta Kaur, 1950Publication: Sterling, Va : Brookfield Reader, c2000.
Summary: Retelling of a Punjabi tale about two families who encounter a troll living in a pipal tree (Ficus
religiosa).
Title: Flamboyan / story by Arnold Adoff ; pictures by Karen Barbour.
Author: Adoff, Arnold.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1988.
Summary: Flamboyan, a young girl named after the Delonix regia tree whose red blossoms are the same
color as her hair, dreamily flies over her Caribbean island home.
Call Number j: QK495.L521 D38, Ad71, 1988
Title: Flavor foods : spices & herbs / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Summary: Describes the historical origins, uses, and growing requirements of various spices and herbs, such
as pepper, vanilla, nutmeg, horseradish, licorice, and ginger. Includes recipes.
Title: Fletcher and the falling leaves / by Julia Rawlinson ; pictures by Tiphanie Beeke.
Author: Rawlinson, Julia.
Summary: When his favorite tree begins to lose its leaves, Fletcher the fox worries that it is sick, but instead
a magical sight is in store for him.
Title: Flip, float, fly : seeds on the move / by JoAnn Early Macken ; illustrated by Pam Paparone.
Author: Macken, JoAnn Early, 1953Publication: New York : Holiday House, c2008.
Summary: In this lushly illustrated book, children can read about the amazing journeys of many different
kinds of seeds.
Title: Flora's feast : a masque of flowers / penned & pictured by Walter Crane.
Author: Crane, Walter, 1845-1915.
Publication: New York : Mayflower Books, 1980.
Summary: As winter begins to fade, Queen Flora goes to her garden and awakens the flowers.
Title: Flora's surprise / Debi Gliori.
Author: Gliori, Debi.
Publication: New York : Orchard Books, 2003, c2002.
Summary: Flora, a young rabbit, tries to grow a house by planting a brick.
Title: Las flores / Patricia Whitehouse.
Author: Whitehouse, Patricia, 1958Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2011.
Summary: Introduces the physical characteristics, life cycle, and role of flowers in the world of plants.
Title: The flower / Chris Baines & [pictures by] Penny Ives.
Author: Baines, Chris.
Publication: New York : Crocodile Books, 1990, c1989.
Summary: Two children plant a garden nasturtium and learn how it grows and thrives in harmony with the
ladybugs, ants, bees, and other animals that inhabit its small patch of ground.
Call Number j: QL59 .B161f 1990
Title: Flower / by Moira Butterfield ; illustrated by Paul Johnson.
Author: Butterfield, Moira, 1961Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster, c1992.
Summary: Describes in simple text the growth of a plant from seed to flower.
Title: The flower alphabet book / by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Leslie Evans.
Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge Publishing, c1988.
Summary: Introduces brief facts about a variety of flowers whose names begin with each letter of the
alphabet.
Title: Flower arranging for juniors; written and illustrated by Virginia Stone Marshall.
Author: Marshall, Virginia Stone.
Publication: Boston, Little, Brown [1954]
Summary: An introduction to floral arrangement for children.

Title: The flower book / written by Anne Orange ; illustrated by Sharon Lerner.
Author: Orange, Anne.
Summary: Introduces in simple text and illustrations the characteristics of a variety of flowers.
Call Number j: SB406 .Or1 1975
Title: Flower children; the little cousins of the field and garden, by Elizabeth Gordon, drawings by M.T.
Ross.
Author: Gordon, Elizabeth, 1866-1922.
Publication: Chicago, P.F. Volland & Co. 1910.
Summary: Short poems and colored drawings on flower children.
Title: Flower fables / Louisa May Alcott ; illustrations by Leah Palmer Preiss ; stories compiled and edited by
Daniel Shealy ; designed by Rymn Massand and Naomi Mizusaki.
Author: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888
Publication: New York : Okey-Doke Productions, c1998.
Summary: Six stories about fairies and elves who live among flowers and animals.
Title: Flower fables / Charles L. Gary ; Carol Watson, illustrator.
Author: Gary, Charles L.
Publication: McLean, Va. : EPM Publications, [1978]
Summary: Twenty-six stories about flowers, with origins in mythology, religion, American Indian and
Oriental tales, and the author's own imagination.
Title: Flower fairies of the autumn : with the nuts and berries they bring / poems and pictures by Cicely
Mary Barker.
Author: Barker, Cicely Mary, 1895-1973.
Publication: London ; New York : Frederick Warne, c1990.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the autumn flowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241sa 1990
Title: Flower fairies of the garden / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.

Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the garden flowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241g 1990
Title: Flower fairies of the spring / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the spring flowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241s 1990
Title: Flower fairies of the summer / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the summer flowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241ss 1990
Title: Flower fairies of the trees / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the trees.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241tr 1990
Title: Flower fairies of the wayside / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the roadside wildflowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241w 1990
Title: Flower fairies of the winter / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the winter flowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241sw 1990
Title: A flower fairy alphabet / Cicely Mary Barker.

Summary: Illustrated poems depict fairies and flowers for each letter of the alphabet.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241a 1990
Title: The flower family / by Yutaka Sugita.
Author: Sugita, Yutaka, 1930Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill, 1975.
Summary: Flowers bloom all around the world bringing cheer, beauty, and happiness wherever they are
found.
Call Number j: QK653 .Su35 1975
Title: Flower garden / written by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt.
Author: Bunting, Eve, 1928Publication: San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1994.
Summary: Helped by her father, a young girl prepares a window box flower garden as a birthday surprise for
her mother.
Title: Flower Green : a flower for all seasons / by Marcia Trimble ; illustrated by Jill Dubin.
Author: Trimble, Marcia.
Publication: Los Altos Hill, Calif. : Images Press, c2002.
Summary: Flower Green, a young girl sprout, brings color and fragrance to her garden.
Title: A flower grows / Ken Robbins.
Author: Robbins, Ken.
Publication: New York : Dial Books, c1990.
Summary: Illustrates the life cycle of an amaryllis.
Call Number j: SB413.A5 R536 1990
Title: The flower hunter : William Bartram, America's first naturalist / Deborah Kogan Ray.
Author: Ray, Deborah Kogan, 1940Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, c2004.
Summary: Young Billy Bartram keeps a journal of his experiences learning about the plants of the colonial
United States from his father, John Bartram, as they travel together gathering specimens and planting seeds.
Billy's journal continues into his adult explorations on his own into the new territories.
Call Number j: QK31.B28 R211 2004
Title: Flower power in the Australian bush and garden : the fascinating interrelationships between insects
and plants / Jan Taylor.
Author: Taylor, Jan C., 1938Publication: Kenthurst, [N. S. W., Australia] : Kangaroo Press, c1989.
Summary: The extraordinary interrelationship between plants and insects in the wilds of Australia.
Call Number j: QL496 .T215 1989
Title: Flower watching with Alice Eastwood / by Michael Elsohn Ross ; illustrations by Laurie A. Caple.
Author: Ross, Michael Elsohn, 1952Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c1997.
Summary: Discusses the life and work of botanist Alice Eastwood, who explored plant life in Colorado and
California in the late nineteenth and first half of the twentieth centuries.
Call Number j: QK31.Ea8 R733 1997
Title: A flower with love / Bruno Munari ; translated by Patricia Tracy Lowe. -Author: Munari, Bruno.
Publication: New York, Thomas Y. Crowell c1974.
Summary: Instructions for and examples of ikebana, Japanese floral arrangements containing special
messages.
Title: Flowering plants / written by Wendy Madgwick.
Author: Madgwick, Wendy, 1946Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, 1990.
Summary: Surveys the world of flowering plants, discussing distribution, growth, reproduction, pollination,
flowers, seeds, fruits, adaptations, endangerment, and economic aspects.
Title: Flowers / created by Gallimard Jeunesse and Ren Mettler ; illustrated by Ren Mettler.
Summary: With transparent overlays, provides information about flowers, including flower structure, life
cycle, phototropism, pollination, and uses.
Title: Flowers.
Author: (not listed)
Summary: Nearly 75 garden flowers are depicted with their common names.
Call Number j: QK653 .F69 n.d.

Title: Flowers / written by David Burnie.
Publication: New York : Dorling Kindersley ; Boston, Mass. : Distributed by Houghton Mifflin Company,
c1992.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and life cycles of flowers and examines kinds flowers that
grow in gardens, as well as a in a variety of natural habitats.
Call Number j: QK49 .B935f 1992
Title: Flowers / Jason Cooper.
Summary: Introduces flower structure, pollination, habitats, and uses.
Title: Flowers / by Terry Jennings ; [illustrated by Karen Daws, Peter Willmott].
Summary: An introduction to the basic characteristics of plants and flowers. Includes instruction for a variety
of simple experiments.
Title: The flowers / story by Marion Mineau ; pictures by Veronika Martenova Charles.
Author: Mineau, Marion.
Publication: Windsor, Ontario, Canada : Black Moss, c1988.
Summary: A little boy has been given a corner of his parents' garden to grow whatever he likes.
Title: Flowers / by Henry Pluckrose.
Author: Pluckrose, Henry Arthur.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and life cycles of flowers and examines kinds of flowers
found in gardens and natural habitats.
Title: Flowers & fables / John Gruen ; paintings by Rafal Olbinski ; design by Rita Marshall.
Author: Gruen, John.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace, c1996.

Summary: Short fables describing the creation of fourteen different flowers.
Title: Flowers; a guide to familiar American wildflowers, by Herbert S. Zim and Alexander C. Martin.
Illustrated by Rudolf Freund. Sponsored by the Wildlife Management Institute. 134 paintings in full color.
Author: Zim, Herbert Spencer, 1909-1994.
Publication: New York, Golden Press 1987, c1950.
Summary: A guide to approximately 200 of the most commonly viewed American wildflowers, with 134
color paintings. Flowers are grouped by color.
Call Number j: QK112 .Z65 1987
Title: Flowers and what they are / by Mary Elting ; illustrated by Carl and Mary Hauge. -Author: Elting, Mary.
Publication: Racine, Wis. : Whitman Publishing Co., c1961.
Summary: Describes basic botany with the flower as the focus. Also includes discussions of plant names,
unusual plants, and reproduction methods.
Call Number j: QK653 .EL83 1961
Title: The flowers' festival / Elsa Beskow ; English version, Joan Tate.
Publication: Edinburgh : Floris Books, c1991.
Summary: Recounts the adventures of Lisa when she attends the flowers' Midsummer festival.
Title: Flowers for you : blooms for every month / by Anita Holmes ; illustrated by Virginia Wright-Frierson.
Author: Holmes, Anita, 1937Publication: New York : Bradbury Press, c1993.
Summary: Describes twelve flowering plants and tells how to grow them indoors to ensure that something
will be in bloom during every month of the year.
Title: Flowers from Mariko / written by Rick Noguchi & Deneen Jenks ; illustrated by Michelle Reiko
Kumata.
Author: Noguchi, Rick.
Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, 2001.
Summary: When she and her family are released from the Japanese American internment camp where they
have spent the last three years, Mariko plants a garden to raise their spirits.
Call Number j: SB406 .N689 2001

Title: Flowers, fruits, seeds / Jerome Wexler.
Author: Wexler, Jerome.
Summary: Describes and illustrates many kinds of flowers and the fruits and seeds they produce.
Title: Flowers of the hedgerow and wayside / [Joe Firmin, editor ; illustrations by Elizabeth Graham-Yooll]
Author: Firmin, Joe.
Publication: Cambridge, England : Dinosaur in association with Theorem, [1976]
Summary: An illustrated guide to wild flowers of Great Britain.
Title: The fly-aways and other seed travelers / by Francis M. Fultz; with illustrations from photographs by
the author.
Author: Fultz, Francis Marion, 1857-1948.
Publication: Bloomington, Ill. : Public-School Pub. Co., c1909.
Summary: How seeds strive to become plants is expressed in text and poems about the seeds of many
different kinds of plants.
Title: Fly, little butterfly / [written by Elizabeth Lawrence ; illustrated by Katy Rhodes.]
Author: Lawrence, Elizabeth, 1904-1985.
Summary: Finally caterpillar's wish to fly comes true.
Title: Focus on trees / Anita Ganeri.
Author: Ganeri, Anita, 1961Publication: New York : Gloucester Press, 1993, c1992.
Summary: Clear and interesting text and illustrations explain the biology, growth, distribution, ecology, and
uses of trees.
Title: Food chains and you / Bobbie Kalman.

Summary: Explains how solar energy is absorbed by plants, converted into food, and passed on to animals,
including humans, in a food chain.
Call Number j: QH523 .K126 2005
Title: Food plants / written by Jennifer Cochrane.
Author: Cochrane, Jennifer
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, 1991, c1990.
Summary: Describes food plants, where they grow, how they are cultivated, their importance for the survival
of humans and animals, and the need for more crops to feed the world's growing population.
Title: For the love of a lady bug : [creative science for the very young child / by Imogene Forte and Joy
MacKenzie].
Author: Forte, Imogene.
Publication: Nashville, TN : Incentive Publications, c1978.
Summary: A variety of science activities involve such topics as plants, animals, growth, health, and machines.
Title: The forest / David Bellamy ; with illustrations by Jill Dow.
Author: Bellamy, David J.
Publication: London : Frances Lincoln, c1999.
Summary: Describes the ecology of a forest before and after it becomes managed for timber.
Title: The forest / Claire A. Nivola.
Author: Nivola, Claire A.
Publication: New York : Frances Foster Books, c2002.
Summary: A mouse sets out to overcome a lifelong fear of the forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 N649 2002
Title: Forest has a song : poems / by Amy Ludwig VanDerwater ; illustrations by Robbin Gourley.
Author: VanDerwater, Amy Ludwig
Publication: Boston : Clarion Books, 2013.
Summary: "The forest is inviting you to come and visit. The poems in this book, intimate and lighthearted,
will take you there."--Front jacket flap.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 V322 2013
Title: The forest has eyes / Bev Doolittle [paintings] ; by Elsie Maclay.
Author: Doolittle, Bev.
Publication: Shelton, Conn. : Greenwich Workshop Press, c1998.
Summary: This collection of paintings of the western wilderness and the accompanying text invite the reader
to see the natural world through the eyes of Native Americans.
Title: The forest in the clouds / by Sneed Collard III ; illustrated by Michael Rothman.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced reader.
Summary: Describes some of the plants and animals that live in the cloud forest of Costa Rica, and discusses
some environmental threats faced by this region.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27cac C684 2000
Title: A forest is reborn / by James R. Newton ; illustrated by Susan Bonners.
Author: Newton, James R.
Summary: Describes how a forest renews itself through a process called plant succession after a destructive
fire.
Call Number j: SD420 .N484 1982
Title: Forest light / text and illustrations by Scott O'Brien.
Author: O'Brien, Scott.
Publication: Santa Rosa, Calif. : Blue Lunchbox Press, 1978.
Summary: The mystical story of Carl's stay at a wilderness camp, and the deep affection that he develops for
the plants, animals, and people he encounters at the camp.
Call Number j: QH81 .Ob6 1978
Title: A forest of stories : magical tree tales from around the world / retold by Rina Singh ; illustrated by
Helen Cann.
Author: Singh, Rina.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass.: Barefoot Books, c2003.
Summary: Folk tales about trees from around the world.
Title: Forest tales : from far and wide / retold by Marleen Vermeulen ; illustrated by Rosslyn Moran.
Author: Vermeulen, Marleen.
Publication: Kingswood, Bristol, United Kingdom : Barefoot Books, c1998.
Summary: A collection of forest animal folk tales from Asia, Africa, Europe, and Oceania.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 V591 1998
Title: A forest year / Carol Lerner.
Publication: New York : Morrow, c1987.
Summary: Describes how seasonal changes in a forest affect the plants and animals that live there.
Title: Forests activity book / written and illustrated by Dailan Pugh.
Author: Pugh, Dailan.
Publication: Sydney, [Australia] : Rainforest Publishing, c1987.
Summary: Activities (mazes, matching, word games) and information related to Australian rainforests and
other forest habitats.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27au P963 1987
Title: The forgotten forest / Laurence Anholt.
Author: Anholt, Laurence.
Summary: The vast forests of a country are all cut down to make room for development, until finally only
one small wooded area remains like an island in the endless noisy sea of the city.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 An49 1992
Title: The forgotten garden / written by Caroline Repchuk ; illustrated by Ian Andrew ; from an original idea
by Mike Jolley.
Author: Repchuk, Caroline.
Summary: When an old man returns to his childhood home, an old manor house where his father was chief
gardener, he sets to work with his shears and the garden is transformed.
Call Number j: SB472.9.H4 R299 1997
Title: Four Champa trees : a Lao folktale / told by Issara Katay Sasorith ; retold by Alice Lucas ; translated
by Mahn Phongboupha ; illustrated by You-Shan Tang.
Author: Sasorith, Katay D.
Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Voices of Liberty, c1990.
Summary: A bilingual folktale about a bad and a good queen, magic that saves the innocents and a resolution
that reunites the characters.
Call Number j: SB413.P64 S27 1990
Title: Four friends in summer / story and pictures by Tomie De Paola.

Author: De Paola, Tomie.
Summary: Four animal friends share the joys of gardening and enjoy the warm and sunny days of summer
together as they visit each others' gardens.
Title: Four friends in the garden / Sue Heap.
Author: Heap, Sue, 1954Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2004.
Summary: Florentina the bear, Rachel the rabbit, Seymour the sheep, and Mary Clare enjoy a day in the
garden chasing a butterfly and drinking lemonade.
Title: Fran's flower / Lisa Bruce ; illustrated by Rosalind Beardshaw.
Author: Bruce, Lisa.
Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins, 2000, c1999.
Summary: Fran accidentally learns what is needed to make her plant grow.
Title: The friendship tree / by Kathy Caple.
Author: Caple, Kathy.
Summary: Blanche and Otis enjoy each other's company as they tend the trees in their garden through the
seasons.
Call Number j: SB435.5 .C172 2000
Title: Frog and toad together / by Arnold Lobel.
Author: Lobel, Arnold.
Summary: Five tales about two best friends include a story about their effort to plant a garden from seed.
Title: From blossom to honey / Ali Mitgutsch.
Author: Mitgutsch, Ali.
Summary: Describes how bees turn flower nectar into the honey which the beekeeper extracts from the
hive.
Title: From cacao bean to chocolate / Ali Mitgutsch.
Summary: Follows the cacao bean from the tropical trees on which they grow to the factories where they are
roasted, skinned, and ground to make cocoa butter, the major ingredient in chocolate products.
Title: From caterpillar to butterfly / by Deborah Heiligman ; illustrated by Bari Weissman.
Author: Heiligman, Deborah.
Summary: Painted lady butterfly growth stages are seen through the eyes of children in a primary classroom.
Includes a guide to common butterflies and places to see butterflies.
Title: From flower to flower : animals and pollination / text by Patricia Lauber ; photographs by Jerome
Wexler.
Publication: New York : Crown, c1986.
Summary: Text and illustrations describe the many ways that flowers are pollinated with emphasis on the
role of bees in this important process.
Title: From flower to fruit / by Anne Ophelia Dowden ; illustrated by the author.
Author: Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907Publication: New York : Thomas Y. Crowell, c1984.
Summary: Text and drawings explain how flowers mature into seed-bearing fruit.
Title: From fruit to jam / Ali Mitgutsch.
Summary: Describes how jam is made from fresh fruit.
Title: From grain to bread / Ali Mitgutsch.

Summary: Highlights the step-by-step process of planting wheat seeds, harvesting the crop, grinding wheat
into flour, and baking bread.
Call Number j: SB191.W5 M696 1981
Title: From kernel to corn / by Robin Nelson.
Author: Nelson, Robin, 1971Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, c2003.
Summary: Describes the process of corn production, including planting the kernels, tending and harvesting
the crop, and transporting the corn to the grocery store so that it may be bought and eaten.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 N336 2003
Title: From plant to blue jeans : a photo essay / by Arthur John L'Hommedieu.
Author: L'Hommedieu, Arthur John.
Summary: Describes the process of making blue jeans from the planting of cotton through the weaving of
cloth and sewing the finished product.
Title: From rubber tree to tire / Ali Mitgutsch.
Publication: Minneapolis, [Minn.] : Carolrhoda Books, 1986.
Summary: Text and pictures follow rubber juice (latex) from its tree to the factory and eventual uses
including tires.
Title: From seed to pear / Ali Mitgutsch.
Summary: Describes the cycle of a pear seed which, when planted, produces a fruit-bearing tree and a supply
of new seeds.
Title: From seed to plant / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: An introduction to how plants reproduce and grow from seed.

Title: From seed to sunflower / written by Gerald Legg ; illustrated by Carolyn Scrace ; created & designed
by David Salariya.
Author: Legg, Gerald.
Publication: New York : Franklin Watts, 1998.
Summary: Large illustrations and simple text present the life cycle of a sunflower from seed to flower.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 L524 1998
Title: From the garden : a counting book about growing food / by Michael Dahl ; illustrated by Todd Ouren.
Author: Dahl, Michael.
Summary: Introduces the numbers from one to twelve as family members pick a variety of vegetables from
the garden. Includes counting activities and fun facts about growing vegetables.
Title: From tree to paper / Pam Marshall.
Author: Marshall, Pam
Summary: Explains how paper is made from trees.
Title: From tree to table / Ali Mitgutsch.
Summary: Follows the path of a tree as it is felled, cut into planks, and made into furniture.
Call Number j: SD541 .M696 1981
Title: From wood to paper / Ali Mitgutsch.
Summary: Describes the individual steps taken in making wood into paper and what happens to the finished
product.
Title: Fruit / created by Gallimard Jeunesse and Pascale de Bourgoing ; illustrated by P. M. Valet.
Author: Bourgoing, Pascale de.
Publication: New York : Scholastic ; 1991, c1989.

Summary: With transparent overlays, shows seeds and growth habits of many different kinds of fruit.
Title: The fruit book / written by Cynthia Overbeck ; illustrated by Sharon Lerner.
Summary: Text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of various fruits.
Call Number j: SB355 .Ov2 1975
Title: A fruit is a suitcase for seeds / by Jean Richards ; illustrated by Anca Hariton.
Author: Richards, Jean, 1940Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Millbrook Press, c2002.
Summary: Provides an illustrated description of seed dispersal by which plants, most specifically fruits, travel
from one place to another.
Title: The fruit, the tree and the flower / by Richard Matsuura, Ruth Matsuura ; illustrated by Linus Chao ;
edited by Candice Olcott.
Author: Matsuura, Richard.
Publication: Hilo, Hawaii : Orchid Isle , c1995.
Summary: Because of his plant knowledge, an elderly man is appointed the king's counselor.
Call Number j: QK83.15.H3 M429 1995
Title: Fruits : a Caribbean counting poem / by Valerie Bloom ; illustrated by David Axtell.
Author: Bloom, Valerie.
Publication: New York : Henry Holt, 1997.
Summary: This poem counts up to ten different kinds of Caribbean fruit, including guavas, jackfruit, and
Otaheiti apples.
Call Number j: SB379.A5 B623 1997
Title: Fruits and vegetables = Frutas y vegetales / by Gladys Rosa-Mendoza ; illustrations by Linda Holt
Ayriss.
Author: Rosa-Mendoza, Gladys.
Publication: Wheaton, Ill. : Me+mi Pub., c2002.
Reading Level: Age code 1 -- Pre-readers.
Summary: Introduces children to vegetables and fruit in English and Spanish with illustrations. Includes a
Spanish pronounciation glossary.
Title: Fruits, roots, and fungi : plants we eat / text and photos by Isamu Sekido.
Author: Sekido, Isamu, 1946Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner Publications Co., 1993, c1984.
Summary: Depicts and discusses edible parts of plants and challenges the reader to identify them from
photographs.
Call Number j: SB105.A1 Se47 1984
Title: Fun-to-make nature crafts / written by Robyn Supraner ; illustrated by Renzo Barto.
Author: Supraner, Robyn.
Summary: Craft ideas using rocks, acorns, nuts, vegetables, shells, and leaves.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 S87 1981
Title: Fun with growing things / Joan Eckstein and Joyce Gleit ; illustrations by Mena Dolobowsky.
Author: Eckstein, Joan.
Publication: New York : Avon Books, c1991.
Summary: Presents step-by-step instructions for growing plants outdoors and indoors. Includes projects
such as leaf printing and making a sponge garden and a scarecrow.
Call Number j: SB453 .Ec59 1991
Title: Fun with nature / by Mel Boring, Diane L. Burns, Leslie Dendy ; illustrations by Linda Garrow.
Author: Boring, Mel, 1939Publication: Minnetonka, Minn. : NorthWord Press, c1999.
Summary: Provides detailed descriptions and illustrations of more than 150 different animals and plants.
Title: Fungi and lichens / written by Wendy Madgwick.
Author: Madgwick, Wendy, 1946Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, 1990.
Summary: Surveys the world of fungi and lichens, discussing such aspects as fungi and decay, parasites,
pollution, plant partnerships, edible and poisonous fungi, and antibiotics.
Title: The funny little woman. Retold by Arlene Mosel. Pictures by Blair Lent.
Author: Mosel, Arlene.
Publication: New York, Dutton [1972]
Summary: While chasing a dumpling, a little lady is captured by wicked creatures from whom she escapes
with the means of becoming the richest woman in Japan.
Title: G is for golden : a California alphabet / written by David Domeniconi ; illustrated by Pam Carroll.
Author: Domeniconi, David
Publication: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2002.
Summary: An alphabet of things characteristic of the state of California.
Call Number j: QH105.C2 A1, D66, 2002
Title: Gabi and the Engkanto : the story of the first gabi plant and why its leaves never get wet / by Marla
Yotoko Chorengel ; edited by Melissa Ylanan Moran ; illustrated by Ibarra Crisostomo.
Author: Chorengel, Marla Yotoko
Summary: A Philippine folktale about a woman who loved plants and an evil river spirit tells how taro leaves
became water-resistant.
Call Number j: SB211.T2 C456 1990
Title: Garbage helps our garden grow : a compost story / story by Linda Glaser ; photographs by Shelley
Rotner.
Publication: Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2010.
Summary: Photographs and text helps young readers understand the importance of compost.
Call Number j: S654 .G462g 2010
Title: Garden / Deni Bown ; illustrated by Wendy Meadway.
Author: Bown, Deni.
Summary: This colorful book looks at the plants and animals to be found in a British garden and describes
the changes that take place through the seasons.
Title: Garden / Robert Maass.
Author: Maass, Robert.
Summary: Discusses the beauty and harmony of gardens and gives simple information about how to plant
and care for them.
Title: The garden / I. Sanchez, C. Peris.

Author: Sanchez, Isidro.
Publication: New York : Barron's, c1991.
Summary: A brother and sister explain how they garden through the seasons.
Call Number j: SB453 .Sa55 1990
Title: A garden alphabet / by Isabel Wilner ; pictures by Ashley Wolff.
Author: Wilner, Isabel.
Summary: Rhyming verses and illustrations introduce the letters of the alphabet and describe how a garden
is planned and planted, how things grow, and the joy a garden brings.
Title: Garden animals / Lucy Cousins.
Author: Cousins, Lucy.
Publication: [S. l.] : Candlewick Press, 1999, c1990.
Summary: Bold and colorful illustrations of garden animals.
Title: Garden crafts for kids : 50 great reasons to get your hands dirty / Diane Rhoades.
Author: Rhoades, Diane, 1952Publication: New York : Sterling, c1995.
Summary: A collection of garden activities, projects, and experiments for kids.
Title: A garden for a groundhog / Lorna Balian.
Author: Balian, Lorna.
Publication: Watertown, Wis. : Humbug Books, c1985.
Summary: Mr. O'Leary appreciates groundhog's help in predicting the weather on Groundhog Day but tries
to find a way to prevent his eating all the vegetables in the garden.
Title: A garden for pig / written by Kathryn K. Thurman ; illustrated by Lindsay Ward.
Author: Thurman, Kathryn K
Publication: Tulsa, OK : Kane Miller, 2010.
Summary: Pig lives on an apple farm and is tired of eating nothing but apples--roasted, in pie, or flambe-until his efforts to find something different to eat finally pay off. Includes tips for growing an organic garden.
Title: The garden in our yard / by Greg Henry Quinn ; illustrated by Lena Shiffman.
Author: Quinn, Greg Henry.
Summary: Simple rhyming text and pictures take children through four seasons in the garden growing
vegetables and flowers.
Call Number j: SB453 .Q44 1995
Title: The garden in the city / by Gerda Muller.
Author: Muller, Gerda.
Summary: Ben and Caroline's gardens go through many changes during the year.
Title: The garden of Abdul Gasazi / written and illustrated by Chris van Allsburg.
Author: Van Allsburg, Chris.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1979.
Summary: When the dog he is caring for runs away from Alan into the forbidden garden of a retired doghating magician, a spell seems to be cast over the contrary dog.
Title: Garden of dreams / written by Richard M. Wainwright ; illustrated by Carolyn Sansone Dvorsack.
Author: Wainwright, Richard M.
Publication: Dennis, Mass. : Family Life Pub., c1994.
Summary: The inhabitants of Esperanza Street, from many different cultural backgrounds, come together to
fulfill Tony's dream of beautifying the neighborhood with a garden.
Title: The garden of happiness / by Erika Tamar ; illustrated by Barbara Lambase.
Author: Tamar, Erika.
Summary: Marisol plants a sunflower in a community garden which she and her neighbors create in a vacant
New York City lot.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .T15 1996
Title: Garden partners / Diane Palmisciano.
Author: Palmisciano, Diane.

Summary: A child and her grandmother plant a vegetable garden and share the harvest with friends and
family.
Title: Garden stories / Nellie A. Nortridge.
Author: Nortridge, Nellie A.
Publication: Freeport, Ill. : privately printed, c1933.
Reading Level:
Summary: Stories and poems about children's gardens and the world of nature.
Title: The garden that we grew / by Joan Holub ; illustrations by Hiroe Nakata.
Author: Holub, Joan.
Summary: Children plant pumpkin seeds, water and weed the garden patch, watch the pumpkins grow, pick
them, and enjoy them in various ways.
Title: The gardener / Sarah Stewart ; pictures by David Small.
Author: Stewart, Sarah.
Summary: A girl moves to the big city and takes her love of gardening with her.
Title: A gardener's alphabet / by Mary Azarian.
Author: Azarian, Mary.
Summary: An alphabet book features words associated with gardening, including bulbs, compost, digging,
insects, and weeds.
Call Number j: SB453 .Az16 2000.
Title: A gardener's alphabet / Elizabeth Harbour.
Author: Harbour, Elizabeth.
Publication: London : Michael Joseph, c1990.
Summary: Look for the letters of the alphabet in the watercolor illustrations of a garden through the seasons.
Title: The gardener's apprentice / by Eric Metaxas ; illustrated by Rodica Prato.
Author: Metaxas, Eric.

Publication: Mankato, Minn : Creative Editions, c1997.
Summary: In this version of a traditional Romanian tale, a boy leaves home and becomes the apprentice to a
gardener who serves a great emperor. Includes an illustrated directory of plants mentioned in the story.
Title: The gardening book / Jane Bull.
Author: Bull, Jane, 1957Publication: London ; New York : DK Pub., c2003.
Summary: Provides an introduction to the basics of gardening along with some related activities.
Title: Gardening : I can do it! / by Ivan Bullock & Diane James ; photography by Daniel Pangbourne ;
illustrations by Emily Hare.
Author: Bulloch, Ivan.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : World Book in association with Two-Can, c1998.
Summary: Basic introduction to gardening, with step-by-step activities.
Title: Gardening with Peter Rabbit / text by Jennie Walters ; with new reproductions from the original
illustrations by Beatrix Potter.
Author: Walters, Jennie.
Publication: London, New York : Frederick Warne, c1992.
Summary: Potter's illustrations accompany vegetable and flower garden projects for every season.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s W171 1992
Title: Gardening without soil / by Jan Johnsen.
Author: Johnsen, Jan.
Publication: Philadelphia : Lippincott, c1979.
Summary: Introduces methods of soilless gardening, including the new peat and vermiculture mixes as well
as the classic hydroponic water and nutrient soils.
Call Number j: SB126.5 .J629 1979
Title: Gardening wizardry for kids / by L. Patricia Kite.
Publication: Hauppauge, N. Y. : Barron's, c1995.
Summary: Information on how to grow fruits, vegetables, and herbs in containers is combined with a wealth
of history, lore, and craft projects.

Title: Gardens from garbage : how to grow plants from recycled kitchen scraps / Judith F. Handelsman.
Author: Handelsman, Judith F., 1948Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1993.
Summary: Provides instructions for growing houseplants from pieces of potatoes, corn, watermelons, and
other kitchen scraps.
Call Number j: SB419 .H191g 1993
Title: Gathering the sun : an alphabet in Spanish and English / Alma Flor Ada ; illustrated by Simon Silva ;
english translation by Rosa Zubizarreta.
Author: Ada, Alma Flor.
Summary: A book of poems about working in the fields and nature's bounty, one for each letter of the
Spanish alphabet.
Call Number j: S519 .Ad11 1997
Title: Gecko's complaint : a Balinese folktale / Retold by Ann Martin Bowler; illustrated by I Gusti Made
Sukanada.
Author: Bowler, Ann Martin.
Publication: Singapore : Periplus ; Enfield : Airlift, 2003.
Summary: A gecko living on Bali was kept awake by hundreds of fireflies so he complained to Raden, the
jungle's lion leader. Raden listens to complaints of many animals and found a solution.
Call Number j: QK474.5 .B69 2003
Title: George Washington Carver / by Andy Carter and Carol Saller ; illustrations by Lance Paladino.
Author: Carter, Andy, 1948Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c2001.
Summary: Recounts the life of the African-American agriculturist at the Tuskegee Institute, emphasizing his
love of plants and his belief in living in harmony with the natural world.
Call Number j: S417.C25 C245 2001
Title: Get growing : how the earth feeds us / by Candace Savage ; illustrated by Gary Clement.
Author: Savage, Candace Sherk, 1949Publication: Buffalo, N. Y. : Firefly Books, c1991.
Summary: Discusses the history of agriculture, explains how the world's soils are being depleted by overuse
and chemical pollution, and offers environmentally sound solutions for agricultural conservation.
Call Number j: S604.5 .Sa92 1991
Title: Ghost wings / by Barbara M. Joosse ; illustrated by Giselle Potter.

Author: Joosse, Barbara M.
Summary: A Mexican girl remembers her deceased grandmother when the Monarch butterflies return to the
ayamel fir forest.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 J741 2001
Title: The giant carrot / by Jan Peck ; pictures by Barry Root.
Author: Peck, Jan.
Summary: The Turnip, sweet Little Isabelle surprises her family with her unique way of helping a carrot seed
grow and of getting the huge vegetable from the ground. Includes a recipe for carrot pudding.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 P335 1998
Title: The giant zucchini / Catherine Siracusa.
Author: Siracusa, Catherine.
Summary: Edgar Mouse and Robert Squirrel grow a zucchini for the county fair, not knowing that it has
magic powers when they sing to it.
Call Number j: SB347 .Si76 1993
Title: The gift of the poinsettia = El regalo de la flor de nochebuena / by Pat Mora and Charles Ramrez
Berg ; art by Daniel Lechon.
Author: Mora, Pat.
Publication: Houston, Tex. : Piata Books, c1995.
Summary: In this telling of the Mexican legend, a young boy presents baby Jesus with a green plant which
miraculously turns red--a poinsettia.
Title: Gift of the sun : A tale from South Africa / Dianne Stewart ; pictures by Jude Daly.
Author: Stewart, Dianne.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, c1996.
Summary: Tired of milking when he would rather bask in the sun, Thulani sells the cow and begins a series of
exchanges that results in a sunflower crop and prosperity.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 St49 1996
Title: The gift of the tree / Alvin Tresselt ; illustrated by Henri Sorensen.
Author: Tresselt, Alvin R.

Summary: Traces the life cycle of an oak tree and describes the animals that depend on it for shelter and
food.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, T725, 1992
Title: The gift of the willows / Helena Clare Pittman.
Author: Pittman, Helena Clare.
Summary: A Japanese potter and his wife experience the vicissitudes of the seasons in their home by the
river, as they both give help and receive it from two willow trees whose tenacity to live symbolizes man's
desire to surmount life's obstacles.
Call Number j: QK495.S16 P686 1988
Title: The gigantic turnip / Aleksei Tolstoy & Niamh Sharkey.
Author: Tolstoy, Aleksey Nikolayevich, 1883-1945.
Publication: Brooklyn, N. Y. : Barefoot Books, 1999, c1998.
Summary: In this traditional Russian tale, a farmer grows a turnip so big that it takes the combined efforts of
him, his wife, and a host of animals to harvest.
Call Number j: SB211.T8 T588 1998
Title: Ginkgo and Moon / Lisa Mertins.
Author: Mertins, Lisa.
Summary: Ginkgo tree tries to attract Moon's notice, but Moon is too busy chasing after dazzling Sun.
Through persistence and creativity humble Ginkgo finally captures Moon's attention.
Call Number j: QK494.5.G48 M557 1996
Title: The Ginseng Maiden / written and illustrated by Jiang Chengan [and] Wu Daisheng.
Author: Jiang, Chengan.
Publication: Beijing, [China] : Foreign Languages Press, 1980.
Summary: Chinese folk myth relates the origin of ginseng's use as a medicinal plant.
Call Number j: SB295.G5 J56 1980
Title: Girls who looked under rocks : the lives of six pioneering naturalists / by Jeannine Atkins ; illustrated
by Paula Conner.
Author: Atkins, Jeannine, 1953Publication: Nevada City, Calif. : Dawn Publications, c2000.
Summary: Brief biographies of 6 woman naturalists from the 17th to 21st centuries: Maria Sibylla Merian,
Anna Botsford Comstock, Frances Hamerstrom, Rachel Carson, Miriam Rothschild, and Jane Goodall.
Call Number j: QH26 .At52 2000
Title: The giving tree / by Shel Silverstein.
Author: Silverstein, Shel.
Summary: A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which
gives to him without thought of return.
Call Number j: QK475 .Si39 1964
Title: The giving tree / by Shel Silverstein = Ai xin shu / Xie'er Xierfusitan wen tu ; Fu Weici yi.
Publication: Haikou : Nan hai chu ban she, 2007.
Summary: A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which
gives to him without thought of return.
Call Number j: QK475 .Si39c 2007
Title: The glass garden / Joyce Dunbar ; illustrated by Fiona French.
Author: Dunbar, Joyce.
Summary: After Lucia's father makes her a glass garden, she herself turns into glass, and only later is restored
to life by a mysterious stranger.
Title: Glorious grasses : the grains / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Summary: Discusses how humans have cultivated and used various grains, including wheat, rice, corn, millet,
oats, barley, and rye and the nutritional value of these cereal products. Includes recipes.
Title: The glowworm who lost her glow / William Bedford ; Sophie Joyce, illustrator.
Author: Bedford, William.
Publication: New York : Crabtree Pub., 2006.
Summary: Georgina, a glowworm who has lost her glow, searches everywhere and finally finds it.
Call Number j: QL596.L28 B39 2006
Title: The golden flower : a Taino myth from Puerto Rico / by Nina Jaffe ; illustrated by Enrique O. Snchez.
Author: Jaffe, Nina.
Summary: Retelling of the Puerto Rican Taino Indian creation myth about a child who plants seeds which
develop into a forest; in the forest a pumpkin grows and breaks open releasing the ocean and its creatures.
Title: Golden Gate Park / by Helen Ludwig.
Author: Ludwig, Helen.
Publication: San Francisco : Interprint, 1984.
Summary: Simple text with full page illustrations describe many of the attractions in the Golden Gate park.
Title: Goldfish and chrysanthemums / by Andrea Cheng ; illustrated by Michelle Chang.
Author: Cheng, Andrea.
Summary: A Chinese American girl puts her goldfish into a fish pond that she creates and borders with
chrysanthemums in order to remind her grandmother of the fish pond she had back in China.
Title: Good night, garden gnome / by Jamichael Henterly.
Author: Henterly, Jamichael.
Summary: Depicts a gnome at work and play in his garden.
Title: Good-night, owl! / Pat Hutchins.
Author: Hutchins, Pat, 1942Publication: New York, N.Y. : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1972.
Summary: Because all the other animals' noises keep him from sleeping, Owl watches for a chance to take his
revenge.
Call Number j: QL676.2.O8 H97 1972
Title: Goodnight, sweet butterflies : a colour dreamland / text by Dawn Bentley ; illustrations by Heather
Cahoon ; concept and design by Melanie Gerth.
Author: Bentley, Dawn.
Publication: New York : Little Simon, c2003.
Summary: Nine colored butterflies disappear one by one as the pages that match their colors are turned.
The butterflies are made of plastic and attached to the pages.
Title: A grand old tree / by Mary Newell DePalma.
Author: DePalma, Mary Newell.
Publication: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, c2005.
Summary: This story of a grand old tree is also the tale of a beautiful cycle of life -- a beginning, a middle,
and an end that leads to many new beginnings.
Title: The grandad tree / Trish Cooke ; illustrated by Sharon Wilson.
Author: Cooke, Trish.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2000.
Summary: The changing nature of their apple tree, as it grows and goes through the seasons, reminds Leigh
and Vin of their grandfather, who is gone but lives on in their memories.
Title: Grandfather Cherry Blossom / illustrations by Eih Hirezaki ; retold by Ralph F. McCarthy.
Author: McCarthy, Ralph F.
Publication: Tokyo ; New York : Kodansha International, c1993.
Summary: This is a version of a Japanese folk fable illustrating greed and unselfishness in the natures of two
neighbors. A tree motif recurs throughout the story.
Title: Grandma's garden / Elaine Moore ; pictures by Dan Andreasen.
Author: Moore, Elaine.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early gardens.
Summary: Kim visits Grandma in the spring and helps her plant vegetables and tend the plum trees.
Title: Grandma's purple flowers / Adjoa J. Burrowes.
Author: Burrowes, Adjoa J., 1957Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c2000.
Summary: Saddened by the loss of her grandmother, Hyacinth is comforted when she sees purple flowers
sprouting in her grandmother's garden.
Title: Grandmother Oak / by Rosi Dagit ; illustrated by Gretta Allison.

Author: Dagit, Rosi.
Publication: Boulder, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart, c1996.
Summary: This is the story of an oak that has lived for more than 2,000 years in California's Topanga State
Park.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6c, D133, 1996
Title: Grandmother's garden / by John Archambault ; illustrated by Ral Coln.
Author: Archambault, John.
Publication: Parsippany, N. J. : Silver Press, c1997.
Summary: Grandmother Rose's garden provides a place for children of different backgrounds to meet and
become friends.
Call Number j: SB453 .Ar22 1997
Title: Grandpa Green / Lane Smith.
Author: Smith, Lane
Publication: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2011.
Summary: A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his
topiary garden.
Call Number j: SB463 .Sm62 2011
Title: The grandpa tree / story by Mike Donahue ; illustrations by Susan Dorsey.
Author: Donahue, Mike.
Summary: Story follows the life cycle of a tree from seed to decomposition on the forest floor.
Title: Grandpa's garden / [Shea Darian ; illustrations by Karlyn Holman].
Author: Darian, Shea, 1959Publication: Nevada City, Calif. : Dawn Publications, 1996.
Summary: A young girl gardens with her grandfather and learns about the seasons of life.
Title: Grandpa's garden lunch / by Judith Caseley.
Author: Caseley, Judith.
Summary: After helping Grandpa in the garden, Sarah and her grandparents enjoy a lunch made from homegrown vegetables.

Title: Grandpa's too-good garden / by James Stevenson.
Author: Stevenson, James, 1929Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c1989.
Summary: Grandpa tells Mary Ann and Louie about a garden he had years ago that his brother Wainey
"helped" him plant.
Title: Gran's bees / by Mary Thompson ; illustrated by Donna Peterson.
Author: Thompson, Mary, 1947Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1996.
Summary: On a visit to her grandmother's farm, Jessie discovers the secrets of beekeeping that will allow her
to carry on her grandmother's work.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 T375 1996
Title: Grapes / written and illustrated by Susan Banta.
Summary: Board book, shaped like a bunch of grapes, describes in simple terms how grapes grow and the
different varieties that exist.
Title: The grapes grow sweet / story and illustrations by Lynne Tuft ; text by Tessa DeCarlo.
Author: Tuft, Lynne.
Publication: Napa, Calif. : Studio 8 / River Press, 1996.
Summary: After watching his family's vineyard grow from spring to summer, Julian participates in the grape
harvest in California's wine country.
Title: Grasses and grains / written by Theresa Greenaway.
Summary: Discusses the characteristics of different kinds of grasslands in the world and describes the
structure of grasses, how they grow and develop, the grains they produce, and their importance to animals
and humans.
Title: Grasshoppers / by Jane Dallinger ; photographs by Yk Sat.

Author: Dallinger, Jane.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of grasshoppers and discusses why some of these insects cause extensive
damage to crops.
Title: The great kapok tree : a tale of the Amazon rain forest / by Lynne Cherry.
Summary: The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to
convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.
Call Number j: QK495.B66 C4 C424 1990
Title: The great seed mystery for kids / writer, Peggy Henry ; photographers, Alan Copeland and Barry
Shapiro ; illustrator, Jim Balkovek.
Author: Henry, Peggy, 1956Publication: [Minneapolis, Minn.] : NK Lawn & Garden, c1992.
Summary: Projects and experiments demonstrate the significance of seeds, how and why they grow, and how
to plant and care for a garden.
Title: The great white owl of Sissinghurst / Dawn Langley Simmons ; illustrated by S. D. Schindler
Author: Simmons, Dawn Langley.
Publication: New York : M. McElderry Books, c1993.
Summary: Three young children staying at Sissinghurst Castle are fascinated by the great white owl that
haunts the grounds and they rescue it when it is shot by a hunter.
Call Number j: SB466.G73 S47, Si47, 1993
Title: The greatest power / Demi.
Author: Demi.
Publication: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c2004.
Summary: Sing proves to the emperor of her kingdom that a lotus seed is the greatest power in the world.
Title: Green / Laura Vaccaro Seeger.
Author: Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text explore the many shades of the color green.
Call Number j: QH81 .S44 2012
Title: Green beans / by Elizabeth Thomas ; illustrated by Vicki Jo Redenbaugh.
Author: Thomas, Elizabeth, 1953Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c1992.
Summary: Strict and proper Gramma, unhappy that her green beans won't grow, leaves for a vacation and
has a surprise when she comes back.
Title: Green beans & tambourines : over 30 summer projects & activities for fun-loving kids / Jennifer Storey
Gillis ; illustrations by Patti Delmonte.
Summary: Easy to do summer activities for children include recipes, crafts, and garden projects.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 G416 1995
Title: Green fun : plants as play / Marianne Gjersvik.
Author: Gjersvik, Marianne.
Publication: Willowdale, Ontario, Canada ; Buffalo, N. Y. : Firefly Books, c1997.
Summary: Directions on how to make and enjoy natural playthings, including geranium fingernails, rose bud
birds, and acorn finger puppets.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 G449 1997
Title: Green giants : rainforests of the Pacific Northwest / by Tom Parkin.
Author: Parkin, Tom, 1953Publication: Buffalo, N. Y. : Firefly Books, c1992.
Summary: This is an in-depth look at the history and ecology of North America's temperate rainforest and
the threats it is sustaining from clear-cut logging.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27na P229 1992
Title: The green island / Victor Datskevich ; colour photographs by V. Datskevich ; translated from the
Russian by Jan Butler.
Author: Datskevich, Victor.
Publication: Moscow : Progress Publishers, c1980.
Summary: A six year old boy discovers interesting facts about plants when he goes to the Botanical Gardens
in Moscow.
Call Number j: QK72.R8 D262 1980
Title: The green machine / by Polly Cameron ; drawings by Consuelo Joerns. -Author: Cameron, Polly.
Publication: New York : Coward-McCann c1969.
Summary: The progress of a small green car through the garden is followed with interest by the flowers and
vegetables and when it falls into the brook they advise the trout on its rescue.
Title: Green magic : the story of the world of plants / by Julie Closson Kenly ; illustrated by Edna M.
Reindal.
Author: Kenly, Julie Closson.
Publication: New York : D. Appleton & Co., c1930.
Summary: This is a basic botany book written in 1930. It is illustrated with beautiful woodcuts by Edna M.
Reidel.
Title: The Green Mist / adapted and illustrated by Marcia Sewall.
Author: Sewall, Marcia.
Summary: A retelling of a Lincolnshire, England, tale, probably eighteenth-century, in which a dying child is
made well by the spring rituals intended to placate the mischievous beings hiding in the earth.
Call Number j: S519 .Se86 1999
Title: Green Park / by Trisha Speed Shaskan ; illustrated by Esther Loopstra.
Author: Shaskan, Trisha Speed, 1973Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, c2009.
Summary: Citizenship week is coming. Read inside to find out if Jade, Olive, and Kelly can work together to
better their community.
Call Number j: SB481 .S53 2009
Title: Green power : leaf & flower vegetables / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Summary: Describes the history, growing requirements, uses, and food value of various leafy green
vegetables and vegetable flowers, including cabbage, broccoli, artichokes, spinach, Belgian endive, and
lettuce. Includes recipes.
Title: The green ship / Quentin Blake.
Author: Blake, Quentin.

Publication: London : Red Fox, 2000, c1998.
Summary: A brother and sister discover a topiary ship in the overgrown garden next door.
Title: Green tales / written and illustrated by Batrice Tanaka.
Author: Tanaka, Batrice.
Publication: New York : Four Walls Eight Windows, c1994.
Summary: Eight myths from around the world present different stories of the creation of the earth from an
ecological point of view.
Call Number j: QK83 .T153 1994
Title: Green thumb / Rob Thomas.
Author: Thomas, Rob.
Summary: A boy discovers that biologically engineered trees are destroying the Amazon rain forest.
Call Number j: SB123.4 .T366 1999
Title: Green thumbs : a kid's activity guide to indoor and outdoor gardening / Laurie Carlson.
Author: Carlson, Laurie M., 1952Publication: Chicago : Chicago Review Press, c1995.
Summary: Guide to garden-related crafts and activities, illustrated with black and white drawings.
Title: The green truck garden giveaway : a neighborhood story and almanac / by Jacqueline Briggs Martin ;
illustrated by Alec Gillman.
Summary: When two people pass out seeds and gardening supplies, neighbors who claim to have no interest
in gardening are transformed into a community of gardeners. Includes information on gardening and related
topics.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .M364 1997
Title: The greenhouse effect / by Darlene R. Stille.
Author: Stille, Darlene R.
Summary: Describes the causes and effects of the greenhouse effect and how it might be stopped.
Call Number j: QC903 .St54 1990
Title: The greenhouse effect : life on a warmer planet / Rebecca L. Johnson.

Author: Johnson, Rebecca L.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner Publications Co., c1990.
Summary: Discusses what the greenhouse effect is, research into its causes, and its possible impact on our
planet.
Call Number j: QC903 .J636 1990
Title: Gregor Mendel : the friar who grew peas / by Cheryl Bardoe ; illustrated by Jos. A. Smith.
Author: Bardoe, Cheryl, 1971Publication: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006.
Summary: Presents the life of the geneticist, discussing the poverty of his childhood, his struggle to get an
education, his life as a monk, his discovery of the laws of genetics, and the rediscovery of his work thirty-five
years after its publication.
Call Number j: SB123.4 .B37 2006
Title: Gregory's garden / William Stobbs.
Author: Stobbs, William.
Publication: Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1984.
Summary: A young gardener protects his growing pumpkin from hungry animals and birds.
Title: The grouchy ladybug / Eric Carle.
Author: Carle, Eric.
Publication: [New York] : Harper & Row, 1986, c1977.
Summary: A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their
size or strength.
Title: Grow a pumpkin pie! / by Jane E. Gerver ; illustrated by Tammie Speer-Lyon.
Author: Gerver, Jane E.
Summary: Describes the process of making a pumpkin pie, from planting the seed, through caring for the
plant, to cooking the pie. Includes games; bound with game cards.
Title: Grow a totally weird garden / by Joanna Poncavage ; illustrated by Peter Georgeson.
Author: Poncavage, Joanna.
Publication: Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel, c1996.

Summary: This guide to gardening and growing unusual vegetables and other plants from seed includes seed
packets and peat pellets.
Title: Grow it again / written by Elizabeth MacLeod ; illustrated by Caroline Price.
Author: MacLeod, Elizabeth.
Publication: Toronto, Ont., Canada ; Buffalo, N. Y. : Kids Can Press, c1999.
Summary: Step-by-step instructions explain growing plants from seeds, root tops, bulbs, and other parts of
commonly-available kitchen produce.
Title: Grow it! : an indoor/outdoor gardening guide for kids / by Erika Markmann ; illustrated by Gisela
Knemund.
Author: Markmann, Erika.
Summary: Provides tips on how to grow and care for plants.
Title: Grow your own pizza! : gardening plans and recipes for kids / Constance Hardesty ; illustrations by
Jeff McClung.
Author: Hardesty, Constance.
Summary: Provides plans and instructions for growing twenty-six different gardens, with recipes for using
what is grown. Gardens and recipes are divided by difficulty level, from easy to advanced.
Title: Growing colors / Bruce McMillan.
Summary: Bright photographs of fruits and vegetables are use to help teach children about colors in the
garden.
Call Number j: SB454.C71 M228 1988
Title: Growing plants from fruits and vegetables / by Jane Sholinsky ; ill. by Roberta Carter Clark.
Author: Sholinsky, Jane.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Book Services, 1974.
Summary: This book, designed for use in the classroom or at home, shows how to grow many plants from
fruits to vegetables.
Call Number j: SB419 .Sh74 1974
Title: Growing things / Angela Wilkes ; illustrated by John Shackell.
Author: Wilkes, Angela S.
Publication: London : Usborne, 1984.
Summary: Simple instructions about how to grow sunflowers, trees, bulbs, herbs and vegetables. Also
includes experiments to do in order to learn basic facts about plant growth.
Title: The growing up tree / by Vera Rosenberry
Author: Rosenberry, Vera.
Summary: The life of an apple tree, planted by Alfred's mother when he was a baby, parallels Alfred's life as
he and his children and grandchildren grow older together.
Title: Growing vegetable soup / written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
Summary: A father and child grow vegetables and then make them into a soup.
Call Number j: SB321 .Eh56g 1987
Title: Growing wild : inviting wildlife into your yard / story and illustrations by Constance Perenyi.
Author: Perenyi, Constance, 1954Publication: Hillsboro, Or. : Beyond Words, c1991.
Summary: Text and colorful collages trace a garden's evolution from sterile to biologically diverse
environment. Includes easy, ecologically sound family gardening projects.
Title: The gumdrop tree / Elizabeth Spurr ; illustrated by Julia Gorton.
Author: Spurr, Elizabeth.
Summary: A gumdrop tree sprouts after a little girl plants the gumdrops her father has given her.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 Sp95 1994
Title: Guri and Gura's special gift / Rieko Nakagawa and Yuriko Yamawaki ; translated by Peter Howlett and
Richard McNamara.
Author: Nakagawa, Rieko.
Publication: Boston : Tuttle Pub., c2002.
Summary: A little girl gives a squash to Guri and Gura, who then plant squash in their garden.
Title: Gus and Button / written and illustrated by Saxton Freymann.
Author: Freymann, Saxton.
Publication: New York : Arthur A. Levine, 2001.
Summary: Gus and his dog Button leave their white mushroom world to brave the scary vegetable and fruit
forest and discover color.
Call Number j: SB105.A1 F898 2001
Title: Habitats : making homes for animals and plants / by Pamela M. Hickman ; illustrated by Sarah Jane
English.
Author: Hickman, Pamela M.
Summary: Includes directions for creating temporary habitats indoors that allow for the study of various
animals and plants in natural settings.
Title: Hana in the time of the tulips / Deborah Noyes ; illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline.
Author: Noyes, Deborah.
Summary: A little girl seeks to regain her father's attention during the tulipomania craze in seventeenthcentury Holland.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 N874 2004
Title: Handa's surprise / Eileen Browne.
Author: Browne, Eileen.
Publication: London : Walker, c1994.
Summary: Handa, a Kenyan girl, is surprised when she discovers that the fruits she has brought to her friend
Akeyo are all tangerines.
Title: A handful of dirt / Raymond Bial.
Author: Bial, Raymond.
Publication: New York : Walker & Co., c2000.

Summary: Discusses the nature and importance of soil and the many forms of life it supports.
Title: A handful of seeds / Monica Hughes ; paintings by Luis Garay.
Author: Hughes, Monica.
Summary: Forced into the barrio by her grandmother's death, Concepcion takes with her a legacy of chili,
corn, and bean seeds and finds that they hold the key to her survival.
Title: A handful of sunshine : growing a sunflower / Melanie Eclare.
Author: Eclare, Melanie.
Publication: Brooklyn, N. Y. : Ragged Bears, 2000.
Summary: Oversize photographs with simple text show how a young girl raises a sunflower from seed.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 Ec61 2000
Title: Handsprings : poems & paintings / by Douglas Florian.
Summary: A celebration of spring through poems and color paintings.
Title: Happy, happy Chinese New Year! / Demi.
Author: Demi.
Publication: New York : Crown Publishers, c1997.
Summary: Examines the customs, traditions, food, and lore associated with the celebration of Chinese New
Year.
Call Number j: QK83.2.L8 D395 1997
Title: Happy veggies / Mayumi Oda.
Author: Oda, Mayumi.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Parallax Press, c1988.
Summary: Bold illustrations and simple text describe the vegetable garden from spring through winter.
Call Number j: SB321 .Od1 1988
Title: Hard to crack : nut trees / Meredith Sayles Hughes.

Summary: Presents information on the history, growing requirements, uses, and food value of various nuts
grown around the world. Includes recipes.
Title: Harriet and the garden / Nancy Carlson.
Author: Carlson, Nancy L.
Summary: Harriet feels terrible until she confesses to trampling on a neighbor's garden and ruining a prize
dahlia.
Title: Harvest / Kris Waldherr.
Author: Waldherr, Kris.
Publication: New York : Walker & Company, c2001.
Summary: A girl and her mother spend an autumn day gathering vegetables, fruit, and herbs from their
garden.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa W145 2001
Title: The harvest birds / story by Blanca Lpez de Mariscal ; pictures by Enrique Flores = Los pjaros de la
cosecha / escrito por Blanco Lpez de Mariscal ; ilustrado por Enrique Flores.
Author: Lpez de Mariscal, Blanca.
Publication: Emeryville, Calif. : Children's Book Press, c1995.
Summary: A young man realizes his dream by listening the voice of nature.
Call Number j: S603.5 .L881 1995
Title: The Harvest Queen / story by Joanne Robertson ; illustrations by Karen Reczuch.
Author: Robertson, Joanne, 1946Publication: Red Deer, Alberta, Canada : Red Deer College Press, c1996.
Summary: Fairies come to dance with Carlin, who is made from the vegetables harvested by Brigit and her
grandmother.
Title: Harvest year / by Cris Peterson ; photographs by Alvis Upitis.
Author: Peterson, Cris.
Summary: A photographic essay about foods that are harvested year-round in the United States.
Title: Harvesting hope : the story of Cesar Chavez / Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Yuyi Morales.
Author: Krull, Kathleen.
Publication: San Diego : Harcourt, Inc., c2003.
Summary: A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten with emphasis on their Arizona ranch, to age thirtyeight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.
Title: Have you ever picked a dandelion? / [text, Hannah Roche ; illustrations, Pierre Pratt].
Author: Roche, Hannah.
Publication: [New York : Zero to Ten, c1998]
Summary: A dandelion flower opens, a seed drifts off, and the cycle of life begins again. This spiral-bound
book is designed to read around and around, a never-ending story.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, R583, 1998
Title: Have you seen bugs? / Joanne Oppenheim ; illustrated by Ron Broda.
Author: Oppenheim, Joanne.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Press, 1998, c1996.
Summary: Depicts and describes in verse a variety of bugs and how they look, behave, and improve our
lives.
Call Number j: QL467 .Op5 1996
Title: Have you seen trees? / by Joanne Oppenheim ; illustrated by Jean and Mou-sien Tseng.
Summary: A collection of poems which invite readers and listeners to experience the world of trees
Call Number j: QK475 .Op5 1995
Title: Hawaiian myths of earth, sea, and sky / Vivian L. Thompson ; illustrated by Marilyn Kahalewai.
Author: Thompson, Vivian Laubach.
Publication: Honolulu : University of Hawaii Press, c1988.
Summary: Twelve Hawaiian myths explain how the earth was created, why volcanoes on Hawaii erupt, why
the days are longer in summer, and other natural phenomena.
Call Number j: QE501.2 .T378 1988
Title: He Mla i ka / na ke Kmike Hana Hawina o ka ha Pnana Leo ; honohonoho ana a kaha ki a
na, Nelson Makua.
Author: Makua, Nelson

Publication: Honolulu : Bess Press, c1989.
Summary: A grandfather and grandson tend to their garden filled with native Hawaiian plants.
Call Number j: QK473.H4 H34 1989
Title: Heartland / by Diane Siebert ; paintings by Wendell Minor.
Author: Siebert, Diane.
Summary: Evokes the land, animals, and people of the Middle West in poetic text and illustrations.
Call Number j: S519 .Si15 1990
Title: Hello, harvest moon / by Ralph Fletcher ; illustrated by Kate Kiesler.
Author: Fletcher, Ralph J.
Publication: New York : Clarion Books, 2003.
Summary: Poetic prose describes a full autumn moon and the magical effect it has on the earth, plants,
animals, and people around it.
Title: Hello, tree! / by Joanne Ryder ; illustrated by Michael Hays.
Publication: New York : Lodestar Books, c1991.
Summary: Describes, in simple text and illustrations, some of the unique characteristics of trees.
Title: Helpful and harmful insects / Molly Aloian & Bobbie Kalman.
Author: Aloian, Molly.
Publication: New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., c2005.
Summary: This book examines the many ways insects benefit or harm one another, as well as the beneficial
and harmful effects of insects on humans and their economic interests.
Title: Henry David's house / Henry David Thoreau ; edited by Steven Schnur ; illustrated by Peter Fiore.
Author: Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862.
Summary: Excerpts from Thoreau's Walden tell the story of how he lived in the woods in harmony with
nature.
Call Number j: QH31.T39 T391 2002
Title: Her father's garden / James Vollbracht ; illustrated by Janet Brooke.

Author: Vollbracht, James R., 1950Publication: Boston : Wisdom Publications, c1996.
Summary: Mi Shan, the gentle daughter of the Innkeeper in the Village High Above the White Clouds,
transforms those she meets by enabling them to see their better natures and comparing them to plants in the
mountain garden of her father's dreams.
Title: The herbalist of Yarrow : a fairy tale of plant wisdom / written and created by Shatoiya de la Tour ;
illustrated by Pamela Becker.
Author: De la Tour, Shatoiya, 1954Publication: Sacramento, Calif. : Tzedakah Publications, c1994.
Summary: A young girl learns to value her mother's teaching about the healing power of herbs. Includes
recipes for herbal remedies.
Call Number j: QK99.A1 D375 1994
Title: Here is the tropical rain forest / Madeleine Dunphy ; illustrated by Michael Rothman.
Author: Dunphy, Madeleine.
Summary: Cumulative text presents the animals and plants of the tropical rain forest and their relationship
with one another and their environment.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 D923 1994
Title: Here we go 'round the mulberry bush / as told and illustrated by Iza Trapani.
Author: Trapani, Iza.
Summary: An expansion of the traditional song which features a battle between a gardener and some "pesky
critters" in search of a snack. Includes short score for song and complete lyrics.
Title: Herman and Marguerite : an earth story / by Jay O'Callahan ; illustrated by Laura O'Callahan.
Author: O'Callahan, Jay.
Publication: Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, c1996.
Summary: An earthworm and a caterpillar become friends and work together to bring a neglected apple
orchard back to life.
Call Number j: SB363 .Oc1 1996
Title: Hidden life of the desert / Thomas Wiewandt.
Author: Wiewandt, Thomas Alan.

Publication: Missoula, Mont. : Mountain Press Pub., 2010.
Summary: Takes a photographic tour of the life cycles of the desert, where all creatures must adapt to
extremes of heat and cold and the coming and going of the rains.
Title: The hidden life of the meadow / photographs by Dwight Kuhn ; text by David M. Schwartz.
Summary: Examines the animals, plants, and ecology of a typical American meadow.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M4 Sch95 1988
Title: The hidden life of the pond / photographs by Dwight Kuhn ; text by David M. Schwartz.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers/
Summary: Photographs and text introduce the animals, insects, and plants in a pond.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 Sch95 1988
Title: Hidden stories in plants : unusual and easy-to-tell stories from around the world, together with
creative things to do while telling them / Anne Pellowski ; illustrated by Lynn Sweat.
Author: Pellowski, Anne.
Summary: Presents myths, legends, tales, and folklore about plants and describes how to use plants to make
ornaments, toys, disguises, dolls, and musical instruments.
Title: Hoe, hoe, hoe, watch my garden grow / written & illustrated by Mark Daddona.
Author: Daddona, Mark, 1960Publication: Reading, Mass. : Addison-Wesley, c1980.
Summary: A guide for growing vegetables for the beginning gardener.
Title: Los hogares de los animales
Author: Rice, Dona Herweck.
Publication: Huntington Beach, Calif., Teacher Created Materials c2010.
Summary: Every animal has a home, just like you do. Each home is unique. Read this book to see where all
the animals live.
Title: Las hojas / Patricia Whitehouse.

Summary: A basic introduction to leaves, describing their physical characteristics, function, and uses.
Title: Holly Bloom's garden / written by Sarah Ashman and Nancy Parent ; illustrated by Lori Mitchell.
Author: Ashman, Sarah.
Publication: New York : Flashlight Press, 2004.
Summary: After failing as a gardener, Holly creates her own garden in her father's art studio.
Call Number j: SB453 .As36 2004
Title: The hollyhock wall / Martin Waddell ; illustrated by Salley Mavor.
Author: Waddell, Martin.
Summary: After Mary makes a garden in an old cooking pot and includes in it a boy fashioned out of clay,
she finds herself with him in the garden.
Title: Home sweet home / by Jean Marzollo ; illustrated by Ashley Wolff.
Author: Marzollo, Jean.
Summary: Simple rhyming blessings for everything in the natural world.
Title: Honey / Pam Robson.
Summary: Explains how bees produce honey, as well as the commercial process of producing and marketing
honey as a food.
Title: A honey of a day / by Janet Marshall.
Author: Marshall, Janet Perry.
Summary: The names and illustrations of many wildflowers are interwoven into a story about a woodland
wedding.
Title: Honeybee / Barrie Watts.
Summary: Describes the life cycle and behavior of the honeybee.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 W349 1989
Title: Honeybees / by Jane Lecht. -Author: Lecht, Jane.
Summary: Describes the roles of the types of bees, their activities in the hive, and their many uses to
humans.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 L495 1973
Title: Honeybee's busy day / Richard Fowler.
Author: Fowler, Richard, 1944Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace, c1994.
Summary: Honeybee does not let anything distract her as she gathers nectar from the summer flowers to
make into honey. Features a separate honeybee that weaves its way through die-cut pages.
Call Number j: QL568.A1 F829 1994
Title: Hooray for beekeeping! / [Bobbie Kalman, editor-in-chief ; writing team: Bobbie Kalman...et al.]
Author: Kalman, Bobbie, 1947Publication: New York : Crabtree, c1998.
Summary: Introduces bees and beekeeping, covering such aspects as pollination, the making of honey, and
beekeeping equipment and practices.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 K126 1998
Title: Hooray for orchards! / Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: Introduces orchards through discussion of pollination, fruit development, grafting, fruit
processing, pests, pesticides and their effect on the environment, and harvesting. Includes simple recipes
using fruit.
Title: Hope for the flowers / words and pictures by Trina Paulus. -Author: Paulus, Trina.
Publication: New York : Paulist Press, c1972.
Summary: A functional tale follows two caterpillars as they try to become more than they are.
Title: Hornets' nest / written by Kate Scarborough ; illustrated by Martin Camm.
Author: Scarborough, Kate.
Publication: [Alexandria, Va.] : Time-Life Books, c1997.
Summary: Follows the step-by-step process of a hornets' nest being built. Features step-cut pages to
emphasize the way things get bigger as they grow.
Call Number j: QL568.V5 Sc72 1997
Title: A house of leaves / by Kiyoshi Soya ; illustrations by Akiko Hayashi.
Author: Soya, Kiyoshi, 1935Publication: New York : Philomel Books, c1987.
Summary: Sheltering from the rain, Sarah shares a house of leaves with a praying mantis, ladybug, and other
small creatures of the wild.
Call Number j: QL59 .So96 1987
Title: How a plant grows / Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: Discusses the growth and reproduction of plants, including the functions of various parts of plants
and plant-growing activities.
Title: How a seed grows / by Helene J. Jordan ; illustrated by Loretta Krupinski.
Author: Jordan, Helene Jamieson.
Summary: Uses observations of bean seeds planted in eggshells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into
plants.
Title: How a seed grows into a sunflower / written by David Stewart ; illustrated by Carolyn Franklin.
Author: Stewart, David Evelyn, 1954Publication: New York : Children's Press, 2008.
Summary: Text and illustrations give a step-by-step explanation of how a sunflower seed becomes a
sunflower.
Title: The how and why wonder book of mushrooms, ferns, and mosses. Illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler
and Alvin Koehler. Editorial production: Donald D. Wolf.
Author: Jensen, Amy Elizabeth, 1901Publication: New York, Grosset & Dunlap [1965]
Summary: Basic information about mushrooms, ferns and mosses -- how they grow and folktales and
superstitions associated with them.
Title: The how and why wonder book of trees / written by Geoffrey Coe ; illustrated by Cynthia Iliff
Koehler and Alvin Koehler ; editorial production: Donald D. Wolf.
Author: Coe, Geoffrey.
Publication: New York : Wonder Books, 1964.
Summary: Introduction to tree biology, with profiles of many trees found around the world.
Title: The how and why wonder book of wild flowers / written by Grace F. Ferguson ; illustrated by Cynthia
Iliff Koehler and Alvin Koehler ; editorial production, Donald D. Wolf.
Author: Ferguson, Grace F.
Publication: New York : Wonder Books, c1962.
Summary: An in-depth look at uncultivated plants that bear flowers.
Title: How did that get in my lunchbox? : the story of food / Chris Butterworth ; illustrated by Lucia
Gaggiotti.
Author: Butterworth, Christine.
Publication: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2011.
Summary: From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit,
picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in
producing some common foods.
Title: How do apples grow? / by Betsy Maestro ; illustrated by Giulio Maestro.
Author: Maestro, Betsy.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of an apple from its initial appearance as a spring bud through pollination
and fertilization to a fully ripe fruit.
Title: How do plants get food? / by Meish Goldish ; illustrated by Tom Powers.
Author: Goldish, Meish.
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn, 1992, c1989.
Summary: Explains, in simple terms, how plants make food.
Title: How do things grow? / written by Althea ; illustrated by Julie Douglas.
Author: Althea.
Publication: Mahwah, N. J. : Troll Associates, c1991.
Summary: Discusses how plants and animals gain energy, change, and grow through the course of their
existence.
Call Number j: QH511 .AL79 1991
Title: How do you know it's spring? / by Allan Fowler ; consultants, Robert L. Hillerich, Mary Nalbandian,
Fay Robinson.
Summary: A simple description of the characteristics of spring.
Title: How does your garden grow? : a pop-up and pull-tab garden / Kate Burns, Dawn Apperley.
Author: Burns, Kate, 1965Publication: London : Levinson Books, c1997.
Summary: Pop-ups, pull-tabs, and simple text depict a garden in spring, summer, and autumn.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s B937 1997
Title: How does your garden grow? : be your own plant expert / Dominique and Philippe Joly ; [illustrations
by] Nathalie Locoste & Jean-Claude Sene ; [translated by Fay Greenbaum].
Author: Joly, Dominique.
Summary: Follows the process of gardening from defining and describing plants through preparing and
maintaining of gardens.
Title: How Groundhog's garden grew / by Lynne Cherry.

Summary: Squirrel teaches Little Groundhog how to plant and tend a vegetable garden.
Title: How leaves change / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Yuko Sato.
Summary: Describes the structure and purpose of leaves, the ways in which they change as part of the
natural cycle of the seasons, and the process that creates their autumn colors.
Title: How medicine came to the people : a tale of the ancient Cherokees / drawings by Murv Jacob ; story
by Deborah L. Duvall.
Author: Duvall, Deborah L., 1952-.
Publication: Albuquerque : University of New Mexico Press, c2003.
Summary: A Cherokee tale of plants coming to the aid of humans. Includes a glossary with pictures of plants
used in herbal medicine.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6ne D956 2003
Title: How monkeys make chocolate : foods and medicines from the rainforests / by Adrian Forsyth.
Author: Forsyth, Adrian.
Publication: Toronto, Ontario, [Canada] : Owl Books, c1995.
Summary: Text and illustrations examine how the world's rainforests provide edible and useful plants for
animals and people.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 F7768h 1995
Title: How peas grow = Como crecen los guisantes / by/por Joanne Mattern.
Author: Mattern, Joanne, 1963Publication: Milwaukee, WI : Weekly Reader Early Learning Library, 2006.
Summary: Describes with simple text and photographs a pea plant's life from pea to flower to pod.
Title: How plants grow / by Stephen Parker ; illustrated by Josephine Martin.
Author: Parker, Steve, 1952Publication: London : Piper, c1985.
Summary: A history of plants on earth, how they grow, and how they help us in our everyday lives.

Title: How plants grow / Malcolm Penny.
Author: Penny, Malcolm.
Publication: New York : Benchmark Books (Marshall Cavendish), c1997.
Summary: Describes the growth and development of various plants.
Title: How seeds travel / by Cynthia Overbeck ; photographs by Shabo Hani.
Summary: Describes how seeds are moved from place to place by wind, water, and animals, and how they
function in plant reproduction.
Call Number j: QK929 Ov2 1982
Title: How the farmer tricked the evil demon / retold by Alice Lucas ; illustrated by Kosol Kong.
Author: Lucas, Alice.
Publication: Covina, Calif. : Pacific Asia Press, c1994.
Summary: In this Cambodian folk story, a farmer uses traditional crops and farming techniques to outwit a
demon who demands half of everything he grows.
Call Number j: SB175 .L962k 1994
Title: How the farmer tricked the evil demon = Ng i nong phu l a hung than / retold by Alice Lucas ;
illustrated by Kosal Kong ; translated by Anh Nguyen.
Call Number j: SB175 .L962v 1994
Title: How the farmer tricked the evil demon = Tus tswv teb dag tau tus dab ntxwj nyoog / retold by Alice
Lucas ; illustrated by Kosal Kong ; [translated by la Xiong].
Call Number j: SB175 .L962h 1994
Title: How the forest grew / by William Jaspersohn ; illustrated by Chuck Eckart.
Author: Jaspersohn, William.
Summary: Describes the gradual transformation of a cleared farm field into a dense forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 J312 1980
Title: How things grow / written by Peter Seymour ; illustrated by Carole Etow ; designed by David A.
Carter.
Author: Seymour, Peter S.
Publication: New York : Dutton, c1988.
Summary: Wheels turn and flaps lift to assist in explaining how butterflies, apples, pine trees, chickens, and
several other things grow.
Call Number j: QH511 .Se96 1988
Title: How to guzzle your garden / by Jackie French ; illustrated by Judith Rossell.
Author: French, Jackie.
Publication: Sydney, NSW, Australia ; New York ; HarperCollins, c1999.
Summary:
Call Number j: SB453.3.Au7 F888 1999
Title: How to make things grow [by] David Wickers and John Tuey.
Author: Wickers, David.
Publication: London, Studio Vista; New York, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co. [1972]
Summary: Six experiments demonstrating basic facts about plant growth are followed by instructions for
growing a variety of plants both indoors and out.
Title: How trees help me / Bobbie Kalman & Janine Schaub.
Summary: Describes trees, their uses, and ways they can be conserved.
Title: How we came to the fifth world : a creation story from ancient Mexico = Cmo vinimos al quinto
mundo / adapted by Harriet Rohmer & Mary Anchondo ; revised by Harriet Rohmer & Rosalma Zubizarreta
; illustrated by Graciela Carrillo.
Publication: San Francisco : Children's Book Press, c1988.
Summary: This Aztec creation legend about destruction of the world by the gods of water, air, fire and earth
stresses the importance of peaceful coexistence for the survival of our present world.
Call Number j: QE501.2 .R636 1988
Title: Hummingbird / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens, 2001, c1999.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior and habitat of the hummingbird.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 Sch96 2001
Title: The hummingbird garden / by Christine Widman ; illustrations by James Ransome.
Author: Widman, Christine Barker.
Publication: New York : Macmillan Pub. Co., c1993.
Summary: Drawn by the hummingbirds in her neighbor's garden, Jonna comes in for a closer look and makes
a new friend.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 W634 1993
Title: Hummingbird nest : a journal of poems / Kristine O'Connell George ; illustrated by Barry Moser.
Author: George, Kristine O'Connell.
Publication: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, c2004.
Summary: When a mother hummingbird builds a nest on a family's porch, they watch and poetically record
her actions and the birth and development of her fledglings.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 G293 2004
Title: The hummingbirds' gift / Stefan Czernecki and Timothy Rhodes ; illustrated by Stefan Czernecki ;
straw weavings by Juliana Reyes de Silva and Juan Hilario Silva.
Author: Czernecki, Stefan.
Summary: When Consuelo saves the hummingbirds' lives they, in return, show her how to save her family's
wheat field from the drought.
Call Number j: SB191.W5 C997 1994
Title: A hummingbird's life / written and illustrated by John Himmelman.
Reading Level: Age code 1- - Pre-readers.
Summary: Describes the life cycle and the feeding and migratory habits of the hummingbird.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 H576 2000
Title: Hungry plants / by Mary Batten ; illustrated by Paul Mirocha.

Author: Batten, Mary.
Publication: New York : Golden Books, c2000.
Summary: Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus fly trap,
sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.
Title: The hunter and the ebony tree / written and illustrated by Nelda LaTeef.
Author: LaTeef, Nelda, 1958Publication: North Kingstown, R.I. : Moon Mountain Pub., c2002.
Summary: Retelling of a Zarma (West African) tale about a hunter who, with the help of his animal friends,
shoots an arrow into an ebony tree and wins the hand of a beautiful girl.
Call Number j: QK495.E25 L343 2002
Title: Hurry home Spider : run your finger along the tracks to follow Spider home / illustrated by David
Crossley.
Author: Crossley, David.
Publication: Hauppauge, N.Y. : Barron's, c2001.
Summary: It's raining in the garden, and Spider goes inside the house. Illustrates such prepositions as "over,"
"down," "across," and "between."
Title: I am a little bat / Marta Prims & Nuria Roca.
Author: Prims, Marta.
Publication: Hauppauge, N. Y. : Barron's Educational Services, c2001.
Summary: By telling its story, a tiny bat tells the story of all bats.
Call Number j: QL795.B3 P935 2001
Title: I am a little caterpillar / Francois Crozat.
Author: Crozat, Franois.
Publication: Hauppauge, N. Y. : Barron's Educational Series, c1995.
Summary: A caterpillar describes everything that happens to it as it grows from egg to butterfly.
Title: I am an apple / by Jean Marzollo ; illustrated by Judith Moffat.
Author: Marzollo, Jean.
Summary: Depicts a bud on an apple tree as it grows into an apple, ripens, is harvested, and provides seeds
for the future.
Title: I am phoenix : poems for two voices / Paul Fleischman ; illustrated by Ken Nutt.
Publication: New York : Harper & Row, 1989, c1985.
Summary: A collection of poems about birds to be read aloud by two voices.
Call Number j: QL676 .F628 1985
Title: I am the world's oldest-known living tree / Gilbert G. Thibault.
Author: Thibault, Gilbert G.
Publication: Glendale, Ariz. : Winmark Communications, c2012.
Summary: A friendly and informative guide to the unbelievable beauty and scientific value of the Bristlecone
Pines of the White Mountains in centeral California.
Call Number j: QK495.P66 T345 2012
Title: I celebrate nature / written and illustrated by Diane Iverson.
Summary: A simple poem about the beauty of nature.
Call Number j: QH81 .Iv3 1993
Title: I found a leaf / written and illustrated by Sharon Lerner. -Author: Lerner, Sharon.
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co. c1964.
Summary: Prints of various leaves help the young reader to learn simple facts about the weeping willow,
mountain ash, sugar maple, elm, polar, white oak, etc.
Title: I have an olive tree / by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Karen Barbour.
Author: Bunting, Eve, 1928Publication: [New York] : Joanne Cotler Books, an imprint of HarperCollins, c1999.
Summary: After her grandfather's death, eight-year-old Sophia fulfills his last request and journeys to Greece
to see the olive tree he gave her.
Title: I heard it from Alice Zucchini : poems about the garden / by Juanita Havill ; illustrated by Christine
Davenier.
Author: Havill, Juanita.
Summary: From the still chill of a winter night to the ra-ta-ta, ra-ta-ta, ra-ta-ta-too of a lively vegetable stew,
these twenty whimsical poems celebrate the joys of a garden from start to finish.
Title: I like vegetables / written and illustrated by Sharon Lerner. -Author: Lerner, Sharon.
Title: I love dirt / by Shelly Neilsen [i.e. Nielsen] ; illustrated by Anastasia Mitchell.
Author: Nielsen, Shelly, 1958Publication: Edina, Minn. : Abdo & Daughters , c1993.
Summary: Brief text and suggested activities introduce the importance of dirt, the covering that blankets the
Earth.
Call Number j: S591 .N554 1993
Title: I spy in the garden / by Richard Powell ; illustrated by Steve Cox.
Author: Powell, Richard, 1957Publication: New York : Puffin, 1997, c1993.
Summary: A lift-the-flap book illustrates animals and tools in the garden.
Title: I wish I had a big, big tree / written by Satoru Sato ; illustrated by Tsutomu Murakami ; English text by
Hitomi Jitodai & Carol Eisman.
Author: Sato, Satoru, 1928Publication: Tokyo : Kaisei-sha, 1984.
Summary: Kaoru dreams about owning a big tree and about the tree house he would build in it.
Call Number j: SB473.T7 Sa83 1984
Title: I wonder what it's like to be a butterfly / Erin M. Hovanec.
Author: Hovanec, Erin M.
Publication: New York : PowerKids Press, 2000.
Summary: Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of butterflies.
Title: I wonder what it's like to be an earthworm / Erin M. Hovanec.

Author: Hovanec, Erin M.
Publication: New York : PowerKids Press, c2000.
Summary: Introduces the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of earthworms.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 H82 2000
Title: I wonder why trees have leaves, and other questions about plants / Andrew Charman.
Author: Charman, Andy.
Publication: New York : Kingfisher, 1997.
Summary: Questions and answers explore the world of plants, covering such aspects as leaves, roots, stems,
seeds, and fruit.
Title: The icky bug alphabet book / by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by Ralph Masiello ; title by Neil Pallotta.
Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge Press, 1988, c1986.
Summary: Introduces the characteristics and activities of insects and other crawly creatures from A to Z,
beginning with the ant and concluding with the zebra butterfly.
Title: Icy watermelon / by Mary Sue Galindo ; illustrated by Pauline Rodriguez Howard = Sanda fra / por
Mary Sue Galindo ; ilustraciones por Pauline Rodriguez Howard.
Author: Galindo, Mary Sue.
Publication: Houston, Tex. : Piata Books, 2000.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers
Summary: When three generations of a family gather to eat watermelon, the grandparents reminisce about
how the sweet fruit brought them together.
Call Number j: SB379.W38 G133 2000
Title: Iduna and the magic apples / by Marianna Mayer ; illustrated by Laszlo Gal.
Author: Mayer, Marianna.
Summary: In this myth, on which Wagner's Das Reingold is based, the evil giant Thiassi vows to capture
Iduna and her magic apples which give the gods on Valhalla everlasting life.
Title: If I were a tree / written & illustrated by Dar Hosta.
Author: Hosta, Dar.
Publication: Flemington, N.J. : Brown Dog Books, c2007.

Summary: Colorful paper-cut illustrations highlight the roles trees play in nature and our lives.
Title: If the trees could talk ... / written by Stuart A. Kallen ; illustrated by Kristen Copham.
Author: Kallen, Stuart A., 1955Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Abdo & Daughters, c1993.
Summary: A tree talks about how it was planted and the important part it plays in the environment.
Title: Illustration school : let's draw plants and small creatures / Sachiko Umoto.
Author: Umoto, Sachiko.
Publication: Beverly, Mass. : Quarry Books, 2010, c2009.
Summary: This book provides detailed instruction for Japanese style illustration to create fun and appealing
characters and elements that celebrate life.
Call Number j: QK98.1 .Um76 2009
Title: The imaginary garden / Andrew Larsen, [illustrated by] Irene Luxbacher.
Author: Larsen, Andrew, 1960Publication: Toronto, ON ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, c2009.
Summary: Poppa's move to an apartment brings his gardening to an end-- until granddaughter Theo comes
up with an idea to grow a new, imaginary garden!
Call Number j: QK98.A2 L37 2009
Title: In a backyard / Jen Green.
Author: Green, Jen.
Summary: Describes the various animals that live in and around the backyard and garden of a house in North
America.
Title: In a nutshell / by Joseph Anthony ; illustrated by Cris Arbo.
Author: Anthony, Joseph Patrick.
Summary: An acorn grows into a mighty oak, helps sustain other life, and eventually dies and continues to
give life to others.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6, An86, 1999
Title: In a pumpkin shell : over 20 pumpkin projects for kids / by Jennifer Storey Gillis ; illustrated by Patti
Delmont.
Summary: Provides instructions for growing pumpkins, and using them in recipes and crafts.
Title: In a spring garden / Edited by Richard Lewis, pictures by Ezra Jack Keats.
Author: Lewis, Richard, 1935Publication: New York, Dial Press c1965.
Summary:
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp L588 1965
Title: In a tree / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the characteristics of some of the trees and animals
that can be found in a forest. Includes a caterpillar, raccoon, yellow warbler, owl, squirrel, a white pine and
an oak.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 Sch95 1999
Title: In for winter, out for spring / by Arnold Adoff ; illustrations by Jerry Pinkney.
Author: Adoff, Arnold.
Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1991.
Summary: This collection of poems, told from the perspective of a young girl, celebrates family life
Call Number j: QH81 .Ad71 1991
Title: In Granny's garden / Sarah Harrison & Mike Wilks.
Author: Harrison, Sarah, 1942Publication: New York : Holt, Rinehart and Winston, c1980.
Summary: Rhyming tale relates how a young boy encounters a brontosaurus in his grandmother's garden.
Title: In my backyard : [a science coloring book] / Jo Ellen Moore & Joy Evans.
Author: Moore, Jo Ellen.
Publication: Monterey, Calif. : Evan-Moor, c1987.
Summary: A coloring book of animals in backyard habitats.

Title: In my flower / Sara Gillingham & Lorena Siminovich.
Author: Gillingham, Sara
Summary: Young readers learn about the relationship between a butterfly and its flowers.
Title: In my garden / Ermanno Cristini, Luigi Puricelli.
Author: Cristini, Ermanno.
Publication: Saxonville, Mass. : Picture Book Studio, c1981.
Summary: Presents a wordless panorama of assorted domestic animals sharing a garden environment with a
variety of small wild creatures.
Title: In my garden / [illustrated by Moira Maclean].
Author: Maclean, Moira, 1933Publication: New York : Todtri, c1999.
Summary: A book with real twinkling lights tells the story of a little girl who discovers that her garden is
illuminated by fairies.
Title: In my garden / Ron Maris.
Author: Maris, Ron.
Summary: A girl notes the objects, animals, and friends she enjoys seeing in her garden. Features half pages
that reveal hidden portions of the illustrations.
Title: In my garden : a child's gardening book / Helen & Kelly Oechsli.
Author: Oechsli, Helen.
Publication: New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan, c1985.
Summary: A general guide to beginning gardening, with specific instructions for growing beans, carrots,
lettuce, peppers, and other vegetables.
Call Number j: SB321 .Oe2 1985
Title: In my garden : a counting book / Ward Schumaker.
Author: Schumaker, Ward.

Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2000.
Summary: Counting book featuring garden flowers, fruits, plants, and animals.
Title: In my nest / Sara Gillingham & Lorena Siminovich.
Summary: "Turn the colorful pages of this irresistible board book to discover just what makes little bird's
nest so cozy. Is it the soft feathers? Is it the smooth leaves? No, it's his family! Bright pictures, a sweet,
reassuring message, and an adorable finger puppet make this a book filled with reading and playtime fun!"-Cover back.
Title: In my own backyard / by Judi Kurjian ; illustrated by David Wagner.
Author: Kurjian, Judi.
Summary: A young child looks out a bedroom window seeing the backyard as it would have looked if she
had seen it during various historical and geological periods.
Title: In my tree / Sara Gillingham & Lorena Siminovich.
Summary: Turn the pages to find out what makes the little owl's nest so cozy.
Call Number j: QL676.2.O8 G415 2009
Title: In November / Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Jill Kastner.
Publication: San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace, 2000.
Summary: Describes the autumn activities and traditions that November's cooling temperatures bring.
Title: In search of the perfect pumpkin / Gloria Evangelista ; illustrated by Shawn Shea.
Author: Evangelista, Gloria.
Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Resources, c2001.
Summary: The Pucci family searches for the perfect pumpkin--only to find it in their own garden. Includes
facts and lore about pumpkins.
Call Number j: SB347 .Ev14 2001

Title: In the air / Henry Pluckrose.
Author: Pluckrose, Henry Arthur.
Summary: Things that move in the air--plants, animals, kites, etc.--are shown in photographs and described
in simple text.
Title: In the Children's Garden / Carole Lexa Schaefer ; illustrated by Lynn Pauley.
Author: Schaefer, Carole Lexa.
Summary: Children are welcome at an urban garden where they plant seeds, watch them grow, and enjoy
their harvest.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .Sch14 1994
Title: In the forest : a portfolio of paintings / Jim Arnosky.
Summary: The noted artist presents oil paintings depicting the forest at different times of the day during the
fall and winter and discusses the plants and animals that live there.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 Ar66 1989
Title: In the garden / text copyright Debbie MacKinnon; photographs by Geoff Dann and Bruce Allen ;
cover photograph, Anthea Sieveking.
Publication: New York : Rooster Books, c1996.
Summary: Colored photographs illustrate simple garden words.
Call Number j: SB453 .In15 1996
Title: In the garden / Sarah McKenzie.
Author: McKenzie, Sarah.
Summary: This discussion of animal-plant relationships in British gardens includes insects, birds and
mammals and describes such activities as creating a wormery.
Title: In the garden / John Richardson.
Author: Richardson, John, 1955-
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster, 1994.

Summary: Board book illustrates garden-related words and phrases.
Title: In the garden / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Explores the peas, potatoes, pumpkins, and other vegetables in a garden, as well as the insects and
other animals that help them grow.
Call Number j: QL59 .Sch95 1999
Title: In the garden : who's been here? / Lindsay Barrett George.
Author: George, Lindsay Barrett
Summary: As Jeremy and Christina pick vegetables for their mother, they see evidence of animals and
insects that have been in the garden before them.
Title: In the garden with Dr. Carver / Susan Grigsby ; pictures by Nicole Tadgell.
Author: Grigsby, Susan
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman, c2010.
Summary: A fictionalized account of how plant scientist George Washington Carver came to an Alabama
school and taught the children how to grow plants and reap the rewards of nature's bounty. Includes factual
notes about George Washington Carver.
Call Number j: S417.C25 G877 2010
Title: In the garden with Van Gogh / Julie Merberg and Suzanne Bober.
Author: Merberg, Julie.
Summary: Description in rhyme of flowers and other growing plants painted by Vincent Van Gogh.
Call Number j: QK98.V26 M533 2002
Title: In the heart of the village : the world of the Indian Banyan tree / Barbara Bash.
Summary: Describes the importance of a banyan tree to an Indian village.
Call Number j: QK495.M73 B291 1996
Title: In the park / written and illustrated by Huy Voun Lee.

Author: Lee, Huy Voun.
Summary: On the first day of spring, a mother and her son go to the park where they draw Chinese
characters that represent words relating to the season.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp L512 1998
Title: In the park / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Explores the world of pigeons, rabbits, squirrels, swans, and other animals living among the grass
and burdocks of a park.
Title: In the park / Ralph Whitlock ; illustrations by Wendy Meadway.
Author: Whitlock, Ralph.
Summary: This book turns a visit to a park into an adventure of discovery. It tells you what to look for and
how to recognize many of the plants, insects, birds, and mammals that live in a park.
Title: In the pond / Ermannio Cristini & Luigi Puricelli.
Author: Cristini, Ermanno.
Publication: Saxonville, Mass. : Picture Book Studio USA, c1984.
Summary: The only text is introductory in this colorfully illustrated pond-level view of the animals and
plants that make up the freshwater wetland ecosystem.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 C868 1984
Title: In the soil / Ralph Whitlock ; illustrations by Wendy Meadway.
Author: Whitlock, Ralph.
Summary: This book explains the natural history of soil, including the creation/fertilization of soil, the role
of roots, fungi, and earthworms in maintaining soil health and richness. The book also explains the uses of
soil in everyday life.
Title: In the tall, tall grass / Denise Fleming.
Author: Fleming, Denise, 1950-

Summary: Rhymed text presents a toddler's view of creatures found in the grass from lunchtime till nightfall.
Title: In the woods / Pamela Hickman ; illustrations by Twila Robar-DeCoste.
Publication: Halifax, Nova Scotia, [Canada] : Formac, c1998.
Summary: Activities for exploring and observing life in a North American forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 H528 1998
Title: In the yard.
Publication: New York : Dorling Kindersley, c1993.
Summary: Simple pictures introduce plants, animals, and garden tools.
Call Number j: QL59 .In1 1993
Title: In Wibbly's garden / Mick Inkpen.
Author: Inkpen, Mick
Summary: Wibbly Pig plants a bean which grows into a giant beanstalk.
Call Number j: SB327 .In5 2000
Title: Inch by inch / by Leo Lionni.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins, 1995, c1960.
Summary: To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak,
a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.
Title: Inch by inch : the garden song / by David Mallett ; pictures by Ora Eitan.
Author: Mallett, David.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins, 1995.
Summary: Inch by inch, row by row, a child grows a garden with the help of the rain and the earth. Based on
a popular folksong.
Title: Incredible plants / [text, Lesley Dow] ; consulting editor, Dr. Roger Carolin.
Author: Dow, Lesley.

Summary: Explores the world of plants, where and how they live, and their relationships with animals.
Title: Incredible plants / written by Barbara Taylor.
Author: Taylor, Barbara, 1954Publication: New York : DK, c1997.
Summary: Three-dimensional models reveal plants' innerworkings in detail with cross-sections and cutaways.
Title: Ininatig's gift of sugar : traditional native sugarmaking / Laura Waterman Wittstock ; photographs by
Dale Kakkak ; with a foreword by Michael Dorris.
Author: Wittstock, Laura Waterman.
Summary: Describes how Indians have relied on the sugar maple tree for food and tells how an Anishinabe
Indian in Minnesota continues his people's traditions by teaching students to tap the trees and make maple
sugar.
Call Number j: SB239.M3 W788 1993
Title: Insect / written by Laurence Mound.
Author: Mound, Laurence.
Publication: New York : DK Pub., 2007.
Summary: "Discover the busy world of insects--their structure, history, and fascinating variety"--Cover.
Title: Insect-eating plants / Jason Cooper.
Summary: An introduction to types, characteristics, habitats, and feeding adaptations of carnivorous plants.
Title: Insect-eating plants / by L. Patricia Kite.
Summary: Describes six different types of carnivorous plants, their mechanisms for capturing food, and
guidelines for their cultivation.
Title: Insect-eating plants, by Lynn and Gray Poole. Illustrated by Christine Sapieha.
Author: Poole, Lynn.
Publication: New York, T.Y. Crowell Co. [1963]
Summary: Describes the appearance and life processes of insectivorous plants. Includes instructions for
maintaining a terrarium, a sample from a plant watching journal, and a list of places where these plants may
be bought.
Title: Insect facts and folklore / L. Patricia Kite.
Summary: Facts and lore about twelve types of insects, including garden denizens such as butterflies, bees,
and beetles.
Title: Insect life cycles / Molly Aloian & Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: This book about insects and their life cycles gives detailed descriptions of the two types of
metamorphosis--complete (with four stages) and incomplete (with three stages).
Call Number j: QL467 .AL71 2005
Title: Insectlopedia : poems and paintings / by Douglas Florian.
Publication: San Diego : Voyager Books/Harcourt, 2002, c1998.
Summary: Presents 21 short poems about 21 different kinds of insects.
Title: Insects / written by Ronald N. Rood ; illustrated by Cynthia Iliff Koehler, Alvin Koehler.
Author: Rood, Ronald N.
Publication: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1982.
Summary: Discusses the life cycles and life styles of insects, including such varieties as the grasshoppers,
dragonflies, flies, beetles, true bugs, moths, butterflies, ants, bees, wasps, and termites.
Title: Insects : a close-up look / [by Peter Seymour ; illustrated by Jean Cassels Helmer ; paper engineering
by John Strejan.]

Summary: An introduction to the physical characteristics and habits of insects, with pop-up, lift-up, and pull
features.
Call Number j: QL463 .S96 1984
Title: Inside the amazing Amazon / by Don Lessem ; illustrated by Michael Rothman.
Author: Lessem, Don.
Summary: Description of the Amazon rainforest and some of the plants and animals found there.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27sa L566 1995
Title: Into the forest / Anthony Browne.
Author: Browne, Anthony, 1946Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2004.
Summary: After his father seems to disappear, a boy takes a cake to his ill grandmother, traveling through
the forest in a journey reminiscent of the story of Little Red Riding Hood.
Title: An introduction to trees / by John Kieran ; illustrations by Michael H. Bevans.
Author: Kieran, John, 1892Publication: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1966.
Summary: An illustrated guide to more than fifty common North American trees.
Title: Investigating gardens / written by Alison Honey ; illustrated by Peter Stevenson.
Author: Honey, Alison.
Publication: London : National Trust Enterprises, c1991.
Summary: Interesting facts about the National Trust gardens and English gardens in general.
Call Number j: SB466.G7 H757 1991
Title: El invierno / Nuria Roca ; [ilustraciones] Rosa M. Curto.
Author: Roca, Nuria.
Publication: Barcelona : Edebe, 2005.
Summary: Discusses the various facets of the winter season, including activities and celebrations, through
simple questions and answers.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sw R63 2005
Title: The invisible hunters : a legend from the Miskito Indians of Nicaragua = Los cazadores invisibles :
una leyenda de los indios miskitos de Nicaragua / Harriet Rohmer, Octavio Chow, Morris Vidaure ;
illustrations, Joe Sam ; version in Spanish, Rosalma Zubizarreta & Alma Flor Ada.
Publication: San Francisco : Children's Book Press, c1987.
Summary: This Miskito Indian legend set in seventeenth-century Nicaragua illustrates the impact of the first
European traders on traditional life.
Call Number j: SB108.4.C36n R636 1987
Title: The Iroko-man : a Yoruba folktale / retold by Phyllis Gershator ; illustrated by Holly C. Kim.
Author: Gershator, Phillis.
Summary: Retelling of a Yoruba folktale about a woodcarver who appeases a spirit which lives in an iroko
tree (Milicia).
Call Number j: QK495.M73 M56, G323, 1994
Title: Irrigation; changing deserts into gardens [by] Irving and Ruth Adler.
Author: Adler, Irving.
Publication: New York, John Day Co. [1964]
Summary: Explains the various methods of irrigation used by different countries throughout history to bring
water to their underdeveloped regions.
Call Number j: S612 .Ad59 1964
Title: Isabel's house of butterflies / by Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Susan Guevara.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: San Francisco : Sierra Club Books for Children, c2003.
Summary: Eight-year-old Isabel hopes that her plan will spare her favorite tree (an oyamel, Abies religiosa),
keep the butterflies coming, and provide an income for her poor family in Mexico.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 J648 2003
Title: It could still be a leaf / by Allan Fowler ; consultants, Robert L. Hillerich ... [et al.].
Summary: Discusses many different kinds of leaves, their forms, colors and functions.
Title: It could still be a tree / by Allan Fowler ; images supplied by VALAN Photos ; consultants, Robert L.
Hillerich, Mary Nalbandian.

Summary: Identifies the characteristics of trees and provides specific examples, including maples, oaks, and
redwoods.
Title: It's a fruit, it's a vegetable, it's a pumpkin / by Allan Fowler.
Summary: Simple text and photographs describe pumpkin growth and uses, and show how to make a jack-olantern.
Title: It's a hummingbird's life / Irene Kelly.
Author: Kelly, Irene.
Summary: This is a beautifully-illustrated look at the life and habits of the ruby-throated hummingbird.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 K296 2003
Title: It's easy to have a snail visit you / advisory editor, Caroline O'Hagan ; illustrations by Judith Allan.
Summary: Explains how to care for a snail visiting for a week.
Call Number j: QL430.4 .It1 1980
Title: It's our garden : from seeds to harvest in a school garden / George Ancona.
Summary: Presents a portrait of a Santa Fe community garden, revealing how students and other citizens
work together to select and grow annual plants, create compost, release butterflies, harvest edibles, and
protect garden beds for the winter.
Title: It's pumpkin time! / by Zoe Hall ; illustrated by Shari Halpern.
Author: Hall, Zoe, 1957Publication: New York : Blue Sky Press ; c1994.
Summary: A sister and brother plant and tend their own pumpkin patch so they will have jack-o-lanterns for
Halloween.
Title: It's spring! / by Linda Glaser ; illustrated by Susan Swan.

Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 2002.
Summary: A child observes the arrival of spring and its effects on plants and animals. Includes suggestions
for nature study projects.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp G462 2002
Title: Jack and the beanstalk.
Publication: New York : Modern Pub., c1992.
Summary: This is a retelling of the familiar adventure of a boy and his mother who plant a magic bean that
grows into a giant beanstalk that leads to a life of riches.
Title: Jack and the beanstalk / retold by Ann Keay Beneduce ; illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Author: Beneduce, Ann Keay.
Summary: A boy climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where he uses his quick wits to outsmart an ogre and
make his and his mother's fortune.
Title: Jack and the beanstalk = Juan y los frijoles magicos / adaptation by Francesc Bofill ; illustrations by
Arnal Ballester.
Author: Bofill, Francesc.
Summary: This is a English-Spanish retelling of the familiar adventure of a boy and his mother who plant a
magic bean that grows into a giant beanstalk that leads to a life of riches.
Call Number j: SB327 .B64s 1998
Title: Jack and the meanstalk / by Brian and Rebecca Wildsmith.
Summary: When a scientist's experiment to grow bigger vegetables threatens the whole Earth, the animals
find a way to save the day.
Title: Jack's garden / Henry Cole.
Author: Cole, Henry, 1955Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c1995.

Summary: Cumulative text and detailed illustrations depict the plants and animals in the garden which Jack
plants from seed.
Title: Jackson Jones and Mission Greentop / Mary Quattlebaum.
Author: Quattlebaum, Mary.
Publication: New York : Delacorte Press, 2004.
Summary: His plot in a community garden brings 10-year-old Jackson Jones more zucchini than he cares to
see and the unwanted attention of a bully, but when a company plans to destroy the garden, Jackson turns
his attention to trying to save it.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .Q29j 2004
Title: Jackson Jones and the curse of the outlaw rose / Mary Quattlebaum.
Publication: New York : Delacorte Press, 2006.
Summary: When Jackson and Reuben take a rose cutting from a graveyard for Mr. Kerring, events make
them believe it is cursed and will continue to threaten anyone in its vicinity until it is returned.
Title: Jackson Jones and the puddle of thorns / Mary Quattlebaum ; illustrated by Melodye Rosales.
Publication: New York : Delacorte, c1994.
Summary: When his mother gives him a garden plot for his tenth birthday, Jackson Jones hopes to earn
enough money to buy a basketball, but all he seems to get is trouble.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .Q29 1994
Title: Jacob's tree / by Holly Keller.
Author: Keller, Holly.
Summary: As the seasons change, Jacob, the smallest bear in his family, measures his growth against an elm
tree outside his house.
Call Number j: QK495.U4 A1, K282, 1999
Title: Jamako and the beanstalk / retold and illustrated by Fred Crump, Jr.
Author: Crump, Fred H.
Publication: Nashville, Tenn. : Winston-Derek Publishers, c1990.
Summary: An African-American retelling of the traditional fairy tale of Jack and the beanstalk.
Title: Jamberry / story and pictures by Bruce Degen.

Author: Degen, Bruce.
Summary: A little boy walking in the forest meets a big lovable bear that takes him on a delicious berrypicking adventure in the magical world of Berryland.
Title: James and the giant peach : a children's story / by Roald Dahl ; illustrated by Lane Smith.
Author: Dahl, Roald.
Publication: New York : Knopf ; 1996, c1961.
Summary: A giant peach grows on a tree, rolls away, and takes James and his friends on a wild adventure.
Title: Jamie O'Rourke and the big potato : an Irish folktale / retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Summary: The laziest man in all of Ireland catches a leprechaun, who offers a potato seed instead of a pot of
gold for his freedom.
Title: Jasper's beanstalk / Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen.
Author: Butterworth, Nick.
Publication: New York : Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon & Schuster), 1997, c1993.
Summary: Jasper the cat hopes to grow a beanstalk, but becomes discouraged when the bean he plants
doesn't grow after a week.
Title: Jazzy in the jungle / Lucy Cousins.
Author: Cousins, Lucy.
Summary: Help Mama Jo-Jo the lemur find her baby Jazzy in this lift-the-flap jungle book
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 C836 2002
Title: Jim and the beanstalk / written and illustrated by Raymond Briggs.
Author: Briggs, Raymond.
Publication: New York : Putnam & Grosset Group, 1997, c1970.
Summary: Jim climbs the beanstalk and discovers a toothless old giant whom he befriends.
Title: Jo MacDonald had a garden / by Mary Quattlebaum ; illustrated by Laura J. Bryant.
Summary: In this version of the classic song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," the farmer's granddaughter
plants a garden which provides a place for birds, insects, and other wild creatures to shelter and nest.
Title: Jody's beans / Malachy Doyle ; illustrated by Judith Allibone.
Author: Doyle, Malachy.
Summary: From spring to fall with the help of her grandfather, Jody learns to plant, care for, harvest,
prepare, and eat some runner beans.
Title: John Muir, America's naturalist / by Thomas Locker.
Author: Locker, Thomas, 1937Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Pub., c2003.
Reading Level:
Summary: Presents an overview of the life of the naturalist who founded the Sierra Club and was influential
in establishing the national park system.
Call Number j: QH31.M9 L796 2003
Title: Johnny Appleseed : a poem / by Reeve Lindbergh ; paintings by Kathy Jakobsen.
Author: Lindbergh, Reeve.
Summary: Rhymed text and illustrations relate the life of John Chapman, whose distribution of apple seeds
and trees across the Midwest made him a legend and left a legacy still enjoyed today.
Call Number j: SB63.A66 L64 1990
Title: A journey into a lake / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books c2004.
Summary: Takes readers on a journey into a lake, showing examples of how the animals and plants are
connected and dependent on each other and on the lake's freshwater environment.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 J636 2004
Title: A journey into a wetland / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Takes readers on a walk in a swamp, showing examples of how the animals and plants of wetlands
are connected and dependent on each other and the wetland's watery environment.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M3 J636 2004
Title: A journey into an estuary / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Takes readers on a walk at a sheltered bay, showing examples of how the animals and plants of
estuaries are connected and dependent on each other and the estuary's mix of fresh and salt water.
Call Number j: QH541.5.S2 J636 2004
Title: Journey through a tropical jungle / by Adrian Forsyth, with an afterward by HRH Prince Philip, the
Duke of Edinburgh.
Author: Forsyth, Adrian.
Publication: New York : Simon and Schuster, c1988.
Summary: Presents in text and photographs some of the plants, animals, and people that live in the tropical
rain forest of Costa Rica.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27cac F775 1988
Title: A journey to Paradise / Anne Siberell.
Author: Siberell, Anne.
Summary: When a magical elephant agrees to take Guba the gardener to Paradise, Guba and his friends
discover where Paradise really is.
Call Number j: SB466.I4 .Si11 1990
Title: Journey to the secret forest : a path to the old growth redwoods to color and learn / written and
illustrated by Char Bishop.
Author: Bishop, Char.
Publication: Sonoma, Calif. : Whispering Leaf Publications, c2000.
Summary: Nosey the fawn learns about the life of the old growth coast redwood forest.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 B541 2000
Title: Joyful noise : poems for two voices / Paul Fleischman ; illustrated by Eric Beddows.
Publication: New York : Harper & Row, c1988.

Summary: A collection of poems describing the characteristics and activities of a variety of insects.
Title: Judge Rabbit and the tree spirit : a folktale from Cambodia / told by Lina Mao Wall ; adapted by
Cathy Spagnoli ; illustrated by Nancy Hom.
Author: Spagnoli, Cathy.
Publication: San Francisco, : Children's Book Press, c1991.
Summary: A Cambodian folk tale about a rabbit that solves the problem of a mischievous tree spirit who has
taken on human form.
Call Number j: QK83 .Sp13 1991
Title: Judy's flower bed / by Edith Kunhardt.
Author: Kunhardt, Edith.
Summary: Judy and Paul plant a flower bed, watch the flowers grow and bloom in summer, and cover their
mother's blanket with cut flowers, so that she too has a flower bed. Do flowers sleep in a bed like you do?
Title: The jumbo book of nature science / written by Pamela Hickman and the Federation of Ontario
Naturalists ; illustrated by Judie Shore.
Publication: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c1996.
Reading Level: Age code 4-Advanced readers or adults.
Summary: Activities and experiments that explore nature indoors and outdoors, and in every season.
Title: June 29, 1999 / David Wiesner.
Author: Wiesner, David.
Summary: For her science project, Becky decides to study the effect of extra-terrestrial conditions on
vegetable growth and development--with unexpected results.
Title: Jungle / written by Theresa Greenaway ; photographed by Geoff Dann.
Author: Greenaway, Theresa, 1947Publication: New York : DK Pub., c2009.
Reading Level: Age code 4--Advanded readers or adults.
Summary: Introduces readers to the many kinds of animals and plants found in rain forests of the world.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 G828j 2009
Title: Jungle animals / by Amy Ericksen.

Author: Ericksen, Amy.
Summary: Describes six jungle animals that inhabit a tropical rain forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 E75 1995
Title: Jungles / written by Jenny Wood ; consultant, Roger Hammond.
Author: Wood, Jenny.
Publication: London : Franklin Watts in association with Two-Can, c c1991.
Summary: This broad overview of the tropical rainforest plants, animals, and people, includes a discussion of
deforestation, a short story, a glossary, and a quiz.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 W85 1991
Title: Juniper / Monica Furlong.
Author: Furlong, Monica, 1930Publication: New York : Random House, 2002, c1990.
Summary: In this prequel to Wise Child, Juniper, the daughter of a Cornish king, learns about herbs and
spells from her godmother Euny.
Call Number j: QK99.A1 F979j 2002
Title: Just rewards : or, Who is that man in the moon & what's he doing up there anyway? / by Steve Sanfield
; illustrated by Emily Lisker.
Author: Sanfield, Steve.
Summary: A greedy man tries to grow watermelons which bear riches. Based on a Chinese folktale which
explains the presence of the man in the moon.
Call Number j: SB379.W38 Sa57 1996
Title: The just-right, perfect present / by Frances Kennedy ; illustrations by Sheila Aldridge
Author: Kennedy, Fran, 1937Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Tricycle Press, c2007.
Summary: To commemorate her grandparents fiftieth anniversary Donna Delle memorizes and recites a
poem about an apple tree.
Title: Kate and the beanstalk / written by Mary Pope Osborne ; illustrated by Giselle Potter.
Author: Osborne, Mary Pope.
Publication: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2000.

Summary: In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her
quick wits to outsmart a giant and make her and her mother's fortune.
Call Number j: SB327 .Os1 2000
Title: Kate Greenaway's marigold garden / pictures and rhymes by Kate Greenaway.
Author: Greenaway, Kate, 1846-1901.
Publication: London : Grange Books, c1993.
Summary: A collection of illustrated poems about garden- and nature-related childhood activities.
Title: Katie of birdland : an idyll of the aviary in Golden Gate Park / by Edith Kinney Stellmann ; illustrated
with special camera studies by Louis J. Stellmann. -Author: Stellmann, Edith Kinney.
Publication: San Francisco : H. S. Crocker, c1917.
Call Number j: QL684.C2 St39 1917
Title: Katya's book of mushrooms / written by Katya Arnold with Sam Swope ; illustrated by Katya Arnold.
Author: Arnold, Katya.
Summary: This introduction to mushrooms includes tips for identification.
Title: Keaka and the liliko'i vine / by Donivee Martin Laird ; illustrated by Carol Jossem.
Author: Laird, Donivee Martin.
Publication: Honolulu, Hawaii : Barnaby Books, c1982.
Summary: In this Hawaiian version of the Jack and the Beanstalk tale, Keaka climbs a passionflower vine and
finds riches in the clouds.
Call Number j: SB427.P3 L144 1982
Title: Kenny's window / stories and pictures by Maurice Sendak. -Author: Sendak, Maurice.
Publication: New York : Harper & Row, c1956.
Summary: After Kenny dreams of a fabulous garden where he'd like to live, a rooster presents him seven
questions which he must answer.
Title: Kid style nature crafts : 50 terrific things to make with nature's materials / Gwen Diehn & Terry
Krautwurst.
Author: Diehn, Gwen, 1943Publication: New York : Sterling Pub., c1995.

Summary: More nature crafts and activities for every season are accompanied by articles about the natural
world.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 D563 1995
Title: Kids' container gardening : year-round projects for inside and out / by Cindy Krezel ; photography by
Bruce Curtis.
Author: Krezel, Cindy.
Publication: Batavia, Ill. : Ball Pub., c2005.
Summary: Provides instructions for gardening in containers such as bowls, drinking glasses, and old hats.
Title: The kids garden book. Written by Patricia Petrich and Rosemary Dalton. Spot illus. by Patricia
Petrich; full page art by young artists.
Author: Barrett, Patricia.
Publication: [Concord, Calif., Nitty Gritty Productions, 1974]
Summary: Basic information about tools, light, containers, soil, seed beds, and other aspects of gardening
with directions for planting and caring for ferns, cactus, popcorn, gourds, and many other plants.
Title: Kids garden! : the anytime, anyplace guide to sowing & growing fun / Avery Hart and Paul Mantell ;
illustrations by Loretta Braren and Jennie Chien.
Author: Hart, Avery.
Publication: Charlotte, Vt. : Williamson, c1996.
Summary: Guidebook teaches children how to garden and do nature crafts.
Title: Kids gardening; a first indoor gardening book for children. Illustrated by Arthur Hawkins.
Author: Paul, Aileen.
Publication: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday [1972]
Summary: A beginner's guide to indoor gardening with easy-to-grow, inexpensive plants. Includes flowering
and foliage plants, desert and rock gardens, and terrariums.
Title: Kids gardening : a kids' guide to messing around in the dirt / by Kevin Raftery and Kim Gilbert Raftery
; illustrated by Jim M'Guinness.
Author: Raftery, Kevin.
Publication: Palo Alto, Calif. : Klutz Press, c1989.

Summary: Bound with actual packets of seeds and augmented with numerous wonderful illustrations, this
book provides young children with basic information about how to plant gardens and what to do about bugs
and animals in the garden. Simple recipes are included.
Title: A kid's herb book / by Lesley Tierra ; illusrations by Susie Wilson ; foreword and original songs by
Michael Tierra.
Author: Tierra, Lesley.
Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Robert D. Reed Pub., c2000.
Summary: An introduction to the world of herbs and their medicinal uses, including projects, activities,
stories, and songs about herbs.
Title: The kids' nature book : 365 indoor/outdoor activities and experiences / Susan Milord.
Author: Milord, Susan.
Publication: Charlotte, Vt. : Williamson Publishing, c1989.
Reading Level:
Summary: Suggests activities, poems, and stories to explore nature throughout the year.
Title: The kids' nature book : 365 indoor/outdoor activities and experiences / Susan Milord.
Author: Milord, Susan.
Publication: Charlotte, Vt. : Williamson, c1996.
Summary: Suggests activities, poems, and stories to explore nature throughout the year.
Title: Killer plants : the Venus flytrap, strangler fig, and other predatory plants / by Mycol Doyle ;
illustrations by Allison Atwill.
Author: Doyle, Mycol.
Publication: Los Angeles : Lowell House ; Chicago : Contemporary Books, c1993.
Summary: Describes thirteen plants that depend on the animal world or other plants for their nutrition.
Title: The King's flower / Mitsumasa Anno.
Author: Anno, Mitsumasa, 1926Publication: Cleveland, [Ohio] : William Collins, 1979, c1976.
Summary: After a king orders his servants to build the biggest flower pot ever made, he expects the tulip
planted in it to be the biggest in the world.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 An1 1976
Title: The king's secret : the legend of King Sejong / Carol Farley ; illustrated by Robert Jew.
Author: Farley, Carol J.
Summary: A young gardener makes the letters of the Korean alphabet appear on the leaves in King Sejong's
garden.
Call Number j: SB466.K6 F229 2001
Title: Know your fruits / pictures by Shib Sankar Bose.
Author: Bose, Shib Sankar.
Publication: Calcutta : Kassim Book Trade, n.d.
Summary: The delightful picture book has eight pages of fruits and their English common names. As it was
published in India, some of the fruits depicted are relatively uncommon here in the United States.
Call Number j: SB355 .B651 n.d.
Title: Koala and the flower / Mary Murphy.
Author: Murphy, Mary, 1961Publication: Brookfield, Ct. : Roaring Brook Press, 2002, c2001.
Summary: Koala, who likes to ask questions and learn new things, learns how to grow flowers after a new
friend takes her to the library.
Title: Koala country : a story of an Australian eucalyptus forest / by Deborah Dennard ; illustrated by James
McKinnon.
Author: Dennard, Deborah.
Summary: A mother koala and her joey feed and observe the other animal inhabitants of their fragile
eucalyptus forest home.
Title: Koa's seed : a Hawaiian version of an age-old tale / retold by Caroly Han ; illustrated by Kathleen
Peterson.
Author: Han, Carolyn, 1941Publication: Ewa Beach, Hawaii : BeachHouse Pub., c2004.
Summary: A leader of a Hawaiian village decides to choose a new leader by giving each man and boy a seed
to tend for one year. At the end of the year, a young man named Koa is taught a valuable lesson.
Title: Koi and the kola nuts / written by Brian Gleeson ; illustrated by Reynold Ruffins.
Author: Gleeson, Brian.
Publication: New York : Rabbit Ears Books, c1992.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advancd readers.
Summary: Cheated of his rightful inheritance, a chief's son uses a bunch of kola nuts to gain a happy new
life.
Call Number j: SB279.K64 G479 1992
Title: A ladder to the stars / Simon Puttock ; illustrated by Alison Jay.
Author: Puttock, Simon.
Publication: New York : Holt, c2001.
Summary: A young girl's wish to dance with a star is granted in her old age, when a giant tree appears
outside her house.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 P987 2001
Title: The lady and the spider / by Faith McNulty ; illustrated by Bob Marstall.
Author: McNulty, Faith.
Summary: A spider who lives in a head of lettuce is saved when the lady who harvested the lettuce returns
her to the garden.
Title: Lady Muck / by William Mayne ; illustrated by Jonathan Heale.
Author: Mayne, William, 1928Publication: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, 1997.
Summary: Sowk and Boark, two greedy pigs, plot to become rich from the sale of the truffles they have
found in the woods, but their greed proves to be their undoing.
Title: Ladybug / Claire Llewellyn ; illustrator, Simon Mendez.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of ladybugs, including their development from
egg to adult. Includes lovely and informative illustrations.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 L77 2004
Title: Ladybug / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Photographs and simple text describes the life cycle of the ladybug.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 Sch 2001
Title: Ladybug / Barrie Watts.
Publication: Morristown, N. J. : Silver Burdett, c1987.
Summary: Photographs, drawings, and text on two different levels of difficulty follow the stages of
development of the ladybug, from mating and hatching of the larvae to the growth of the larvae into adult
ladybugs.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 W349 1987
Title: Ladybug at Orchard Avenue / by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld ; illustrated by Thomas Buchs.
Summary: Ladybug rambles through the garden, up and down rose stems in search of her favorite food,
aphids, instinctively using her natural defenses to escape from threats.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 Z72 1996
Title: Ladybug on the move / Richard Fowler.
Author: Fowler, Richard, 1944Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1993.
Summary: Ladybug searches for a new home, but every place she finds is already occupied. Features a
separate ladybug who weaves her way through die-cut pages.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 F829 1993
Title: Ladybugs / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Yuko Sato.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of ladybugs, from egg through larva and pupa to adult, and explains how
ladybugs aid humans by feeding on insect pests.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 J637 1983
Title: The land of the blue flower / written by Frances Hodgson Burnett ; illustrated by Judith Ann Griffith.
Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.
Publication: Tiburon, Calif. : H. J. Kramer Inc., Starseed Press, c1993.
Summary: Hoping to dispel dark thoughts and evil from his corrupt kingdom, young King Amor proclaims
an unconventional law requiring that everyone plant blue flower seeds and then he waits for the
transformation.
Title: The language of flowers / compiled and illustrated by Helen Williams.

Author: Williams, Helen.
Publication: New York : E. P. Dutton, c1988.
Summary: Verses by some of the world's great poets combined with twenty-four favourite flowers.
Title: The last American rainforest : Tongass / by Shelley Gill ; illustrated by Shannon Cartwright.
Author: Gill, Shelley.
Publication: U.S.A. : [S. Gill], c1997.
Summary: A Tlingit girl and her aunt search for a Sitka spruce tree in the Tongass rainforest. Includes
natural history and cultural information about the Alaskan northwest coast.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27na G41 1997
Title: The laughing gnome : hand mudra coloring book / illustrated by Don Z. Caroselli.
Publication: Bolinas, CA. : KZIM, c1988.
Summary: Line drawings demonstrate how to make mandala figures with your hands.
Call Number j: NC965.9 .L368 1988
Title: Laughing tomatoes and other spring poems = Jitomates risueos y otros poemas de primavera :
poems / by Francisco X. Alarcn ; pictures by Christina Gonzalez.
Author: Alarcn, Francisco X., 1954Publication: San Francisco : Children's Book Press, c1997.
Reading Level:
Summary: A bilingual collection of humorous and serious spring poems about family, nature, and
celebrations by a renowned Mexican American poet.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp AL12 1997
Title: Laura's garden / [illustrated by Rene Graef and Susan McAliley].
Author: Adapted from Little House on the Prairie, copyright 1935 by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
Publication: [New York, N.Y.] : Harper Festival, c1996.
Summary: Laura, who lives in a little house on the prairie, plants a vegetable garden.
Title: The leaf book / written by Anne Orange ; illustrated by Sharon Lerner.
Author: Orange, Anne.
Summary: A brief introduction to the characteristics of leaves from a variety of trees.
Call Number j: QK649 Or1 1975
Title: A leaf can be-- / by Laura Purdie Salas ; illustrations by Violeta Dabija.
Author: Salas, Laura Purdie
Publication: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, c2012.
Summary: In rhyming text and illustrations explores some of the many things a leaf can be, from tree topper
to rain stopper.
Title: Leaf : ideas, sound effects, and pictures / by Stephen Michael King.
Author: King, Stephen Michael.
Summary: After a tree sprouts in his messy hair, a boy finally agrees to have his hair cut, and then transplants
the tree.
Title: Leaf Man / Lois Ehlert.
Publication: Orlando, Fla : Harcourt, c2005.
Reading Level: Age code 1--Pre-Readers.
Summary: A man made of leaves blows away, traveling wherever the wind may take him. On die-cut pages.
Illustrations include a wide variety of multi-colored leaves, some identified, some mysterious.
Call Number j: QK649 .Eh56 2005
Title: The Leaf Men and the brave good bugs / William Joyce.
Author: Joyce, William.
Summary: When an old woman gets sick and her garden begins to die, the doodle bugs call on the Leaf Men
to make things right again.
Title: A leaf named Bud / story by Paula Schwartz and Sara Schwartz ; paintings by Sara Schwartz.
Author: Schwartz, Paula.
Publication: New York : Children's Universe, c1992.
Summary: A leaf enjoys its annual life cycle on a tree named Woody.
Title: Leaves / by Rena K. Kirkpatrick ; illustrated by Annabel Milne and Peter Stebbing.
Author: Kirkpatrick, Rena K.
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn, c1991.

Summary: An easy-to-read introduction to leaves, their variety of forms, their adaptations, and their uses.
Title: Leaves! Leaves! Leaves! / written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.
Publication: New York : Cavendish Children's Books, c2003.
Summary: During the four seasons of the year, Buddy Bear and his mother go "leaf walking" and discover a
lot of interesting things about leaves. Includes instructions for making leaf rubbings.
Title: The legend of Food Mountain = La Montaa del Alimento / adapted by Harriet Rohmer ; illustrated
by Graciela Carrillo ; translated into Spanish by Alma Flor Ada & Rosalma Zubizarreta.
Publication: San Francisco : Children's Book Press/Imprenta de Libros Infantiles, 1988, c1982.
Summary: This legend of ancient Mexico tells how the Gods and Goddesses discovered that corn could feed
people. It also reminds us that food must be respected as a part of life.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Me8 R636 1982
Title: The legend of Rosepetal / Clemens Brentano ; illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger ; translated by Anthea
Bell.
Author: Brentano, Clemens, 1778-1842.
Publication: New York : North-South Books, 1995.
Summary: This is a retelling of a classic German fairy tale about a princess who makes a pact with an old
enchantress to obtain the most beautiful rosebush of all.
Title: The legend of the bluebonnet : an old tale of Texas / retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Publication: New York : G. P. Putnam, c1983.
Summary: This Comanche Indian legend tells how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called
bluebonnet to Texas.
Call Number j: QK495.L521 L79, U6t, D44, 1983
Title: The legend of the cranberry : a Paleo-Indian tale / by Ellin Greene ; illustrated by Brad Sneed.
Author: Greene, Ellin, 1927Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1993.
Summary: This Lenape or Delaware Indian legend ties the origin of cranberry bogs to the extinction of
mastodons and woolly mammoths.

Title: The legend of the hummingbird : a tale from Puerto Rico / retold by Michael Rose Ramirez ;
illustrated by Margaret Sanfilippo ; folklore consultant, Bette Bosma.
Author: Ramirez, Michael Rose.
Publication: Greenvale, N.Y. : Mondo, c1998.
Summary: A girl and boy from rival tribes have their love protected and immortalized when they are
changed into a red flower and a hummingbird.
Title: The legend of the Indian paintbrush / retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Publication: New York : Putnam, 1991, c1988.
Summary: Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his
people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset down to the earth.
Call Number j: QK495.S43 C17, D44, 1988
Title: The legend of the lady slipper : an Ojibwe tale / retold by Lise Lunge-Larsen & Margi Preus ;
illustrated by Andrea Arroyo.
Author: Lunge-Larsen, Lise.
Summary: In this retelling of an Ojibwe tale, a girl's act of bravery to save her family leads to the appearance
in the world of the delicate lady's slipper orchid, Cypripedium acaule.
Call Number j: QK495.O65 C97, L972, 1999
Title: The legend of the lady's slipper / by Kathy-jo Wargin ; illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen.
Author: Wargin, Kathy-Jo.
Publication: Chelsea, Mich. : Sleeping Bear Press, c2001.
Summary: One winter, when the people of her village become terribly ill, Running Flower braves the snow
and freezing cold to race to the village on the other side of the forest for medicine. Based on an Ojibwa
legend.
Call Number j: QK495.O65 C97 W231 2001
Title: The legend of the poinsettia / retold and illustrated by Tomie dePaola.
Publication: New York : G. P.Putnam, 1994.
Summary: According to a Mexican legend, when Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time
for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.
Title: Leo's tree / by Debora Pearson ; art by Nora Hilb.

Author: Pearson, Debora.
Publication: Toronto ; New York : Annick Press, c2004.
Summary: As baby Leo grows, his linden tree grows and changes through the seasons.
Call Number j: SB435.51.T6 P317 2004
Title: Lessons from Mother Earth / story by Elaine McLeod ; pictures by Colleen Wood.
Author: McLeod, Elaine, 1955Publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Douglas & McIntyre, c2002.
Summary: A Native American girl in the Yukon learns from her grandmother how to tend a garden in
harmony with the cycles of nature.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6nw M225 2002
Title: Let's grow things / by Iris Tracy Comfort ; illustrated by Irma Wilde.
Author: Comfort, Iris Tracy.
Publication: Chicago : Rand McNally, c1977.
Summary: Text and illustrations with accompanying record tell children who are learning to read how to
grow plants at home.
Title: Let's learn about sugar / by Maud and Miska Petersham ; illustrated by James E. Barry.
Author: Petersham, Maud Fuller, 1890-1971.
Publication: Irvington-on-Hudson, N. Y., Harvey House, c1969.
Summary: Traces the history of man's use of sugar from the prehistoric discovery of honey to artificial
sweeteners of the present day. Also describes the various sources of sugar and the processes for refining it.
Title: Let's look at flowers. Written and illustrated with photos. by Harriet E. Huntington. Drawings by J.
Nol.
Author: Huntington, Harriet E.
Publication: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday [1969]
Summary: Describes the pollination and fertilization of twenty-five flowers by various insects explaining how
and why insects are attracted to the plants. Includes a photograph of each flower.
Title: Let's make a garden / written and illustrated by Tamara Awad Lobe.
Author: Lobe, Tamara Awad, 1972-
Publication: Waterloo, Ontario, [Canada] ; Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, c1995.

Summary: Children from around the world bring plants that are native to the countries from which they
come to make a garden they will all share.
Title: Let's visit a fruit farm / Sarah Doughty and Diana Bentley ; photographs by Paul Seheault.
Author: Doughty, Sarah.
Summary: All processes of running a fruit farm in Kent, England are discussed and illustrated with color
photographs.
Title: Let's visit a market garden / Sarah Doughty and Diana Bentley ; photographs by Chris Fairclough.
Author: Doughty, Sarah.
Summary: All processes of running a market garden in southeast England are discussed and illustrated by
color photographs.
Title: La leyenda de la flor de Nochebuena / recontada e ilustrada por Tomie dePaola ; [translated by Clarita
Kohen].
Summary: According to a Mexican legend, when Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time
for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.
Hay una leyenda mexicana que cuenta cmo apreci la flor de Nochebuena, gracias al desinteresado regalo
de una niita al Nio Dios.
Call Number j: SB413.P63 D44 1994s
Title: La leyenda de la flor "el conejo" : una antigua leyenda de Texas / recontada e ilustrada por Tomie
dePaola.
Summary: This Comanche Indian legend tells how a little girl's sacrifice brought the flower called
bluebonnet to Texas.
Call Number j: QK495.L521 L79, U6t, D44, 1983s
Title: La leyenda del pincel Indio / recontaldo e ilustrado por Tomie de Paola.

Summary: Little Gopher follows his destiny, as revealed in a Dream-Vision, of becoming an artist for his
people and eventually is able to bring the colors of the sunset to the earth.
Call Number j: QK495.S43 C17, D44, 1993s
Title: Lichee tree / by Ching Yeung Russell ; decorations by Christopher Zhong-Yuan Zhang.
Author: Russell, Ching Yeung.
Summary: In the late 1940's in southeastern China, ten-year-old Ying can't wait for her lichee tree to bloom
so she can sell the fruit for money to help her family.
Call Number j: SB379.L8 R912 1997
Title: The life and times of the apple / Charles Micucci.
Author: Micucci, Charles.
Summary: Presents a variety of facts about apples, including how they grow, crossbreeding and grafting
techniques, harvesting practices, and the uses, varieties, and history of this popular fruit.
Title: The life and times of the honeybee / Charles Micucci.
Summary: Depicts the life cycle and habits of the honeybee, describing in detail the organization of the hive
and the making of honey.
Title: The life and times of the peanut / Charles Micucci.
Summary: Information about how peanuts grow, how they are farmed, and how they are used worldwide.
Title: Life cycle of a bean / Angela Royston.
Author: Royston, Angela
Publication: Des Plaines, Ill. : Heinemann Interactive Library, c1998.
Reading Level:
Summary: An introduction to the life cycle of a fava bean from the time it is first planted until, four months
later, it has grown as tall as an adult person.
Title: The life cycle of a butterfly / Bobbie Kalman ; illustrated by Margaret Amy Reiach.
Summary: Describes the various stages of a monarch butterfly's life, from egg to caterpillar to pupa to
butterfly. Also includes information about butterfly gardening.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 K126 2002
Title: The life cycle of a carrot / by Linda Tagliaferro.
Author: Tagliaferro, Linda.
Publication: Mankato, Minn. : Pebble Plus, c2007.
Summary: Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of a carrot plant from seed to adult.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 T128 2007
Title: The life cycle of a flower / Molly Aloian & Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: Explores the life cycle of flowering plants including where they grow, pollination, and threats to
their existence.
Title: The life cycle of a honeybee / Bobbie Kalman.
Author: Kalman, Bobbie, 1947Publication: New York : Crabtree c2004.
Summary: Describes the biology, development, and life cycle of honeybees and their benefits to the
environment and humans.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 K126h 2004
Title: The life cycle of a sunflower / Philip Parker ; illustrated by Jackie Harland ; reading consultant Diana
Bentley.
Author: Parker, Philip.
Summary: How does a tiny seed grow into a huge sunflower ? How do new sunflowers grow ? This book will
tell you all about the creatures that visit a sunflower and how they help in its life cycle.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 P227 1988
Title: The life cycle of a tree / Bobbie Kalman & Kathryn Smithyman ; illustrations by Barbara Bedell.
Author: Kalman, Bobbie, 1947-

Summary: Text and photographs describe basic facts about trees, their function in a forest, and how they
benefit animals, people, and the environment.
Call Number j: QK475 .K126L 2002
Title: The life cycle of a tree / John Williams ; illustrated by Jackie Harland ; reading consultant: Diana
Bentley.
Author: Williams, John.
Summary: The sweet chestnut life cycle is explained in detail with color illustrations depicting the major
points.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 C2 W673 1988
Title: The life cycle of an earthworm / Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: An introduction to the various types of worms, how they reproduce, what they eat, where they
are found, and the threats to their existence.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 K126e 2004
Title: Life in a bucket of soil / Alvin Silverstein and Virginia Silverstein ; illustrated by Elsie Wrigley.
Author: Silverstein, Alvin.
Publication: Mineola, N.Y. : Dover Publications, 2000.
Summary: Introduces grade-school youngsters to industrious ants, tunnel-building earthworms, snails, slugs,
beetles and many other creatures inhabiting the world beneath our feet.
Call Number j: QL110 .Si39 2000
Title: Life in the rainforest : plants, animals, and people / by Melvin and Gilda Berger ; illustrated by
Geoffrey Brittingham.
Author: Berger, Melvin.
Publication: Nashville, Tenn. : Ideals Children's Books, c1994.
Summary: An introduction to the rainforest as a fragile ecosystem and what can be done to protect the
plants, animals, and people who live there.
Title: Lily pad pond / text and photographs by Bianca Lavies.
Author: Lavies, Bianca.
Summary: In text and photographs we follow a tadpole as she survives her first year in a pond teeming with
predators.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 L391 1989
Title: Lily's garden / Deborah Kogan Ray.
Author: Ray, Deborah Kogan, 1940Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Roaring Brook Press, c2002.
Summary: A young girl in Maine and her grandmother in California exchange letters and packages which
reflect cycles of planting and harvesting in their different climates. Includes recipes and historical
information about crops.
Title: Lily's garden of India / by Jeremy Smith ; illustrated by Rob Hefferan.
Author: Smith, Jeremy, 1974Publication: Columbus, Ohio : Gingham Dog Press, c2003.
Summary: Lily discovers plants and flowers of India in her mother's garden. Includes a plant glossary and
descriptions of Indian festivals.
Call Number j: SB466.I4 Sm61 2003
Title: Linnaea's world / by Verna E. Pratt ; illustrated by Allene Franklin.
Author: Pratt, Verna E.
Publication: Anchorage, Alaska : Alaskakrafts, c1996.
Summary: A grandmother's loving account of four-year-old Linnaea's life with her parents in the Alaska
wilderness as she discovers the natural world around her.
Call Number j: QH105.A3 P889 1996
Title: Linnea in Monet's garden / text, Christina Bjrk ; drawings, Lena Anderson.
Author: Bjrk, Christina, 1938Publication: Stockholm ; New York : R. & S. Books, c1987.
Summary: A little girl visits the home and garden of Claude Monet at Giverny, France, and learns about the
artist's paintings and his life. The illustrations include photographs of the painter and his family as well as
examples of his work.
Call Number j: SB466.F91 B556 1987
Title: Linnea's almanac / text, Christina Bjork ; drawings, Lena Anderson ; [translated by Joan Sandin].
Author: Bjrk, Christina, 1938Publication: Stockholm ; New York : R & S Books ; New York : [Distributed by Farrar, Straus, and Giroux],
c1989.
Summary: An almanac of indoor and outdoor gardening and nature study activities for each month of the
year.
Title: Linnea's windowsill garden / by Christina Bjork and Lena Anderson ; translated by Joan Sandin.
Author: Bjrk, Christina, 1938Publication: Stockholm ; New York : R & S Books ; New York : Distributed in the USA by Farrar, Straus and
Giroux, 1988.
Summary: An illustrated introduction to plants and how they grow with information on creating a home
garden.
Title: Little apple : a book of thanks / Brigitte Weninger ; [illustrated by] Anne Moller.
Author: Weninger, Brigitte.
Summary: A celebration of an apple--its taste, its structure, its beauty, and its life cycle.
Title: Little black ant on Park Street / by Janet Halfmann ; illustrated by Kathleen Rietz.
Author: Halfmann, Janet
Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, 2009.
Summary: Follows an ant through her first summer of helping gather food for her nestmates while trying to
avoid danger.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 H35 2009
Title: Little buggy / Kevin O'Malley.
Author: O'Malley, Kevin, 1961Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt, c2002.
Summary: A young ladybug is determined to learn how to fly and, with the help of his father, he succeeds.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 Om1 2002
Title: The little Christmas tree / Andrea Skevington ; illustrations by Lorna Hussey.
Author: Skevington, Andrea.
Publication: Oxford, England : Lion, c2002.
Summary: A charming Christmas story about how a little evergreen tree sheltered the forest animals on the
first stormy Christman eve.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 Sk29 2002
Title: The little composter / Jan Gerardi.

Author: Gerardi, Jan
Summary: Colorful pictures and simple text describe the process of making compost.
Title: The little crooked Christmas tree / Michael Cutting, Ron Broda.
Author: Cutting, Michael, 1929Publication: Buffalo, N. Y. : Firefly Books (U. S.), 1995.
Summary: In reward for sheltering a dove family, a crooked little spruce tree is decorated for Christmas.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 C982 1995
Title: The little flower king / Kveta Pacovska ; [translated by Anthea Bell].
Author: Pacovska, Kveta.
Publication: New York : North-South Books, 1996, c1991.
Summary: A lonely king in search of a princess to become his queen finds one appearing within one of his
beloved tulips.
Title: The little gardener / Jan Gerardi.
Author: Gerardi, Jan
Summary: Colorful pictures and simple text describe how to create and care for a garden.
Title: The little gardener's cookbook : a child's guide to gardening and cooking / written and illustrated by
Kathleen Bullock.
Author: Bullock, Kathleen, 1946Publication: Fountain Valley, Calif. : Best Sellers, 1986.
Summary: Instructions on how to cook with fruits and vegetables from the garden.
Title: Little Green / Keith Baker.
Author: Baker, Keith, 1953Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt, c2001.
Summary: A young boy paints the flight of a hummingbird as it zips, loops, and zigzags around his garden.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 B174 2001
Title: Little green fingers / written by Clare Chandler ; illustrated by Helen Holroyd ; designed by Wayne
Blades ; edited by Kay Barnham and Hazel Songhurst.
Author: Chandler, Clare.
Publication: Vancouver, B. C. [Canada] : Whitecap Books, c1996.
Summary: Step-by-step garden activities and nature crafts.
Title: Little green thumbs / Mary An Van Hage ; illustrated by Bettina Paterson ; photographs by Lucy
Tizard.
Author: Van Hage, Mary An.
Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, 1996, c1995.
Summary: Provides ideas and instructions for projects that involve growing various kinds of plants during the
different seasons.
Title: Little Lulu Ladybug / [story adaptation, Catherine Solyom ; illustrations, Janusz Obucki].
Author: Solyom, Catherine.
Publication: Montreal, Canada : Tormont, c1999.
Summary: A ladybug visits her friends in the garden. Book includes toy ladybug that can be moved along
cut-out pathways in the pages of this board book.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 So49 1999
Title: Little Owl's night / by Divya Srinivasan.
Author: Srinivasan, Divya
Publication: New York : Viking Childrens Books, 2011.
Summary: Little Owl enjoys a lovely night in the forest visiting his friend the raccoon, listening to the frogs
croak and the crickets chirp, and watching the fog that hovers overhead.
Call Number j: QL676.2.O8 S75 2011
Title: The little pumpkin book / [by Katharine Ross ; illustrated by Katy Bratun].
Author: Ross, Katharine, 1950Publication: [New York]: Random House, c1992.
Summary: Two children plant pumpkin seeds, watch the pumpkins grow and then make jack-o-lanterns and
pumpkin pie.
Title: The little red flower / by Paul Tripp ; illustrated by Trina Schart Hyman. -Author: Tripp, Paul.
Publication: Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday c1968.

Summary: Nothing ever grew in the dusty little town until Mr. Greenthumb arrived with a red flower in a
pot.
Title: Little Sallie Sunflower / by Carro Frances Warren ; illustrations by H. Boylston Dummer.
Author: Warren, Carro Frances.
Publication: Philadelphia : D. McKay, c1914.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 W251 1914
Title: Little tree / e. e. cummings ; illustrated by Deborah Kogan Ray.
Author: Cummings, E. E., 1894-1962.
Publication: New York : Dragonfly Books, Crown Publishers, 1994, c1987.
Summary: The poet/individualist's ode to a small tree decorated for Christmas and proud to receive
admiring attention.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 C912 1994
Title: Little Yau : a Fuzzhead tale / Janell Cannon.
Author: Cannon, Janell, 1957Publication: San Diego : Harcourt, c2002.
Reading Level: Age code--Early readers.
Summary: When Trupp is poisoned, Little Yau and some of the other Fuzzheads don clothes and shoes and
venture into the world of humans, searching for the herb they need to make a cure.
Title: The live bead : stories and fairy tales / Nina Pavlova ; drawings by Valery Alfeyevsky ; translated from
the Russian by James Riordan.
Author: Pavlova, Nina, 1897Publication: Moscow : Raduga Publishers, c1983.
Summary: Delightful fantasy tales about plants, children, animals, birds and insects.
Title: The living earth / written and illustrated by Eleonore Schmid.
Author: Schmid, Eleonore.
Summary: The author introduces the complex ecosystem beneath our feet and reveals the ways in which
people depend upon the living earth.
Call Number j: QH541 .Sch52 1994
Title: Living sunlight : how plants bring the earth to life / by Molly Bang & Penny Chisholm ; illustrated by
Molly Bang.
Summary: Explains the cyclical relationship between photosynthesis in plants and respiration in animals.
Title: Lizards, frogs, and polliwogs : poems and paintings / by Douglas Florian.
Publication: Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, 2005, c2001.
Summary: A collection of humorous poems about 21 different kinds of reptiles and amphibians.
Title: A log's life / by Wendy Pfeffer ; illustrations by Robin Brickman.
Author: Pfeffer, Wendy, 1929Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1997.
Summary: Introduction to the life cycle of an oak tree.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6, P475, 1997
Title: The long journey of the little seed / written and illustrated by Annie Reiner.
Author: Reiner, Annie.
Publication: West Hollywood, Calif. : Dove Kids, c1996.
Summary: A little seed is thrilled when her dream about becoming a beautiful red rose comes true.
Title: Look at a flower. Illustrated by the author.
Author: Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907Publication: New York : T.Y. Crowell Co. [1963]
Summary: Information on classification, structure, and pollination of plants and descriptions of ten common
plant families.
Title: Look at a tree / written by Eileen Curran ; illustrated by June Goldsborough.
Author: Curran, Eileen.
Summary: Text and illustrations describe the different things that can be seen in or around various types of
trees.
Title: Look inside a rainforest / [American translation by Alexandra E. Fischer ; based on the Italian text by
Giovanna Mantegazza ; illustrations by Carlo A. Michelini].
Author: Mantegazza, Giovanna.
Summary: Cutouts in board paper introduce animals and plants of New and Old World tropical rain forests,
comparing and contrasting them with temperate deciduous and coniferous forests.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 M318 1993
Title: Look inside a tree / text by Gina Ingoglia, based on the Italian text by Mario Gomboli ; illustrations by
Mario Gomboli.
Author: Ingoglia, Gina.
Summary: Cutouts in board pages allow students to look inside a tree as they read about the different parts
of a tree.
Call Number j: QK475 .In4 1989
Title: Look out Ladybug / illustrated by David Crossley ; [written by Roberta Mathieson & Sally Crabtree]
Author: Crossley, David.
Summary: Follow Ladybug as she flies through the garden and encounters her friends. Illustrates such verbs
as "float," "leap," and "ride."
Title: Look what I did with a leaf! / Morteza E. Sohi.
Author: Sohi, Morteza E.
Publication: New York : Walker, c1993.
Summary: Provides examples of different kinds of animals that can be made out of leaves and suggests
various uses for the finished product.
Call Number j: QK98.4.L31 So25 1993
Title: Looking at life : a course in environmental biology, stage 3 / J. A. Cameron ; with some sketches from
the author's notebooks.
Author: Cameron, J. A.
Publication: London : Nelson, 1972.
Summary: Subjects covered include life in the soil, fungus, seeds, animals, soil erosion, weather, and insects.
Simple projects corresponding to each subject are suggested at the end of each chapter.
Call Number j: QH308.7 .C145 1972
Title: Looking at plants / David Suzuki, with Barbara Hehner.

Author: Suzuki, David T., 1936Publication: New York, N.Y. : Warner Books, [1987], c1985.
Summary: Examines the characteristics, growth, and care of plants and provides experiments in working with
them.
Call Number j: QK54 .Su99 1985
Title: The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss.
Author: Seuss, Dr.
Publication: New York, Random House c1971.
Summary: The Lorax tries to stop the greedy Once-ler from destroying the Truffula forest.
Call Number j: SD411 .Se81 1971
Title: El Lorax / Dr. Seuss ; translated by Aida E. Marcuse.
Author: Seuss, Dr.
Publication: New York : Lectorum, c1993.
Summary: The Lorax tries to stop the greedy Once-ler from destroying the Truffula forest.
Call Number j: SD411 .Se81s 1993
Title: The lost flower children / Janet Taylor Lisle ; illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa.
Author: Lisle, Janet Taylor.
Summary: After their mother's death, Olivia and Nellie go to live with their great aunt, where they slowly
bring her overgrown and weedy old garden back to life, enabling them to adjust to a new life as well.
Title: The lotus fairies / adapted by Xiao Ju ; drawings by Hu Libin.
Author: Xiao, Ju.
Publication: Beijing, China : Dolphin Books, c1987.
Summary: This story of five lotus fairy sisters and their adventure on earth serves to explain the origin of
lotus ponds.
Call Number j: SB423.4.N5 X47 1987
Title: The lotus seed / Sherry Garland ; illustrated by Tatsuro Kiuchi.
Author: Garland, Sherry.
Summary: A young Vietnamese girl saves a lotus seed and carries it with her everywhere to remember a
brave emperor and the homeland that she has to flee.
Title: The love of Tiger Flower : a tale / by Robert Vavra ; around paintings by Fleur Cowles ; with a preface
by Princess Grace of Monaco.
Author: Vavra, Robert.
Publication: New York : William Morrow, c1980.
Summary: A tiger is transformed after he falls in love with a poppy flower.
Call Number j: QL795.T5 V47L 1980
Title: Luck with potatoes / story by Helen Ketteman ; illustrations by Brian Floca.
Author: Ketteman, Helen.
Summary: Hardscrabble Tennessee farmer Clemmon Hardigree's hard-luck changes when he plants seed
potatoes in Cow Hollow after his fat mountain cows cause the pasture to collapse.
Title: Lucky ladybugs / by Gladys Conklin ; drawings by Glen Rounds. -Author: Conklin, Gladys.
Summary: Drawings and brief text describe the life cycle of the ladybug, what a ladybug eats, where it lives,
how it swarms, and how it benefits man.
Title: Lucky leaf / Kevin O'Malley.
Author: O'Malley, Kevin, 1961Publication: New York : Walker & Co., c2004.
Summary: After his mother tells him to stop playing video games and go outside, a boy tries to catch the last
leaf on a tree, thinking it will bring him luck.
Call Number j: QK649 .Om1 2004
Title: Lucy's secret / Mireille Levert.
Author: Levert, Mireille.
Publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Groundwood Books, c2004.
Summary: Lucy's Aunt Zinnia teaches her about growing flowers from seeds.
Title: Ludlow grows up / by Foster & Erickson ; illustrations by Kerri Gifford.

Author: Foster, Kelli C.
Summary: Ludlow the tulip bulb is reluctant to grow up.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 F814 1996
Title: Lulu Crow's garden : a silly old story with brand-new pictures / by Lizi Boyd.
Author: Boyd, Lizi, 1953Publication: Boston : Little, Brown, c1998.
Summary: Rhyming nonsense verses about Lulu Crow in her garden with all her animal friends.
Title: A luna moth's life / written and illustrated by John Himmelman.
Summary: Illustrations and simple text describe the life cycle of a luna moth.
Title: Ma Jiang and the orange ants / by Barbara Ann Porte ; illustrated by Annie Cannon.
Author: Porte, Barbara Ann.
Publication: New York : Orchards Books, c2000
Summary: Ma Jiang and her mother trap and sell beneficial ants which protect orange trees from pests.
Title: Maggie and the Ferocious Beast : the big carrot / Betty Paraskevas ; illustrated by Michael Paraskevas.
Author: Paraskevas, Betty.
Reading Level: Ade code 2--Early readers.
Summary: Maggie, Hamilton, and the Ferocious Beast help a stubborn rabbit dig up a giant carrot which
becomes transformed into a bird house.
Title: The magic bean tree : a legend from Argentina / retold by Nancy Van Laan ; paintings by Beatriz
Vidal.
Author: Van Laan, Nancy.
Summary: A young Quechuan boy sets out on his own to bring the rains back to his parched homeland and
is rewarded by a gift of carob beans that come to be prized across Argentina.
Call Number j: SB379.C3 V322 1998
Title: The magic gourd / Baba Wague Diakite.

Author: Diakite, Baba Wague.
Summary: After a greedy king steals Rabbit's magic gourd, Rabbit and Chameleon teach him a lesson about
the importance of generosity and friendship.
Title: The magic hill / by A.A. Milne ; illustrated by Isabel Bodor Brown.
Author: Milne, Alan Alexander, 1882-1956.
Summary: Princess Daffodil's fairy godmother's wish for her is that flowers should grow wherever she goes.
Title: The magic hummingbird : a Hopi folktale / collected and translated by Ekkehart Malotki ; narrated by
Michael Lomatuway'ma ; illustrated by Michael Lacapa.
Author: Malotki, Ekkehart.
Publication: Santa Fe, N. M. : Kiva Pub., c1996.
Summary: A sunflower stalk turns into a hummingbird which brings corn and rainfall back to the land.
Title: The magic leaf / by Winifred Morris ; illustrated by Ju-Hong Chen.
Author: Morris, Winifred.
Summary: When a foolish man believes he has become invisible from touching a magic leaf, he sneaks into
the mayor's private garden to view the peonies.
Title: The magic maguey / Tony Johnston ; illustrated by Elisa Kleven.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1996.
Summary: Miguel figures out a way to save the beloved maguey plant in his Mexican pueblo.
Call Number j: QK83.2.C4 J648 1996
Title: The magic school bus plants seeds : a book about how living things grow / based on the episode from
the animated TV series produced by Scholastic Productions, Inc. ; based on The magic school bus series
written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.
Author: Relf, Patricia.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Inc., c1995.

Summary: The magic school bus shows children how flowers get pollinated and produce seeds.
Title: The magic tree, by James and Ruth McCrea. -Author: McCrea, James.
Summary: An unhappy princess discovers the joy of gardening after she watches the contented gardener
Bolo tending his fruit tree.
Title: The magic tree / Nikola Osipov ; translated from the Russian by Galina Kmetyuk ; drawings by
Victor Kirillov.
Author: Osipov, Nikola.
Publication: Moscow : Raduga Publishers, c1984.
Summary: A collection of fictional stories about plants, animals and people living in various times and places
throughout the world.
Call Number j: QK83 .Os4 1984
Title: The magic tree : a folktale from Nigeria / by T. Obinkaram Echewa ; illustrated by E. B. Lewis.
Author: Echewa, T. Obinkaram.
Summary: Mbi, an orphan boy, is constantly asked to "do this" and "do that" by his many unkind relatives
until a special tree grows, just for him.
Call Number j: SB379.U3 Ec43 1999
Title: The magic tree : a tale from the Congo / adapted and illustrated by Gerald McDermott.
Author: McDermott, Gerald.
Summary: Retells a Congolese tale in which an ugly and unloved twin discovers a magic tree that gives him
everything he wants.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 M143 1994
Title: The magical garden of Claude Monet / Laurence Anholt.
Publication: Hauppauge, N.Y. Barrons Educational Series, c2003.
Summary: When Julie crawls into a mysterious garden, she meets an old man tending the flowers. The gentle
gardener turns out to be the great artist, Claude Monet, and together they explore his magical world.
Call Number j: SB466.F91 An49 2003

Title: The magical starfruit tree ; a Chinese folktale / adapted by Rosalind C. Wang ; paintings by Shao Wei
Liu.
Author: Wang, Rosalind C.
Publication: Hillsboro, Or. : Beyond Words, c1993.
Summary: A stingy peddler is chastised for his miserly ways by an old beggar who plants a magical starfruit
tree.
Call Number j: SB379.C2 W184 1993
Title: Magnificent monarchs / by Linda Glaser ; illustrated by Gay Holland.
Summary: Describes, in simple text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and life cycle of the
monarch butterfly.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 G462 2000
Title: Make a garden / by Susannah Bradley ; illustrations by Maureen Galvani and Dee McLean.
Author: Bradley, Susannah.
Publication: New York : Exeter Books, 1986, c1984.
Summary: This clearly illustrated book contains basic gardening information, step-by-step projects, and
safety pointers for young gardeners.
Title: Make a small tree house.
Summary: A book of cut-outs to use in making a child's small garden tree house.
Title: Make way for ducklings / by Robert McCloskey.
Author: McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.
Publication: New York : Viking Press, c1969.
Summary: Mr. and Mrs. Mallard proudly return to their home in the Boston Public Garden with their eight
offspring.
Call Number j: QL676.2.D5 M132 1969
Title: Malinda Martha meets Mariposa : a star is born / written by Marcia Trimble ; illustrated by John Lund.
Author: Trimble, Marcia.
Publication: Los Altos Hills, Calif. : Images Press, c1999.

Summary: Faced with writing a story about summer vacation, Malinda Martha imagines herself directing a
backyard theater performance of the metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 T735 1999
Title: Mama built a little nest / Jennifer Ward ; illustrated by Steve Jenkins.
Author: Ward, Jennifer, 1963Publication: New York : Beach Lane Books, 2014.
Summary: Illustrations and simple, rhyming text introduce different kinds of birds' nests, from the scrapes
falcons build on high, craggy ledges to the underground nests of burrowing owls.
Title: The man who made parks : the story of parkbuilder Frederick Law Olmsted / Frieda Wishinsky ;
illustrated by Song Nan Zhang.
Author: Wishinsky, Frieda.
Publication: Plattsburgh, N. Y. : Tundra Books, c1999.
Summary: A brief look at the life of landscape architect, Frederick Law Olmsted, who designed New-York
City's Central Park and who drafted the first plan for a public park in San Francisco.
Call Number j: SB470.O5 W757 1999
Title: Mangaboom / by Charlotte Pomerantz ; pictures by Anita Lobel.
Author: Pomerantz, Charlotte.
Summary: Daniel meets a giant woman named Mangaboom who lives in a mango tree and takes him to tea at
her auntie's house.
Call Number j: SB379.M2 .P771 1997
Title: Mangoes & bananas / [story, Nathan Kumar Scott ; art, T. Balaji].
Author: Scott, Nathan Kumar.
Publication: United Kingdom : Tara, c2006.
Summary: An Indonesian folktale about how a hungry monkey who loves bananas is tricked by mouse deer
who loves mangoes. Story is followed by a detailed explanation of the illustrations in the traditional Indian
textile art style called Kalamkari.
Call Number j: SB379.A1 Sc85 2006
Title: The mangrove tree : planting trees to feed families / Susan L. Roth & Cindy Trumbore ; collages by
Susan L. Roth.
Author: Roth, Susan L.

Summary: A cumulative verse, alternating with additional narrative, describes the ecological and social
transformation resulting from the work of Dr. Gordon Sato, a Japanese American cell biologist who made
saltwater and desert land productive through the planting of mangrove trees in the tiny African country of
Eritrea.
Call Number j: SD397.M25 R742 2011
Title: Manzano, manzano! / por Mary Blocksma ; ilustrado por Sandra Cox Kalthoff ; version en espanol de
Alma Flor Ada.
Author: Blocksma, Mary
Publication: [United States] : Hampton-Brown, c1986.
Summary: The apple tree is a friend to all but longs for a true friend of its own.
Title: Maple / Lori Nichols.
Author: Nichols, Lori
Publication: New York, NY : Nancy Paulsen Books, c2014.
Summary: A nature-loving little girl's favorite playmate is her maple tree, until the day she's surprised with a
baby sister.
Call Number j: QK495.A17 N51 2014
Title: Maple moon / Connie Brummel Crook ; [illustrations by] Scott Cameron.
Author: Crook, Connie Brummel.
Publication: Toronto, Canada : Stoddart Kids, c1997.
Summary: After discovering that the sap from a maple tree is sweet and could be made into syrup, a
Missasauga Indian boy is honored by his tribe.
Call Number j: SB239.M3 C882 1997
Title: La mariposa monarca / David M. Schwartz ; fotografias de Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Photographs and brief text in Spanish describe the various stages in the life cycle of the monarch
butterfly. Includes simple activities.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 S96s 2001
Title: La mariquita malhumorada / Eric Carle.
Publication: New York : Harper Arco Iris, c1996.
Summary: A grouchy ladybug who is looking for a fight challenges everyone she meets regardless of their
size or strength.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 C192 1996s
Title: The Market Lady and the mango tree / Pete and Mary Watson.
Author: Watson, Pete, 1948Publication: New York : Tambourine Books, c1994.
Summary: A sly merchant gets rich when she devises a contraption for collecting mangos, but a dream
teaches her a lesson about greed.
Call Number j: SB379.M2 W336 1994
Title: The marvelous maze / by Maxine Rose Schur ; illustrated by Robin DeWitt and Patricia DeWittGrush.
Author: Schur, Maxine.
Publication: Owings Mills, Md. : Stemmer House, c1995.
Summary: When a clever prince has a beautiful maze garden constructed and decrees that he will marry the
princess who can find her way out, forty-three princesses try without success.
Title: Mary Margaret's tree / Blair Drawson.
Author: Drawson, Blair.
Summary: While working hard to plant her tree, a young girl imagines herself shrinking and she spends a
year observing nature in the tree's branches.
Title: Maya, and the town that loved a tree / story by Kiki and Kathryn Shaw ; artwork by Kiki.
Author: Shaw, KiKi.
Publication: New York : Children's Universe, c1992.
Summary: As a city grows, the trees eventually do not survive, but a little girl named Maya makes the
citizens realize how important trees in a city are.
Call Number j: SB476.3.A1 Sh26 1992
Title: Maya's children : the story of La Llorona / Rudolfo Anaya ; illustrated by Maria Baca.
Author: Anaya, Rudolfo A.
Summary: Senor Tiempo tricks the Sun God's daughter and makes her destroy her children, who are born
from fruit and vegetable seeds planted in clay bowls.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Me8 An18 1997
Title: The maybe garden / Kimberly Burke-Weiner, author ; Fredrika Spillman, illustrations.
Author: Burke-Weiner, Kimberly, 1962Publication: Hillsboro, Or : Beyond Words, c1992.
Summary: A child uses Mother's ordinary suggestions for a garden as a springboard for imagining all sorts of
unique and creative garden ideas.
Title: Mayeros : a Yucatec Maya family / George Ancona.
Summary: Text and photographs present the life and customs of the descendants of the Maya now living in
the Yucatan Peninsula area of Mexico.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Me8 An22 1997
Title: Me and Mr. Mah / written by Andrea Spalding ; illustrated by Janet Wilson.
Author: Spalding, Andrea.
Publication: Custer, Wash. : Orca Book Publishers, c1999.
Summary: Ian develops a friendship with his next-door neighbor, Mr. Mah, who grows sunflowers and
Chinese vegetables.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 Sp18 1999
Title: Meadow / photographed by Kim Taylor and Jane Burton ; written by Barbara Taylor.
Author: Taylor, Kim
Summary: Examines some of the animals and plants found in meadows, describing and illustrating their
lifestyles and interactions.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M4 T215 1992
Title: Meadowlands : a wetlands survival story / Thomas F. Yezerski.
Author: Yezerski, Thomas
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2011.
Summary: The history of the Meadowlands, from its pristine state, to its gradual transformation by European
settlers, to the pollution caused by industrialization, and the changes brought by environmental
organizations striving to protect it.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M3 Y49 2011
Title: Meat-eating plants / D.M. Souza.
Author: Souza, Dorothy M.

Summary: A detailed and clearly-illustrated description of carnivorous plants highlights the four methods by
which they trap their prey.
Call Number j: QK917 .So89 2002
Title: Meeting trees / by Scott Russell Sanders ; illustrations by Robert Hynes.
Author: Sanders, Scott Russell, 1945Publication: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society, c1996.
Summary: As a boy and his father walk in the woods near their home, they share what they know about the
bark, leaves, and fruit of the different species they see.
Title: Messy Bessey's garden / by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack ; illustrated by Richard Hackney ;
prepared under the direction of Robert Hillerich.
Author: McKissack, Pat, 1944Publication: Chicago : Childrens Press, c1991.
Summary: Messy Bessey discovers that with proper care her garden will flourish.
Title: Metamorphosis : changing bodies / Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: Defines metamorphosis and describes the process as it occurs in butterflies, insects, and frogs.
Title: The microscope / by Maxine Kumin ; pictures by Arnold Lobel.
Author: Kumin, Maxine, 1925Publication: New York : Harper & Row, c1984.
Summary: Relates in rhyme the famous Dutch scientist's penchant for viewing things with a microscope,
through which he made remarkable observations.
Call Number j: QH31.L44 K961 1984
Title: The mighty asparagus / by V. Radunsky.
Author: Radunsky, Vladimir.
Summary: When a large asparagus suddenly appears in the king's back yard, he enlists the help of several
people and animals, including a songbird, to get rid of it.

Title: Mighty tree / story and pictures by Dick Gackenbach.
Author: Gackenbach, Dick.
Summary: Three seeds grow into three beautiful trees, each of which serves a different function in nature
and for people.
Title: The milk makers / by Gail Gibbons.
Publication: New York : Macmillan ; London : Collier Macmillan, c1985.
Summary: Explains how cows produce milk and how it is processed before being delivered to stores.
Call Number j: QL795.C3 G352 1988
Title: The millets won't go home = Ku tzu pu hui chia ; The immortal palm = Hsien jen chang / [edited by
Emily Ching, Ko-Shee Ching and Theresa Austin].
Author:
Publication: Cerritos, Calif.: Wonder Kids Publications, 1991.
Summary: Two traditioanl Chinese tales: The first is about why millet grains must be carried to storage after
harvest; the second is about a hero who receives the gift of a magic cactus plant.
Title: Mimosa : the sensitive plant / Millicent E. Selsam and Jerome Wexler.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : Morrow, c1978.
Summary: Text and photographs describe the "sensitive plant," its rapid responses to heat and touch, and
how to grow it.
Call Number j: QK495.L521 M65, Se49, 1978
Title: Mind-boggling mazes and loopy labyrinths / [text and picture selection, Klaus Eid].
Author: Eid, Klaus.
Publication: Munich ; New York : Prestel, c2004.
Summary: A brief history of mazes and labyrinths and how they came to be used in gardens. Includes many
maze puzzles to navigate.
Call Number j: SB475 .Ei26 2004
Title: Minnesota wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by Beverly
Summary: Common Minnesota wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are
Title: The miracle of the first poinsettia : a Mexican Christmas story / written by Joanne Oppenheim ;
illustrated by Fabian Negrin.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Barefoot Books, c2003.
Summary: A retelling of a Mexican legend that describes the origin of the poinsettia plant. In this version, a
young girl has nothing to give the Christ child, but when the weeds she carries in her hands miraculously
transform into red flowers, she now has the perfect gift.
Call Number j: SB413.P63 Op5 2003
Title: Miranda's magic garden / Linda Atnip ; illustrated by Ann Rothan.
Author: Atnip, Linda, 1949Publication: Woodside, Calif. : Bluestar Communications, 1997.
Summary: A lonely little girl gains friends and happiness when she listens to her dreams and helps her plants
grow a magic garden.
Call Number j: SB453 .At68 1997
Title: Mirandy and Brother Wind / by Patricia C. McKissack ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Author: McKissack, Pat, 1944Publication: New York : Knopf, c1988.
Summary: In order to win first prize in the junior cakewalk, Mirandy tries to capture the wind to be her
partner.
Call Number j: QC931 .M217 1988
Title: Miss Bridie chose a shovel / by Leslie Connor ; illustrated by Mary Azarian.
Author: Connor, Leslie.
Summary: Miss Bridie emigrates to America in 1856 and chooses to bring a shovel, which proves to be a
useful tool throughout her life.
Title: Miss Emma's wild garden / Anna Grossnickle Hines.
Author: Hines, Anna Grossnickle.

Summary: A young girl asks about all the wild creatures that can be found in her older friend's garden, from
rabbits and woodchucks to butterflies and bees.
Title: Miss gold 'n' silver ; Pearl rice / [edited by Emily Ching, Ko-Shee Ching and Theresa Austin].
Author:
Publication: Cerritos, Calif. : Wonder Kids Publications, 1991.
Summary: Two traditional Chinese tales: the first is about the origin of honeysuckle flowers; the second is
about the origin of corn.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 M57 1991
Title: Miss Jaster's garden / by N. M. Bodecker.
Author: Bodecker, N. M.
Publication: New York : Golden, c1972.
Summary: After getting caught in Miss Jaster's spring planting, the hedgehog discovers he has become a
four-legged, walking flower garden.
Title: Miss Lady Bird's wildflowers : how a first lady changed America / by Kathi Appelt ; illustrated by Joy
Fisher Hein.
Author: Appelt, Kathi, 1954Publication: [New York] : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2005.
Summary: A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded
citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and
highways by planting wildflowers.
Call Number j: SB439 .Ap48 2005
Title: Miss Lilly and the hollyhock garden / written and illustrated by Mary A. Martin.
Author: Martin, Mary A.
Publication: Parkville, Mo. : M.A. Martin, c2001.
Reading Level: Age code2--Early readers.
Summary: This tale of the adventures of a hollyhock girl blown from her garden includes instructions for
planting a hollyhock garden and making hollyhock dolls.
Call Number j: SB413.H75 .M364 2001
Title: Miss Penny and Mr. Grubbs / Lisa Campbell Ernst.
Author: Ernst, Lisa Campbell.

Summary: With the help of cooperative and hungry rabbits, jealous Mr. Grubbs sabotages the prize-winning
garden of his neighbor Miss Penny.
Call Number j: SB321 .Er66 1991
Title: Miss Rumphius / story and pictures by Barbara Cooney.
Author: Cooney, Barbara, 1917Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 1987, c1982.
Summary: As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway
places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all
those things, the last being the most difficult of all.
Call Number j: SB413.L86 C783 1982
Title: The missing sunflowers / by Maggie Stern ; pictures by Donna Ruff.
Author: Stern, Maggie.
Summary: Simon gets three sunflower plants from his bird-loving neighbor Mrs. Potter, only to have them
disappear one by one.
Title: The Miwok of California / Jack S. Williams.
Author: Williams, Jack S.
Publication: New York : PowerKids Press, 2004.
Summary: This book describes the origins, history, and culture of the Miwok people, who lived in the land
from the San Francisco Bay area to the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Call Number j: SB108.5 .W673m 2004
Title: Mojave / Diane Siebert ; paintings by Wendell Minor.
Author: Siebert, Diane.
Summary: Evokes the land and animals of the Mojave Desert in poetic text and illustrations.
Call Number j: QH105.C2 M64, Si15, 1988
Title: The mole sisters and the blue egg / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Author: Schwartz, Roslyn.
Publication: Toronto, [Ont., Canada] ; New York : Annick Press, c2001.
Summary: The mole sisters go on an adventure in a tree house.
Call Number j: SB473.5.T7 Sch95 2001
Title: The mole sisters and the busy bees / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Summary: Following a bee, the mole sisters go to a meadow and sniff flowers.
Title: The mole sisters and the cool breeze / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Summary: The mole sisters play with dandelion leaves and flowers.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 T17, Sch95, 2002
Title: The mole sisters and the moonlit night / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Publication: Toronto, [Ont., Canada]; New York : Annick Press, c2001.
Summary: The mole sisters go out on an adventure on a moonlit night.
Title: The mole sisters and the piece of moss / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Summary: The mole sisters find a piece of moss and play with it.
Title: The mole sisters and the question / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Summary: The mole sisters compare themselves to other animals.
Call Number j: QL795.M5 Sch95 2002
Title: The mole sisters and the rainy day / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Summary: The mole sisters enjoy the outdoors after the rain stops.
Call Number j: S600.7.R35 Sch95 1999
Title: The mole sisters and the wavy wheat / written and illustrated by Roslyn Schwartz.
Summary: The mole sisters go on an adventure in a wheat field.
Call Number j: SB191.W5 Sch95 2000
Title: Molly's organic farm / by Carol L. Malnor and Trina L. Hunner ; illustrated by Trina L. Hunner.
Author: Malnor, Carol
Summary: Wandering into a community organic farm, a homeless cat is adopted by the farmers and helps
out in her own way. End notes discuss organic farming and present related activities.
Call Number j: S605.5 .M297 2012
Title: Momotaro, the Peach Boy : a traditional Japanese tale / retold and illustrated by Linda Shute.
Author: Shute, Linda.
Summary: Found floating on the river inside a peach by an old couple, Momotaro grows up and fights the
terrible demons who have terrorized the village for years.
Call Number j: SB371 .Sh94 1986
Title: Monarch and milkweed / by Helen Frost and Leonid Gore.
Author: Frost, Helen, 1949Publication: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2008.
Summary: Describes how the lives of the milkweed plant and the monarch butterfly are intertwined.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 F929 2008
Title: Monarch butterfly / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: Describes the life cycle, body parts, and behavior of the monarch butterfly. Includes instructions
on how to raise a monarch.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 G355 1989
Title: Monarch butterfly / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens, 2001, c1999.
Summary: Photographs and brief text describe the various life stages in the life cycle of the monarch
butterfly.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 S96 2001

Title: Monarch butterfly of Aster Way / by Elizabeth Ring ; illustrated by Katie Lee.
Author: Ring, Elizabeth, 1920Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, c1999.
Summary: A monarch butterfly emerges from its chrysalis and makes its way across the United States to the
mountains of Mexico where it will spend the winter.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 R472 1999
Title: Monarch magic! : butterfly activities & nature discoveries / Lynn M. Rosenblatt.
Author: Rosenblatt, Lynn, 1945Publication: Charlotte, Vt. : Williamson, c1998.
Summary: Simple text and photographs depict the life cycle and metamorphosis of a monarch butterfly,
from egg to caterpillar to chrysalis to emerging butterfly. Includes crafts and related activities.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 R723 1998
Title: Monarchs / Kathryn Lasky ; photographs by Christopher G. Knight.
Author: Lasky, Kathryn.
Summary: Describes the life cycle and winter migrations of the eastern and western monarch butterflies and
the two towns that protect their winter habitats.
Title: The money tree / Sarah Stewart ; illustrations by David Small.
Author: Stewart, Sarah.
Summary: In summer the leaves on the strange tree growing in Miss McGillicuddy's yard are harvested by
many people, but when Miss McGillicuddy thinks about needing firewood for the winter, she realizes the
tree may have another use.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 St49 1991
Title: The money tree = Jin qian shu ; The coxcomb = Ji guan hua / edited by Emily Ching, Ko-Shee Ching
and Theresa Austin.
Author:
Publication: Cerritos, Calif. : Wonder Kids Publications, c1991.
Summary: Two legendary stories. In the first story, Treasure Du the miser is punished to death by the
heavenly immortal for his harshness to the poor and is turned into an elm tree. In the second story, an old
rooster saves his master's life from a huge centipede and turns into a coxcomb plant when it dies.
Call Number j: QK495.U4 M66 1991
Title: The monkey and the crab / Saru Kani ; retold by Seishi Horio ; illustrated by Tsutomu Murakami ;
[translated by D.T. Ooka]
Author: Kani, Saru.
Publication: Union City, Calif. : Heian International ; c1985.
Summary: Mr. Monkey is punished for eating all the persimmon fruit from Mrs. Crab's tree.
Title: The monkey bridge / by Rafe Martin ; illustrated by Fahimeh Amiri.
Author: Martin, Rafe, 1946Publication: New York : Knopf, c1997.
Summary: In this traditional Buddhist jataka tale, the Monkey King protects his subjects and teaches a
human king wisdom and compassion by giving him a fruit from a Treasure Tree.
Title: Montana wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by Beverly
Summary: Common Montana wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are
Title: The moon princess = [Kaguyahime] / illustrations by Kancho Oda ; retold by Ralph F. McCarthy.
Author: McCarthy, Ralph F.
Publication: Tokyo : Kodansha International, c1993.
Summary: A young girl raised in the humble home of a bamboo cutter grows up to be a wise and renowned
beauty but eventually she must return to her real home.
Call Number j: SB317.B2 M127 1996
Title: The moonflower / Peter Loewer and Jean Loewer.
Author: Loewer, H. Peter.
Summary: A brief look at some of nature's nocturnal behavior including the blooming of the moonflower,
how moths drink, how bats "see," and how vines climb. Includes a glossary and instructions for planting a
moonflower.
Call Number j: QK495 .C78 L825 1997
Title: Moon's cloud blanket / Rose Anne St. Romain ; illustrated by Joan C. Waites.
Author: St. Romain, Rose Anne.
Publication: Gretna, La. : Pelican Pub. Co., 2003.
Summary: In this retelling of a Native American tale, the Moon weaves a blanket of clouds around a mother
and her children who are freezing atop a cypress tree, having sought shelter from a flood. Describes the
mythical origin of Spanish moss.
Call Number j: SB413.B7ti S8 2003
Title: Moonseed and mistletoe : a book of poisonous plants / Carol Lerner.
Summary: Introduces plants that may cause skin irritation from touching, or cause illness or death from
tasting or eating.
Title: Moose in the garden / Nancy White Carlstrom ; paintings by Lisa Desimini.
Author: Carlstrom, Nancy White.
Summary: A young child is delighted when Papa Moose visits the garden and eats almost all the vegetables.
Title: More fun with nature : take-along guide
Publication: Minnetonka, Minn. : NorthWord Press, c2002.
Summary: Introduces children to nature that might be found on a nature walk. Includes, berries, nuts,
seeds, birds, nests, eggs and rocks and minerals.
Title: More nature in your backyard : simple activities for children / by Susan S. Lang, with the staff of
Cayuga Nature Center ; illustrated by Sharon Lane Holm.
Author: Lang, Susan S.
Summary: Provides instructions for simple science experiments and nature activities to be performed in the
backyard.
Call Number j: QH53 .L256m 1998
Title: More than just a flower garden / photos and text by Dwight Kuhn.
Author: Kuhn, Dwight
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Silver Press, c1990.
Summary: Describes the living things in a flower garden, focusing on the dynamic variety of plants and the
creatures that depend on them. Includes tips for starting your own flower garden.
Title: More than just a vegetable garden / photos and text by Dwight Kuhn.
Author: Kuhn, Dwight
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Silver Press, c1990.
Summary: Text and photos present life among the animals and plants in a vegetable garden. Also gives
instructions for starting your own vegetable garden indoors.
Title: Morning glories / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Yuko Sato.
Summary: Examines the lives of morning glories and the stages of development leading to the production of
their delicate flowers.
Call Number j: QK495.C78 J637 1985
Title: Morning glory Monday / Arlene Alda ; illustrated by Maryann Kovalski.
Author: Alda, Arlene, 1933Publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Tundra Books, c2003.
Summary: A young girl makes her Italian immigrant mother happy by planting morning glories outside their
tenement window.
Call Number j: SB413 M67 AL21 2003
Title: Morning in the garden / by Heather J. Gondek ; illustrated by Mercedes McDonald.
Author: Gondek, Heather J.
Publication: [Woodbury, N.Y.] : Barron's, 2002, c2001.
Summary: Lift the flaps or watch the pop-ups to see the animals and plants wake up in the morning.
Title: Moss gown / by William H. Hooks ; illustrated by Donald Carrick.
Author: Hooks, William H.
Summary: Candace's fortune changes when her tattered dress made of Spanish moss turns into a beautiful
gown.
Call Number j: SB413.B7ti H764 1987
Title: Mosses / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Masana Izawa.

Summary: Describes the characteristics and development of mosses.
Title: Mosses and liverworts / written by Theresa Greenaway.
Summary: Focuses on varieties and life cycles of mosses and liverworts in different climates and habitats.
Title: The most beautiful roof in the world : exploring the rainforest canopy / Kathryn Lasky ; photographs
by Christopher G. Knight.
Author: Lasky, Kathryn.
Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1997.
Summary: Describes the work of Dr. Meg Lowman, director of research at Selby Gardens in Sarasota,
Florida, in the rainforest canopy, an area unexplored until the last ten years and home to previously unknown
species of plants and animals.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 L335 1997
Title: Mother Earth and her children : a quilted fairy tale / Sibylle von Olfers ; illustrated by Sieglinde
Schoen Smith ; translated by Jack Zipes.
Author: Olfers, Sibylle, 1881-1916.
Publication: Elmhurst, Ill. : Breckling Press, c2007.
Summary: Mother Earth's children, who have been sleeping all winter awake and experience the new life, the
color, and the joys of spring and the seasons to come.
Call Number j: QK644 .OL2m 2007
Title: Moths. Illustrated by Nils Hogner.
Author: Hogner, Dorothy Childs
Publication: New York, Crowell [1964]
Summary: A survey of the better known members of the moth family describing their beneficial and warmful
effects on man as well as their anatomy, reproduction, relatives, and enemies.
Title: The mountain that loved a bird / by Alice McLerran ; pictures by Eric Carle.
Author: McLerran, Alice, 1933Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1985.

Summary: By planting seeds, a beautiful bird brings life to a lonely, barren mountain.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M65 M225 1985
Title: Mouse & Mole and the year-round garden / by Doug Cushman.
Author: Cushman, Doug.
Publication: New York : Scientific American Books for Young Readers, c1994.
Summary: Two friends, Mouse and Mole, work in their garden and learn about the natural world during each
season of the year.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s C959 1994
Title: The Mouse and the apple / by Stephen Butler.
Author: Butler, Stephen, 1962Publication: London : Frances Lincoln, c1994.
Summary: Other animals come and go while Mouse waits patiently for a ripe apple to fall from a tree.
Title: Mouse finds a seed / Nicola Moon ; illustrated by Anthony Morris.
Author: Moon, Nicola.
Publication: London : Pavilion, 1996, c1995.
Summary: Following the advice of his family and friends, Mouse plants a seed and watches it develop into a
sunflower.
Title: Mr. Carey's garden / by Jane Cutler ; pictures by G. Brian Karas.
Author: Cutler, Jane.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1996.
Summary: All of his neighbors have suggestions for how to get rid of the snails in his garden, but Mr. Carey
isn't interested.
Call Number j: SB998.S7 C976 1996
Title: Mr. Goethe's garden / by Diana Cohn ; illustrated by Paul Mirocha.
Author: Cohn, Diana.
Publication: Great Barrington, Mass. : Bell Pond Books, c2003.
Summary: While learning to draw flowers in the garden of famous author, artist, and naturalist, Johann
Wolfgang von Goethe, Anna comes to appreciate the natural world. Includes a biographical summary of
Goethe's life and work.
Call Number j: QK31.G5 C661 2003
Title: Mr. Hiroshi's garden / by Maxine Trottier ; illustrated by Paul Morin.

Author: Trottier, Maxine.
Publication: Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, 2006.
Summary: While visiting her grandmother for the summer in Vancouver, Mary, a young girl from the prairies
befriends her neighbor, Mr. Hiroshi and helps him with his garden. After Mr. Hiroshi is interned due to the
second World War, Mary promises to take care of his garden.
Title: Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree / by Robert Barry.
Author: Barry, Robert.
Summary: Mr. Willowby's Christmas tree is too tall, so he trims off the top and gives the top to the upstairs
maid for her tree, and she finds it too tall, so she cuts off the top, which the gardener uses for his tree, but it
is too tall ...
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 B279 1991
Title: Mrs. McGinty and the bizarre plant / story and pictures by Gavin Bishop.
Author: Bishop, Gavin, 1946Publication: Auckland, N.Z. ; New York : Oxford University Press, c1981.
Summary: Mrs. McGinty makes friends with her neighbors after she plants a giant cucumber in her garden.
Title: Mrs. Morgan's lawn / Barney Saltzberg.
Author: Saltzberg, Barney.
Publication: New York : Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 1998, c1993.
Summary: Mrs. Morgan, who is very fussy and protective about her lawn, confiscates all the soccer balls,
baseballs, and other kinds of balls that land there while neighborhood children are playing.
Title: Mrs. Rose's garden / Elaine Greenstein.
Author: Greenstein, Elaine.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Children, c1996.
Summary: When Mrs. Rose grows a prize crop of vegetables guaranteed to win all the blue ribbons at the
County Fair, she is inspired to a generous act involving the gardens of her friends.
Title: Mrs. Spitzer's garden / Edith Pattou ; illustrated by Tricia Tusa.
Author: Pattou, Edith.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt, c2001.

Summary: Every year a teacher starts a garden from seed given to her by the school principal.
Title: Mrs. Terwilliger's coloring book / illustrated by Jean E. Stiles ; designed, written and edited by Joan
Linn Bekins.
Author: Stiles, Jean E.
Publication: Tiburon, Calif. : Elizabeth Terwilliger Nature Education Foundation, c1978.
Summary: Line drawings accompany simple explanations about wildlife that children can see in Marin
County.
Call Number j: QH105.C2 A1, St53, 1978
Title: Mushroom / Barrie Watts.
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Silver Burdett, c1986.
Summary: Discusses the parts of mushrooms and how these fungi grow.
Title: Mushroom in the rain / by Mirra Ginsburg ; pictures by Jose Aruego & Ariane Dewey ; adapted from
the Russian of V. Suteyev.
Author: Ginsburg, Mirra.
Publication: New York : Aladdin Books, 1990.
Summary: How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the
same mushroom when, at first, there was only room for the ant?
Title: The mushroom man / by Ethel Pochocki ; illustrated by Barry Moser.
Author: Pochocki, Ethel, 1925Publication: New York : Green Tiger Press, 1993.
Summary: A lonely worker in a mushroom factory finds the friend he longs for when he meets a mole in the
park and takes him home to share his dinner.
Title: Mushrooms / Jason Cooper.
Summary: An introduction to mushroom types, characteristics, habitats, and uses.
Title: Mushrooms / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Masana Izawa.

Summary: Discusses how mushrooms and other fungi get their food, grow, and produce more of their own
kind.
Title: Muskrat, Muskrat, eat your peas! / Sarah Wilson.
Author: Wilson, Sarah.
Publication: New York : Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, c1989.
Summary: After Muskrat's family meticulously plants, waters, and harvests peas, Muskrat doesn't want any.
Title: Mustard : a journey to love / story and paintings by Jessel Miller.
Author: Miller, Jessel.
Publication: Napa, Calif. : Jessel Gallery, c1998.
Summary: A woman falls in love with a farmer after she plants a garden with the seeds he gives her.
Title: My backyard garden / Carol Lerner.
Summary: Provides explicit information on how to start a vegetable garden and how to maintain it month by
month throughout the year.
Title: My day in the garden / Miela Ford ; pictures by Anita Lobel.
Author: Ford, Miela.
Summary: A young girl and her friends spend the day dressing up like the insects and animals they find in
the garden.
Title: My father's hands / by Joanne Ryder ; illustrated by Mark Graham.
Summary: A girl's father digs in the garden, finding and presenting for inspection such wonders as a round
gold beetle and a leaf-green mantis.
Title: My favorite tree : terrific trees of North America / written & illustrated by Diane Iverson.
Summary: Examines the traits and uses of twenty-six North American trees, from the ash to the yew, and
describes notable or historic specimens.
Call Number j: QK481 .Iv3 1999
Title: My first Chinese New Year / Karen Katz.
Author: Katz, Karen.
Reading Level: Age code 2 - - Early readers.
Summary: The symbols of Chinese New Year are explained as a family prepares for the celebration.
Call Number j: QK83.2.L8 K159 2004
Title: My first garden / story by Julia Allen ; pictures by Bob Reese.
Author: Allen, Julia.
Publication: Provo, Utah : Aro Publishing, c1993.
Summary: A girl and boy prepare the soil, plant corn, tend their first garden, and watch the corn grow.
Call Number j: SB191 .M2 AL53 1993
Title: My first garden / Tomek Bogacki.
Author: Bogacki, Tomek.
Reading Level:
Summary: Inspired by hearing that a garden used to grow in the yard in front of his house, a boy recreates it
with loving care.
Title: My first garden / [by Wendy Lewison ; illustrated by Miki Sakamoto].
Author: Lewison, Wendy Cheyette.
Publication: New York : Little Simon, c2009.
Summary: Come along with a mother and daughter as they dig up soil and water seeds to make their very
first vegetable garden.
Title: My first garden book / writer Albie Celfe ; illustrator Mitzi McCarthy.
Author: Celfe, Albie.

Publication: New York : Avon Books, 1992, c1991.
Summary: This book is devoted to garden-oriented craft projects, which are prefaced by illustrative stories
in rhyme.
Title: My first garden book / Angela Wilkes.
Summary: Clear text and photographs demonstrate how to collect seeds and grow vegetables, fruits, herbs,
succulents, and flowers in pots, hanging baskets, window boxes, and other containers.
Title: My first garden : nasturtiums / Derek and Sandra Rangecroft.
Author: Rangecroft, Derek.
Publication: New York : Dell Publishing, c1993.
Summary: Nasturtium seeds are supplied together with nasturtium lore and instructions for children to grow
their own flowers.
Call Number j: SB413.N37 R163 1993
Title: My first garden : pumpkins / Derek and Sandra Rangecroft.
Publication: New York : Bantam Doubleday, c1993.
Summary: Pumpkin seeds are supplied together with instructions for children to grow their own pumpkins.
Title: My first garden : sunflowers / Derek and Sandra Rangecroft.
Summary: Sunflower seeds are supplied together with sunflower lore and instructions for children to grow
their own sunflowers.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 R163 1993
Title: My first garden : tomatoes / Derek and Sandra Rangecroft.
Summary: Tomato seeds are supplied with tomato lore and instructions for children to grow their own
tomatoes.

Title: My first nature book / Angela Wilkes.
Reading Level: Age code--2 Early readers.
Summary: Provides an introduction to nature through a variety of simple indoor and outdoor activities
including collecting seeds, feeding birds, watching a butterfly grow, and others.
Call Number j: QH48 .W652 1990
Title: My flower / Brian Wildsmith.
Publication: Oxford, [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2000.
Summary: A butterfly shoos away all the animals which are attracted to its flower.
Title: My garden / Kevin Henkes.
Summary: After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl
imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of
beach balls.
Title: My garden = Mi jardin / Rebecca Emberley.
Author: Emberley, Rebecca
Publication: New York : Little, Brown, c2005.
Summary: An introduction to things commonly found in the yard or garden, presented in both English and
Spanish.
Call Number j: SB453 .E45 2005
Title: My great-grandmother's gourd / by Cristina Kessler ; illustrated by Walter Lyon Krudop.
Author: Kessler, Cristina.
Summary: Residents of a Sudanese village rejoice when a traditional water storage method is replaced by
modern technology, but Fatima's grandmother knows there is no substitute for the reliability of the baobab
tree.
Call Number j: QK495.B66 A4, K485, 2000
Title: My hand pruners / by Joanne Barkan ; illustrated by Jody Wheeler.

Author: Barkan, Joanne.
Publication: New York : Warner Books, c1990.
Summary: Book, shaped like hand pruners, describes simple pruning operations and shows examples of
shrubs that require pruning.
Title: My hand rake / by Joanne Barkan ; illustrated by Jody Wheeler.
Summary: Book shaped like a hand rake, demonstrates use of rake and shows examples of vegetables that can
be planted.
Call Number j: SB133 .B24h 1990
Title: My indoor garden / Carol Lerner.
Summary: Discusses how to care for plants indoors, including plant selection, propagation, watering, light,
temperature, humidity, pests, diseases, and equipment.
Title: My island and I : nature of the Caribbean / Alfonso Silva Lee ; illustrated by Alexis Lago.
Author: Silva Lee, Alfonso.
Publication: Saint Paul : PANGAEA, c2002.
Summary: Provides an illustrated description of the Caribbean island and their inhabitants.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 L44 2002
Title: My ladybug / by Herbert H. Wong and Matthew F. Vessel ; illustrated by Marie Nonnast Bohlen.
Author: Wong, Herbert H.
Summary: A brief introduction to the characteristics, habits, and different species of ladybugs.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 W846 1969
Title: My life as a dragonfly : swimmer to flyer! / by William S. Cruscial ; illustrations by Katherine Dorman.
Author: Cruscial, William S.
Publication: Salem, Or. : Sawtooth Press, 1996, c1995.
Summary: Discusses the life cycle of a dragonfly in the Sawtooth Mountains of Idaho.
Call Number j: QL520.2.I3 C888 1996
Title: My mother talks to trees / Doris Gove ; illustrated by Marilynn H. Mallory.

Author: Gove, Doris.
Reading Level: Age code --Advanced readers.
Summary: Although embarrassed when her mother stops and talks to all the trees on their walk, a girl joins
her in admiring their leaves, flowers, needles, and seeds and recognizes them as a source of beauty.
Call Number j: QK484.S84 G746 1999
Title: My nana's remedies = Los remedios de mi nana / by Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford ; illustrations by Edna
San Miguel.
Author: Rivera-Ashford, Roni Capin.
Publication: Tucson, Arizona : Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, c2002.
Summary: A little girl tells how her grandmother makes medicinal teas and warm drinks for her and her little
brother when they are not feeling well. Includes glossary of medicinal plants used in the Sonoran Desert
region.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6sw R58 2002
Title: My pop-up garden friends / Rod Campbell.
Author: Campbell, Rod, 1945Publication: New York : Macmillan, 1993.
Summary: A child observes a caterpillar, snail, and other creatures in the garden. Features pop-up and
movable illustrations.
Title: My trowel / by Joanne Barkan ; illustrated by Jody Wheeler.
Reading Level:
Summary: Book, shaped like a trowel, demonstrates use of the trowel for planting and show examples of
herbs that can be planted.
Title: My Uncle Nikos / by Julie Delton ; illustrated by Marc Simont.
Author: Delton, Julie.
Summary: Helena has a special relationship with her Uncle Nikos, who lives in a village in the mountains of
Greece, in a small house with a large garden.
Call Number j: SB466.G93 D388 1983
Title: My watering can / by Joanne Barkan ; illustrated by Jody Wheeler.

Summary: Book shaped like a watering can, demonstrates watering flower gardens and depicts examples of
flowering plants.
Title: Mysteries & marvels of plant life / Barbara Cork ; designed by Anne Sharples ; illustrated by Ian
Jackson ... [et al.] ; cartoons by John Shackell.
Author: Cork, Barbara
Publication: Tulsa, OK : EDC Pub. ; London : Usborne, c1983.
Summary: A detailed look at the amazing, mysterious, and unexplained aspects of plants.
Title: Nama Kwa's garden / written by Mary Clanahan ; illustrated by Jacqui Taylor.
Author: Clanahan, Mary.
Publication: Cape Town : Struik, 2005.
Summary: This folktale for children, inspired by the magical transformation of Namaqualand each spring
from near desert to fairyland flower carpets, tells the story of villagers' creation of a surprise garden as a gift
for their chief.
Title: The name of the tree : a Bantu folktale ; retold by Celia Barker Lottridge ; illustrated by Ian Wallace.
Author: Lottridge, Celia Barker.
Publication: New York : Margaret McElderry Books, c1989.
Summary: When the other animals fail at the task, the slow but wise turtle finds a way to obtain the bountiful
fruits of a magic tree.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Af8 L918 1989
Title: Nana's garden.
Author: Williams, Sophy.
Summary: Thomas ventures into his grandmother's garden and meets a girl ghost named Rose.
Title: Nantu, Aujujai : Nantu nuya Aujujai najanarmauri = Nantu y Auju : de como la luna y el pajaro Potoo
fueron creados = Nantu and Auju : how the moon and Potoo bird came to be / mito contado por/myth
retold by Alejandro Taish Mayaprua ; [concepto original/original concept, Maria Isabel Endara, Cristina
Serrano].
Author: Mayaprua, Alejandro Taish

Publication: Monterey, Calif. : Arutam Press, c2004.
Summary: The retelling of the Achuar creation myth about how greed caused Nantu and Auju, a hunter and
his gardener wife, to separate. Nantu becomes the Moon and Auju becomes the Potoo Bird, and their
separation caused Heaven and Earth to separate. Also contains explanations and illustrations of aspects of
Achuar culture.
Title: Napi / story by Antonio Ramirez ; pictures by Domi.
Author: Ramirez, Antonio.
Publication: Toronto : Groundwood Books, c2004.
Summary: As Napi's grandfather tells stories beneath the ceiba tree, Napi slips into her dream world filled
with colors, trees, and herons.
Call Number j: QK495.B66, C4, R145, 2004
Title: Native plants / Barbara Mullins ; illustrated by Betty Maloney.
Author: Mullins, Barbara G.
Publication: Sydney : Hodder and Stoughton, 1985.
Summary: Thoughly discusses the native flora of Australia with pictures and illustrations.
Call Number j: QK431 .M917n 1985
Title: Nature and the environment / Doris Faber and Harold Faber.
Author: Faber, Doris, 1924Publication: New York : Charles Scribner's Sons ; Toronto : Collier Macmillan Canada, c1991.
Summary: Examines the life stories of twenty-six individuals from around the world who made notable
contributions as naturalists, conservationists, or environmentalists.
Title: Nature art with Chiura Obata / by Michael Elsohn Ross ; illustrations by Wendy Smith.
Author: Ross, Michael Elsohn, 1952Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c2000.
Summary: Describes the life and work of nature artist and Japanese American Chiura Obata. Inclues tips on
how readers can make their own nature art.
Call Number j: QK98.Ob3 R733 2000
Title: Nature crafts for kids / Gwen Diehn & Terry Krautwurst.
Author: Diehn, Gwen, 1943Publication: New York : Sterling Pub., c1992.
Summary: Nature crafts and activities for every season are accompanied by articles about the natural world.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 D563n 1992
Title: Nature did it first! / Susan E. Goodman ; photographs by Dorothy Handelman.
Author: Goodman, Susan E., 1952Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2003.
Summary: Photographs provide examples of human inventions that have been borrowed from nature.
Title: Nature hide & seek : jungles / John Norris Wood ; illustrated by Kevin Dean, John Norris Wood.
Author: Wood, John Norris.
Summary: Folds and flaps hide thirty jungle animals introduced by the text.
Call Number j: QH541.5.J8 W85 1987
Title: Nature in your backyard : simple activities for children / by Susan S. Lang, with the staff of Cayuga
Nature Center ; illustrated by Sharon Lane Holm.
Author: Lang, Susan S.
Summary: Simple projects, experiments, and activities introduce children to the natural world.
Call Number j: QH53 .L256 1995
Title: Nature loves a detective : activities for children at the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden / [written and
designed by Mary Carroll ... et al. ; original illustrations by Dorie Hutchinson, Karen Paust].
Author:
Publication: [Santa Barbara, Calif.] : Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, c1992.
Summary: This guide and activities book allows children to be nature detectives as they follow clues that
take them through the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden.
Call Number j: QH53 .N219 1992
Title: The nature trail book of trees & leaves / Ingrid Selberg ; [illustrated by John Barber ... [et al.]].
Author: Selberg, Ingrid.
Summary: An illustrated guide to everything about trees, including information about flowers, buds, bark,
pests, and a guide to recognizing common trees.
Call Number j: QK475 .Se48 1977
Title: The nature trail book of wild flowers / written by Sue Tarsky ; series editor Sue Jacquemier ;
consultant editors Sally Heathcote, Jean Mellanby ; designed by Nick Eddison ; illustrated by David Ashby
... [et al.].
Author: Tarsky, Sue.
Summary: A basic field guide designed to help identify wildflowers, with plenty of practical advice on
exploring the countryside and performing nature-based experiments.
Title: Nature's great balancing act in our own backyard / E. Jaediker Norsgaard ; photographs by Campbell
Norsgaard.
Author: Norsgaard, Ernestine Jaediker.
Publication: New York : Dutton, c1990.
Summary: Discusses the interrelationship of all the creatures and plants in nature, using a backyard as the
habitat example.
Call Number j: QH541.5.G3 N81 1990
Title: Nature's green umbrella : tropical rain forests / Gail Gibbons.
Summary: Describes the climatic conditions of the rain forest as well as the different layers of plants and
animals that comprise the ecosystem.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 G352 1994
Title: Nature's patchwork quilt : understanding habitats / Mary Miche ; illustrations by Consie Powell.
Author: Miche, Mary.
Summary: Introduces numerous key concepts in natural science, and the back material offers activities and
ideas for teaching.
Title: Nature's tricksters : animals and plants that aren't what they seem / by Mary Batten ; illustrated by Lois
Lovejoy.
Author: Batten, Mary.
Summary: Describes the use of trickery and camouflage by many animal species to protect themselves, to
obtain food, and to attract mates.
Title: Naturescapes : a three-dimensional field guide to woods, forests, meadows, & marshes / Shirley Felts &
Jill Bailey.
Author: Felts, Shirley.
Publication: New York : Viking Kestrel, c1988.
Summary: Text and pop-up illustrations present information on deciduous and coniferous forests, grasslands,
ponds, and marshes, and the plant and animal life which such natural communities can support.
Title: Nest / Jorey Hurley.
Author: Hurley, Jorey
Summary: A simple depiction of a year in the life of a bird.
Call Number j: QL676.5 .H935 2014
Title: A nest full of eggs / by Priscilla Belz Jenkins ; illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell.
Author: Jenkins, Priscilla Belz
Publication: New York, NY : HarperCollins, c1995.
Summary: Describes how the American robin prepares her nest, lays her eggs, and waits patiently on her
nest keeping the eggs warm until they are ready to hatch.
Title: A nest in springtime : a bilingual book of numbers / Belle Yang.
Author: Yang, Belle
Summary: With the arrival of spring, wild geese nest and hatch eggs for the reader to count in this bilingual
story that introduces Chinese numbers and other common words.
Call Number j: QL676.2.G4 Y16 2012
Title: Nestor fait son jardin / Pittau & Gervais.
Author: Pittau, Francesco.
Publication: [Paris] : Seuil Jeunesse, c1999.
Summary: Nestor plants and grows a garden. Pop-up, lift-up, and pull features make this French language
tale interactive.
Title: New junior garden book / by Felder Rushing.
Author: Rushing, Felder, 1952Publication: Des Moines, Iowa : Meredith Books, c1999.
Summary: The reader learns how things grow and how to make more than 40 garden projects: including a
sunflower house, a scarecrow, or his or her very own jungle.
Title: Nibbles : a green tale / by Charlotte Middleton.
Author: Middleton, Charlotte
Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, 2010.
Summary: Every guinea pig in Dandeville loves to eat dandelion leaves until there is only one plant left, and
Nibbles secretly and carefully tends this treasure until he can share the seeds with his community.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 M584 2010
Title: Nicky the nature detective / pictures by Lena Anderson ; text by Ulf Svedberg ; translated by Ingrid
Selberg.
Author: Svedberg, Ulf, 1935Publication: Stockholm ; New York : R & S Books, 1988, c1985.
Summary: Nicky, the nature dective, gives you information about insects, plants, etc. at different seasons of
the year. Includes humorous illustrations.
Call Number j: QH48 .Sv22 1985
Title: The night gardener / a scary story by Jonathan Auxier.
Author: Auxier, Jonathan.
Publication: New York : Amulet Books, c2014.
Summary: Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling
manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 Au29 2014
Title: Night life of the yucca : the story of a flower and a moth / Katherine B. Hauth ; illustrations by Kay
Sather.
Author: Hauth, Katherine B., 1940Publication: Boulder, Colo. : Harbinger House, c1996.
Summary: This poetic narrative explains the process of symbiosis and pollination through a description of
the relationship between the yucca plant and the yucca moth.
Call Number j: QL561.P57 H297 1996
Title: The night life of trees / [adapted & edited from the original Hindi narratives by Gita Wolf and Sirish
Rao ; art:] Bhajju Shyam, Durga Bai and Ram Singh Urveti.
Author: Wolf, Gita.
Publication: Chennai, India : Tara Publishing, c2006.
Summary: This book is a tribute to the majesty of trees, and to old ways of relating to the natural world.
Each painting is accompanied by its own poetic tale, myth or lore -- narrated by the artists themselves
recreating the familiarity and awe with which the Gond people of central India view the cosmos. Silkscreened by hand on black paper.
Title: Night tree / Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
Author: Bunting, Eve, 1928Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1991.
Summary: A family makes its annual pilgrimage to decorate an evergreen tree with food for the forest
animals at Christmastime.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 B886 1991
Title: Nightwatch : nightlife in the tropical rain forest / [written by Peter Riley and Sherry Gerstein ;
illustrations by Barry Croucher and Brin Edwards ; photography, Bruce Coleman ... et al.]
Author: Riley, Peter D.
Publication: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Children's Books, c1999.
Reading Level: Age code--Advanced readers.
Summary: The flora and fauna of rain forests around the world is presented in text and pictures.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 R454 1999
Title: No more vegetables! / Nicole Rubel.
Author: Rubel, Nicole.
Summary: After tending to her family, a young girl finally develops an appetite for vegetables.
Title: Noah's trees / Bijou Le Tord.
Author: Le Tord, Bijou.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1999.
Summary: Noah plants trees, nurtures them, and finally harvests them to build his ark.
Call Number j: SB435.5 .L569 1999
Title: Noggin and Bobbin in the garden / written and illustrated by Olivier Dunrea.
Author: Dunrea, Olivier.
Publication: Glenview, Ill. : Scott, Foresman, c1995.
Summary: Noggin and Bobbin plant and harvest vegetables and fruits from their garden.
Title: Nora's roses / Satomi Ichikawa.

Author: Ichikawa, Satomi.
Summary: After watching other people pick and carry off most of her roses while she is sick in bed, Nora
draws a rose which she gets to keep.
Call Number j: SB411 .Ic3 1993
Title: A North American rain forest scrapbook / Virginia Wright-Frierson.
Author: Wright-Frierson, Virginia.
Publication: New York : Walker and Co., c1999.
Summary: Presented in the form of a scrapbook, the book describes the author's exploration of a North
American temperate rain forest in Washington State and the plants and animals she found there.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27na W937 1999
Title: North Carolina wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by
Beverly Magley ; illustrations by D. D. Dowden.
Publication: Billlings, Mont. : Falcon Press, c1993.
Summary: Common North Carolina wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are
Title: The not so itsy-bitsy spider : a pop-up book / illustrated by Yumi Heo ; [written by Dawn Bentley ;
paper engineered by Dennis Meyer and Jose Seminario].
Author: Heo, Yumi.
Publication: Santa Monica, Calif. : Piggy Toes Press, [1999?]
Summary: The insects flee when itsy-bitsy spider shows up at their garden party. The book has tabs,
textures, and pop-ups.
Call Number j: QL451 .H41 1999?
Title: Notes of a nature photographer / Anatoly Rogozhkin ; translated from the Russian by Raisa Bobrova.
Author: Rogozhkin, Anatoly Georgievich.
Publication: Moscow : Raduga Publishers, c1988.
Summary: "Nature conservation is the duty of all citizens of our country" states the author who is a biologist
in the Soviet Union. The text and photographs are based upon his extensive travel throughout his country
and include descriptions of the natural environment of the tundra, taiga forests, mountains, steppes and
deserts.
Call Number j: QH75.5.R8 R635 1988
Title: Nursery crimes / Arthur Geisert.

Author: Geisert, Arthur.
Summary: How the Jambonneau family catch the thief who has stolen their topiary turkeys.
Title: The nutmeg princess / written by Richardo Keens-Douglas ; illustrated by Annouchka Galouchko.
Author: Keens-Douglas, Richardo.
Publication: [Toronto] : Annick Press, c1992.
Summary: After they meet the Nutmeg Princess, Petal and Aglo work hard to make nutmeg the most
important crop on the Isle of Spice.
Call Number j: SB307.N8 K253 1992
Title: The oak / written by Andrienne Soutter-Perrot ; illustrated by Eleonore Schmid ; [text adapted and
edited from the French language by Kitty Benedict].
Author: Soutter-Perrot, Andrienne.
Publication: Mankato, Minn. : Creative Editions, c1993.
Summary: Describes the physical features of a deciduous oak tree, how it reproduces, and where it grows.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, So89, 1993
Title: The oak tree / Laura Jane Coats.
Author: Coats, Laura Jane.
Summary: Over a period of twenty-four hours, people and animals interact with an oak tree growing in
California's Central Valley.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6c, C632, 1987
Title: The oak tree / by Paula Z. Hogan ; illustrations by Kinuko Craft.
Author: Hogan, Paula Z.
Summary: Presents a simple explanation of the life cycle of the oak tree.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, H678, 1991
Title: Oak tree / by Gordon Morrison.
Author: Morrison, Gordon C.
Summary: Describes the impact of the changing seasons on an old oak tree and the life that surrounds it.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6, M834, 2000
Title: Observing bees and wasps / [Hidetomo Ota]

Author: Oda, Hidetomo.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Raintree Publishers, 1989, c1986.
Summary: Discusses the life cycle, behavior patterns, and habitats of various species of wasps and bees.
Call Number j: QL568.V5 Od1 1986
Title: Ocean sunlight : how tiny plants feed the seas / by Molly Bang and Penny Chisholm ; illustrated by
Molly Bang.
Summary: Explains how all life on the Earth depends, directly or indirectly, on light from the sun.
Call Number j: QK882 .B224o 2012
Title: Oddhopper opera : a bug's garden of verses / Kurt Cyrus.
Author: Cyrus, Kurt.
Summary: A collection of poems about the activities of a variety of different bugs which flourish in a garden
from early spring to late fall.
Title: The ogres' magic clubs = Tokkaebi pangmangi ; The tiger and the dried persimmons = Horangi wa
kokkam / [adapted by Duane Vorhees & Mark Muller ; illustrated by Kim Yon-kyong]
Author: Vorhees, Duance.
Publication: Elizabeth, N.J. ; Seoul, Korea : Hollym, 1990.
Summary: Two Korean folktales. The first is about a young man whos scares ogres by cracking a hazelnut;
the second is about a tiger who fears being eaten by a persimmon.
Call Number j: QK83 .V914o 1990
Title: Oh say can you seed? : all about flowering plants / by Bonnie Worth ; illustrated by Aristides Ruiz.
Author: Worth, Bonnie.
Summary: Plants and their uses are described in an simple rhyming text in the style of Dr. Seuss.
Title: The Ohlone of California / Jack S. Williams.
Author: Williams, Jack S.
Publication: New York : PowerKidsPress, 2003.

Summary: Describes the culture, government, arts, and religion of the Ohlone people of the central
California coastal region.
Title: Old Elm speaks : tree poems / by Kristine O'Connell George ; illustrated by Kate Kiesler.
Author: George, Kristine O'Connell.
Summary: A collection of short, simple poems which present images relating to trees in various
circumstances and throughout the seasons.
Title: The old lady and the birds / Tony Johnston ; pictures by Stephanie Garcia.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace, c1994.
Summary: In her garden in Mexico, an old lady enjoys watching the birds and warning the cat to leave them
alone.
Call Number j: SB466.M3 J648 1994
Title: The old man who made the trees bloom / Hanasaka Jijii; retold by Tamizo Shibano, illustrated by
Bunshu Iguchi.
Author: Jijii, Hanasaka.
Publication: Union City, Calif. : Heian, c1985.
Summary: This Japanese folk fable illustrates greed and unselfishness in the natures of two neighbors. A tree
motif recurs throughout the story.
Title: The old tree / Ruth Brown.
Author: Brown, Ruth, 1941Publication: London : Walker, c2007.
Summary: In this beautifully illustrated book, an old tree inhabited by many creatures is marked for cutting.
The resident animals save the tree by transforming the paint mark into a bird house.
Title: Oliver's landing / written by Rebecca Johnson ; photographs by Steve Parish.
Author: Johnson, Rebecca.
Publication: Archerfield, Queensland, Australia : Steve Parish Publishing, c2003.
Summary: An Australian gliding squirrel who couldn't glide saved a forest and an endangered species, which
let him recognize and accept that being different can be a very good thing.
Call Number j: QL737.M3 J636 2003

Title: Oliver's vegetables / by Vivian French ; illustrated by Alison Bartlett.
Author: French, Vivian.
Summary: While visiting his grandfather, who has a wonderful garden, Oliver learns to eat vegetables other
than potatoes.
Title: On Meadowview Street / Henry Cole.
Author: Cole, Henry, 1955Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c2007.
Summary: Upon moving to a new house, young Caroline and her parents encourage wildflowers to grow and
birds and animals to stay in their yard, which soon has the whole suburban street living up to its name.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M4 C674 2007
Title: On the wing : bird poems and paintings / by Douglas Florian.
Publication: San Diego : Voyager Books/Harcourt, 2000, c1996.
Summary: A collection of poems about 21 different kinds of birds.
Title: Once there was a tree / by Natalia Romanova ; illustrated by Gennady Spirin.
Author: Romanova, Natalia.
Publication: New York : Dial Books, c1985.
Summary: An old stump attracts many living creatures, even man, and when it is gone, a new tree attracts
the same creatures, who need it for a variety of reasons.
Title: Once upon a lily pad : froggy love in Monet's garden / by Joan Sweeney ; illustrated by Kathleen Fain.
Author: Sweeney, Joan, 1930Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 1995.
Summary: The story of Claude Monet's painting of the water lilies in his garden, Giverny, is told from the
viewpoint of a resident frog family.
Call Number j: SB466.F91 Sw35 1995
Title: Once upon a tree : life from treetop to root tips / written and illustrated by James B. Nardi.
Author: Nardi, James B., 1948-
Publication: Ames : Iowa State University Press, 1994, c1993.

Summary: Examines the diverse life one can find on a tree and relates how the various plants and animals
coexist.
Title: Once when the world was green / Jan Wahl ; illustrated, Fabricio Vandenbroeck.
Author: Wahl, Jan.
Summary: When his vanity and greed cause him to needlessly kill animals, Corn Grower almost loses his
precious life with his wife, Moon-Sun, and their son, Small Ears.
Title: One bean / by Anne Rockwell ; pictures by Megan Halsey.
Publication: New York : Walker and Co., c1998.
Summary: Describes what happens to a bean as it is soaked, planted, watered, repotted, and eventually
produces pods with more beans inside.
Title: One child, one seed : a South African counting book / Kathryn Cave ; photographs by Gisele
Wulfsohn.
Author: Cave, Kathryn.
Publication: New York : Henry Holt, in association with Oxfam, 2003.
Summary: A counting book that also gives us an understanding of South African culture.
Title: One day in the alpine tundra / Jean Craighead George ; illustrations by Walter Gaffney-Kessell.
Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919Publication: New York : Harper Collins, c1984.
Summary: Relates a boy's adventure when he is alone on the alpine tundra of Wyoming's Teton Mountains
on a stormy day.
Call Number j: QK938.T8 G293 1984
Title: One day in the desert / by Jean Craighead George ; illustrated by Fred Brenner.
Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919Publication: New York : HarperCollins, c1983.
Summary: Explains how the animal and human inhabitants of the Sonoran Desert of Arizona adapt to and
survive the desert's merciless heat.
Call Number j: QH541.5.D4 G291 1983

Title: One day in the prairie / by Jean Craighead George ; illustrated by Bob Marstall.
Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919Publication: New York : HarperTrophy, 1996, c1986.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers
Summary: The animals on a prairie wildlife refuge sense an approaching tornado and seek protection before
it touches down and destroys everything in its path.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P7 G293 1996
Title: One day in the tropical rain forest / by Jean Craighead George ; illustrated by Gary Allen.
Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919Publication: New York : Harper Collins, c1990.
Summary: The future of the Rain Forest of the Macaw depends on a scientist and a young Indian boy as they
search for a nameless butterfly during one day in the rain forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27sav G293 1990
Title: One day in the woods / by Jean Craighead George ; illustrated by Gary Allen.
Author: George, Jean Craighead, 1919Publication: New York : HarperCollins, c1988.
Summary: Rebecca discovers many things about plant and animal life when she spends the day in Teatown
Woods in the Hudson Highlands of New York looking for the ovenbird.
Title: One good apple : growing our food for the sake of the earth / Catherine Paladino.
Author: Paladino, Catherine.
Summary: Discusses the problems created buy the use of pesticides to grow food crops and the benefits of
organic farming.
Call Number j: S605.5 .P171 1999
Title: One grain of rice : a mathematical folktale / Demi.
Author: Demi.
Summary: A reward of one grain of rice doubles day by day into millions of grains of rice when a selfish raja
is outwitted by a clever village girl.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 D395 1997
Title: One green mesquite tree / by Gisela Jernigan ; illustrated by E. Wesley Jernigan.
Author: Jernigan, Gisela, 1948Publication: Tucson, Ariz. : Harbinger House, 1992, c1989.

Summary: Introduces the numbers one through twenty in rhymed text and illustrations describing various
plants and animals of the desert.
Title: One leaf fell / by Toby Speed ; illustrated by Minerva McIntyre.
Author: Speed, Toby.
Publication: New York : Stewart, Tabori, & Chang, c1993.
Summary: Follows the day-to-day life of a fallen leaf as it provides transportation, housing, and other
services to various animals.
Title: One leaf rides the wind : counting in a Japanese garden / by Celeste A. Mannis ; illustrated by Susan
Hartung.
Author: Mannis, Celeste A.
Summary: In this collection of haiku poems, a young girl walks through a Japanese garden and discovers
many delights, from one leaf to ten stone lanterns. Includes notes about Japanese religion and philosophy.
Title: One little seed / by Elaine Greenstein.
Author: Greenstein, Elaine.
Summary: Follows a sunflower seed from the time it is planted until it grows and blossoms.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 G854 2004
Title: One small garden / Barbara Nichol ; illustrated by Barry Moser.
Author: Nichol, Barbara Susan Lang.
Publication: Toronto, Ontario, Canada : Tundra Books, c2001.
Summary: Through a collection of vignettes, the author explores the varieties of plants and animals that
inhabit one small garden.
Title: One small place in a tree / by Barbara Brenner ; illustrated by Tom Leonard.
Author: Brenner, Barbara
Summary: A child visitor observes as one tiny scratch in a tree develops into a home for a variety of
woodland animals over many years, even after the tree has fallen.
Call Number j: QK475 .B751o 2004
Title: One small square backyard / by Donald M. Silver ; illustrated by Patricia J. Wynne.
Author: Silver, Donald M., 1947Publication: New York : Scientific American Books for Young Readers, W. H. Freeman, c1993.
Summary: Explains how to observe and explore plants, animals, and their interactions in your own backyard.
Title: One tree / [written by Leslie Bockol ; illustrated by Jillian Phillips]
Author: Bockol, Leslie.
Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : InnovativeKids ; c2009.
Summary: Follows a tree through the seasons as it plays host to woodland creatures in the spring and
summer, loses its berries and leaves in fall and winter, and begins the seasonal cycle when spring returns.
Title: One, two, tree! / Anushka Ravishankar, Sirish Rao ; [illustrated by] Durga Bai.
Author: Ravishankar, Anushka.
Publication: [New Delhi] : Tara Pub., c2003.
Summary: This visually stunning read-aloud book invites young children to count the improbable number of
animals that clamber up an ever expanding tree. Illustrated with art from the Gond tribal tradition of central
India.
Title: One watermelon seed / story by Celia Barker Lottridge ; pictures by Karen Patkau.
Author: Lottridge, Celia Barker.
Publication: Toronto, Canada : Stoddart Kids, 1997, c1986.
Summary: Pictures and simple words describe the work of two children as they make a garden and harvest
the vegetables and fruit they have grown.
Title: One yellow daffodil : a Hanukkah story / David Adler ; pictures by Lloyd Bloom.
Author: Adler, David A.
Publication: San Diego : Gulliver Books, c1995.
Summary: During Hanukkah two children help a florist who survived the Holocaust to once again embrace
his religious traditions.
Call Number j: SB443 .Ad59 1995
Title: Orange / written and illustrated by Susan Banta.

Summary: Orange-shaped board book describes how oranges grow and their many uses.
Call Number j: SB370.O7 B228 1994
Title: Oranges / by Zack Rogow ; pictures by Mary Szilagyi.
Author: Rogow, Zack.
Summary: Describes the long journey and the combined labor of many people that it takes to bring a single
orange from the tree to the table.
Call Number j: SB370.07 R635 1988
Title: Oranges on Golden Mountain / by Elizabeth Partridge ; illustrated by Aki Sogabe.
Author: Partridge, Elizabeth.
Summary: Jo Lee leaves China for California and brings with him orange cuttings which he plants and
nurtures.
Call Number j: SB370.07 P258 2001
Title: Orchids / written by Deni Bown.
Author: Bown, Deni.
Publication: Oxford, [England] : Heinemann Children's Reference, c1991.
Summary: Discusses and illustrates all aspects of orchids: their distribution, morphology, biology, ecology,
history, culture, and uses.
Call Number j: QK495.O64 A1 B685 1991
Title: Orchids / written by Deni Bown.
Author: Bown, Deni.
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, c1992.
Reading Level:
Summary: Describes the largest family of flowering plants, the Orchidaceae, focusing on structure, habitats,
varieties, pollination and germination, breeding and cultivation, and threats to survival.
Title: Oregon wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by Beverly
Summary: Common Oregon wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are

Title: The organic adventures of Tucker the tomato / Rey Ortega and Amanda Moeckel.
Author: Ortega, Ray.
Publication: Sacramento : Sun King Publishing, c2003.
Summary: Tucker the tomato falls off a delivery truck and meets many creatures on the journey to reunite
with his fellow organic tomatoes.
Call Number j: SB349 .Or8 2003
Title: La oruga muy hambrienta / Eric Carle.
Summary: Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very
large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep.
Call Number j: QL541 .C192s 1994
Title: El otono / Nuria Roca ; [ilustraciones] Rosa M. Curto.
Author: Roca, Nuria.
Publication: Barcelona : Edebe, 2005.
Summary: Discusses the various facets of the fall season, including activities and celebrations, through
simple questions and answers.
Title: Our big home : an earth poem / by Linda Glaser ; illustrated by Elisa Kleven.
Summary: Describes the water, air, soil, sky, sun, and more shared by all living creatures on Earth.
Title: Our California / Pam Munoz Ryan ; illustrated by Rafael Lopez.
Author: Ryan, Pam Munoz.
Summary: Takes the reader on an imaginary trip through California while offering information about the
history and geography of the major cities and towns.
Call Number j: QH105.C2 A1, R958, 2008
Title: Our community garden / written and illustrated by Barbara Pollak.
Author: Pollak, Barbara.
Publication: Hillsboro, Or. : Beyond Words Pub., c2004.

Summary: A diverse group of people in San Francisco shares the work and fun of a community garden.
Call Number j: SB457.33.C2 S4, P76, 2004
Title: Our school garden! / by Rick Swann ; illustrated by Christy Hale.
Author: Swann, Rick.
Publication: Bellevue, Wash. : Readers to Eaters, c2012.
Summary: A story about children working in the school garden teaches facts about the growth cycle,
gardening, food supply, and working together. Includes other resources for those interested in starting a
school garden.
Call Number j: SB457 .Sw24 2012
Title: Our shadow garden / by Cherie Foster Colburn ; art by the children of the Children's Cancer Hospital
at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Author: Colburn, Cherie Foster, 1960Publication: Houston, Tex. : Bright Sky Press, c2009.
Summary: A grandchild surprises a beloved grandmother with a night-blooming garden where she can work
while she is ill. Includes facts and resources related to gardening.
Call Number j: SB454.N63 C672 2009
Title: Our tree named Steve / Alan Zweibel ; illustrated by David Catrow.
Author: Zweibel, Alan.
Publication: New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2005.
Summary: In a letter to his children, a father recounts memories of the role Steve, the tree in their front
yard, has played in their lives.
Title: Out on a limb : riddles about trees and plants / by Scott K. Peterson ; pictures by Susan Slattery
Burke.
Author: Peterson, Scott K.
Summary: A collection of riddles about trees and other plants, including "What tree has the most bark? A
dogwood."
Title: The Outside Inn / by George Ella Lyon ; illustrated by Vera Rosenberry.
Author: Lyon, George Ella, 1949Publication: New York : Orchard Books, c1991.
Summary: The rhyming verse presents all sorts of "appetizing" meals to be had outdoors, including "puddle
ink to drink," "gravel crunch for lunch," and "worms and dirt for dessert."
Title: Outside your window : a first book of nature / Nicola Davies ; illustrated by Mark Hearld.
Author: Davies, Nicola, 1958Publication: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2012.
Summary: Introduces the sights and sounds of the changing seasons, along city streets and in country
meadow.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s D287 2012
Title: Over in the garden / by Jennifer Ward ; illustrated by Kenneth J. Spengler.
Author: Ward, Jennifer, 1963Publication: Flagstaff, Ariz. : Rising Moon, c2002.
Summary: Over in the garden, mother insects and their children enjoy various activities from morning sun to
evening moon.
Title: Over under in the garden : an alphabet book / by Pat Schories.
Author: Schories, Pat.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, c1996.
Summary: The letters of the alphabet are illustrated by paintings of flowers, fruits, plants, and animals.
Title: Owl babies / by Martin Waddell ; illustrated by Patrick Benson.
Author: Waddell, Martin.
Summary: Three baby owls want their mommy to come back.
Call Number j: QL676.2.O8 W117 1996
Title: Owl in the garden / by Berniece Freschet ; pictures by Carol Newsom.
Author: Freschet, Berniece.
Publication: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, c1985.
Summary: As dawn slides into morning, the birds and animals of the garden become excited about Bluejay's
allegedly stolen peanuts.
Call Number j: QL676.5 .F892 1985
Title: Pablo's tree / by Pat Mora ; illustrated by Cecily Lang.
Author: Mora, Pat.

Summary: Each year on his birthday, a young Mexican American boy looks forward to seeing how his
grandfather has decorated the tree he planted on the day the boy was adopted.
Title: Paddington Bear in the garden / Michael Bond ; pictures by R.W. Alley.
Author: Bond, Michael.
Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins Publishers, c2002.
Summary: Paddington builds a rock garden with the help of construction workers.
Title: Paddington's garden / Michael Bond ; illustrated by John Lobban.
Author: Bond, Michael.
Publication: [New York] : HarperFestival, 1993.
Summary: Paddington makes a rock garden in the Browns' backyard.
Title: Paleo bugs : survival of the creepiest / written and illustrated by Timothy J. Bradley.
Author: Bradley, Timothy J.
Summary: If you think today's insects are creepy, wait till you see what wriggled and slithered through the
world hundreds of millions of years ago! Learn how insects survived catastrophic events that completely
wiped out other creatures and see which of their strange adaptations can still be found in insects today.
Title: Panda / written and illustrated by Susan Bonners.
Author: Bonners, Susan.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Book Services, c1978.
Summary: Describes the life of a giant panda from her birth until, at six years old, she is fully grown and
awaiting the birth of her first cub.
Title: The paper princess finds her way / Elisa Kleven.
Author: Kleven, Elisa.
Summary: After the girl who drew her grows older and no longer plays with her, a paper princess lets the
wind carry her off with Monarch butterflies migrating to Mexico.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 K679 2003

Title: Paperwhite / written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.
Summary: Lucy and Miss Mamie while away the long hours of winter in various ways while waiting for a
paperwhite narcissus bulb to grow and bring them spring.
Call Number j: SB413.D12 W155 2000
Title: The paradise garden / Colin Thompson.
Author: Thompson, Colin Edward.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early gardens.
Summary: Tired of his mother's shouting and the noise of the city, Peter runs away to a beautiful garden,
where he stays until he finds a way to bring a part of it home with him in this beautifully illustrated fantasy.
Title: Park / Deni Bown ; illustrated by Wendy Meadway.
Author: Bown, Deni.
Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England Wayland, c1989.
Summary: This book is a description of things to see and do in a park during the four seasons of the year.
Title: The park bench / by Fumiko Takeshita ; illustrated by Mamoru Suzuki ; translated by Ruth A. Kanagy.
Author: Takeshita, Fumiko, 1957Publication: Brooklyn, N. Y. : Kane/Miller Book Publishers, c1988.
Summary: All through the sunny day the white bench in the park provides pleasure for the many people who
come by, from the old man taking a walk to the children playing in the park.
Title: Park scientists : gila monsters, geysers, and grizzly bears in America's own backyard / Mary Kay
Carson ; with photographs by Tom Uhlman.
Author: Carson, Mary Kay.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2014.
Summary: Meet up with scientists studying geysers, grizzlies, salamanders, cacti, and fireflies in some of
America's most treasured places: our national parks.
Call Number j: SB482.A4 .C23 2014
Title: Parks for the people : the life of Frederick Law Olmsted / Julie Dunlap.
Author: Dunlap, Julie

Summary: Presents the life of the American journalist and landscape designer, discussing his early love of
nature, his winning award for the design of Central Park, his humanitarian work on Civil War camps, and his
numerous other designs in urban areas around the country.
Call Number j: SB470.O5 .D86 2011
Title: The parrot and the fig tree / illustrated by Michael Harman.
Publication: Oakland, Calif. : Dharma Pub., c1990.
Summary: A parrot who dwells happily in a fruitful fig tree is tested for his loyalty to the tree by Shakra, king
of the gods, who causes the tree to dry up.
Title: The parrot Tico Tango / written and illustrated by Anna Witte.
Author: Witte, Anna.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Barefoot Books, 2004.
Summary: A cumulative rhyme in which a greedy parrot keeps taking fruit from the other creatures of the
rainforest until he can hold no more.
Call Number j: SB379.A1 W783 2004
Title: Parsley / by Ludwig Bemelmans.
Author: Bemelmans, Ludwig, 1898-1962.
Publication: New York, Harper & Row, c1955.
Summary: A pine tree growing on the edge of an abyss grew so twisted that the lumbermen never cut it
down, and it was able to provide shelter for an old stag.
Call Number j: QK494.5.P66 P4 B423 1955
Title: Pat the bunny : in the garden.
Publication: New York : Golden Book, c1999.
Summary: Pat the bunny shows how children can enjoy a garden.
Title: Patch in the garden / Jo Lodge.
Author: Lodge, Jo
Summary: Patch the dog explores his garden.
Title: Patty's pumpkin patch / Teri Sloat.

Author: Sloat, Teri.
Publication: New York : Putnam's, 1999.
Summary: This story in rhyme about a girl who plants pumpkins and watches them grow has A-Z
illustrations of pumpkin patch animals.
Call Number j: SB347 .SL52 1999
Title: The pea blossom / retold and illustrated by Amy Lowry Poole.
Author: Poole, Amy Lowry.
Summary: In a garden near Beijing, five peas in a shell grow and wait to discover what fate has in store for
them.
Title: The pea patch jig / Thacher Hurd.
Author: Hurd, Thacher.
Summary: Despite being picked with the lettuce and almost ending up in a salad, Baby Mouse refuses to stay
out of Farmer Clem's garden.
Title: Pea pod babies / Karen Baicker & [illustrated by] Sam Williams.
Author: Baicker, Karen.
Publication: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Handprint Books, c2003.
Reading Level:
Summary: When three babies who are growing in a garden tire of everyone saying they are just alike, they
pop free of their pod, set off on their own adventures, and prove that each is unique.
Title: The Peaceable Kingdom : story by Ewa Zadrzynska ; illustrations by Tomek Olbinski ; painting from
the Brooklyn Museum.
Author: Zadrzynska, Ewa.
Publication: New York : M. M. Art Books, c1993.
Summary: When three wild animals are found in the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, everyone is disturbed except
two children who know that the animals live in the painting, the Peaceable Kingdom, which is in the
Brooklyn Museum.
Call Number j: QK73.B7 Z12 1993
Title: Peach & Blue / by Sarah S. Kilborne ; paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.
Author: Kilborne, Sarah S.

Publication: New York : Knopf , c1994.
Summary: A frog helps a peach see the world and the peach shows the frog sights he has never seen before.
Title: Peach blossom spring : adapted from a Chinese tale / by Fergus M. Bordewich ; illustrated by Yang
Ming-Yi.
Author: Bordewich, Fergus M.
Publication: New York : Green Tiger Press, c1994.
Summary: In this retelling of a traditional Chinese tale, a grove of blossoming peach trees leads a fisherman
to an earthly paradise.
Title: Peach boy : a Japanese legend / retold by Gail Sakurai ; illustrated by Makiko Nagano.
Author: Sakurai, Gail.
Publication: [Mahwah, N.J.] : Troll Associates, c1994.
Summary: When an old couple finds a baby inside a peach floating on the river, they raise him as their son,
and he grows up to fight the terrible demons who have terrorized the village.
Call Number j: SB371 Sa29 1994
Title: Peach heaven / Yangsook Choi.
Author: Choi, Yangsook.
Summary: The white peaches grown in Puchon are the best in all South Korea, and a rare treat for a little girl
who lives in the town, who dreams of a peach orchard where she can eat as much of the delicious but
expensive fruit as she wishes. After weeks of heavy downpours, the sky begins to rain peaches and the girl
finds herself in peach heaven, until she remembers the farmers who have lost their harvest and decides she
must help them. The story is a recollection from the author's early childhood.
Title: The peach tree / written by Norman Pike ; illustrated by Robin & Patricia DeWitt.
Author: Pike, Norman.
Publication: Owings Mills, Md. : Stemmer House, c1983.
Summary: When his peach tree is threatened by aphids, Farmer Pomeroy brings in a horde of ladybugs to
save the tree and restore the balance of nature.
Title: Peanut [by] Millicent E. Selsam. Photos. by Jerome Wexler.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912-
Publication: New York, Morrow [1969]

Summary: Simple text and photographs describe how a peanut plant grows and is harvested and the many
ways it is used.
Call Number j: SB351.P3 Se49 1969
Title: Peanuts / Claire Llewellyn.
Reading Level:
Summary: Presents facts about the peanut, including where and how it is grown, harvested, marketed, and
processed.
Title: Pearl plants a tree / story and pictures by Jane Breskin Zalben.
Author: Zalben, Jane Breskin.
Summary: This story of Pearl and Grandpa planting an apple tree introduces Arbor Day, Tu b'Shvat, and
other tree-planting holidays around the world.
Call Number j: SB476.3.A4a Z14 1995
Title: Pearl's first prize plant / story and illustrations by A. Delaney.
Author: Delaney, A.
Summary: A young girl plants a seed, watches it grow, and takes the flowering plant to the county fair.
Title: Pearl's marigolds for Grandpa / story and pictures by Jane Breskin Zalben.
Author: Zalben, Jane Breskin.
Summary: A young girl copes with the death of her grandfather by planting marigolds. Includes information
about funeral customs of various religions.
Call Number j: SB413.M37 Z14 1997
Title: People of corn : a Mayan story / retold by Mary-Joan Gerson ; pictures by Carla Golembe.
Author: Gerson, Mary-Joan.
Summary: After several unsuccessful attempts to create grateful creatures, the Mayan gods use sacred corn
to fashion a people who will thank and praise their creators.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 G324 1995
Title: The people who hugged the trees : an environmental folk tale / adapted by Deborah Lee Rose from a
story of Rajasthan, India ; with pictures by Birgitta Sflund.
Author: Rose, Deborah Lee.
Publication: Niwot, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart, c1990.
Summary: Amrita lives in a village at the edge of the desert. She and the villagers protect their forest from
the Maharajah's axeman. This is a tale of forest conservation set in medieval India.
Call Number j: SD414.I5 R72 1990
Title: The people with five fingers : a native Californian creation tale / retold by John Bierhorst ; pictures by
Robert Andrew Parker.
Author: Bierhorst, John.
Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish, c2000.
Summary: A tale shared by the different native peoples of California tells how Coyote and other animals
created the world and the people who came to live in it.
Title: Pepe's family reunion / story written and illustrated by Fiona M. Norris for BRIT's books on botany for
children.
Author: Norris, Fiona M.
Publication: Fort Worth, Tex. : Botanical Research Institute of Texas, c1995.
Summary: Pepe the pumpkin goes to market where he meets his fruit and vegetable relations in the gourd
family.
Title: Peter in blueberry land / Elsa Beskow.
Publication: Edinburgh : Floris Books, 1999, c1982.
Summary: Peter gets involved in a magical adventure that happens while he is out looking for blueberries
and cranberries.
Title: Pharmacy in the forest : how medicines are found in the natural world / by Fred Powledge.
Author: Powledge, Fred.
Summary: Identifies medicinal plants and their natural habitats while also explaining how these plants are
found and tested for medical value.
Title: Phoebe and the River Flute / by M. C. Helldorfer ; illustrated by Paul Hess.
Author: Helldorfer, Mary-Claire, 1954Publication: New York : Random House, c2000.
Summary: Phoebe is freed from the royal garden where she had been tending captive birds.
Call Number j: SB454.W15 H367 2000
Title: Photosynthesis : changing sunlight into food / Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: A detailed look at the processes plants use to put together light and water to make food.
Title: El picaflor / David M. Schwartz ; fotografias de Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of the hummingbird.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 Sch96s 2001
Title: Pick, pull, snap! : where once a flower bloomed / by Lola M. Schaefer ; illustrated by Lindsay Barrett
George.
Author: Schaefer, Lola M., 1950Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c2003.
Summary: Describes how raspberries, peanuts, corn, and other foods are produced as various plants flower,
create seeds, and finally bear fruit.
Title: Picture guide to tree leaves / Raymond Wiggers.
Author: Wiggers, Raymond.
Summary: Demonstrates, through text and photographs, some of the distinguishing characteristics,
especially leaf traits, of trees.
Title: Pierrot's A B C garden / by Anita Lobel.
Author: Lobel, Anita.
Publication: New York : Golden Book, c1992.
Reading Level:
Summary: Pierrot brings his friend Pierrette vegetables and other alphabetical gifts, from asparagus to a
zebra.
Call Number j: SB319.73 .L783 1992
Title: Pill bugs / Monica Hughes.
Author: Hughes, Monica.
Publication: Chicago : Raintree, c2004.
Summary: An introduction to pill bugs--what they look like, what they eat, how they grow and reproduce.
Title: A pill bug's life / written and illustrated by John Himmelman.
Summary: Describes the daily activities and life cycle of a pill bug or wood louse.
Title: Pink Rose Bush / written by Bonnie Spirit ; illustrated by Patricia Lightfoot.
Author: Spirit, Bonnie.
Publication: Carmel, Calif. : Avitar Books, c1985.
Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers. Age code 2--Early readers.
Summary: Pink Rose Bush was neglected, discarded, and unappreciated, until finally she found a home where
she was loved.
Call Number j: SB411 .Sp48 1985
Title: Pitcher plants : the elegant insect traps / written and illustrated by Carol Lerner.
Publication: New York : W. Morrow, 1983.
Summary: Paintings, drawings, and text depict the species of plant known as pitcher plants, which eat insects
to survive.
Call Number j: QK917.5.S2 L562 1983
Title: A place to grow / by Soyung Pak ; illustrated by Marcelino Truong.
Author: Pak, Soyung.
Publication: New York : Arthur A. Levine Books, c2002.
Summary: As a father tells his daughter what a seed needs to flourish, he also explains the reasons he
emigrated from wartorn Vietnam to a new homeland.
Title: A place where sunflowers grow = Sabaku ni saita himawari / story, Amy Lee-Tai ; illustrations, Felicia
Hoshino ; [Japanese translation, Marc Akio Lee].
Author: Lee-Tai, Amy, 1964Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press, c2006.
Summary: While she and her family are interned at Topaz Relocation Center during World War II, Mari
gradually adjusts as she enrolls in an art class, makes a friend, plants sunflowers and waits for them to grow.
Title: Plant / John Akeroyd ; principal photography, Image Quest 3-D.
Author: Akeroyd, John.
Publication: New York : DK Pub., c1998.
Summary: Text and realistic three-dimensional photography introduce the varied world of plant life.
Call Number j: QK49 .Ak35 1998
Title: Plant / written by David Burnie ; [special photography by Andrew McRobb ... et al.].
Publication: New York : Alfred A. Knopf : distributed by Random House, c1989.
Summary: A photo essay introduces the world of plants, including the germination of seeds, plant defenses,
and uses of plants.
Title: Plant / [written and edited by Fleur Star]
Author: Star, Fleur, 1974Publication: New York : DK Pub., c2005.
Summary: Describes the appearance, life-cycle, pollination, food, and development of a variety of plants,
ranging from trees to carnivores, as well as discussing climatic factors in plant growth.
Title: Plant a garden in your sneaker! / Diane L. Burns, Jill A. Burns.
Publication: New York : Learning Triangle Press, c1998.
Summary: Indoor and outdoor garden activities with thought-provoking questions to further learning.
Title: The plant-and-grow project book / Ulla Dietl.
Author: Dietl, Ulla.
Publication: New York : Sterling, 1993.
Summary: Simple projects for growing plants from seeds and sprouts are rated according to degree of
difficulty.
Title: Plant blossoms / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2000, c1998.
Summary: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the flowers of apple trees, cosmos, grasses,
dandelions, foxgloves, and pussy willows.
Call Number j: QK653 .Sch95p 2000
Title: A plant called Spot / Nancy J. Peteraf ; illustrated by Lillian Hoban.
Author: Peteraf, Nancy J.
Summary: Teddy learns how to care for animal pets after his mother buys him a pet plant.
Title: Plant classification / Richard & Louise Spilsbury.
Author: Spilsbury, Richard, 1963Publication: Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2003.
Summary: A brief history of plant classification systems is followed by a broad overview of the categories
into which the plant kingdom is currently subdivided.
Title: The plant cycle / by Nina Morgan ; illustrations by John Yates.
Author: Morgan, Nina.
Publication: New York : Thomson Learning, c1993.
Summary: Discusses the life cycle of plants, how plants change with the seasons, how they function in a
plant community, and the destruction of plant cycles in rainforests and other areas. Features projects and
activities.
Title: Plant ecology / Jennifer Cochrane ; series consultant, John Williams ; series illustrator, Cecilia
Fitzsimmons.
Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England : Wayland, 1987.
Summary: This informative, activity-based series looks at the ways in which living things affect, and are
affected by, their environements. Nature's own cycles of change are examined together with the impact of
human activity on the planet.

Title: Plant experiments / by Vera R. Webster.
Author: Webster, Vera R.
Summary: A basic introduction to plants with simple discussions of algae, fungi, roots, stems, leaves, flowers,
and seeds, and including pertinent experiments.
Title: Plant families / Carol Lerner.
Summary: Provides simplified descriptions of twelve of the largest families of flowering plants in North
America.
Title: Plant fruits & seeds / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the fruits or seeds of an apple, maple, oak, hemlock,
milkweed, corn, and kiwi.
Title: Plant hunters / Frances L. Jewett and Clare L. McCausland ; illustrated by Ren Martin. -Author: Jewett, Frances Louise, 1906Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1958.
Summary: The Story of David Fairchild, an originator of the Section of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction
of the Department of Agriculture, who spent his life searching for new foods and introducing them into the
United States.
Call Number j: SB39.A1 J552 1958
Title: The plant hunters, by Elinor M. Johnson. Drawings by Arvis L. Stewart.
Author: Johnson, Elinor M.
Publication: [Reading, Mass.] Addison-Wesley [1969]
Summary: Father and son go camping across the country looking for a specific flower family, the cinquefoils,
which they hope to photograph, sketch, and collect.
Title: The plant hunters : true stories of their daring adventures to the far corners of the Earth / Anita Silvey.
Author: Silvey, Anita
Publication: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2012.
Summary: Presents the experiences and contributions of early adventurers, explorers, and scientists
responsible for discovering and documenting new types of plants, showing how their often dangerous
voyages help establish the field of botany.
Call Number j: QK26 .S55 2012
Title: Plant leaves / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the leaves of moss, cabbage, fern, sundew, maple, and
the colored leaves of autumn.
Title: Plant partnerships / written by Joyce Pope.
Author: Pope, Joyce
Summary: Surveys those plants which depend upon animals or other plants for their habitat or survival.
Title: Plant secrets / Emily Goodman ; illustrated by Phyllis Limbacher Tildes.
Author: Goodman, Emily
Summary: Learn the secrets of plant lifecycles, using four common plants. Simple text and colorful
illustrations show the major phases of plant growth: seed, plant, flower, and fruit. Back matter offers more
information on each plant, as well as on each stage of growth.
Title: The plant sitter / by Gene Zion ; pictures by Margaret Bloy Graham.
Author: Zion, Gene.
Publication: New York, Harper [1959]
Summary: Tommy invents a summer job - taking care of his neighbor's plants. Soon his house is overflowing
with plants.
Title: Plant stems & roots / by David M. Schwartz ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.

Summary: Highlights stems and roots and different plants, including radishes, blackberries, peas, milkweed,
corn, strawberries, and trees.
Title: The plant that kept on growing / by Barbara Brenner ; illustrated by Melissa Sweet.
Author: Brenner, Barbara.
Publication: New York : Bantam Books, c1996.
Summary: After Will and his sister plant lots of seeds in hopes of winning a prize at the 4-H fair, they are
surprised to see a giant tomato plant that will not stop growing.
Title: Planting a rainbow / written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert.
Summary: A mother and child plant a rainbow of flowers in the family garden.
Call Number j: SB454.C71 Eh56 1988
Title: Planting the trees of Kenya : the story of Wangari Maathai / Claire A. Nivola.
Author: Nivola, Claire A.
Summary: The story of how Wangari Maathai mobilized the women of Kenya to reforest their land.
Call Number j: SD409 .N649 2008
Title: Planting the wild garden / written by Kathryn O. Galbraith ; illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin.
Author: Galbraith, Kathryn Osebold
Summary: An exploration of the different ways seeds are dispersed into the environment.
Title: Plantpet / Elise Primavera.
Author: Primavera, Elise.
Summary: In his junkyard Bertie discovers a life form fond of gardening, but he nearly loses his new pet by
not understanding its needs.
Title: Plants / by Ontario Science Centre ; photographs by Ray Boudreau.
Publication: Toronto, Ontario, [Canada] ; Buffalo, N. Y. : Kids Can Press, 1998, c1994.
Summary: Activities that encourage children to explore how plants grow and why they need water, sunlight,
and soil.
Title: Plants / written by David Alderton ; illustrated by Studio Boni/Galante and Ivan Stalio ; consulting
editor : Brian M. Boom ; cover illustration by Stan Watts.
Author: Alderton, David.
Publication: New York : Ladybird Books, USA, c1997.
Summary: An introduction to plants, their habitats, growth, reproduction, and economic uses. Includes
glossary.
Call Number j: QK49 AL23 1997
Title: Plants / Sue Barraclough.
Author: Barraclough, Sue.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, 2008.
Summary: A simple explanation of what a plant is and what it needs to grow. Has a glossary and index.
Title: Plants / Lionel Bender.
Author: Bender, Lionel.
Publication: London ; New York : Gloucester Press, c1988.
Summary: The structures, functions, and life cycles of primitive, cone- bearing and flowering plants are
clearly and colorfully presented in text, photographs, diagrams, and drawings.
Title: Plants / David Black & Anthony Huxley.
Author: Black, David.
Publication: New York : Facts on File Publications, c1985.
Summary: A scientific introduction to the world of plants.
Title: Plants / written by Gillian Dorfman ; illustrated by Sheila Galbraith.
Author: Dorfman, Gillian.
Publication: Auburn, Me. : Ladybird Books, in association with World Wildlife Fund, c1988.
Summary: Looks at plants from all over the world, and shows how they grow from seeds into plants that
then make new plants.
Title: Plants / Anita Ganeri ; illustrated by Adrian Lascom..

Author: Ganeri, Anita, 1961Publication: London ; New York : Franklin Watts, c1992.
Summary: This book describes and illustrates basic facts about plant structures, functions and communities,
as well as interesting trivia and plant-related projects.
Title: Plants / written by Linda Schwartz ; illustrated by Beverly Armstrong.
Author: Schwartz, Linda.
Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Learning Works, c1990.
Summary: Activity book, designed to introduce plants and flowers to children, includes an answer key.
Title: Plants & art activities : linking art to the world around us / [written by Rosie McCormick]
Author: McCormick, Rosie.
Summary: Information about various topics related to petals, tree bark, seeds, and other special
characteristics of different plants forms the foundation for a variety of craft projects.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 M137 2002
Title: Plants and animals of the taiga / Yuri Arakcheyev.
Author: Arakcheyev, Yuri.
Publication: Moscow : Malysh Publishers, c1985.
Summary: Simple text and illustrations describe some of the plants and animals that inhabit this region.
Call Number j: QH191 .Ar12 1985
Title: Plants and flowers / Sally Hewitt.
Author: Hewitt, Sally.
Summary: Discusses the elements that make plants grow, the structure of flowering plants, and the way they
reproduce. Includes experiments and activities to demonstrate the principles in the text.
Title: Plants and how they grow / by F. E. Newing and Richard Bowood, with illustrations by Ronald
Lampitt.
Author: Newing, F. E.
Publication: Loughborough, England : Wills & Hepworth, c1965.
Reading Level:
Summary:
Title: Plants and planteaters / by Michael Chinery.
Author: Chinery, Michael
Summary: Describes the food chain that exists in rainforests and the plants and animals that are part of it.
Title: Plants and seeds / John Stidworthy.
Author: Stidworthy, John, 1943Publication: New York : Gloucester Press, 1990.
Summary: Text and microscopic photographs introduce various forms of plant life, their methods of
reproduction, and their assimilation of nutrients.
Title: Plants and their children / by Mrs. William Starr Dana ; illustrated by Alice Josephine Smith. -Author: Parsons, Frances Theodora (Smith) Dana, 1861-1952.
Publication: New York : American Book Company, c1896.
Reading Level:
Summary:
Title: Plants bite back! / by Richard Platt.
Author: Platt, Richard.
Summary: Well-written and imaginatively illustrated introduction to stinging plants, poisonous plants, and
carnivorous plants.
Title: Plants do amazing things / by Hedda Nussbaum ; illustrated by Joseph Mathieu.
Author: Nussbaum, Hedda, 1942Publication: New York : Random House, c1977.
Summary: Describes a variety of plants with unusual characteristics including those that give off light and
those that eat insects.
Title: Plants in time; their history and mystery, written and illustrated by Margaret Cosgrove.
Author: Cosgrove, Margaret.

Publication: New York, Dodd, Mead [1967]
Summary: Discusses the first plant life on our planet and how this life disappeared or adapted itself to a
changing environment.
Title: Plants in winter. Illustrated by Kazue Mizumura.
Author: Cole, Joanna.
Publication: New York, Crowell [1973]
Summary: A simple explanation of what happens to various plants in winter.
Call Number j: QK477.W4 C675 1973
Title: Plants of prey / text and photographs by Densey Clyne.
Author: Clyne, Densey.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Gareth Stevens Publishing, 1998.
Summary: Reveals the world of the ingenious, carnivorous plants that prey on insects.
Title: Plants of the tropics / written by Susan Reading.
Author: Reading, Susan.
Summary: Surveys the varieties of plants that grow in the tropical forests of the world and describes how
they adapt to the conditions of their environment.
Call Number j: QK474.5 .R227 1990
Title: Plants of woodland and wayside. Written and illustrated by Su Zan Noguchi Swain.
Author: Swain, Su Zan (Noguchi)
Publication: Garden City, N.Y. Garden City Books [1958]
Summary: Basic facts about plants with descriptions of the different plants that grow in forests, fields,
swamps and deserts.
Call Number j: QK112 .Sw14 1958
Title: Plants on a farm / Nancy Dickmann.
Author: Dickmann, Nancy
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c2011.
Summary: Describes the types of plants that are grown on the farm throughout the year and the different
things they are used for.
Title: Plants : over 300 fun facts for curious kids / by Annabelle Donati ; illustrated by Sharron O'Neil.
Author: Donati, Annabelle.
Publication: Racine, Wis. : Western Pub. Co., c1992.
Summary: Amazing but true facts about plants, seeds, and rainforests.
Title: Plants that eat animals. Illustrated by Colin Threadgall.
Author: Bentley, Linna.
Publication: New York : McGraw-Hill [1968, c1967]
Summary: A survey of the four types of carnivorous plants--sticky surface, pitcher plants, snare traps, and
suction traps--describing how they ensnare and digest live animals.
Title: Plants that make you sniffle and sneeze / Carol Lerner.
Summary: Discusses hay fever and describes the various plants whose pollen triggers hay fever allergies with
information on where they grow, how their pollen is dispersed, and what can be done to avoid exposure to
these irritants.
Title: Plants that never ever bloom / written and illustrated by Ruth Heller.
Author: Heller, Ruth, 1924Publication: New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c1984.
Summary: Brief rhyming text and illustrations present a variety of plants that do not flower but propagate by
means of spores, seeds, and cones.
Title: The plants we eat / Millicent E. Selsam ; photographs by Jerome Wexler and others.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : Morrow, 1981.
Summary: The story of the developement of our common food plants, their history and their changing uses.
Title: Plants we know / by O. Irene Sevrey Miner.
Author: Miner, Opal Irene Sevrey, 1906Publication: Chicago : Childrens Press, c1981.

Summary: Briefly introduces different kinds of plants, their parts, how they grow, and their benefits to man.
Title: Plants with seeds / by Dorothy Wood ; illustrated by Kenyon Shannon.
Author: Wood, Florence Dorothy.
Publication: Chicago : Follett Pub. Co., c1963.
Summary: How seeds develop in all plants and how seeds propagate plants are told in simple and
understandable language.
Title: Plantwise / Pamela Hickman ; illustrated by Judie Shore.
Publication: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c1991.
Summary: This book with detailed black and white illustrations presents information about different types of
plants with many experiments and activities.
Title: Plantzilla / Jerdine Nolen ; illustrated by David Catrow.
Author: Nolen, Jerdine.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Silver Whistle/Harcourt, c2002.
Summary: A boy adopts a very unusual, sometimes frightening house plant that becomes more human as it
grows.
Title: Play with seeds. Illustrated by Helen Ludwig.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York, Morrow, 1957.
Summary: Describes plants which preceded seed-bearing plants; examines the parts of a flower and its
growth from seed to fruit to flower and to seed again; tells of the many ways seeds are distributed; explains
the uses of seeds; and suggests several experiments that demonstrate what is known about seeds.
Title: Podra ser un rbol / por Allan Fowler ; fotografas proporcionadas por Fotos VALAN ; versin en
espanl de Ada E. Marcuse.
Publication: [Chicago] : Childrens Press, c1991.
Summary: Identifies the characteristics of trees and provides specific examples, including maples, oaks, and
redwoods.
Call Number j: QK475 .F829 1991s

Title: The pohutukawa / Alina Arkins ; photographs by Len Doel.
Author: Arkins, Alina.
Publication: Aukland : Reed Children's Books, c2002.
Summary: Discusses where pohutukawa grow, the tree's life cycle, ecology, threats and conservation.
Call Number j: QK495.M9 Ar48 2002
Title: Pohutukawa / by Sandra Morris.
Author: Morris, Sandra.
Publication: Auckland, [New Zealand] : Reed Children's Books, c2000.
Summary: Bees, tui, geckoes, and bats all feed on the Pohutukawa tree (Metrosideros), but the possum
threatens the life of the tree until a boy comes to the rescue and catches it.
Call Number j: QK495.M9 M834 2000
Title: Poisonous plants / by Suzanne M. Coil ; illustrated by Astrid M. Lenox.
Author: Coil, Suzanne M.
Summary: Provides information on poisonous plants and their identification, including both house plants and
those that grow in the wild.
Title: Polly and the privet bird / story by Ann Cartwright ; illustrations by Reg Cartwright.
Author: Cartwright, Ann.
Publication: London : Hutchinson, c1990.
Summary: When Polly's privet bush grows so wild that it threatens to smother her flowers, she shears it into
the shape of a bird--that flies!
Title: Pomegranate : Chinese folk story / collected by Li Songfu ; adapted by Ziao Ding ; illustrated by
Zhong Shuheng.
Publication: Beijing : Dolphin Books, c1989
Summary: A boy picks a pomegranate that turns into a beautiful house. His older brother steals the
remainder of the pomegranates but finds nothing.
Call Number j: SB379.P6 P77 1989
Title: Pond & river / written by Steve Parker ; [special photography, Philip Dowell].
Author: Parker, Steve, 1952-

Summary: A photo essay about the range of plants and animals found in fresh water throughout the year,
examining the living conditions and survival mechanisms of creatures dwelling at the edge of the water, on
its surface, or under the mud.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 P228 1988
Title: Pond life / by Terry Jennings.
Summary: An introduction to the plant and animal life of ponds which includes study questions, activities,
and experiments.
Title: Pond walk / written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.
Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, c2011.
Summary: One summer day, Buddy and his mother take a walk around a pond and observe the animals and
insects that live there.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 W155 2011
Title: Pooh's secret garden / written by Catherine Hapka ; illustrated by the Disney Storybook Artists.
Author: Hapka, Cathy
Publication: New York : Disney Press, c2012.
Summary: Pooh discovers that the secret to a hive full of honey is a fine garden of busy bees so he decides
to plant one of his own.
Call Number j: QL568.A6 H65 2012
Title: Popcorn at the palace / Emily Arnold McCully.
Author: McCully, Emily Arnold.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Browndeer Press, c1997.
Summary: In the mid-1800's Maisie Ferris and her father travel to England to introduce the American
phenomenon of popcorn.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 M139 1997
Title: The popcorn book / [words and pictures by] Tomie de Paola.
Summary: Presents a variety of facts about popcorn and includes two recipes.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 D44 1978

Title: Popcorn plants / by Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; photographs by Jerome Wexler.
Author: Kudlinski, Kathleen V.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner Publications Company, c1998.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of corn from seed planting to popcorn.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 K81 1998
Title: Poppy Bear : the garden that overslept / Ruth E. Saltzman ; illustrated by Catherine Deeter.
Author: Saltzman, Ruth E., 1930Publication: Hillsboro, Or. : Beyond Words Pub., c2001.
Summary: Two curious children, wondering why spring is late, find Poppy Bear in their garden and he
teaches them about the beauty of nature and their role in caring for it as they plant seeds and flowers
together.
Title: The poppy seeds / by Clyde Robert Bulla ; illustrated by Jean Charlot.
Author: Bulla, Clyde Robert.
Publication: New York, : Puffin Books, 1994, c1955.
Summary: A young boy's attempts to grow poppies in his drought parched village soften the heart of the
grouchy old man who has the village's only spring in his back yard.
Call Number j: QK495.P22 P27, B872, 1955
Title: A possible tree / by Josephine Haskell Aldridge ; illustrated by Daniel San Souci.
Author: Aldridge, Josephine Haskell.
Publication: New York: Aladdin Paperbacks, 1998, c1993.
Summary: A crooked fir tree keeps several animals safe from harm.
Call Number j: SD397 Ch8 AL24 1998
Title: Potato / Barrie Watts.
Publication: Morristown, N. J. : Silver Burdett, 1988, c1987.
Summary: Describes in simple terms and illustrations how the potato produces vegetatively, developing
from a shoot to a plant with the edible parts growing underground.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 W349 1987
Title: Potato : a tale from the Great Depression / written by Kate Lied ; illustrated by Lisa Campbell Ernst.
Author: Lied, Kate.
Publication: Washington, D. C. : National Geographic Society, c1997.

Summary: During the Great Depression of 1929, a family seeking work finds employment for two weeks
digging potatoes in Idaho.
Title: Potatoes / by Ann L. Burckhardt ; reading consultant, Chuck Kostichka.
Summary: Simple text introduces potatoes, their cultivation, history, uses, and instructions for making a
potato stamper.
Title: Potatoes / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Masaharu Suzuki.
Summary: Describes the development of the potato, including information on planting seed potatoes,
sprouting, the growth of the plant and its underground tubers, and the role played by tubers in the life of the
potato plant.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 J637 1984
Title: Potatoes / Claire Llewellyn.
Summary: Presents facts about the potato, including where and how it is grown, harvested, marketed, and
made into food products.
Title: Potatoes on rooftops : farming in the city / Hadley Dyer.
Author: Dyer, Hadley
Publication: Toronto : Annick Press, c2012.
Summary: Offers practical tips and techniques for urban gardening and includes an overview of the
movement.
Call Number j: SB457.7 .D98 2012
Title: Potatoes on Tuesday / by Dee Lillegard ; illustrated by David McPhail.
Author: Lillegard, Dee.
Publication: Glenview, Ill. : GoodYearBooks, c1995.
Summary: Racoon family members harvest vegetables from their garden for a Saturday dinner stew.
Call Number j: SB321 .L62p 1995.

Title: The potted plant book / written by Sue Tarsky ; feature illustrations by Will Giles ; activity
illustrations by Barbara Firth ; room illustrations by Jane Wolsak.
Author: Tarsky, Sue.
Summary: Simple step-by-step instructions illustrate gardening in a variety of types of containers.
Title: Practical plants / written by Joyce Pope.
Author: Pope, Joyce
Summary: Surveys the many uses of plants, including nutrition, fuel, building, gardening, and medicine.
Title: The prairie builders : reconstructing America's lost grasslands / written and photographed by Sneed B.
Collard III.
Summary: Join the scientists working in the Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge as they work to rebuild the
tallgrass prairie that once covered much of the Midwest and restore the native plants and animals to the
region.
Call Number j: SB197.2.M58 C684 2005
Title: Prairie willow / story by Maxine Trottier ; paintings by Laura Fernandez and Rick Jacobson.
Author: Trottier, Maxine.
Publication: Toronto, Canada ; New York : Stoddart Kids, c1998.
Summary: A tale of a pioneer family and the weeping willow tree they plant out on the prairie.
Call Number j: SB435.51.S3 T756 1998
Title: Prietita and the ghost woman / story by Gloria Anzalda ; pictures by Cristina Gonzalez = Prietita y la
llorona / escrito por Gloria Anzalda ; ilustrado por Christina Gonzalez.
Author: Anzalda, Gloria.
Publication: San Francisco : Children's Book Press/ Libros Para Ninos, c1995.
Summary: Prietita, a young Mexican American girl, becomes lost in her search for an herb to cure her
mother and is aided by the legendary ghost woman.
Call Number j: QK99.U77 An98 1995
Title: The prince of butterflies / Bruce Coville ; illustrations by John Clapp.

Author: Coville, Bruce.
Summary: When surrounded by thousands of butterflies, eleven-year-old John becomes transformed into
one of them and finds his entire life altered because of this experience. Although the story seems to be
based on history, it is actually fictional.
Call Number j: QL561.D3 C838 2002
Title: Princess Buttercup : a flower princess story / by Wendy Cheyette Lewison ; illustrated by Jerry Smath.
Author: Lewison, Wendy Cheyette.
Summary: Princess Buttercup goes on an adventure with a monarch butterfly.
Call Number j: SB413.R26 L589 2001
Title: Princess Chamomile's garden / by Hiawyn Oram ; illustrated by Susan Varley.
Author: Oram, Hiawyn.
Summary: After working with the royal gardener, Princess Chamomile decides that she would really like to
create a garden all her own.
Call Number j: SB473.A5 Or1 2000
Title: The princess of the rice fields : an Indonesian folk tale / retold by Hisako Kimishima ; pictures by
Sumiko Mizushi. -Author: Kimishima, Hisako, 1925Publication: New York : Walker/Weatherhill, c1970.
Summary: An Indonesian folktale about a heavenly princess and a young man on earth who are transformed
into rice plants after they fall in love.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 K57 1970
Title: Priscilla and the hollyhocks / Anne Broyles ; illustrated by Anna Alter.
Author: Broyles, Anne, 1953Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, c2008.
Summary: A young African American girl's mother is sold away as a slave, and then later the girl is sold to a
Cherokee Indian, but eventually she is bought by a white man who not only sets her free, but adopts her
into his family of fifteen children. Through her years of trials, she carries and grows seeds from her mother's
hollyhocks. Based on a true story. Instructions for making a hollyhock doll are included.
Call Number j: SB413.H77 B878 2008
Title: Projects with plants. Illustrated by Lynn Sweat.
Author: Simon, Seymour.

Publication: New York, F. Watts, 1973.
Summary: Includes short- and long-term projects designed to reveal basic facts about plants, their growth,
and their nourishment.
Call Number j: QK54 .Si55 1973
Title: The promise / by Chiemi.
Author: Chiemi.
Publication: Oakland, Calif. : Berkeley Major Pub., 2002.
Summary: A boy recovers from traumatic losses after he sees the flower carpet his grandfather planted.
Title: Promise of the faraway flower / by Tom Parks ; illustrations by Robert Ariail.
Author: Parks, Tom.
Publication: Dubuque, Iowa : Kendall/Hunt, c1993.
Summary: The delightful story of a little girl who grows a mysterious plant for a science project from a seed
her uncle brought back from a rainforest in Belize, and the excitement that plant generates.
Title: Protecting trees & forests / Felicity Brooks ; designed by Mary Cartwright ; illustrated by Steven Kirk,
Peter Chesterton, and Peter Bull ; series consultant, David Duthie ; additional illustrations by Peter Dennis
and Brenda Haw.
Author: Brooks, Felicity.
Publication: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC, c1991.
Summary: Filled with information about trees, their importance in the environment, and ways to protect
them.
Title: The pumpkin blanket / Deborah Turney Zagwyn.
Publication: Berkeley, Calif. : Celestial Arts, c1990.
Summary: A little girl sacrifices her beloved blanket to save the pumpkins in the garden from frost.
Title: The pumpkin book / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: Describes how pumpkins come in different shapes and sizes, how they grow, and their traditional
uses and cultural significance. Includes instructions for carving a pumpkin and drying the seeds.
Title: Pumpkin circle : the story of a garden / story by George Levenson ; photography by Shmuel Thaler.
Summary: True story about the author's pumpkin patch from seed to harvest and back to seed, told in rhyme
and photographically illustrated.
Title: Pumpkin day, pumpkin night / by Anne Rockwell ; pictures by Megan Halsey.
Publication: New York : Walker and Co., 1999.
Summary: Relates a boy's excitement in buying the perfect pumpkin and then making the perfect jack-olantern.
Title: Pumpkin fiesta / by Caryn Yacowitz ; illustrated by Joe Cepeda.
Author: Yacowitz, Caryn.
Summary: Hoping to win a prize for the best pumpkin at the fiesta, Foolish Fernando tries to copy Old
Juana's successful gardening techniques without watching to see how much effort and love she puts into her
work. Includes a recipe for pumpkin soup.
Call Number j: SB347 .Y1 1998
Title: Pumpkin Jack / written and illustrated by Will Hubbell.
Author: Hubbell, Will.
Publication: Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 2000.
Summary: In the course of one year, a jack-o-lantern, discarded after Halloween, decomposes in the
backyard and eventually grows new pumpkins from its seeds.
Title: The pumpkin man and the crafty creeper / Margaret Mahy ; illustrated by Helen Craig.
Author: Mahy, Margaret.
Publication: New York : Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, 1991, c1990.
Summary: A bossy and demanding plant insists on going home with Mr. Parkin, who usually only tends quiet
pumpkins, and from that moment his peaceful existence is changed.
Title: Pumpkin moonshine / by Tasha Tudor.

Author: Tudor, Tasha.
Summary: While visiting her grandparents' farm, Sylvie Ann finds a fine large pumpkin for Halloween but it
leads her on a merry chase as it rolls faster and faster down the hill and into the barnyard.
Title: The pumpkin patch / story and photographs by Elizabeth King.
Author: King, Elizabeth, 1953Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 1996, c1990.
Summary: Text and photographs describe the activities in a pumpkin field--plowing, planting, growth,
flowering, and harvesting for Halloween jack-o-lanterns.
Title: Pumpkin, pumpkin / by Jeanne Titherington.
Author: Titherington, Jeanne.
Summary: Jamie plants a pumpkin seed and, after watching it grow, carves it, and saves some seeds to plant
in the spring.
Title: Pumpkins / by Ann L. Burckhardt.
Summary: Simple text introduces pumpkins, their cultivation, uses, and instructions for making a pumpkin
tambourine.
Title: Pumpkins : a story for a field / written by Mary Lyn Ray ; illustrated by Barry Root.
Author: Ray, Mary Lyn.
Summary: A man harvests and sells a bountiful crop of pumpkins so that he will be able to preserve the field
from developers.
Title: Que son las plantas? / Bobbie Kalman.
Publication: St. Catharines, Ont. : Crabtree Pub., 2005.

Summary: Introduces plant life, specific types such as carnivorous and parasitic plants, and concepts such as
single cells, germination, and photosynthesis.
Call Number j: QK49 .K126s 2005
Title: Questions and answers about bees / by Betty Polisar Reigot ; illustrated by Kathy Hendrickson ; with
illustrations by John Spiers.
Author: Reigot, Betty Polisar.
Summary: A book with questions and answers about solitary bees and honeybees.
Title: Quiet in the garden / written and illustrated by Aliki.
Author: Aliki.
Summary: Sitting quietly in his garden, a little boy observes the eating habits of birds, bugs, butterflies, and
other small animals.
Title: Rabbit seeds / Bijou Le Tord.
Author: Le Tord, Bijou.
Summary: A gardener's work begins in spring when the sun warms up the earth and ends when leaves turn
yellow in autumn.
Title: Rachel Carson / written and illustrated by William Accorsi.
Author: Accorsi, William.
Summary: A biography of the biologist whose writings helped initiate the environmental movement.
Call Number j: QH31.C23 Ac27 1993
Title: Rachel Carson and her book that changed the world / by Laurie Lawlor ; illustrated by Laura
Beingessner.
Author: Lawlor, Laurie
Publication: New York : Holiday House, 2012.
Summary: Tells the story of Rachel Carson, a pioneering environmentalist who wrote and published "Silent
Spring," the revolutionary book pointing out the dangerous effects of chemicals on the living world.
Call Number j: QH31.C23 L435 2012

Title: Las raices / Patricia Whitehouse ; traduccion de Beatriz Puello.
Summary: A basic introduction to roots, covering their sizes, shapes, and colors, as well as their function and
uses to humans and other animals.
Title: Rain forest / Helen Cowcher.
Author: Cowcher, Helen.
Publication: New York : Farrar, Strauss and Giroux, c1988.
Summary: The destruction of a rainforest and the resulting dislocation of its fauna is graphically described in
this fictional tale for young readers.
Title: The rain forest / Billy Goodman.
Author: Goodman, Billy.
Summary: Introduces readers to the many kinds of animals and plants found in rain forests, and explains how
human activities can threaten these fragile ecosystems.
Title: Rain forest / written by Fiona MacDonald ; illustrated by Carolyn Scrace ; created and designed by
David Salariya.
Author: Macdonald, Fiona.
Publication: London : Watts, c1992.
Summary: The life zones within each layer of the rainforest canopy and floor are colorfully and imaginatively
described and depicted.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 M145 1992
Title: Rain forest / photographed by Frank Greenaway ; written by Barbara Taylor.
Author: Taylor, Barbara, 1954Publication: New York : Dorling Kindersley, c1992.
Summary: Examines the variety of plant and animal life found in a rain forest.
Title: A rain forest tree / Lorien Kite.
Author: Kite, Lorien.

Publication: New York : Crabtree , c1999.
Summary: Describes the plants and animals that live at the different levels--canopy, understory, and floor--in
a rain forest.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 K649 1999
Title: Rain, rain, rain forest / Brenda Z. Guiberson ; illustrated by Steve Jenkins.
Author: Guiberson, Brenda Z.
Summary: A journey through a Latin American rain forest, investigating the plants and animals that dwell
there.
Title: The rainstick : a fable / by Sandra Chisholm Robinson ; illustrations by Peter Grosshauser.
Author: Robinson, Sandra Chisholm.
Publication: Helena, Mont. : Falcon Press, c1994.
Summary: A boy embarks on a quest to bring back the sound of rain to his West African village. Includes a
discussion of how rainsticks are used today and instructions for making a rainstick.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Af8w R566 1994
Title: Rainy days : grow it for fun / Denny Robson and Vanessa Bailey.
Author: Robson, Denny.
Publication: New York : Gloucester Press, 1991.
Summary: An introduction to gardening with simple activities, such as growing beans and mushrooms, and
more complicated projects, including a miniature garden in a bowl.
Title: The range eternal / Louise Erdrich ; paintings by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher.
Author: Erdrich, Louise.
Summary: A woman reminisces about her childhood home and the rangeland surrounding it.
Call Number j: SB197.2.M58 Er29 2002
Title: Raymond's perfect present / by Therese On Louie ; illustrated by Suling Wang.
Author: Louie, Therese On.
Summary: Raymond helps his mother recover from her illness by planting a window garden outside her
room.

Title: El rbol / por David Burnie ; [traducido por Catherine Tussy].
Publication: Madrid, [Spain] : Santillana ; Buenos Aires, [Argentina] : Altea, c1992.
Summary: Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of
bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, the creatures that live in trees,
and other aspects.
Call Number j: QK475 .B935s 1992
Title: El rbol generoso / por Shel Silverstein ; [traduccin, Carla Pardo Valle].
Publication: Caracas, Venezuela : Litexsa Venozolana, 1997.
Summary: A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of an apple tree
which gives to him without thought of return.
Call Number j: QK475 .Si39s 1997
Title: The reason for a flower / written and illustrated by Ruth Heller.
Summary: Brief text and lavish illustrations explain plant reproduction and the purpose of a flower and
present some plants which don't seem to be flowers but are.
Title: The reasons for seasons : the great cosmic megagalactic trip without moving from your chair / Linda
Allison.
Author: Allison, Linda.
Summary: Stories to read, ideas to think about, and things to make and do--all contributing to an
understanding of the seasons and their effect on the earth.
Call Number j: QH48 .AL56 1975
Title: Red flower goes West / Ann Turner ; illustrated by Dennis Nolin.
Author: Turner, Ann Warren.
Summary: As they journey west, a family nurtures the red geranium they have carried with them from their
old home.
Call Number j: SB413.G35 T851 1999
Title: Red leaf, yellow leaf / Lois Ehlert.

Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1991.
Summary: A child describes the growth of a maple tree from seed to sapling.
Call Number j: QK495.A17 Eh56 1991
Title: The red lemon / by Bob Staake.
Author: Staake, Bob, 1957Publication: New York : Golden Books, 2006.
Summary: Farmer McPhee's yellow lemons are ready to be picked and made into lemonade, pies, and
muffins, but when a red lemon is found in the crop and discarded, it eventually yields some surprises.
Call Number j: SB370.L4 S72 2006
Title: The red poppy / Irmgard Lucht ; [translation by Frank Jacoby-Nelson].
Author: Lucht, Irmgard.
Summary: Simple text and large close-up illustrations follow the life cycle of a poppy growing at the edge of
a field of rye.
Call Number j: QK495.P22 P27, L963, 1995
Title: Red sings from treetops : a year in colors / by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski.
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2009.
Summary: The names of colors are woven into unrhymed poems that celebrate the seasons.
Title: The red tree / Shaun Tan.
Author: Tan, Shaun, 1974Publication: Vancouver, B.C., Canada : Simply Read Books, 2003.
Summary: A girl's day brightens when a red tree appears in her room.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 T153 2003
Title: Redout : the man who painted flowers / Carolyn Croll.
Author: Croll, Carolyn.
Publication: New York : Putnam, c1996.
Summary: This is a biography of Pierre Joseph Redout, a French artist who painted pictures of flowers in
the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
Call Number j: QK98.R24 C879 1996

Title: The redwood coast / Jason Cooper.
Author: Cooper, Jason, 1942Publication: Vero Beach, Fla. : Rourke Press, c1995.
Summary: Introduction to the trees, plants and animals which inhabit the redwood forests on the California
coast.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 C786 1995
Title: Redwoods / Jason Chin.
Author: Chin, Jason, 1978Publication: New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2009.
Summary: A young city boy, riding the subway, finds an abandoned book about redwoods. He finds himself
in the very forest described in the book. After finishing the book, he leaves it for someone else to read. The
text contains facts about the redwoods, while the illustrations tell the boy's story.
Title: Rice / Roz Denny.
Author: Denny, Roz.
Publication: Des Plaines, Ill. : Heinemann Library, c1998.
Summary: Traces the history of a grain first cultivated about 5,000 years ago, explaining where and how it is
now grown, refined, and mass produced. Includes recipes and experiments.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 D428 1998
Title: Rice / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Noboru Moriya.
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications, c1985.
Summary: An introduction to rice, a member of the grass family, discussing how it is grown and cultivated as
a primary food crop for one half of the world's peoples. Includes a glossary of terms.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 J637 1985
Title: Rice / Pam Robson.
Summary: Follows rice from its source on farm or plantation to the table, discussing how rice is grown,
processed, and produced.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 R576 1998
Title: Rice is life / Rita Golden Gelman ; paintings by Yangsook Choi.

Author: Gelman, Rita Golden.
Publication: New York : Henry Holt & Company, c2000.
Summary: Text and illustrations demonstrate the importance of rice to life in Bali, where rice is consumed
for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 G283 2000
Title: Rice without rain / by Minfong Ho.
Author: Ho, Minfong.
Summary: After social rebels convince a rice farmer in northern Thailand to resist the land rent, his
seventeen-year-old daughter Jinda finds herself caught up in the student uprising in Bangkok.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 H65 1990
Title: The riddle of seeds, by Winifred G. Hammond.
Author: Hammond, Winifred G.
Publication: New York, Coward-McCann [1966, c1965]
Summary: Discusses the origins of seeds, how they grow and scatter, and their various uses. Includes related
projects and experiments.
Title: The roadside / by David Bellamy ; with illustrations by Jill Dow.
Author: Bellamy, David J.
Publication: New York : Clarkson N. Potter : Distributed by Crown, c1988.
Reading Level: Age code 2 -- Early reader.
Summary: Describes how the construction of a six-lane highway in a wilderness area disrupts the balance of
nature and forces the animals there to struggle for existence.
Title: The Rootfriends / by Sling the Interpreter & James the Illuminator ; illuminations by James Ortega ...
[et al.]
Publication: Boston : Dazsling Inc., c2004.
Summary: Samantha and Daz help the Rootfriends from Rootland (Cedar Sap, the Root Doctor, Maple
Sprout, the Willowsnapper, and Rooty) find a new home.
Title: Rosa's special garden / Dale H. Fife ; pictures by Marie DeJohn.
Author: Fife, Dale.
Publication: Niles, Ill. : Albert Whitman, c1985.
Summary: Four-year-old Rosa has her own plans for her tiny garden: instead of containing seeds and plants,
it will be a place for animals to visit.
Title: The rose in my garden / by Arnold Lobel ; pictures by Anita Lobel.
Author: Lobel, Arnold.
Summary: A variety of flowers grows near the hollyhocks that give shade to the bee that sleeps on the only
rose in a garden.
Title: Rose meets Mr. Wintergarten / by Bob Graham.
Author: Graham, Bob, 1942Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c1992.
Summary: A young girl's attempt to retrieve her ball from her grouchy, old neighbor's garden changes the
way they feel about each other.
Title: Roses for Gita / by Rachna Gilmore ; illustrated by Alice Priestley.
Author: Gilmore, Rachna, 1953Publication: Toronto : Second Story Press, c1996.
Summary: Young Gita loves roses and misses her grandmother's garden. She finally befriends a neighbor
and gets to share his rose garden.
Title: The roses in my carpets / by Rukhsana Khan ; illustrated by Ronald Himler.
Author: Khan, Rukhsana, 1962Publication: New York : Holiday House, c1998.
Summary: When a young boy and his mother and sister come to a refugee camp to escape the war in
Afghanistan, he finds some comfort in the beauty of the carpets of roses he weaves.
Title: Roses red, violets blue : why flowers have colors / Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Yuko Sato.
Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Lerner, 1991.
Summary: Examines the nature and function of flower colors and explains their role in attracting animal
pollinators to help the plants reproduce.
Title: Rosie plants a radish : a lift-the-flap nature book with real seeds / Axel Scheffler, Kate Petty.
Author: Scheffler, Axel.
Publication: Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews McMeel Pub., c1997.
Summary: Rosie the rabbit plants radish seeds and watches them grow to harvest.
Call Number j: SB351.R3 Sch24 1997
Title: Rosy's garden : a child's keepsake of flowers / [illustrations by] Satomi Ichikawa ; text by Elizabeth
Laird.
Summary: Visiting her grandmother in the country, Rosy learns facts and folklore about flowers as she
presses flowers, gathers seeds, and makes potpourri.
Call Number j: QK83 .Ic3 1990
Title: Rosy's visitors / Judy Hindley ; illustrated by Helen Craig.
Author: Hindley, Judy.
Summary: Rosy transforms a tree trunk into her own house for the day, where she entertains imaginary
animal and fairy friends.
Call Number j: SB473.5.T7 H586 2002
Title: Round & round the garden / Kate Burns, Valeria Petrone.
Author: Burns, Kate, 1965Publication: London : Levinson Books, c1997.
Summary: Teddy Bear bravely leads his friends round and round the garden.
Title: Round and round the garden / illustrated by Moira Kemp.
Author: Kemp, Moira.
Publication: [United States] : Lodestar Books ; 1991, c1990.
Summary: Teddy bear skates around the garden and is tickled by cat, frog and mouse.
Title: Round the garden / written by Omri Glaser ; illustrated by Byron Glaser & Sandra Higashi.
Author: Glaser, Omri.
Summary: Traces the journey of a tear as it falls to the ground, evaporates, reappears as rain, and waters a
garden to make an onion grow to produce more tears.
Call Number j: QH541.5.G3 G462 1999
Title: The rumor : a Jataka tale from India / retold & illustrated by Jan Thornhill.
Publication: Toronto : Maple Tree Press, c2002.
Summary: A hare causes a panic after she hears a mango fall to the ground and believes the world is falling
apart.
Call Number j: SB379.M2 T393 2002
Title: The runaway garden : a delicious story that's good for you, too! / by Jeffery L. Schatzer ; illustrations
by Jeffrey Ebbeler.
Author: Schatzer, Jeffery L.
Publication: Ann Arbor, Mich. : Mitten Press, c2007.
Summary: When a young girl gets tired of working in the garden and threatens to run away, her grandfather
tells her a story about the night the vegetables left the garden.
Call Number j: SB321 .S338 2007
Title: Ruth Heller's How to hide a butterfly & other insects / by Ruth Heller.
Summary: Rhyming text and pictures demonstrate how various insects camouflage themselves to protect
against predators.
Call Number j: QH546 .H367b 1992
Title: Ruth Heller's How to hide a gray treefrog & other amphibians.
Reading Level:
Summary:
Title: Ruth Heller's How to hide a meadow frog & other amphibians.
Author: Heller, Ruth, 1924Publication: New York : Grosset and Dunlap, c1995.
Summary: Rhyming text and pictures demonstrate how various amphibians camouflage themselves to
protect against predators.
Title: The sacred harvest : Ojibway wild rice gathering / Gordon Regguinti ; photographs by Dale Kakkak ;
foreword by Michael Dorris.
Author: Regguinti, Gordon.
Summary: Glen Jackson, Jr., an eleven-year-old Ojibway Indian in northern Minnesota, goes with his father
to harvest wild rice, the sacred food of his people.
Call Number j: SB191.W7 R262 1992
Title: A saguaro cactus / Jen Green.
Author: Green, Jen.
Summary: Describes the various animals that live in and around the giant Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran
Desert.
Call Number j: SB438.3.S14 G823 1999
Title: Sally Slug / by Anne Neufeld Levin ; illustrated by Patricia Rebele.
Author: Levin, Anne Neufeld.
Publication: Santa Cruz, Calif. : UC Santa Cruz Foundation, University of California, Santa Cruz, c2002.
Summary: Sally slips away from home into the redwood forest and meets another slug, Daisy, who comes
from the other side of the mountain. They become best friends and are rescued from their misadventure by a
frog named Umphy.
Title: Sam plants a sunflower : a lift-the-flap nature book / Axel Scheffler ; Kate Petty.
Author: Petty, Kate
Publication: London : Macmillan Children's Books, 2000.
Summary: Sam the cat plants sunflowers and Ladybird tells him how to grow them.
Title: Sand and soil : earth's building blocks / Beth Gurney.
Author: Gurney, Beth.
Summary: Discusses the soil, organisms found there, different soil types, and how soil is used.
Title: Save my rainforest / Monica Zak ; illustrations by Bengt-Arne Runnerstrm ; English version by Nancy
Schimmel.
Author: Zak, Monica, 1939-
Publication: Volcano, Calif. : Volcano Press, c1992.

Summary: Eight-year-old Omar Castillo fulfills his dream of visiting the endangered rain forest of southern
Mexico and wins an audience with the president of Mexico to express his concern.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 Z13 1992
Title: Scarecrow / written by Cynthia Rylant ; illustrated by Lauren Stringer.
Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt, Inc., 2001, c1998.
Summary: Although made of straw and borrowed clothes, a scarecrow appreciates his peaceful, gentle life
and the privilege of watching nature at work in the field around him.
Title: Scarlette Beane / Karen Wallace ; illustrated by Jon Berkeley.
Author: Wallace, Karen.
Publication: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2000, c1999.
Summary: When family members give five-year-old Scarlette a garden, she succeeds in growing gigantic
vegetables and creating something wonderful.
Title: Scavengers and decomposers : the cleanup crew / by Pat Hughey ; illustrated by Bruce Hiscock.
Author: Hughey, Pat.
Summary: Describes the characteristics and habits of various insects, birds, and other animals that clean up
waste materials in the environment and thus ensure that life as we know it continues on the earth.
Call Number j: QL757.5 .H874 1984
Title: The science book of things that grow / Neil Ardley.
Author: Ardley, Neil.
Publication: Toronto : Doubleday Canada, c1991.
Summary: Experiments with plants and fungi demonstrate growth.
Title: Science experiments you can eat / by Vicki Cobb ; illustrated by Peter Lippman. -Author: Cobb, Vicki.
Summary: Experiments with food demonstrate various scientific principles and produce an eatable result.
Includes fruit drinks, grape jelly, muffins, chop suey, yogurt, and junket.
Title: Science with plants / Mike Unwin ; designed by Non Figg and Ian McNee ; illustrated by Kate Davies
; series editor, Helen Edom ; consultant, Margaret Rostron.
Author: Unwin, Mike.
Publication: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC Pub., c1992.
Summary: Easy science activities teach children about plants.
Call Number j: QK54 .Un9 1992
Title: Scratch and sniff garden.
Publication: New York : Dorling Kindersley, 1999.
Summary: Readers are invited to discover the smells of a garden. Includes scratch and sniff photographs of
fragrant flowers.
Call Number j: SB301 .Scr17 1999
Title: The sea, the storm, and the mangrove tangle / by Lynne Cherry.
Summary: A seed from a mangrove tree floats on the Caribbean sea until it comes to rest on the shore of a
faraway lagoon where, over time, it becomes a mangrove island that shelters many birds and animals, even
during a hurricane.
Title: The seal family.
Author: LaBastille, Anne.
Publication: Washington, National Wildlife Federation, c1973.
Summary: Two stories in which Ranger Rick and his friends help some seals accompany brief descriptions of
various members of the seal family.
Call Number j: QL795.S43 L111 1973
Title: A season for mangoes / by Regina Hanson ; illustrated by Eric Velasquez.
Author: Hanson, Regina.
Summary: In Jamaica, Sareen is concerned about participating in her first sit-up, a celebration of the life of
her recently deceased grandmother, but discovers that sharing her stories of Nana's passion for mangoes
helps lift the sadness.
Call Number j: SB379.M2 H198 2005
Title: Seasons / Anne Crausaz.
Author: Crausaz, Anne

Publication: Tulsa, OK : Kane Miller, 2011, c2010.
Summary: A little girl experiences the sights and sounds of the seasons.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s .C73 2011
Title: The seasons & the gardener ; a book for children / written by H. E. Bates and illustrated with drawings
by C. F. Tunnicliffe.
Author: Bates, Herbert Ernest, 1905-1974.
Publication: Cambridge, [England] : Cambridge University Press, 1941, c1940.
Reading Level:
Summary: This classic English gardening book, lovingly written for older children by a plantsman, is
beautifully illustrated with black and white drawings of all aspects of garden life and work.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s B318 1940
Title: The seasons & the woodman : a book for children / written by D. H. Chapman ; with drawings by C.
F. Tunnicliffe and an introduction by F. Fraser Darling. -Author: Chapman, Derek Harry, 1913Publication: Cambridge, [England] : Cambridge University Pr., 1941.
Summary: All aspects of a British woodland are described in detail and beautifully illustrated with black and
white drawings of trees, forest fauna, work processes, and tools.
Call Number j: SD179 .C366 1941
Title: The seasons of Arnold's apple tree / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: As the seasons pass, Arnold enjoys a variety of activities involving his apple tree. Includes a recipe
for apple pie and a description of how an apple cider press works.
Title: The second book of birds : bird families / by Olive Thorne Miller, with eight colored plates from
designs by Louis Agassiz Fuertes, and sixteen other full-page illustrations.
Author: Miller, Olive Thorne, 1831-1918.
Publication: Boston ; New York : Houghton, Mifflin, 1901.
Summary:
Title: The secret fairy garden / by Allia Nolan ; illustrated by Kathi Ember.
Author: Zobel-Nolan, Allia.
Publication: Pleasantville, N.Y. : Reader's Digest Children's Books, c2005.
Summary: Among six different novelties, children can open a folded flower to find fairies serving tea to
ladybugs, turn a wheel to see them grooming a caterpillar's hair, and watch then dancing in an enchanted
garden.
Title: The secret garden / adapted from the original novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett ; illustrations by
Mary Collier.
Summary: In this adaptation of the classic novel, Mary comes to live in a lonely house and discovers an
invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.
Call Number j: SB455 .B934a 1998
Title: The secret garden / by Frances Hodgson Burnett.
Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.
Summary: Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an
Title: The secret garden / Frances Hodgson Burnett ; illustrated by Tasha Tudor. -Author: Burnett, Frances Hodgson, 1849-1924.
Publication: New York : Lippincott, c1962.
Summary: Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an
Title: The Secret garden notebook : a first gardening book / illustrated by Graham Rust.
Publication: Boston : David R. Godine, c1991.
Summary: This beautifully illustrated book recounts the magic of The Secret Garden and offers simple
gardening projects that can even be done by older children. It contains spaces for children to record the
progress of their projects.
Title: Secret in the garden : a peek-through book / written and illustrated by James Mayhew ; inspired by
Frances Hodgson Burnett's The secret garden.
Author: Mayhew, James, 1964Publication: New York : Chicken House, c2003.
Summary: One sunny day, Sophie is outside, reading her favorite book, when a robin drops a key into her
hands, which unlocks a door to a lush garden. Small die-cut holes reveal gimpses of the next page.

Title: The secret life of the flowers : written and illustrated by Anne Ophelia Dowden.
Author: Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907Publication: New York : Odyssey Press, 1964.
Reading Level: Age code 4--Advanced readers of adults.
Summary: Detailed diagrams show the innerworkings of different flowers.
Title: The secret lives of backyard bugs : discover amazing butterflies, moths, spiders, dragonflies, and other
insects / Judy Burris and Wayne Richards.
Author: Burris, Judy, 1967Publication: North Adams, Mass. : Storey Pub., c2011.
Summary: Explains the life stages, habits, and interesting facts for over forty species of insects and spiders.
Includes lists of plants that attract, feed, and shelter featured insects.
Title: Secrets of the garden : food chains and the food web in our backyard / Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld ;
illustrated by Priscilla Lamont.
Summary: Depicts a family of four who make their garden their summer home as they prepare the soil, plant
seeds, water the garden, and watch for a harvest of vegetables.
Call Number j: QH523 .Z72 2012
Title: The seed / written and illustrated by Isabel Pin ; translated by Rosemary Lanning.
Author: Pin, Isabel.
Summary: A seed that falls onto the boundary between two rival tribes of insects grows into a cherry tree.
Title: A seed, a flower, a minute, an hour / by Joan W. Blos ; illustrated by Hans Poppel.
Author: Blos, Joan W.
Summary: Illustrations and very brief text depict a seed changing into a flower, a bee into a swarm, a thought
into a poem, and other changes.
Title: The seed and the giant saguaro / by Jennifer Ward ; illustrated by Mike K. Rangner.
Author: Ward, Jennifer, 1963Publication: Flagstaff, Ariz. : Rising Moon, 2003.

Summary: In this very well told variation on "The House that Jack built," a packrat, carrying fruit from the
giant saguaro, is chased by various desert animals and inadvertently helps spread the cactus seed. Includes
information on saguaros.
Call Number j: SB438.3.S14 W213 2003
Title: Seed-babies / by Margaret Warner Morley . -Author: Morley, Margaret Warner, 1858-1923.
Publication: Boston : Ginn & Company, c1896.
Summary: Jack, Ko, and Kittie discover how plants grow from seeds and how animals hatch from eggs.
Title: A seed grows : my first look at a plant's life cycle / written by Pamela Hickman ; illustrated by Heather
Collins.
Publication: Toronto ; Buffalo, N. Y. : Kids Can Press, c1997.
Summary: The growth of a watermelon from seed is described in cumulative text with fold-out illustrations.
Title: A seed is sleepy / by Dianna Hutts Aston ; illustrated by Sylvia Long.
Author: Aston, Dianna Hutts
Summary: An informative and beautifully illustrated introduction to the great variety in the structure,
function, mechanisms, and history of seeds.
Call Number j: QK661 .As868 2007
Title: Seed, soil, sun : Earth's recipe for food / Cris Peterson ; photographs by David R. Lundquist.
Author: Peterson, Cris.
Summary: Introduces children to the subject of agriculture, showing not only how plants germinate, grow
and produce food, but also about the composition of soil and the creatures who live in it.
Call Number j: SB107 .P442s 2010
Title: The seed song / lyrics by Judy Saksie ; illustrated by Adjoa Burrowes.
Author: Saksie, Judy.
Publication: Cypress, Calif. : Creative Teaching Press, c1994.
Summary: A song (lyrics and score) is followed by cut-paper illustrations showing how a seed grows into a
plant and then produces a pumpkin.
Title: Seedfolks / by Paul Fleischman ; illustrations by Judy Pederson.
Summary: One by one, a number of people of varying ages and backgrounds transform a trash-filled innercity lot into a productive and beautiful garden, and in doing so, the gardeners are themselves transformed.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .F628 1997
Title: The seedling child / written and illustrated by Ruth Lercher Bornstein.
Author: Bornstein, Ruth.
Summary: A little girl makes friends and shares her day with a tiny child she finds inside a flower.
Title: Seeds / text and pictures by Ken Robbins.
Author: Robbins, Ken.
Summary: From flowers to fruits, everything begins with a tiny seed. Young readers will learn how seeds
grow, and how they vary in shape, size, and dispersal patterns. From cherry pits to exploding pods, to
sticktight seeds that cling to your shoes, clear photographs illuminate how wondrous nature springs up
throughout the year before our very eyes.
Title: Seeds and seed travels / Bertha Morris Parker ; illustrations by Olive Earle ; cover by W.T. Davidson.
Author: Parker, Bertha Morris.
Publication: Evanston, Ill., Harper & Row, 1965, c1959.
Summary: Ten different types of seeds, how they travel and what kinds of plants they become.
Title: Seeds and seedlings / by Terry Jennings.
Summary: Describes the seeds produced by different kinds of plants, how they spread, germinate, and grow
into a new plant. Includes study questions, activities, and experiments.
Title: Seeds and weeds / by Rena K. Kirkpatrick ; illustrated by Debbie King.

Summary: Easy-to-read text and illustrations describe various kinds of seeds and weeds.
Title: Seeds pop, stick, glide / text by Patricia Lauber ; photos. by Jerome Wexler.
Summary: Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse.
Title: Seeds! Seeds! Seeds! / written and illustrated by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace.
Publication: Tarrytown, N.Y. : Marshall Cavendish, c2004.
Summary: Buddy Bear learns about different kinds of seeds and their uses when he opens a package sent by
his grandfather.
Title: Seeds, stems, and stamens : the ways plants fit into their world / by Susan E. Goodman ; photographs
by Michael J. Doolittle.
Author: Goodman, Susan E., 1952Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c2001.
Summary: An engaging study of adaptations made by plants to do the things required for successful growing
-- getting sun, water and nutrients; staying safe from predators and making new plants.
Title: Seeds to plants / Jeffrey Bates.
Author: Bates, Jeffrey.
Publication: New York : Gloucester Press, 1991, c1990.
Summary: Explores the biology of seeds and how they develop into plants.
Title: Seeing what plants do. Illustrated by Ginny Linville Winter.
Author: Rahn, Joan Elma, 1929Publication: New York, Atheneum, 1972.
Summary: Twenty-one experiments explain the growth process in a variety of plants.

Title: A selection of neighbourly birds of the New World (Canada) / Charles van Sandwyk.
Author: Van Sandwyk, Charles.
Publication: North Vancouver, B.C. : Charles van Sandwyk Fine Arts, 1995.
Summary: Lovely whimsical watercolors of a crow, a wren, a warbler, a robin, a heron and pelican, along with
equally amusing and theatrical descriptions.
Call Number j: QL681 .V361 1995
Title: La semilla de zanahoria / por Ruth Krauss ; dibujos de Crockett Johnson ; traducido al espanol por
Argentina Palacios.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Book Services, c1978.
Summary: Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants.
Call Number j: SB351.C2 K868s 1978
Title: Las semillas / Patricia Whitehouse.
Summary: Introduces the physical traits, function, and uses of seeds.
Title: September roses / Jeanette Winter.
Author: Winter, Jeanette.
Summary: On September 11, 2001, two sisters from South Africa find a good use for the roses they have
grown when the flower show in New York City is canceled due to the attack on the World Trade Center.
Title: Seven little rabbits / by John Becker ; illustrated by Barbara Cooney.-Author: Becker, John Leonard, 1901Publication: New York : Walker, c1973.
Summary: One by one, as they walk down the road, seven little rabbits get tired and find places to sleep.
Call Number j: QL795.H35 B388 1973
Title: Shaina's garden / Denise Lewis Patrick ; pictures by Stacey Schuett.
Author: Patrick, Denise Lewis.
Publication: New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, c1996.

Summary: An Afro-American girl learns about vegetable gardening and grows her first tomatoes.
Title: The shaman's apprentice : a tale of the Amazon rain forest / written by Lynne Cherry and Mark
Plotkin ; illustrated by Lynne Cherry.
Summary: Kamanya believes in the shaman's wisdom about the healing properties of plants found in the
Amazon rain forest and hopes one day to be a healer for his people.
Title: Shanleya's quest : a botany adventure for kids ages 9 to 99 / written by Thomas J. Elpel ; illustrated by
Gloria Brown.
Author: Elpel, Thomas J.
Publication: Pony, Mont. : HOPS Press, 2005.
Summary: In a mythical world where time is a liquid that falls as rain upon the land, young Shanleya paddles
her canoe out to the tree islands to learn the plant traditions of her people. A unique educational book that
presents botanical concepts and plant identification skills.
Call Number j: QK90 .EL69 2005
Title: She who loves a garden / illustrated by Mary Engelbreit.
Author: Engelbreit, Mary.
Publication: Kansas City, Mo. : Andrews and McMeel, c1993.
Summary: A charming tribute to the joys of gardening and all things green and growing.
Call Number j: SB453 .En32 1993
Title: The sheep and the rowan tree / written and illustrated by Julia Butcher.
Author: Butcher, Julia.
Publication: New York : Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, c1984.
Summary: A discontented rowan tree learns to appreciate its position more after being visited by a welltraveled bird, who tells it how unsuitable it would be to live anywhere else.
Title: Shoots of green : poems for young gardeners / selected by Ella Bramblett ; illustrated by Ingrid Fetz. -Author:
Publication: New York : T. Y. Crowell c1968.
Summary: An anthology of poems celebrating the life of a garden through the seasons.
Call Number j: QH81 .Sh77 1968
Title: Show-me-how I can grow things : how-to-grow activity projects for the very young / Sally Walton &
Stephanie Donaldson.
Author: Walton, Sally.
Publication: New York : Smithmark Publishers, 1995.
Summary: Many and varied activities related to growing plants in containers are described and
photographically illustrated.
Title: Shuktugan / D. Tarjemanov ; drawings by A. Keleinikov ; translated from the Russian by Natalie Ward.
Author: Tarjemanov, D.
Publication: Moscow : Progress Publishers, c1975.
Summary: As a frivolous young woodpecker amuses himself imitating other animals, insects start to kill the
trees of the forest. Finally his grandfather teaches him the woodpecker's way of making a living.
Title: The sidewalk rescue / by Hazel Hutchins ; art by Ruth Ohi.
Author: Hutchins, Hazel J.
Publication: Toronto : Annick Press, c2004.
Summary: How a chalk drawing of flowers on a sidewalk led Josie to many scary adventures.
Title: Signs along the river : learning to read the natural landscape / written and illustrated by Kayo
Robertson.
Author: Robertson, Kayo.
Summary: Believing that imagination is more important than knowledge, the author uses simple text and
black and white drawings to help the reader sense the presence of plants, mammals and birds that live near
the river.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M3 R472 1986
Title: Silkworms / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Isao Kishida.
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner, c1982
Summary: An introduction to the domesticated silkworm moth, raised on farms in Japan and elsewhere for
the sake of the silk thread out of which its cocoons are constructed.
Title: Sing, Henrietta! Sing! / by Lynn Downey ; illustrated by Tony Sansevero.

Author: Downey, Lynn, 1961Publication: Nashvile, Tenn. : Ideals Children's Books, c1997.
Summary: Customers are eager to buy Henrietta and George's beautiful vegetables, but are frightened away
by Henrietta's terrible singing. Then Henrietta and George find out the plants thrive only when Henrietta
sings.
Title: Sione's talo / by Lino Nelisi ; illustrated by Elspeth Williamson.
Author: Nelisi, Lino.
Publication: Auckland, New Zealand : Ashton Scholastic, 1992.
Summary: Sione finds a huge talo (i.e. taro) growing on his plantation and calls his family to help him pull it
out, but they are only successful with the help of an ant.
Call Number j: SB211.T2 N45 1992
Title: Sister night & sister day / told and illustrated by Beth Norling.
Author: Norling, Beth.
Publication: St. Leonards, N.S.W., Australia : Allen & Unwin, c2000.
Summary: In this telling of the Grimms fairy tale Mother Holle, Mother Earth teaches twin sisters how to
take care of her home and one succeeds and the other does not.
Title: Skunk at Hemlock Circle / by Victoria Sherrow ; illustrated by Allen Davis.
Author: Sherrow, Victoria.
Summary: Skunk comes out at night to search the backyard for his dinner, instinctively using his natural
defences to escape from threats.
Call Number j: QL795.S5 Sh57 1994
Title: Skunk cabbage, sundew plants, and strangler figs : and 18 more of the strangest plants on Earth / Sally
Kneidel.
Author: Kneidel, Sally Stenhouse.
Publication: New York : John Wiley & Sons, c2001.
Summary: Get a close-up look at the wild, crazy, and daring lives of plants that can fly, hitch rides, float,
hibernate, and even grow fur!
Title: The sky is full of song / selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrated by Dirk Zimmer.
Publication: [New York] : Harper & Row, 1987, c1983.
Reading Level: Age Code 2--Early readers.

Summary: An anthology of poems celebrating the seasons.
Call Number j: QH81 .Sk91 1987
Title: Sky tree : seeing science through art / Thomas Locker with Candace Christiansen.
Author: Locker, Thomas, 1937Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins, c1995.
Summary: Follow a tree as it moves through the seasons. Thoughtful questions ask the reader to discern the
seasonal changes by observing the tree and the sky.
Title: Slop! : a Welsh folktale / retold by Margaret Read MacDonald ; illustrated by Yvonne LeBrun Davis.
Author: MacDonald, Margaret Read, 1940Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Kids, c1997.
Summary: To appease their tiny neighbors, an old couple tidily compost their food scraps.
Title: Sluggy Slug / Chris Raschka.
Author: Raschka, Christopher.
Summary: Sluggy Slug will not go because he is sluggy.
Title: Slugs, bugs, and salamanders : discovering animals in your garden / Sally Kneidel ; illustrated by AnnaMaria Crum.
Author: Kneidel, Sally Stenhouse.
Summary: Focuses on the insects, birds, amphibians, and other animal life found in gardens, and discusses
the best ways to protect garden plants using biological controls.
Title: Small garden animals / by Terry Jennings ; [illustrated by John Barber, Karen Daws].
Summary: Describes invertebrate animals which can be found in gardens, including insects, spiders, snails,
and worms. Includes review questions and related projects.
Title: Small gardens for small folks / by Edith Loring Fullerton.

Author: Fullerton, Edith Loring Jones, 1876Publication: Philadelphia : W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 1915, c1912.
Reading Level:
Summary:
Title: A small world to hold in your hand / Jerald P. Stowell.
Author: Stowell, Jerald P.
Publication: [S. l.] : The Author, c2004.
Summary: By posing questions about bonsai and giving detailed answers, the author develops a manual on
growing and caring for bonsai.
Call Number j: SB450.5 .St79s 2004
Title: The Smokey Bear story / Ellen Earnhardt Morrison.
Author: Morrison, Ellen Earnhardt.
Publication: Alexandria, Va. : Morielle Press, c1995.
Summary: Illustrated account of the origin of the Cooperative Forest Fire Prevention (Smokey Bear)
Campaign, Smokey Bear, the varied advertising used, and the reasons for Smokey's continued popularity for
fifty years.
Call Number j: SD421.3 .M834 1995
Title: Snail / illustrations, A. Del Nevo.
Publication: New York : H. N. Abrams, c2001.
Summary: After exploring his garden home, a baby snail ventures into the outside world.
Call Number j: QL430.4 Sn12 2001
Title: Snail / Jens Olesen ; photography by Bo Jarner.
Author: Olesen, Jens, 1946Publication: Morristown, N. J. : Silver Burdett, 1986, c1985.
Summary: Photographs, drawings, and text on two different levels of difficulty examine the characteristics
and behavior of the snail and follow its life cycle from mating to hatching and growth into adulthood.
Call Number j: QL430.4 .OL2 1986
Title: Snail boy / Leslie McGuirk.
Author: McGuirk, Leslie.
Summary: A snail the size of a pony, afraid that he will wind up in a circus, or worse, sets out to become
someone's pet.
Call Number j: QL430.4 .M179 2003

Title: The snail house / Allan Ahlberg ; illustrated by Gillian Tyler.
Author: Ahlberg, Allan.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2001, c2000.
Summary: Grandma tells Michael, Hannah, and their baby brother the story of three children who shrink to
such a small size that they decide to live in a snail's shell.
Call Number j: SB998.S7 Ah47 2001
Title: Snail trail / written and illustrated by Ruth Brown.
Author: Brown, Ruth.
Summary: One Sunday morning, Slimy Snail sets out on an adventure which ends in a garden.
Call Number j: SB998.S7 B814 2000
Title: Snails / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Modoki Masuda.
Summary: An introduction to the structure and ways of life of some of the 40,000 kinds of snails, with an
emphasis on land snails.
Call Number j: QL430.4 J637 1988
Title: Snails and slugs / by Elaine Pascoe.
Summary: Investigates the physical characteristics, reproductive processes, habitats, and metamorphoses of
snails and slugs and provides instructions for related hands-on science projects.
Title: The snail's spell / by Joanne Ryder ; pictures by Lynne Cherry.
Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 1988, c1982.
Summary: The reader imagines how it feels to be a snail.
Call Number j: QL430.4 .R975 1988
Title: Snaily Snail / by Chris Raschka.
Publication: New York : Hyperion Books for Children, 2000.

Summary: Snaily Snail is loved all the time, no matter what he is doing.
Title: Snips & snails & walnut whales : nature crafts for children / by Phyllis Fiarotta with Noel Fiarotta.
Author: Fiarotta, Phyllis.
Publication: New York : Workman, c1975.
Summary: Instructions for making a variety of useful and decorative objects using raw materials from nature.
Call Number j: QK98.4.A1 F442 1975
Title: Snow pumpkin / Carole Lexa Schaefer ; illustrated by Pierr Morgan.
Author: Schaefer, Carole Lexa.
Summary: When it snows in October, two friends build a snowman using a pumpkin as its head.
Title: Snug as a bug / written by Michael Elsohn Ross ; illustrated by Sylvia Long.
Author: Ross, Michael Elsohn, 1952Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2004.
Summary: Illustrations and short, rhyming verses portray bedtime rituals, from stories to goodnight kisses,
of various bugs as they settle down on a branch, in an old cap, or under a rock and head to dreamland.
Title: Soil / Karen Bryant-Mole ; photographs by Barrie Watts.
Author: Bryant-Mole, Karen.
Reading Level:
Summary: This discussion of soil includes its composition and care, as wells as its role as a home for insects
and animals, and as a way of feeding the world.
Title: Soil erosion and pollution / by Darlene R. Stille.
Author: Stille, Darlene R.
Publication: Chicago : Children's Press, c1990.
Summary: Discusses the erosion and pollution of soil, the harmful effects of these processes, and ways of
preventing them.
Call Number j: S623 .St54 1990
Title: Solomon and the trees / Matt Biers-Ariel ; illustrated by Esti Silverberg-Kiss.
Author: Biers-Ariel, Matt.

Publication: New York : UAHC Press, c2001.
Summary: Tells the story of King Solomon and the origins of Tu B'Shevat, a holiday that is celebrated by the
planting of trees in Israel.
Call Number j: QK490.I7 B478 2001
Title: A solstice tree for Jenny / Karen Shragg ; illustrated by Heidi Schwabacher.
Author: Shragg, Karen, 1954Publication: Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, c2001.
Summary: Jenny and her family celebrate the winter solstice by decorating a potted Norfolk Island pine.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 Sh83 2001
Title: Some plants have funny names / by Diana Harding Cross ; illustrated by Jan Brett.
Author: Cross, Diana Harding.
Summary: Delves into the origin of unusual names given to plants growing in the woods, fields, marshes, and
along streams and roads of North America. Includes drawings of plants such as cattails, lady's slipper, and
Indian paintbrush in their natural setting.
Title: Some smug slug / by Pamela Duncan Edwards ; illustrated by Henry Cole.
Publication: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1996.
Summary: A smug slug that will not listen to the animals around it comes to an unexpected end in this
alliterative story that teaches the letter "s."
Call Number j: SB998.S5 Ed97 1996
Title: Something is growing / Walter Lyon Krudop.
Author: Krudop, Walter, 1966Publication: New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c1995.
Summary: A jungle forest grows wild in a city after a boy plants a seed in a sidewalk crack.
Title: The son of the cinnamon tree = Namu toryng ; The donkey's egg = Tangnagwi al l san nongbu /
[adapted by Duance Vorhees & Mark Mueller ; illustrated by Kim Yon-kyong, Kang Mi-sun]
Author: Vorhees, Duance.
Publication: Elizabeth, N. J. ; Seoul, Korea : Hollym, 1992, c1990.
Summary: Two Korean folktales: a cinnamon tree saves its son's life and then finds him a bride; a dumb
farmer buys a watermelon which he mistakes for a donkey's egg.
Call Number j: QK83 .V914 1990
Title: Song of La Selva : a story of a Costa Rican rain forest / by Joan Banks ; illustrated by Higgins Bond.
Author: Banks, Joan, 1942Publication: Norwalk, Conn. : Soundprints, c1998.
Summary: A strawberry poison frog travels through a Costa Rican rain forest searching for his territory.
Includes illustrated glossary of plants and animals depicted in the story.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27cac B226 1998
Title: Song of the chirimia : a Guatemalan folktale = La musica de la chirimia : folklore Guatemalteco /
retold and illustrated by Jane Anne Volkmer ; translated by Lori Ann Schatschneider.
Author: Volkmer, Jane Anne.
Publication: Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, c1990.
Summary: A bilingual retelling of a Guatemalan folktale about a young man who wins the hand of a young
Mayan princess by playing a flute made from a ceiba (Kapok) branch.
Call Number j: QK495.B66 C4, V65, 1990
Title: Song of the seven herbs / by Walking Night Bear (Henryk Binder) and Stan Padilla, illustrator.
Author: Walking Night Bear.
Publication: Nevada City, Calif. : Gold Circle Productions, c1983.
Summary: Seven tales based on North American Indian lore relate how the Creator gave us herbs and why
we are to be thankful for them.
Call Number j: SB108.4 Na6 W154 1983
Title: Song of the water boatman : & other pond poems / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Beckie
Prange.
Summary: A collection of poems providing a look at some of the animals, insects, and plants found in ponds,
is accompanied by interesting and accurate information about each one.
Call Number j: QH541.5.P63 Si13 2005
Title: Sonoran seasons : a year in the desert / by Gisela Jernigan ; illustrated by E. Wesley Jernigan.
Author: Jernigan, Gisela, 1948Publication: Tucson, Ariz. : Harbinger House, c1994.
Summary: A month-by-month look at Sonoran desert plants and their uses by native Papago and recent
Anglo inhabitants.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6sw J482 1994

Title: Sopa de pepino / Vickie Leigh Krudwig ; ilustraciones por Craig McFarland Brown ; traducido por
Antonio Hernndez Madrigal.
Author: Krudwig, Vickie Leigh, 1957Publication: Golden, Colo. : Fulcrum Kids, c1998.
Summary: All the insects in the garden, from ten little black ants down to one tiny flea, get involved in
moving a fallen cucumber. Includes a recipe for cucumber soup and factual information about the insects in
the story.
Call Number j: SB337 .K934s 1998
Title: Sophie's squash / written by Pat Zietlow Miller ; illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf.
Author: Miller, Pat Zietlow
Publication: New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2013.
Summary: A young girl befriends a squash.
Title: Sori's harvest moon day : a story of Korea / written and illustrated by Lee Uk-Bae.
Author: Yi, Ok-pae.
Summary: As she travels from the city to her grandmother's village, a young girl looks forward to her family's
celebration of Chu-Suk, the harvest moon festival.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sa Y5 1999
Title: La sorpresa de Nandi / Eileen Browne ; [traduccion: Maria Cecilia Silva-Diaz].
Author: Browne, Eileen.
Publication: Caracas, Venezuela : Ediciones Ekare, 2009.
Summary: Nandi, a Kenyan girl, is surprised when she discovers that the fruits she has brought to her friend
Tindi are all tangerines.
Call Number j: SB379.A1 B816s 2009
Title: Soy un arbol / Idea y texto : M.A. Pacheco, J.L. Garcia Sanchez ; Ilustraciones : M.A. Pacheco.
Author: Pacheco, Miguel Angel.
Publication: Madrid : Ediciones Altea, c1974.
Summary: The life of a tree told in Spanish. The tree begins as a small seed and grows into a large tree that is
useful to people, birds, and insects.
Title: The spice alphabet book : herbs, spices, and other natural flavors / by Jerry Pallotta ; illustrated by
Leslie Evans.
Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge Pub., c1994.
Summary: An A-Z introduction to spices, herbs, and other plants used in cookery.
Title: Spider secrets : stories of spiders / by Beatrice Bowles ; illustrated by Phillip Kuznicki.
Author: Bowles, Beatrice.
Publication: San Francisco : Harmony Hill Productions, [1998?]
Reading Level: Age code 3 - Advanced readers.
Summary: Includes five enchanting tales from Asia, Africa and America that feature mythic spiders.
Title: Spider silk / by Augusta Goldin ; illustrated by Joseph Low.
Author: Goldin, Augusta R.
Summary: Explains how a spider spins its web and the many uses of that strong silk.
Title: Spider's nest / written by Kate Scarborough ; illustrated by Gabriele Maschietti.
Author: Scarborough, Kate.
Summary: Follows the step-by-step process of a female trapdoor spider building its nest topped with moss.
Features step-cut pages to emphasize the way things get bigger as they grow.
Call Number j: QL451 .Sc72 1997
Title: Spill the beans and pass the peanuts : legumes / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Reading Level:
Summary: Presents information on the history, production, and uses of several popular members of the
legume family: peanuts, lentils, peas, and beans, particularly soybeans. Includes recipes.
Call Number j: SB177.L45 H874 1999
Title: Spirit of the forest : tree tales from around the world / Eric Maddern and Helen East ; illustrated by
Alan Marks.
Author: Maddern, Eric.
Summary: Twelve tree tales from around the world include stories from New Zealand, Nepal, Greece,
Uganda, and North America.
Title: Spot in the garden / Eric Hill.
Author: Hill, Eric.
Publication: New York : Putnam, c1991.
Summary: Describes Spot the dog's daily activities in his family's garden.
Title: Spring / by Phyllis S. Busch ; illustrated by Megan Halsey.
Publication: New York : Benchmark Books, c2000.
Summary: Explains what spring is like, and why it occurs. Includes indoor and outdoor projects.
Call Number j: QH53 .B96sp 2000
Title: Spring gardens / with antique changing pictures by Ernest Nister ; [written by Lisa Rojany].
Author: Nister, Ernest.
Summary: Poems about spring gardens are illustrated with antique-style pull-tab changing pictures.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s N637 1994
Title: Spring story / Jill Barklem.
Summary: Follows the activities of the Brambly Hedge community of field mice on a spring day as they
prepare a surprise picnic for Wilfred's birthday.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp B246 2000
Title: Squashed / Joan Bauer.
Author: Bauer, Joan, 1951Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 2001, c1992.
Summary: A sixteen-year-old girl finds that growing the biggest pumpkin for the state fair helps her lose
weight and find love.
Title: Squirmy wormy composters / Bobbie Kalman & Janine Schaub.

Summary: This introduction to the physical characteristics and beneficial effects of earthworms includes
information on how to raise earthworms as pets.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 K126 1992
Title: Squirrel and John Muir / Emily Arnold McCully.
Author: McCully, Emily Arnold.
Summary: In the early 1900s, a wild little girl nicknamed Squirrel meets John Muir, later to become a famous
naturalist, when he arrives at her parents' hotel in Yosemite Valley seeking work and knowledge about the
natural world.
Call Number j: QH31.M9 M139 2004
Title: Stanley mows the lawn / Craig Frazier.
Author: Frazier, Craig, 1955Publication: San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2005.
Summary: While mowing his lawn, Stanley meets Hank, a snake who prefers the grass long.
Title: The star maiden : an Ojibway tale / retold by Barbara Juster Esbensen ; illustrated by Helen K. Davie.
Author: Esbensen, Barbara Juster.
Summary: Tired of wandering in the sky, the star maiden becomes a water lily and finds a perfect home on
earth.
Call Number j: SB423 .Es12 1988
Title: Starting gardening / Sue Johnson and Cheryl Evans ; designed by Non Figg ; illustrated by Teri Gower
; photographs by Howard Allman.
Author: Johnson, Sue.
Publication: London : Usborne, c1996.
Summary: Indoor and outdoor gardening and nature craft projects are accompanied by step-by-step
illustrations.
Title: Starting with nature plant book / written by Pamela Hickman ; illustrated by Heather Collins.
Publication: Toronto, Ont., Canada ; Niagara Falls, N. Y. : Kids Can Press, 2000, c1996.
Summary: Describes what plants are and how they grow. Includes projects and nature study activities.

Title: State flowers : including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico / by Elaine Landau.
Summary: Describes each state's officila flower and tells of legends associted with the flower.
Title: State trees : including the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico / by Sue R. Brandt.
Author: Brandt, Sue R.
Summary: Describes each state's official tree and how it was chosen.
Title: Stella : fairy of the forest / Marie-Louise Gay.
Author: Gay, Marie-Louise.
Publication: Toronto, Ont., [Canada] ; Buffalo, N.Y. : Douglas & McIntyre, c2002.
Summary: Stella takes her brother on a fanciful tour of the forest.
Title: Stellaluna / Janell Cannon.
Author: Cannon, Janell, 1957Publication: San Diego : Harcourt Brace, c1993.
Summary: After she falls headfirst into a bird's nest, a baby bat is raised like a bird until she is reunited with
her mother.
Call Number j: QL795.B3 C164 1993
Title: Step gently out / poem by Helen Frost ; photographs by Rick Lieder.
Author: Frost, Helen, 1949Publication: Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2012.
Summary: Close-up photos and lightly-rhymed declarative verse capture a bug's-eye view of nature and
encouarge children to experience the world outside their doors with care and openness. Includes insect
facts.
Title: Step into spring : a new season / by Jane Belk Moncure ; illustrated by Jenny Williams ; created by the
Child's World.
Author: Moncure, Jane Belk.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Childrens Press, c1990.

Summary: Describes various aspects of spring in brief text and illustrations.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sp M744 1990
Title: Step into summer : a new season / by Jane Belk Moncure ; illustrated by Jodie McCallum ; created by
the Child's World.
Author: Moncure, Jane Belk.
Publication: Chicago, Ill. : Distributed by Childrens Press, c1990.
Summary: Describes various aspects of summer in brief text and illustrations.
Call Number j: SB454.C17su M744 1990
Title: Stinky and stringy : stem & bulb vegetables / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Summary: Describes historical origins, use, and growing requirements of garlic, onions, shallots, leeks,
celery, asparagus, and rhubarb. Includes recipes.
Call Number j: SB321 .H872s 1999
Title: The story of chocolate / written by C.J. Polin.
Author: Polin, Caryn J.
Publication: New York, NY : DK Pub., 2005.
Summary: Explains where chocolate comes from and how the bitter product of cocoa beans is made sweet.
Title: The story of Ferdinand / by Munro Leaf ; illustrated by Robert Lawson.
Author: Leaf, Munro, 1905Publication: New York : Puffin Books, 1977, c1964.
Summary: A story of a bull in Spain who simply wants to sit under a cork oak tree and smell the flowers.
Title: The story of Kwanzaa / by Donna L. Washington ; illustrated by Stephen Taylor.
Author: Washington, Donna L., 1967Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins, c1996.
Summary: Describes the tradition and customs of Kwanzaa and includes activities.
Call Number j: QK83.2.K8 W276 1996
Title: The story of rice ; The cows & the trumpet = Dao mi di gu shi ; Jin niu yu ying la ba / [edited by
Emily Ching, Ko-Shee Ching and Theresa Austin].
Author:
Publication: Cerritos, CA : Wonder Kids Publications, 1991.
Summary: Two traditional Chinese tales; the first is about the introduction of rice into human world; the
second is about the origin of the morning glory flower.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 S86 1991
Title: Story of the giant turnip : a Chinese folktale = [Chinese characters] / created by the Chinese bilingual
teachers of Oakland Unified School District.
Author:
Publication: [Oakland, Calif.] : Oakland Unified School District, Office of Bilingual Education, 1995.
Summary: A group learns the value of teamwork as one animal after another joins in the effort to pull a giant
turnip out of the ground.
Call Number j: SB211.T8 St76 1995
Title: The story of the root children / Sibylle von Olfers.
Author: Olfers, Sibylle, 1881-1916.
Publication: Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Floris Books, c1990.
Summary: After their winter sleep, the root-children emerge to enjoy spring and summer and their return to
Mother Earth in autumn.
Call Number j: QK644 .OL2 1990
Title: Strange partners : the story of symbiosis / by Anabel Dean ; illustrated by L'Enc Matte.
Author: Dean, Anabel.
Summary: Examines specific examples of three major kinds of symbiosis, or the living together of two unlike
organisms--commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.
Title: Strange plants / Jason Cooper.
Summary: An introduction to some unusual ways that plants have adapted to their environments.
Title: Stranger in the woods : a photographic fantasy / Carl R. Sams II & Jean Stoick.
Author: Sams, Carl R.
Publication: Milford, Mich. : C.R. Sams II Photography, c2000.

Summary: Forest animals, awakened by the birds' warning that there is a stranger in the woods, set out to
discover if there is danger and find, instead, a wonderful surprise; illustrated by real forest photographs.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 Sa49 2000
Title: The strangler fig and other strange plants, written and illustrated by Olive L. Earle.
Author: Earle, Olive Lydia.
Publication: New York, W. Morrow, 1967.
Summary: Describes some interesting plants: epiphytes that live on food provided by air and water, parasites
that live on sap stolen from other plants, and saprophytes that live on decayed matter found in the earth.
Call Number j: QK83 .Ea75 1967
Title: Strawberry / Jennifer Coldrey ; photographs by George Bernard.
Author: Coldrey, Jennifer, 1940Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N. J. : Silver Burdett, 1989, c1988.
Summary: Photographs, drawings, and text describe how the strawberry plant flowers, produces
strawberries, and sends out runners to start new plants.
Title: Strawberry girl / written and illustrated by Lois Lenski.
Author: Lenski, Lois, 1893Publication: New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c1973.
Summary: Ten-year-old Birdi Boyer and her family move to Florida and establish a farm where they grow
strawberries.
Title: The stream that stood still / Beverley Nichols ; illustrated by Richard Kennedy. -Author: Nichols, Beverley, 1898-1983.
Publication: London : Collins, 1975.
Summary: Jill confronts the evil Sam and Miss Smith to rescue her brother Jack who has been imprisoned in
a magic stream.
Call Number j: QH541.5.S7 N515 1975
Title: Strega Nona : an original tale / written and illustrated by Tomie de Paola.
Summary: When Strega Nona leaves her garden helper, Big Anthony, alone with her magic pasta pot, he is
determined to show the townspeople how it works.
Title: El suelo : tierra y arena / por Natalie M. Rosinsky ; ilustrado por Sheree Boyd ; traduccion, Sol
Robledo.
Author: Rosinsky, Natalie M. (Natalie Myra)
Summary: Discusses the nature, uses, and importance of soil and the many forms of life that it supports.
Call Number j: S591 .R67 2007
Title: Sugar on snow / Nan Parson Rossiter.
Author: Rossiter, Nan Parson
Summary: Two young brothers help their Dad in another season of sugaring off, the process by which maple
syrup is made.
Title: Summer / by Phyllis S. Busch ; illustrated by Megan Halsey.
Publication: New York : Benchmark Books, c2000.
Summary: Describes changes that occur in nature in summer and suggests activities that can be used to
study what happens to plants and animals at this time of year.
Call Number j: QH53 .B96su 2000
Title: Summer story / Jill Barklem.
Summary: Despite some unexpected developments, the summer wedding of Poppy and Dusty, field mice of
Brambly Hedge, goes off beautifully.
Call Number j: SB454.C17su .B246 2000
Title: Summertime rainbow : a bilingual book of colors / Belle Yang.
Author: Yang, Belle
Reading Level: Age code 1--Pre-reader.
Summary: In this story presented in both English and Chinese, bunnies hop through the meadow on a
beautiful summer day, spotting blue sky, white clouds, yummy green grass, and other colorful sights.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M4 Y16 2012
Title: Sun calendar / written and illustrated by Una Jacobs ; [translated by Jane Sutton].
Author: Jacobs, Una.
Publication: Morristown, N.J. : Silver Burdett, 1986, c1983.

Summary: Text and illustrations describe how the sun's changing position in the sky throughout the year
affects all life on earth.
Call Number j: QH81 .J156 1983
Title: The sun egg / Elsa Beskow.
Publication: Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Floris Books, c2006.
Summary: An elf finds an orange in the forest and thinks the sun has laid an egg. With the help of other
forest dwellers, she discovers its true identity.
Call Number j: SB370.O7 B463 2006
Title: Sun journey : a story of Zuni Pueblo / by Ann Nolan Clark ; illustrated by Percy Tsisete Sandy.
Author: Clark, Ann Nolan, 1898Publication: Santa Fe, N. M. : Ancient City Press, c1988.
Summary: A ten year old Zuni Indian boy lives for one year in the Pueblo learning from his grandfather the
important lessons of Zuni life through the seasons.
Call Number j: SB108.4.Na6sw C547 1988
Title: The sun, the moon, and the gardener's son / by Charles Heilbronn ; illustrated by Y.Z. Kami.
Author: Heilbronn, Charles.
Publication: New York : Abrams, c2001.
Summary: The gardener's son and Rainbow, who can change the color of things, do what they can to help a
poppy when the Moon and the Sun quarrel.
Call Number j: QK495.P22 H363 2001
Title: Sun through small leaves : poems of spring / with pictures by Satomi Ichikawa.
Publication: New York : William Collins, c1980.
Summary: Poems about spring by famous poets are accompanied by illustrations by renowned illustrator
Satomi Ichikawa.
Call Number j: SB454 .C17sp Su71 1980
Title: The sunflower / illustrated by Christel Rosenfeld ; text adaptation by Barbara J. Ciletti.
Author: Dieckmann, Marliese.
Publication: Longmont, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart, c1981.
Summary: The story of a little boy who put out seed for a wintering chickadee provides a glimpse into the
interdependent life cycles of plants and animals and the beauty of nature.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 D563 1981
Title: Sunflower / by Miela Ford ; pictures by Sally Noll.

Author: Ford, Miela.
Summary: A young girl plants a sunflower seed, waters it, and watches it grow.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 F754 1995
Title: The sunflower family / by Cherie Winner ; photographs by Sherry Shahan.
Author: Winner, Cherie.
Summary: Describes physical characteristics, reproduction, distribution, and some uses of the Compositae.
Call Number j: QK495.C74 A1, W73, 1996
Title: Sunflower house / written by Eve Bunting ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt.
Author: Bunting, Eve, 1928Publication: San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Co., c1996.
Summary: A young boy plants a ring of sunflowers that grows into a summer playhouse. After the flowers
are past, he and his friend share the seeds with wildlife and collect seeds to plant another playhouse next
year.
Title: Sunflower houses : garden discoveries for children of all ages / Sharon Lovejoy.
Author: Lovejoy, Sharon, 1945Publication: Loveland, Colo. : Interweave, c1991.
Summary: Stories, poems, garden plans, and special projects inspired by the garden.
Title: Sunflower Sal / Janet S. Anderson ; illustrated by Elizabeth Johns.
Author: Anderson, Janet, 1946Publication: Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, c1997.
Summary: In this fable about size, Sal, a very big girl, cannot sew a delicate quilt, but instead plants
sunflowers to create a large patchwork design on the landscape.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 An23 1997
Title: Sunflowers / by Cynthia Overbeck ; photographs by Susumu Kanozawa.
Summary: Text and photographs describe the growth of a sunflower from a seed to a full-grown plant.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 Ov2 1981
Title: Sunflowers, magnolia trees & other flowering plants / by Steve Parker.
Author: Parker, Steve, 1952Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, 2009.
Summary: This book introduces you to a well known group of plants, from bright sunflowers to beautiful
magnolia trees. It explores the history of flowering plants and examines the way flowering plants reproduce
and obtain energy. It also looks at the various uses for flowering plants, including decoration and agriculture.
Title: The sun's daughter / by Pat Sherman ; illustrated by R. Gregory Christie.
Author: Sherman, Pat.
Summary: An Iroquois myth explaining how the seasons came to be.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 Sh55 2005
Title: Sunset best kids garden book / by the Sunset editors.
Publication: Menlo Park, Calif. : Sunset, c1992.
Summary: The basics of gardening both indoors and out are explained and delightfully illustrated.
Call Number j: SB453 .Su74b 1992
Title: Super salads / created by Mark Icanberry ; illustrated by Mark Icanberry and Arthur Mount [and
Aaron Grbich]
Author: Icanberry, Mark.
Publication: [S.l.] : Look, Learn & Do Publications, c2000.
Summary: David, Jessica, and Newton build a greenhouse and plant vegetables. Includes directions on how
to build a greenhouse.
Call Number j: SB415 .Ic1 2000
Title: The surprise garden / by Zoe Hall ; illustrated by Shari Halpern.
Author: Hall, Zoe, 1957Publication: New York : Blue Sky Press, c1998.
Summary: After sowing unmarked seeds, three youngsters wait expectantly for their garden to grow.
Title: Suzette and Nicholas in the garden / Satomi Ichikawa ; [translated from the French].
Publication: New York : St. Martin's Press, c1986.

Summary: Two children and their baby brother explore the plant and animal life that flourishes in their
lovely garden.
Call Number j: QL59 .Ic3 1986
Title: Sweet and delicious; fruits of tree, bush, and vine, by Elizabeth K. Cooper and Padraic Cooper.
Author: Cooper, Elizabeth K.
Publication: Chicago, Childrens Press [1973]
Summary: Traces the history and cultivation of such fruits as the apple, banana, strawberry, and avocado.
Includes a variety of recipes.
Title: Sweet dried apples : a Vietnamese wartime childhood / Rosemary Breckler ; illustrated by Deborah
Kogan Ray.
Author: Breckler, Rosemary, 1920Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1996.
Summary: A Vietnamese child remembers wartime and her relationship with her grandfather, the village
herb doctor.
Call Number j: QK99.V5 B742 1996
Title: Sweet, sweet fig banana / Phillis Gershator ; illustraions by Fritz Millevoix.
Author: Gershator, Phillis.
Summary: Soto takes some of the bananas he has grown to share with his friends at the Market Square where
his mother works.
Title: The sweetest fig / Chris van Allsburg.
Author: Van Allsburg, Chris.
Summary: After being given two magical figs that make his dreams come true, Monsieur Bibot sees his plans
for future wealth upset by his long-suffering dog.
Title: Swirl by swirl : spirals in nature / written by Joyce Sidman ; illustrated by Beth Krommes.
Publication: Boston, Mass. : Houghton Mifflin, c2011.
Summary: Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape
of an ear.
Title: The tale of Peter Rabbit / by Beatrix Potter.
Author: Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.
Publication: London : Frederick Warne, 2002.
Summary: This is a 100th anniversary facsimile of the original 1902 edition of Beatrix Potter's classic tale of
Peter Rabbit's misadventures in Mr. McGregor's vegetable garden.
Title: The tale of Peter Rabbit : a pop-up book / abridged by Marian Hoffman ; paper engineering by Bruce
Foster.
Author: Potter, Beatrix, 1866-1943.
Publication: Baltimore, Md. : DreamHouse, c1994.
Summary: This simple retelling of the tale of Peter Rabbit's adventures in Mr. McGregor's garden is
charmingly illustrated with three-dimensional pop-up pages.
Title: The tale of the turnip / Brian Alderson ; illustrated by Fritz Wegner.
Author: Alderson, Brian.
Summary: When a poor farmer grows a gigantic turnip and the king pays him handsomely for it, the envious
town squire tries to get an even bigger reward for one of his horses.
Call Number j: SB211 .T8 AL23 1999
Title: A tale of tulips, a tale of onions / by David Birchman ; illustrated by Jonathan Hunt.
Author: Birchman, David Francis.
Summary: Amid the tulipomania craze in seventeenth-century Holland, gardener Ed Vard Grooter's love of
tulips and sea captain Drooter Van Zooter's love of onions almost bring them to blows.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 B531 1994
Title: The talking tree / created by Al Cherry; written by Rita McKenzie; illustrated by Terence Hanley;
edited by Elizabeth Kutzko, Beth Jester, Al Cherry.
Author: McKenzie, Rita.
Publication: Champaign, Ill. : International Society of Arboriculture, [1998?].
Summary: An arborist explains how trees grow and how to care for them.
Call Number j: SB435.8 .M199 1998?
Title: The talking vegetables / retold by Won-Ldy Paye and Margaret H. Lippert ; illustrated by Julie
Paschkis.
Author: Paye, Won-Ldy.
Publication: New York : Henry Holt, 2006.
Summary: After Spider refuses to help the villagers plant the vegetables, he is in for a surprise when he goes
to pick some for himself.
Title: Tall and tasty : fruit trees / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Summary: Describes the historical origins, uses, and growing requirements of various fruit trees, such as the
apple, peach, mango, and fig. Includes recipes.
Call Number j: SB355 .H874t 2000
Title: The tallest tree / poem, Robert Lieber ; illustrations, Aleks Petrovitch ...
Publication: [San Francisco?] : Golden Gate National Parks Association, c2001.
Summary: Board book of bright illustrations and rhymes about animals and plants teaches children about the
ecology of a coast redwood forest.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 T145 2001
Title: Tane ga tobu / Kai Nobue saku to e ; technical advice by Morita Tatsuyoshi.
Author: Kai, Nobue.
Publication: Tokyo : Fukuinkan Shoten, 1987.
Summary: Lovely illustrated Japanese text explaining various ways seeds are dispersed.
Title: Tao Yuanming on learning / text, Hua Shiming ; illustrations, Xu Lele.
Author: Hua, Shih-ming.
Publication: Beijing, China : Morning Glory Press, 1986.
Summary: Using as examples the slow growth of a rice plant and the span of time required to wear away a
grinding stone, a Chinese poet shares the secret of learning with a young student.
Call Number j: SB191.R5 H86 1986
Title: Tap the magic tree / Christie Matheson.
Author: Matheson, Christie

Summary: Invites the reader to tap, rub, touch, and wiggle illustrations to make an apple tree bloom,
produce fruit, and lose its leaves.
Title: Tara's tree house / written by Helen Dunmore ; illustrated by Karin Littlewood.
Author: Dunmore, Helen, 1952Publication: New York : Crabtree Pub., 2006, c2004.
Summary: Tara begins her visit with Gran unhappy and bored, but when the man in the apartment
downstairs allows others in the building to use his garden, she not only has a place to play, she learns what it
was like to be a child during World War II. Includes facts about evacuees and victory gardens.
Call Number j: SB473.5.T7 D921 2006
Title: Tell me, tree : all about trees for kids / by Gail Gibbons.
Publication: Boston : Little Brown, c2002.
Summary: Featuring a special section on how children can make a tree identification book of their own, this
title is a bright and colorful introduction to trees, leaves, and their inner workings in nature.
Title: Temperate deciduous forest / April Pulley Sayre.
Author: Sayre, April Pulley.
Publication: New York : Twenty-First Century Books, c1994.
Summary: Explores North America's temperate deciduous forests, including their climate, geology, and
plants and animal life.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 Sa99 1994
Title: Ten little ladybugs / by Melanie Gerth ; illustrated by Laura Huliska-Beith.
Author: Gerth, Melanie.
Publication: Santa Monica, Calif. : Piggy Toes Press, c2000
Summary: Ten touchable ladybugs disappear from a garden one by one.
Title: Ten red apples / Pat Hutchins.
Author: Hutchins, Pat, 1942Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c2000.
Summary: In rhyming verses, one animal after another neighs, moos, oinks, quacks, and makes other
appropriate sounds as each eats an apple from the farmer's tree.
Title: Ten rosy roses / Eve Merriam ; illustrations by Julia Gorton.

Author: Merriam, Eve, 1916Publication: [New York] : HarperCollins, c1999.
Summary: Ten rosy roses stand in a line until, one by one, ten children pick them.
Title: Ten seeds / by Ruth Brown.
Author: Brown, Ruth.
Summary: A boy plants ten sunflower seeds, but only one grows on to flower and produce more seeds.
Title: Ten tall oaktrees / Richard Edwards ; pictures by Caroline Crossland.
Author: Edwards, Richard, 1949Publication: New York : Tambourine Books, c1993.
Summary: Over a period of time, a stand of ten oak trees is cut down one by one, until there are none.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7 A1 Ed98 1993
Title: The tenth good thing about Barney / Judith Viorst ; illustrated by Erik Blegvad.
Author: Viorst, Judith.
Publication: New York : Aladdin Books, 1988, c1971.
Summary: A boy overcomes his grief over the loss of his cat by planting seeds in the ground where the cat is
buried.
Call Number j: QH541.5.G3 V814 1971
Title: Texas wildflowers : a children's field guide to the state's most common flowers / text by Beverly
Summary: Common Texas wildflowers are described and illustrated with color drawings. They are grouped
by habitat and each habitat is also generally described.
Title: That apple is mine! / retold and illustrated by Katya Arnold ; based on a story by V. Suteev.
Author: Arnold, Katya.
Summary: In this retelling of a Russian folk tale, Rabbit, Crow, and Hedgehog fight over ownership of an
apple, until Bear persuades them to share.
Call Number j: SB363 .Ar64 2000
Title: There stand the giants; the story of the redwood trees.
Author: Weaver, Harriett E.
Publication: Menlo Park, Calif., Lane Book Co. [1960]
Summary:
Call Number j: QK495.S5 W37 1960
Title: There's a billy goat in the garden : based on a Puerto Rican folk tale / retold by Laurel Dee Gugler ;
illustrated by Clare Beaton.
Author: Gugler, Laurel Dee.
Publication: Cambridge, Mass. : Barefoot Books, c2003.
Summary: A bee chases a stubborn goat out of the garden.
Title: There's a hair in my dirt! : a worm's story / Gary Larson ; foreword by Edward O. Wilson.
Author: Larson, Gary.
Publication: New York : HarperPerennial, 1999, c1998.
Summary: A father worm tells his son a tale about the forest and its inhabitants.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 L329 1999
Title: Things that grow.
Publication: New York : Snapshot, c1996.
Summary: Labeled photographs introduce plants and their fruits and flowers.
Title: Things that grow : step-by-step science activity projects / from the Smithsonian Institution.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Garett Stevens Pub., c1993.
Summary: Experiments and other scientific activities demonstrate how crystals, plants, fruit flies, and other
life forms grow.
Title: Thinking about ants / by Barbara Brenner ; illustrated by Carol Schwartz.
Publication: New York : Mondo, c1997.
Summary: Asks the reader to imagine what it would be like to be an ant, describing what ants look like, what
they eat, where and how they live, and more.
Call Number j: QL568.F7 B751 1997
Title: This is our earth / by Laura Lee Benson ; illustrated by John Carrozza.
Author: Benson, Laura Lee, 1963Publication: Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge, c1994.
Summary:
Title: This is the apple that Jack ate / [from seeds sprouted by members Carolyn Williams and Maggie
Baylis]
Publication: [San Francisco] : Strybing Arboretum Society, c1994.
Summary: Tells the story of the source of the apple that Jack ate.
Title: This is the seed / written by Alan Trussell-Cullen ; illustrated by Kelly Riley.
Author: Trussell-Cullen, Alan.
Publication: Glenview, Ill. : GoodYearBooks, c1996.
Summary: The story of how wheat grows from seed and is made into bread is told in cumulative text.
Call Number j: SB191.W5 T775 1996
Title: This is the sunflower / by Lola M. Schaefer ; pictures by Donald Crews.
Author: Schaefer, Lola M., 1950Publication: New York : Greenwillow Books, c2000.
Summary: A cumulative verse describing how a sunflower in a garden blossoms and, with the help of the
birds, spreads its seeds to create an entire patch of sunflowers.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 Sch13 2000
Title: This is the tree / Miriam Moss ; illustrated by Adrienne Kennaway.
Author: Moss, Miriam.
Publication: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Kane/Miller, 2000.
Summary: A lyrical description of the ancient baobab tree and how it provides shelter and nourishment to
wildlife of the African plain.
Call Number j: QK495.B66 A4, M855, 2000
Title: This is your garden / Maggie Smith.
Author: Smith, Maggie, 1965-

Summary: A little girl, given good tools and seeds, begins to grow a garden that needs water, sun, weeding,
and her encouragement.
Call Number j: SB453 .Sm62 1998
Title: This little piggy / Linda Jennings, Valeria Petrone.
Author: Jennings, Linda.
Publication: London : Levinson Books, c1997.
Summary: Little Piggy wanders out of the garden and then returns home.
Title: This year's garden / by Cynthia Rylant ; pictures by Mary Szilagyi.
Summary: Follows the seasons of the year as reflected in the growth, life, and death of the vegetable garden
of a large rural family.
Title: The thistle princess / Vivian French ; illustrated by Elizabeth Harbour.
Summary: A king and queen open their garden to the children of their kingdom, so they can play with their
princess who is born from a thistle.
Call Number j: SB615.T4 F889 1998
Title: The three golden oranges / written by Alma Flor Ada ; illustrated by Reg Cartwright.
Author: Ada, Alma Flor.
Publication: New York : Atheneum Books, c1999.
Summary: Acting on the advice of the old woman on the cliff by the sea, three brothers who wish to find
brides go in search of three golden oranges.
Call Number j: SB370.O7 Ad11 1999
Title: The three little wolves and the big bad pig / Eugene Trivizas ; illustrated by Helen Oxenbury.
Author: Trivizas, Eugenios.
Publication: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, c1993.
Summary: An altered retelling of the traditional tale about the conflict between pig and wolf--with a surprise
ending.
Title: The three questions / written and illustrated by Jon J. Muth.

Author: Muth, Jon J.
Publication: New York : Scholastic Press, 2002.
Summary: Nikolai asks his animal friends to help him answer three important questions: "When is the best
time to do things?" "Who is the most important?" and "What is the right thing to do?"
Title: Three stalks of corn / by Leo Politi.
Author: Politi, Leo, 1908Publication: New York : Macmillan, 1994, c1976.
Summary: When Angelica's grandmother explains the legends and uses of corn, the three tall stalks in the
garden take on new significance.
Call Number j: SB191.M2 P759 1994
Title: Through Georgia's eyes / Rachel Rodriguez ; illustrated by Julie Paschkis.
Author: Rodriguez, Rachel.
Publication: New York : H. Holt and Co., c2006.
Summary: Collages represent the style of artist Georgia O'Keeffe, who saw and painted the natural world in
a new way and was able to share this vision through her paintings.
Call Number j: QK98.Ok2 R618 2006
Title: Thumbelina / illustrated by Nicoletta Oeccoli ; based upon the story by Hans Christian Andersen.
Publication: Columbus, Ohio : McGraw-Hill Children's Pub., c2002.
Summary: A tiny girl is born from a flower, has many adventures, and finally meets the tiny Flower King who
eventually marries her.
Title: Thumbelina / story by Hans Christian Andersen ; adapted and illustrated by Brad Sneed.
Author: Sneed, Brad.
Summary: Retelling of Hans Christian Anderson's fairy tale about the adventures of a tiny girl who becomes
queen of the flowers.
Call Number j: SB406 .Sn24 2004
Title: Thumbelina = Pulgarcita / adaptation by Caterina Valriu ; illustrated by Max.
Author: Valriu i Llinas, Caterina, 1960-
Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2004.

Summary: The adventures of a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb and her many animal friends.
Call Number j: SB406 .V35s 2004
Title: Thumbeline / Hans Christian Andersen ; illustrated by Lisbeth Zwerger ; translated by Anthea Bell.
Publication: London ; New York : North-South Books, 2000, c1985.
Summary: The adventures of a tiny girl, born from a tulip flower, and no bigger than a thumb.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 An23 2000
Title: Thyme for kids / by Leanna K. Potts and Evangela Potts.
Author: Potts, Leanna K.
Publication: Joplin, Mo. : The Authors, c1990.
Reading Level:
Summary: This book gives detailed instructions for preparing, planting, and harvesting an herb garden, as
well as many recipes that could be prepared by older children using the herbs.
Title: Tibby / DeeDee Reilly ; illustrations by Betsy Walker.
Author: Reilly, DeeDee.
Publication: Nashville, Tenn. : Scythe Publications, c1997.
Summary: Mrs. Doolie "recycles" Tibby, a spruce tree who is picked to be her Christmas tree, in different
ways throughout the year.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 R273 1997
Title: Tiger flower. Paintings by Fleur Cowles. Pref. by Yehudi Menuhin.
Author: Vavra, Robert.
Publication: New York, Reynal [1969, c1968]
Summary: A tiny tiger tells how he came to be in the land where nothing is as it should be or the way it once
was.
Call Number j: QL795.T5 V47 1969
Title: Tiger lilies and other beastly plants / by Elizabeth Ring ; illustrated by Barbara Bash.
Author: Ring, Elizabeth, 1920Publication: New York : Walker & Co: 1996, c1984.
Summary: Describes several plants that remind us in some way of animals, including the foxglove, pussy
willow, skunk cabbage, and snapdragon.
Title: The time garden / Edward Eager ; illustrated by N.M. Bodecker.

Author: Eager, Edward.
Publication: San Diego, CA : Harcourt Brace, c1999.
Summary: While spending the summer in a house by the sea, four cousins discover a bank of wild thyme
whose magic propels them on a series of adventures back and forth through time.
Call Number j: SB295.T4 Ea31 1999
Title: The tin forest / by Helen Ward ; illustrated by Wayne Anderson.
Author: Ward, Helen, 1962Publication: New York : Dutton Children's Books, c2001.
Summary: An old man's persistent dreams transform a garbage dump into a forest full of life.
Call Number j: SD409 .W212 2001
Title: Tingo tango mango tree / story by Marcia Vaughan ; pictures by Yvonne Buchanan.
Author: Vaughan, Marcia K.
Publication: Morristown, N.J. : Silver Burdett, c1995.
Summary: When iguana Sombala Bombala Rombala Roh grows a ripe, juicy, giant mango and tries to keep it
for herself, she is outwitted by Bitteo Biteo the bat.
Call Number j: SB379.M2 V465 1995
Title: A tiny family / by Norman Bridwell.
Author: Bridwell, Norman.
Summary: A tiny girl and her tiny brother, who live in a garden, embark on a perilous journey into the house
of a giant to retrieve their grandfather's umbrella.
Title: Tiny green thumbs / C. Z. Guest ; illustrated by Loretta Krupinski.
Author: Guest, C. Z.
Summary: Tiny Bun and his grandmother plan, plant, and grow a vegetable garden. Includes step-by-step
instructions for planting carrots, beans, cucumbers, corn, and sunflowers.
Title: The tiny seed / Eric Carle.
Publication: Saxonville, Mass. : Picture Book Studio, c1987.
Summary: A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons.
Title: Titch / by Pat Hutchins.
Author: Hutchins, Pat, 1942Publication: New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 1993, c1971.
Summary: Titch feels left out because he is so much smaller than his brother and sister until he gets a little
seed that grows bigger than anything they have.
Title: Tobias, the quig, and the rumplenut tree / written and illustrated by Tim Robinson.
Author: Robinson, Tim, 1963Publication: Delray Beach, Fla. : Winslow Press, c2000.
Summary: A young boy who loves gardening frees a bird from its gilded cage so it can take its place at home
in a tree that depends on the bird to properly plant its nuts.
Title: Tomato / Barrie Watts.
Summary: In text and illustrations, this book follows the development of a tomato from seed to full
maturity.
Title: Tom's midnight garden / A. Philippa Pearce ; illustrated by Susan Einzig.
Author: Pearce, Philippa.
Publication: New York : J. B. Lippincott, c1958.
Summary: A fantasy about a very unhappy boy who made a wonderful discovery after he went to live with
relatives in a tiny apartment in the city.
Title: Tonia the tree / written by Sandy Stryker ; illustrated by Itoko Maeno.
Author: Stryker, Sandy.
Publication: Santa Barbara, Calif. : Advocacy Press, c1988.
Summary: Tonia the tree is transplanted and must learn that change is part of growing and living.
Call Number j: QK477.F3 St89 1988
Title: Too many pumpkins / Linda White ; illustrated by Megan Lloyd.
Author: White, Linda, 1948Publication: New York : Holiday House, c1996.

Summary: An old woman who has hated pumpkins ever since she was a girl and her family had nothing else
to eat finds herself with a full crop of them.
Title: Tops & bottoms / adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens.
Author: Stevens, Janet.
Summary: Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road
in this story about the edible parts of vegetables.
Title: The Town mouse and the country mouse : an Aesop fable / illustrated by T. R. Garcia.
Author:
Reading Level: Ade code 2--Early readers.
Summary: When the town mouse and the country mouse visit each other, they decide they prefer their own
way of living.
Call Number j: QL795.M37 T66 1979
Title: A treasury of flower fairies / poems and pictures by Cicely Mary Barker.
Publication: London ; New York : Frederick Warne, 1991, c1990.
Summary: Illustrated poems depict the fairies who live among the flowers.
Call Number j: QK83 .B241t 1990
Title: Tree / written and edited by Penelope Arlon.
Author: Arlon, Penelope.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanded readers.
Summary: All you want to know about trees, including varieties and uses, is presented in a very interesting
and engaging format.
Title: Tree / created by Gallimard Jeunesse and Pascale de Bourgoing ; illustrated by P. M. Valet and Sylvie
Prols.
Summary: Follows a chestnut tree through the seasons as it sprouts from its seed, blossoms, grows, sheds
leaves, and drops new chestnuts that will one day become trees too. Includes a description of different types
of trees and how to recognize them.
Title: Tree / written by David Burnie ; [special photography, Peter Chadwick, Philip Dowell, and Kim
Taylor].
Summary: Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of
bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, the creatures that live in trees,
and other aspects.
Title: The tree / written by Judy Hindley ; illustrated by Alison Wisenfeld.
Author: Hindley, Judy.
Publication: New York : Clarkson N. Potter, c1990.
Summary: Lyrical text, poetic words, and charming illustrations provide information about trees.
Title: Tree / by Claire Llewellyn ; illustrated by Simon Mendez.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of an apple tree, from seed to sapling to full-grown tree.
Title: The tree / written by Dana Lyons ; illustrated by David Lane Danioth ; forewords by Julia Butterfly
Hill & Pete Seeger.
Author: Lyons, Dana.
Publication: Bellevue, Wash. : Illumination Arts Publishing, 2003, c2002.
Reading Level: Age code 2 --Early reader.
Summary: An 800-year-old Douglas fir in the Pacific-Northwest forest ponders the many things it has seen
in the natural world as it hears the bulldozers coming, and then some people arrive to save it from
destruction.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27na L995 2002
Title: The tree / by Karen Gray Ruelle ; illustrated by Deborah Durland DeSaix.
Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray
Summary: Recounts the life of an elm tree from the time it falls to the ground as a seed to its maturity as the
oldest tree in Madison Square Park. Includes a running timeline of momentous events in the park and New
York City.
Call Number j: QK495.U4 A1, R832, 2008
Title: The tree / Naomi Russell.
Author: Russell, Naomi.
Summary: Illustrations and simple text follow the life cycle of an oak tree as it provides homes for animals
and logs for the woodcutter.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7 A1 R915 1989
Title: The tree book : for kids and their grown-ups / written and illustrated by Gina Ingoglia.
Author: Ingoglia, Gina.
Publication: Brooklyn, N.Y. : Brooklyn Botanic Garden, c2008.
Summary: The first part of this clearly-written book is about trees in general--their structure, how they grow
and reproduce, and other interesting facts. The second part will help readers identify and learn about more
than thirty different kinds of trees found in North America. The author's beautiful drawings illustrate many
carefully-observed details.
Call Number j: QK475 .In4t 2008
Title: Tree flowers / Millicent E. Selsam ; illustrated by Carol Lerner.
Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : W. Morrow, 1984.
Summary: Text and drawings follow the growth cycle of twelve common flowering trees: pussywillow, white
oak, sugar maple, elm, apple, horse chestnut, flowering dogwood, magnolia, witch hazel, black walnut, black
locust, and tulip tree.
Title: A tree for me / by Nancy Van Laan ; illustrated by Sheila White Samton.
Author: Van Laan, Nancy.
Summary: A child climbs five different trees, looking for a place to hide and finding an increasing number of
animals already in residence, until finally the perfect tree is found.
Title: The tree giants : the story of the redwoods, the world's largest trees / illustrations by D. D. Dowden ;
text by Bill Schneider.
Author: Schneider, Bill.
Publication: Helena, Mont. : Falcon Press, c1988.

Summary: This book introduces the largest and most remarkable trees on earth, the California redwoods.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 Sch51 1988
Title: A tree in a forest / by Jan Thornhill.
Publication: New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1992, c1991.
Summary: Presents the life story of a 200-year-old maple tree.
Call Number j: QK495.A17 T393 1991
Title: The tree in the ancient forest / Carol Reed-Jones ; illustrations by Christopher Canyon.
Author: Reed-Jones, Carol.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 R251 1995
Title: The tree in the moon and other legends of plants and trees / by Rosalind Kerven ; illustrated by Bryna
Waldman.
Author: Kerven, Rosalind, 1954Publication: Cambridge [England] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, c1989.
Summary: A collection of traditional tales about plants and trees from a variety of cultures.
Title: Tree in the trail / written and illustrated by Holling Clancy Holling.
Author: Holling, Holling Clancy.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company, c1970.
Summary: The story of a cottonwood tree growing on the Great Plains, and its contributions to the history
of the Southwest.
Call Number j: QK495.S16 H72 1970
Title: The tree in the wood : an old nursery song / adapted and illustrated by Christopher Manson.
Author: Manson, Christopher.
Summary: This cumulative folk song traces a fine tree back to the acorn planted by a boy whose bed was
feathered by a bird nesting in a similar tree.
Title: A tree is a plant / by Clyde Robert Bulla ; illustrated by Stacey Schuett.
Author: Bulla, Clyde Robert.

Summary: Describes the growth of an apple tree, from seed to tree, and how the tree changes through the
seasons.
Title: A tree is growing / by Arthur Dorros ; illustrated by S.D. Schindler.
Author: Dorros, Arthur.
Summary: Tree growth and ecology are explained in simple text with detailed illustrations.
Title: A tree is nice / Janice May Udry ; pictures by Marc Simont.
Author: Udry, Janice May.
Summary: Briefly describes the value of a tree.
Call Number j: QK475 .Ud7 1956
Title: The tree lady : the true story of how one tree-loving woman changed a city forever / H. Joseph
Hopkins ; illustrated by Jill McElmurry.
Author: Hopkins, H. Joseph
Publication: New York : Beach Lane Books, 2013.
Summary: Learn about Katherine Olivia Sessions who brought trees to San Diego and created what
eventually became Balboa Park.
Call Number j: SB63.S23 H77 2013
Title: Tree life / photographed by Kim Taylor ; written by Theresa Greenaway.
Author: Greenaway, Theresa, 1947Publication: New York : Dorling Kindersley, c1992.
Summary: Describes various animals that live on or in trees, including the butterfly, woodpecker, and tree
frog.
Title: Tree of cranes / written and illustrated by Allen Say.
Author: Say, Allen.
Summary: A Japanese boy learns of Christmas when his mother decorates a pine tree with paper cranes.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 Sa99 1991
Title: The tree of life : a book depicting the life of Charles Darwin, naturalist, geologist & thinker / by Peter
Sis.
Author: Sis, Peter.
Summary: Presents the life of the famous nineteenth-century naturalist using text from Darwin's writings and
detailed drawings by Sis.
Call Number j: QK31.D2 Si81 2003
Title: Tree of life : the incredible biodiversity of life on earth / written by Rochelle Strauss ; illustrated by
Margot Thompson.
Author: Strauss, Rochelle, 1967Publication: Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2004.
Summary: Reveals how all living things are separated into five kingdoms--all of which contain different facets
of life on Earth--in an introduction to biodiversity.
Title: Tree of life : the world of the African baobab / Barbara Bash.
Summary: Text and pictures document the life cycle of this amazing tree of the African savannah, and
portrays the animals and people it helps to support.
Call Number j: QK495 .B66 A4 B291 1989
Title: The tree of time : a story of a special sequoia / by Kathy Baron.
Author: Baron, Kathy.
Publication: Yosemite National Park, Calif. : Yosemite Association, c1994.
Summary: Story traces the life of a Redwood over 2000 years showing its stages of development in relation
to important events in world history.
Title: A tree on your street / by Seymour Simon ; pictures by Betty Fraser. -Author: Simon, Seymour.
Publication: New York ; Holiday House, c1973.
Summary: An exploration of the natural history and ecology of street trees.
Call Number j: SB476.3 .Si55 1973
Title: A tree place and other poems / Constance Levy ; illustrated by Robert Sabuda.
Author: Levy, Constance.
Publication: New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books ; c1994.

Summary: A collection of forty poems about nature and the outdoor world.
Call Number j: QH81 .L579 1994
Title: The tree that rains : the flood myth of the Huichol Indians of Mexico / retold by Emery Bernhard ;
illustrated by Durga Bernhard.
Author: Bernhard, Emery.
Summary: In this harvest myth from the Huichol Indians of western Mexico's Sierra Madre, a farmer's
prayers for an end to drought are answered when a large fig tree showers his fields with rain.
Title: The tree that sat down / Beverley Nichols ; illustrated by Isobel and John Morton Sale.
Author: Nichols, Beverley, 1898-1983.
Publication: London : Collins, 1975.
Reading Level: Age code 3--Advancded readers.
Summary: Judy helps a grandmother run a shop under a willow tree, but their peaceful life is disrupted by a
rival shopkeeper.
Title: The tree that time built : a celebration of nature, science, and imagination / selected by Mary Ann
Hoberman and Linda Winston ; [illustrations by Barbara Fortin].
Publication: Napperville, Ill. : Sourcebooks Jabberwocky, c2009.
Summary: An anthology of more than 100 poems celebrating the wonders of the natural world and
encouraging environmental awareness. Includes an audio CD that comprises readings of 44 of the poems,
many performed by the poets themselves.
Title: The tree that would not die / by Ellen Levine ; illustrated by Ted Rand.
Author: Levine, Ellen.
Summary: The historic Treaty Oak of Austin, Texas tells the story of its history.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, U6t, L578, 1995
Title: Tree trios / story and illustrations by Rachel Hartman.
Author: Hartman, Rachel.
Publication: Savoy, IL : International Society of Arboriculture, [19--]
Title: Trees

Reading Level: Age code 2 - Early readers.
Summary: Pictures of more than fifty different kinds of trees are paired with drawings of significant details
and common names.
Call Number j: QK475 .T714 n.d.
Title: Trees / by Rachel Benjamin and Willis Lindquist.
Author: Benjamin, Rachel.
Publication: New York : Golden Press, c1969.
Summary: A guide to common trees with illustrations.
Title: Trees / Jason Cooper.
Summary: An introduction to types, characteristics, and habitats of trees.
Title: Trees / by Terry Jennings ; [illustrated by Norma Burgin, Karen Daws, David More].
Summary: Discusses the life cycle and individual parts of trees. Includes study questions, activities, and
experiments.
Title: Trees / text by Maria Angeles Julivert.
Author: Julivert, Maria Angeles.
Publication: New York : Enchanted Lion, 2007, c2006.
Summary: This field guide shows the distinctive features that make it possible to recognize different species
of trees.
Title: Trees / by Rena K. Kirkpatrick ; illustrated by Jo Worth and Ann Knight.
Summary: Easy-to-read text and illustrations introduce various kinds of trees.
Title: Trees / by Bertha Morris Parker ; checked for scientific accuracy by Wilbur R. Mattoon ; kodachromes
not credited by R. D. Bezucha ; drawings by Olga Kucera ; cover by Erling Larsen.
Author: Parker, Bertha Morris.
Publication: Sacramento : California State Department of Education, c1959.
Reading Level:
Summary:
Title: Trees / Jonathan Pine ; illustrated by Ken Joudrey.
Author: Pine, Jonathan.
Summary: This book introduces seven trees from around the world that are commonly grown in North
America, and talks about the importance of trees to our global environment.
Title: Trees / by Illa Podendorf.
Author: Podendorf, Illa.
Summary: Introduces the parts of a tree and their functions, as well as the kinds of trees and their place in
the environment.
Title: Trees / by Brian Vesey-Fitzgerald ; with illustrations by S.R. Bodmin.
Author: Vesey-Fitzgerald, Brian Seymour, 1900Publication: Loughborough : Wills & Hepworth, 1963.
Summary: An illustrated guide to selected trees of Great Britain.
Title: Trees; a guide to familiar American trees, by Herbert S. Zim and Alexander C. Martin. Illustrated by
Dorothea and Sy Barlowe.
Author: Zim, Herbert Spencer, 1909-1994.
Publication: New York, Golden Press [c1956]
Summary: Pictures of 140 common trees, identifying their leaves, fruit, form, range, and uses.
Title: Trees : a poem / by Harry Behn ; illustrated by James Endicott.
Author: Behn, Harry.
Summary: A poem celebrates the importance of trees.

Title: Trees : an ecology book for children on Asian/Pacific trees / Asian/Pacific Copublication Programme.
Author:
Publication: New Delhi : National Book Trust, 1996, c1995.
Summary: Ecological and ethnobotanical facts, lore, and poetry about Asian trees are compiled from material
by the 18 UNESCO member states in the Asian/Pacific region.
Title: Trees and leaves / Rosie Harlow & Gareth Morgan.
Author: Harlow, Rosie.
Publication: New York : Warwick Press, c1991.
Summary: Simple experiments introduce various aspects of trees and leaves.
Title: The trees kneel at Christmas / Maud Hart Lovelace ; illustrated by Marie-Claude Monchaux.
Author: Lovelace, Maud Hart, 1892Publication: Edina, Minn. : Abdo & Daughters, 1994.
Summary: After Grandmother explains why the trees in Lebanon kneel at Christmas, Afify and Hanna hope
to witness a similar miracle in Brooklyn's Prospect Park.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 L942 1994
Title: Trees of the tropics / written by Jennifer Cochrane.
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, 1991.
Summary: Discusses tropical forests and trees of various areas of the world.
Call Number j: QK474.5 .C643 1991
Title: Trees of the world / David Lambert.
Author: Lambert, David, 1932Publication: Hove, East Sussex, [England] : Wayland, c1985.
Summary: This book discusses trees, including their growth, ecology, management, and uses.
Title: A trellis for Mr. Ellis, or how I saved the world from global warming / A.G. Ellis writing as Louisa May
Allcat ; illustrations: T.K. Deaton and A.G.Ellis.
Author: Ellis, A. G.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Allcat Press, 2001.

Summary: An orphaned cat helps green the world from her own balcony to rooftop gardens and office
towers.
Call Number j: QC903 .EL59t 2001
Title: The tremendous tree book / by Barbara Brenner and May Garelick ; illustrated by Fred Brenner.
Publication: Honesdale, Pa. : Caroline House/Boyds Mills Press, c1979.
Summary: Simple illustrated verses describe trees, tree life cycles, tree history, tree ecology, tree products,
and more.
Title: Trout are made of trees / April Pulley Sayre ; illustrated by Kate Endle.
Author: Sayre, April Pulley.
Summary: "Leaves and bacteria, insects and fish, bears and people, too--we're all part of one big circle of
growing and eating and living"--Inside front flap.
Call Number j: QH541.5.S7 Sa99 2008
Title: The true book of springtime tree seeds. Illus. by Stanley Fleming.
Author: Russell, Helen Ross, 1915Publication: Chicago, Childrens Press [1972]
Summary: Discusses maple and pine seeds and how they become plants.
Title: The true tale of Johnny Appleseed / by Margaret Hodges ; illustrated by Kimberly Bulcken Root.
Author: Hodges, Margaret, 1911Publication: New York : Holiday House, c1997.
Summary: Relates the story of the man who traveled west planting apples which provided fruit for pioneer
settlers.
Title: Tulip builds a birdhouse / by Dale Gottlieb.
Author: Gottlieb, Dale, 1952Publication: Santa Fe, N. M. : Envision Pub., c1998.
Summary: Pull-tab and lift-the-flap pictues show Tulip the rabbit building a birdhouse and making friends
with the birds who come to nest in it.
Call Number j: QL676.5 .G175 1998
Title: Tulips / Jay O'Callahan ; [illustrated by] Debrah Santini.

Author: O'Callahan, Jay.
Publication: Atlanta : Peachtree Publishers, c1996.
Summary: Famous for his pranks, Pierre has never dared to play a trick on his Grand Ma Mere, whose tulips
grace one of the loveliest gardens in Paris; but one day, Pierre does dare.
Call Number j: SB413.T9 Oc1 1996
Title: Tulips / adapted by Kathleen Pohl.
Author: Pohl, Kathleen.
Publication: Milwaukee, Wis. : Raintree Publishers, c1987.
Reading Level: Age code 3-- Advanced readers.
Summary: Text and photographs examine the life cycle of tulips and explain how to grow them.
Title: Tumba of Torrey pines / by William Maurice Culp ; with thirty-six block prints by Harry Howes Hall.
Author: Culp, William Maurice.
Publication: San Francisco : Harr Wagner Pub. Co., 1931.
Summary: Fictional history of the Torrey pines which are endemic to a small coastal area in southern
California. Illustrated with woodcuts.
Call Number j: QK484.C2 C8992 1931
Title: The turnip / Walter de la Mare ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
Author: De la Mare, Walter, 1873-1956.
Publication: Boston : D.R. Godine, 1992.
Summary: A kind but poor farmer gains a fortune and his rich brother's envy when he grows an enormous
turnip.
Call Number j: SB211.T8 D45 1992
Title: The turnip : story and pictures by Janina Domanska. -Author: Domanska, Janina.
Publication: New York : Collier Books, c1969.
Summary: A Slavic folk tale about a giant turnip which requires the labor of grandmother, grandfather, and a
host of animals to harvest.
Call Number j: SB211.T8 D71 1969
Title: The turnip : an old Russian folktale / illustrated by Pierr Morgan.
Author: Morgan, Pierr.
Publication: New York : Putnam & Grosset Group, 1996.
Summary: One of Dedoushka's turnips grows to such an enormous size that the whole family, including a
host of animals, is needed to pull it up.
Call Number j: SB211.T8 M823 1996
Title: Turtle spring / Deborah Turney Zagwn.
Summary: The changing seasons bring surprises to Clee, including a turtle, which crawls away into a
compost pile in the winter.
Call Number j: SB454.C17s Z13 1998
Title: Tt and the ti plant / created and written by Sandra L. Goforth ; illustrated by Christine Joy Pratt ;
pillow designed by Betty Rose Rezentes.
Author: Goforth, Sandra L.
Publication: Honolulu : MnM Pub., c1993.
Summary: Tt is a Hawaiian quilter whose patterns tell stories of native plants. She shares her story about
the ti plant with her grandchildren.
Call Number j: SB438.3.Ag4 G557 1993
Title: Tt and the ulu tree / created and written by Sandra L. Goforth ; illustrated by Christine Joy Pratt ;
pillow designed by Betty Rose Rezentes.
Author: Goforth, Sandra L.
Publication: Honolulu : MnM Pub., c1994.
Summary: Tt is a Hawaiian quilter whose patterns tell stories of native plants. She shares her story about
the breadfruit tree with her grandchildren.
Title: Twigboy / Stephen Gammell.
Author: Gammell, Stephen.
Publication: San Diego : Silver Whistle, c2000.
Summary: Having wandered into dangerous Weedland, Twigboy is saved by Rockwell, a rolling rock, and
together the two set out to get revenge.
Title: The Twigg family's adventures / Barbara Thomson.
Author: Thomson, Barbara.
Publication: London : Athena, c2008.
Summary: When Mr. Young trims the privet bush in his garden, four of the clippings come to life and take
up residence in his garden. They make a home under the holly bush and have lots of exciting adventures all
year long.
Title: Two old potatoes and me / words by John Coy ; pictures by Carolyn Fisher.
Author: Coy, John, 1958Publication: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2003.
Summary: After a young girl finds two old potatoes at her father's house, they plant and tend them to see if
they will have new potatoes in September.
Call Number j: SB211.P8 C839 2003
Title: Two trees / story and pictures in linoleum blocks by Ed Nofziger ; acknowledgment to Allen W.
Bratton.
Author: Nofziger, Ed.
Publication: Washington, D. C. : American Tree Assn., 1946.
Summary: The story of two tree seedlings, Ashton and Elmer, who grew up in different environments,
explains factors that cause some trees to grow up strong and healthy while others are short and twisted.
Call Number j: SD387.W7 N685 1946
Title: The ugly vegetables / by Grace Lin.
Author: Lin, Grace.
Summary: A girl learns to appreciate the Chinese vegetables that she and her mother grow.
Title: Under a stone / Jen Green.
Author: Green, Jen.
Summary: Describes the various creatures, mostly insects, that live under rocks and in the ground.
Title: Under the cherry blossom tree : an old Japanese tale / retold and illustrated by Allen Say.
Author: Say, Allen.
Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1997, c1974.
Summary: A cherry tree growing from the top of the wicked landlord's head is the beginning of his
misfortunes and a better life for the poor villagers.
Title: Under the lemon moon / by Edith Hope Fine ; illustrated by Rene King Moreno.
Summary: Rosalinda learns from La Anciana, an old wise woman, how to heal her sick lemon tree.
Call Number j: SB370.L4 F493 1999
Title: Unearthing garden mysteries : experiments for kids / Ellen Talmage ; photographs by Bruce Curtis.
Author: Talmage, Ellen.
Summary: Experiments and nature study activities introduce children to garden ecology.
Title: Uno's garden / Graeme Base.
Author: Base, Graeme.
Publication: New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2006.
Summary: Uno builds a home and garden in the magnificent forest among the playful puddlebuts and
feathered frinklepods, but as the place becomes more and more popular, it is overtaken by tourists and
buildings until the forest and animals seem to disappear altogether.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 B291u 2006
Title: The Usborne complete first book of nature / Rosamund Kidman Cox ... [et al.].
Author: Cox, Rosamund Kidman
Publication: London : Usborne Pub., 1990.
Summary: Helps children develop a greater understanding and appreciation of the plants and animals around
them.
Title: Van Gogh and the sunflowers : a story about Vincent van Gogh / by Laurence Anholt.
Publication: Hauppauge, NY : Barron's ; [2007]
Summary: Despite the derision of their neighbors, a young French boy, Camille, and his family befriend the
lonely painter, Vincent Van Gogh, who comes to their town, and begin to admire his unusual paintings.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 An49 2007
Title: Vanilla, chocolate & strawberry : the story of your favorite flavors / Bonnie Busenberg.
Author: Busenberg, Bonnie.
Summary: Describes how vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry came to become popular flavorings, how they
were originally used, how they're used today, and what makes them taste the way they do. Includes recipes.
Title: Vanishing forests / by Helen J. Challand ; forestry consultant, Steven Kellert.
Author: Challand, Helen J.
Summary: Describes the major types of forests on Earth, their current status, and the environmental
problems they face.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 C351 1991
Title: The Vege-men's revenge / pictures by Florence K. Upton ; verses by Bertha Upton.
Author: Upton, Florence K. (Florence Kate), 1873-1922.
Publication: La Jolla, Calif. : Green Tiger Press, c1987.
Summary: Vegetables get revenge for their mistreatment by humans by planting Miss. Poppy and eating the
resulting vegetables. This is Miss Poppy's dream, told in verse.
Call Number j: SB321 .U68 1987
Title: The vegetable book / written by Cynthia Overbeck ; illustrated by Sharon Lerner.
Summary: A brief introduction to the characteristics of a variety of vegetables.
Call Number j: SB321 .Ov2 1975
Title: Vegetable garden / Douglas Florian.
Summary: Picture book follows a family as it plants a vegetable garden and helps it grow to a rich harvest.
Title: Vegetable soup / story by Jeanne Modesitt ; pictures by Robin Spowart.
Author: Modesitt, Jeanne.
Summary: Two rabbits, seeking carrots for the first lunch in their new home and receiving a variety of food
from their animal neighbors, are at first reluctant to sample anything they have never eaten before, but later
make vegetable soup which they share. Includes recipe.
Title: Vegetables from stems and leaves / Millicent E. Selsam ; photographs by Jerome Wexler. -Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : William Morrow, c1972.
Summary: Explains the cultivation and growth of twelve vegetables including onions, asparagus, cabbage,
and lettuce.
Title: The vegetables go to bed / by Christopher L. King ; illustrated by Mary GrandPr.
Author: King, Christopher, 1945Publication: New York : Crown, c1994.
Summary: The tomatoes, carrots, spinach plants, and other vegetables in the garden prepare to go to bed,
each in its own fashion.
Title: Vegetables in patches and pots : a child's guide to organic vegetable gardening / Lorelie Miller Mintz ;
illustrated by the author.
Author: Mintz, Lorelie Miller.
Summary: Discusses planning, maintaining, and harvesting an organic garden and choosing suitable
vegetables and fruits.
Title: Vegetables in the garden / created by Pascale de Bourgoing and Gallimard Jeunesse ; illustrated by
Gilbert Houbre.
Publication: New York : Scholastic, 1994, c1989.
Summary: Transparent overlay pages show inside and outside views of many interesting vegetables in this
easy-to-read and well-illustrated book.
Title: The vegetables we eat / by Gail Gibbons.
Summary: Illustrations and simple text describe the various vegetables people eat.
Title: Vegetation / David Lambert.
Author: Lambert, David, 1932Publication: Hove, East Sussex, England : Wayland, c1984.

Summary: Describes earth's variety of plant life which exists in a variety of climatic conditions.
Title: Venus flytraps / by Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; photographs by Jerome Wexler.
Summary: Describes the physical characteristics of these carnivorous plants, where they live, and how they
trap and digest their insect prey.
Call Number j: QK917.5.V4 K953 1998
Title: Verdi / Janell Cannon.
Author: Cannon, Janell, 1957Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt, c1997.
Summary: A young python does not want to grow slow and boring like the older snakes he sees in the
tropical jungle where he lives.
Call Number j: QL644.2.S6 C164 1997
Title: The very busy spider / Eric Carle.
Summary: The farm animals try to divert a busy little spider from spinning her web, but she persists and
produces a thing of both beauty and usefulness. The pictures may be felt as well as seen.
Title: The very hungry caterpillar / by Eric Carle.
Summary: Follows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very
Title: The very hungry caterpillar = Ch su rm qu i / by Eric Carle ; Vietnamese translation by Van
Nguyen.
Publication: London : Mantra, 1996, c1992.
Summary: Story follows the progress of a hungry little catepillar as he eats his way through a varied and very
Call Number j: QL541 .C192v 1996
Title: The very hungry caterpillar = Fei chang chi o ti mao mao chung / by Eric Carle ; Chinese translation
by Jessie Lim.
Publication: London : Mantra, 1996, c1992.
Summary: Story follows the progress of a hungry little catepillar as he eats his way through a varied and very
Call Number j: QL541 .C192c 1996
Title: The very lazy ladybug / by Isobel Finn ; illustrated by Jack Tickle.
Author: Finn, Isobel.
Publication: Wilton, Conn. : Tiger Tales, 2001, c1999.
Summary: A lazy ladybug who never learned how to fly decides she wants to go somewhere, but she cannot
find an animal to give her a peaceful ride.
Call Number j: QL596.C65 F497 2001
Title: A very scraggly Christmas tree / story by Christie Pippen ; illustrations by Shirley V. Beckes.
Author: Pippen, Christie.
Publication: Austin, Tex. : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1993, c1991.
Summary: This story of a sad and lonely tree high on a mountain, transformed on a stormy Christmas Eve
and drawing children from a nearby village for a joyful holiday celebration, was written by an eleven-yearold.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 P662 1991
Title: A very young gardener / written and photographed by Jill Krementz.
Author: Krementz, Jill.
Summary: Text and photographs feature highlights of the gardening year as six-year-old Ashley grows
flowers and vegetables in her garden, looks at native plants in the woods, and visits a botanical garden.
Title: The victory garden alphabet book / by Jerry Pallotta and Bob Thomson ; illustrated by Edgar Stewart.
Summary: Describes a variety of terms, from A to Z, relating to vegetable gardening, beginning with
asparagus and ending with zucchetta.
Title: The Victory garden kids' book / Marjorie Waters ; photographs by Gary Mottau ; drawings by George
Ulrich.
Author: Waters, Marjorie.
Summary: Uses the experiences of a group of children, aged three to thirteen, working through an entire
season in their own garden, as a background for general information on buying plants and seeds, using tools,
planting and watering, and picking the harvest.
Call Number j: SB453 W317 1988
Title: The visual dictionary of plants.
Summary: Text and labeled illustrations depict a variety of plants and their parts, including woody,
flowering, desert, and tropical plants.
Title: A voice for the redwoods / by Loretta Halter ; illustrated by Peter Bartczak.
Author: Halter, Loretta
Publication: Boulder Creek, Calif. : Nature's Hopes & Heroes, c2008.
Summary: The inspiration for this story is Eyesa, a tree in the Henry Cowell State Park. The author tells the
story through the eyes of a tree. She uses poems, prayers and magic to weave a tale of a 500 year lifetime of
a single tree to help educate the reader about the scientific aspect of the redwood trees and their forest
community.
Call Number j: QK495.S5 H35 2008
Title: Wacky plant cycles / by Valerie Wyatt ; illustrated by Lilith Jones.
Author: Wyatt, Valerie.
Publication: New York : Mondo, c2000.
Summary: Describes the life cycle of plants--from seed to flower to seed.
Title: Waiting for wings / Lois Ehlert.
Summary: Large-format illustrations accompanied by simple text show the life cycle of a butterfly. Includes
information about butterfly gardening.
Call Number j: QL541 .Eh56 2001
Title: Wake-up kisses / by Pamela Duncan Edwards ; illustrated by Henry Cole.

Summary: Katydids, owls, opossums, and other nocturnal animal mothers and babies wake up to a bright
moon and a night to be filled with activities.
Call Number j: QL795 .Ed97 2002
Title: Walk a green path / Betsy Lewin.
Author: Lewin, Betsy.
Summary: Poetry celebrating the world of plants includes brief facts about the places that inspired the
poems.
Title: A walk in the boreal forest / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Describes the climate, seasons, plants, animals, and soil of the boreal forest, a biome or land zone,
which stretches across the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.
Call Number j: QH541.5.T3 J636 2001
Title: A walk in the deciduous forest / Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Takes readers on a walk through a forest of trees that lose their leaves in the fall, showing
examples of how the animals and plants depend on each other and their environment to survive.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 J636 2001
Title: A walk in the desert / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Describes the climate, soil, plants, and animals of North American deserts and the ways in which
the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive.
Title: A walk in the prairie / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Describes the climate, soil, seasons, plants, and animals of the North American prairie and the
ways in which the plants and animals depend on each other and their environment to survive.

Title: A walk in the rain forest / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Takes readers on a walk through a tropical rain forest, showing examples of how the animals and
plants depend on each other and their environment to survive.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 J636 2001
Title: A walk in the rainforest / written and illustrated by Kristin Joy Pratt.
Author: Pratt, Kristin Joy.
Summary: Examines the variety of plant and animal life found in the world's rain forests.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 P888 1992
Title: A walk in the tundra / by Rebecca L. Johnson ; with illustrations by Phyllis V. Saroff.
Summary: Takes readers on a walk in the tundra, showing examples of how the animals and plants of the
tundra are connected and dependent on each other and the tundra's soil and climate.
Call Number j: QH541.5.T8 J636 2001
Title: A walk through the marsh [by] C. William Harrison.
Author: Harrison, C. William, 1913Publication: Chicago, Reilly & Lee Books [1972]
Summary: Describes the plants and animals of fresh and saltwater marshes and the necessity of maintaining a
balance among them.
Call Number j: QK938.M3 H24 1972
Title: Walk when the moon is full / by Frances Hamerstrom ; illustrated by Robert Katona.
Author: Hamerstrom, Frances, 1907-.
Publication: Trumansburg, N.Y. : Crossing Press, c1975.
Summary: The author describes a year of thirteen full moon walks with her children and the nature
observations they made.
Title: Walking the world in wonder : a children's herbal / Ellen Evert Hopman ; photographs by Steven
Foster.
Author: Hopman, Ellen Evert.

Publication: Rochester, Vt. : Healing Arts Press, c2000.
Summary: Introduces children to the magic of using herbs for healing, cooking and nature crafts and inspire
a lifelong interest in the natural world. Covers the medicinal and magical uses of sixty-seven common herbs.
Title: Walking with mama / Barbara White Stynes.
Author: Stynes, Barbara White.
Summary: A mother and toddler take a walk in which they discover the wonders of nature.
Title: Wally's big book of gardening : featuring indoor and outdoor projects / by Susanne Tommes ;
illustrations by Thea Ross.
Author: Tommes, Susanne.
Publication: New York : Abbeville Kids, c2001.
Summary: Introduction to gardening with step-by-step instructions for indoor and outdoor projects.
Title: Walt Disney's Living desert / by Jane Werner and the staff of the Walt Disney Studio ; based on the
film narration by James Algar, Winston Hibler, Ted Sears.
Author: Disney (Walt) Productions.
Publication: New York : Simon and Schuster, 1954.
Summary: Color photograhs and text parallel coverage in Disney's film on the Living Desert. Includes lists
of animals, plants, desert and place names.
Title: Wanda's roses / by Pat Brisson ; illustrated by Maryann Cocca-Leffler.
Author: Brisson, Pat.
Publication: Honesdale, Pa. : Caroline House, Boyds Mills Press, c1994.
Summary: Wanda adopts a bush on some wasteground and her determination to make roses bloom on it
involves the whole community.
Call Number j: SB457.3 .B776 1994
Title: The war of the rose people / by Marivi Soliven-Blanco ; pictures by Bernadette C. Solina.
Author: Blanco, Marivi Soliven.
Summary: The rose people are saved when a maiden's tears make their roses bloom.
Title: Wasps / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Hiroshi Ogawa.

Summary: This description of those wasps which are social insects, discusses their nest building, egg laying,
metamorphic development, and life in the colony.
Call Number j: QL568.V5 J637 1984
Title: Water can be-- / by Laura Purdie Salas ; illustrations by Violeta Dabija.
Author: Salas, Laura Purdie
Publication: Minneapolis : Millbrook Press, 2014
Summary: This picture book poetically explores the many things water can be--from home maker and ship
breaker to cloud fluffer and fire snuffer.
Call Number j: QH541.5.W3 Sa31 2014
Title: The water hole / Graeme Base.
Author: Base, Graeme.
Summary: As ever growing numbers of animals visit a watering hole, introducing the numbers from one to
ten, the water dwindles.
Call Number j: QH541.5.W3 B291 2001
Title: Water, water everywhere / Mark J. Rauzon and Cynthia Overbeck Bix.
Author: Rauzon, Mark J.
Summary: Describes the forms water takes, how it has shaped Earth, and its importance to life.
Call Number j: QH541.5.W3 R168 1994
Title: Water, weed, and wait / by Edith Hope Fine and Angela Demos Halpin ; illustrated by Colleen
Madden.
Summary: Miss Marigold, the garden lady, visits Pepper Lane Elementary to help them transform a weedy,
rocky patch of ground into a garden.
Title: Watermelon Day / Kathi Appelt ; illustrated by Dale Gottlieb.
Author: Appelt, Kathi, 1954-
Publication: New York. : Henry Holt, c1996.

Summary: Young Jesse waits all summer for her watermelon to ripen.
Call Number j: SB379.W38 Ap48 1996
Title: The way of the willow branch / Emery Bernhard ; illustrated by Durga Bernhard.
Author: Bernhard, Emery.
Summary: An old branch is blown off a willow tree, is dropped into a stream, and has many adventures
before eventually becoming part of a young boy's mobile.
Title: We planted a tree / by Diane Muldrow ; illustrated by Bob Staake.
Author: Muldrow, Diane
Summary: Simple text reveals the benefits of planting a single tree, both to those who see it grow and to the
world as a whole.
Title: Weaving a California tradition : a Native American basketmaker / by Linda Yamane ; photographs by
Dugan Aguilar.
Author: Yamane, Linda
Summary: Follow an eleven-year-old Western Mono Indian, as she and her relatives prepare materials
needed for basketweaving, make the baskets, and attend the California Indian Basketweavers Association's
annual gathering.
Call Number j: SB108.5 .Y14 1997
Title: A weed is a flower: the life of George Washington Carver. Written and illustrated by Aliki.
Author: Aliki.
Publication: Englewood Cliffs, N.J., Prentice-Hall [1965]
Summary: A simple biography of the man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted his entire life to
helping the South improve its agriculture.
Call Number j: SB63 C2 AL1 1965
Title: A weed is a seed / written by Ferida Wolff ; illustrated by Janet Pedersen.
Author: Wolff, Ferida, 1946Publication: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, c1996.
Summary: Pairs of rhyming verses show that such things in the natural world as weeds, a breeze, sand, and
ice can be seen both positively and negatively.
Title: Weekly reader books presents How my garden grew / Anne & Harlow Rockwell.
Publication: Middletown, Conn. : Field Publications, c1982.
Summary: With pride and pleasure, a little girl describes growing a garden all by herself.
Title: Weird things you can grow / by Janet Goldenberg ; illustrated by Phoebe Gloeckner.
Author: Goldenberg, Janet.
Summary: In very colorful comic book format, twenty "exotic" plants are highlighted along with easy
growing instructions. Includes a list of sources for ordering the plants.
Title: Weisili wang guo / wen Baoluo Fulaishuman ; tu Kaiwen Huokesi ; yi Ke Qianhua.
Publication: Xinzhu Shi : He ying chu ban she, 2001.
Summary: Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter,
food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Call Number j: SB453 .F638c 2001
Title: Welcome spring! / based on the characters, art, and stories created by Judith Hope Blau ; by Megan E.
Bryant ; illustrated by Paul E. Nunn
Author: Bryant, Megan E.
Publication: New York, N.Y. : Grosset & Dunlap, c2008.
Summary: The Treetures prepare for spring as teacher takes the class on a tour of Nutley Grove to watch a
young apple tree blossom. Includes related facts and activities.
Title: Welcome to the green house / Jane Yolen ; illustrated by Laura Regan.
Author: Yolen, Jane.
Summary: Describes the tropical rainforest and the life found there.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 Y78 1993
Title: We're rabbits! / Lisa Westberg Peters ; illustrated by Jeff Mack.

Author: Peters, Lisa Westberg.
Summary: Rabbits invade a young gardener's vegetable garden in the hopes of finding carrots to eat.
Title: Weslandia / Paul Fleischman ; illustrated by Kevin Hawkes.
Summary: Wesley's garden produces a crop of huge, strange plants which provide him with clothing, shelter,
food, and drink, thus helping him create his own civilization and changing his life.
Title: Western butterflies.
Publication: Sacramento : California State Department of Education, 1967, c1961
Summary: This California state textbook provides an in-depth study of butterfly life cycles and the myriad
western butterfly species, accessibly written for interested youthful readers.
Title: Wetlands & heaths activity book / written and illustrated by Dailan Pugh.
Author: Pugh, Dailan.
Publication: Sydney, [Australia] : Rainforest Publishing, c1987.
Summary: Mazes, word games, and information about the wetland and heathland habitats in Australia.
Call Number j: QH541.5.M6au P963 1987
Title: What about ladybugs? / Celia Godkin.
Author: Godkin, Celia.
Summary: A gardener upsets the natural balance in his garden by using pesticides and learns the value of
another method of controlling pests.
Title: What are camouflage and mimicry? / Bobbie Kalman & John Crossingham.
Summary: This book introduces children to ways in which animals hide to avoid predators or hunt prey.
Title: What do roots do? / by Kathleen V. Kudlinski ; illustrated by David Schuppert.

Publication: Minnetonka, Minn. : NorthWord Books, c2005.
Summary: The structure and function of roots are described in rhyme and illustrations.
Title: What does Bunny see? : a book of colors and flowers / by Linda Sue Park ; pictures by Maggie Smith.
Author: Park, Linda Sue.
Summary: A rabbit wanders through the various flowers and colors of a cottage garden.
Title: What food is this? / Rosmarie Hausherr.
Author: Hausherr, Rosmarie.
Summary: In question-and-answer format, discusses eighteen different foods, all but four derived from
plants, and provides information on nutrition.
Title: What good is a cactus? / author Peter Marchand ; illustrator, Craig Brown.
Author: Marchand, Peter.
Publication: Niwot, Colo. : Roberts Rinehart, c1994.
Summary: A curious scientist goes on a journey to the desert to understand the importance of a cactus.
Call Number j: SB438.C12 M33 1994
Title: What happens in the autumn / by Suzanne Venino.
Author: Venino, Suzanne.
Summary: Text and photographs describes such autumn occurrences as leaves changing colors, animals
getting ready for winter, and the harvesting of crops.
Call Number j: QH81 .V559 1982
Title: What happens when flowers grow? / Daphne Butler.
Author: Butler, Daphne, 1945Publication: Austin, Tex. : Raintree Steck-Vaughn, c1996.
Summary: Simple words and pictures follow the growth and life cycle of flowering plants throughout the
seasons.

Title: What is a forest? / Bobbie Kalman & Kathryn Smithyman.
Summary: Describes the various types of forests, elements that make up a forest ecosystem, the wide range
of plant and animal species that live in different forests, and the importance of forests to the rest of the
Earth.
Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 K126 2003
Title: What is a plant / by Gene Darby, pictures: Lucy and John Hawkinson.
Author: Darby, Gene.
Publication: Chicago, Benefic Press c1960.
Summary: Simple text and pictures show the structure and growth of plants, and the food, clothing and
homes they make possible.
Title: What is a plant? / Bobbie Kalman.
Summary: Introduces plant life, specific types such as carnivorous and parasitic plants, and concepts such as
single cells, germination, and photosynthesis.
Call Number j: QK49 .K126w 2000
Title: What is a tree / by Gene Darby ; pictures: Lucy and John Hawkinson.
Author: Darby, Gene.
Publication: Chicago : Benefic Press, 1962, c1957.
Summary: Describes the general characteristics of trees, how trees prevent erosion and provide food, shade
and shelter.
Title: What is a tree? / By Jenifer W. Day ; illustrated by Manabu C. Saito.
Author: Day, Jenifer W.
Publication: New York : Golden Press, [1975]
Summary: Simple text and illustrations introduce the characteristics of various types of trees.
Title: What kinds of seeds are these? / [by Heidi Bee Roemer ; illustrated by Olena Kassian]
Author: Roemer, Heidi.

Publication: Minnetonka, Minn. : NorthWord Books for Young Readers, c2006.
Summary: Rhyming riddles cleverly tell the stories of nine seeds.
Title: What makes a flower grow? / Susan Mayes ; designed by Mike Pringle ; illustrated by Brin Edwards
and Mike Pringle ; series editor, Heather Amery.
Author: Mayes, Susan.
Publication: Tulsa, Okla. : EDC Pub., 1989.
Summary: Facts about flowers, seeds, and plants are explained in simple text with cartoon illustrations.
Title: What rot! : nature's mighty recycler / by Elizabeth Ring ; photographs by Dwight Kuhn.
Author: Ring, Elizabeth, 1920Publication: Brookfield, Conn. : Millbrook Press, c1996.
Summary: Text and photos show how rot and all the tiny organisms that cause it maintain the cycle of life.
Call Number j: S654 .R472 1996
Title: What shall I grow? / Ray Gibson ; designed by Amanda Barlow ; edited by Fiona Watt ; illustrated by
Kim Lane ; photographs by Howard Allman.
Author: Gibson, Ray.
Publication: [London] : [Usborne], [1997]
Summary: Eighteen gardening projects with step-by-step instructions and photographs.
Title: What the little fir tree wore to the Christmas party / Satomi Ichikawa.
Publication: New York : Philomel Books, 2001, c1999.
Summary: Ignored while the other trees talk about how they will be dressed for Christmas, a small fir tree
finds her dreams fulfilled on Christmas morning.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 Ic3 2001
Title: What to look for in winter / written by E.L. Grant Watson ; illustrated by C.F. Tunnicliffe.
Author: Grant Watson, Elliot Lovegood, 1885Publication: Loughborough, England : Wills & Hepworth, 1959.
Summary: Describes what happens to the animals and plants during wintertime when snow falls on the
English countryside.
Title: What's in the prehistoric forest? / by Peter Seymour ; illustrated by David A. Carter.
Summary: Various prehistoric creatures are revealed camouflaged behind primitive plants in the lift-the-flap
and pop-up illustrations.
Title: What's inside? : plants.
Summary: Structures and functions of several kinds of flowering plants are described and clearly illustrated.
Title: What's inside plants? / Anita Ganeri.
Author: Ganeri, Anita, 1961Publication: New York : Peter Bedrick Books, 1995, c1993.
Summary: Detailed look at the structure of plants and how they work.
Call Number j: QK49 .G154w 1995
Title: What's so terrible about swallowing an apple seed? / by Harriet Goldhor Lerner and Susan Henne
Goldhor ; illustrated by Catharine O'Neill.
Author: Lerner, Harriet Goldhor.
Summary: When Rosie swallows an appleseed, her sister Katie tells her that an apple tree will grow out of
her ears.
Title: What's this? / written and illustrated by Caroline Mockford.
Author: Mockford, Caroline.
Publication: New York : Barefoot Books, c2000.
Summary: A small girl finds a seed and, with her friends, discovers how it grows into a beautiful sunflower.
Call Number j: SB299.S9 M717 2000
Title: Wheat / by Sylvia A. Johnson ; photographs by Masaharu Suzuki ; [translation of original text by
Wesley M. Jacobsen].
Publication: Minneapolis : Lerner Publications Co., 1990.
Summary: Explains the life cycle of wheat, its varieties, its cultivation, its harvesting, and its importance in
feeding millions of people all over the world.
Call Number j: SB191.W5 J637 1990
Title: When Sophie gets angry -- really, really angry ... / by Molly Bang.
Summary: A young girl is upset and doesn't know how to manage her anger but calms down after climbing
into an old beech tree.
Call Number j: SB435.51.F6 B224 1999
Title: Where are you going, Manyoni? / Catherine Stock.
Author: Stock, Catherine.
Summary: Manyoni, a Zimbabwean girl, encounters several wild animals in various plant habitats on her way
to school.
Call Number j: QK402.R5 St62 1993
Title: Where butterflies grow / by Joanne Ryder ; pictures by Lynne Cherry.
Publication: New York : Puffin Unicorn Books, 1996, c1989.
Summary: Describes what it feels like to change from a caterpillar into a butterfly. Includes gardening tips to
attract butterflies.
Call Number j: QL561.P2 R975 1996
Title: Where did your garden grow? / Jannette May Lucas; illustrations by Helene Carter.
Author: Lucas, Jannette May
Publication: Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott, c1939.
Summary: The author takes us on a voyage to explain how wild flowers from countries across the globe have
become cultivated garden plants in the United States.
Title: Where hummingbirds come from = De donde vienen los colibries / written by Adele Marie Crouch ;
illustrated by Megan Gibbs ; translated by Maria Retana.
Author: Crouch, Adele
Publication: Elfrida, Ariz. : Adele Marie Crouch, c2010.
Summary: A loving grandmother shares a childhood story of how the hummingbirds came to be in the
world.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 C76s 2010
Title: Where hummingbirds come from = Feng niao cong na li lai / written by Adele Marie Crouch ;
illustrated by Megan Gibbs ; translated by Bin Hu.
Author: Crouch, Adele
Publication: Elfrida, Ariz. : creationsbycrouch.com, c2010.
Summary: A loving grandmother shares a childhood story of how the hummingbirds came to be in the
world.
Call Number j: QL696.A558 C76 2010
Title: Where in the wild? : camouflaged animals concealed--and revealed : ear-tickling poems / by David M.
Schwartz and Yael Schy ; eye-tricking photos by Dwight Kuhn.
Summary: Shows how a wide varity of creatures use camouflage to hunt and to hide. Photographs challenge
the reader to find the hidden animals, humorous poetic hints are provided, and flaps can be lifted to reveal
the solutions.
Title: Where once there was a wood / Denise Fleming.
Author: Fleming, Denise, 1950Publication: New York : Henry Holt, c1996.
Summary: Examines the many forms of wildlife that can be displaced if their environment is destroyed by
development and discusses how communities and schools can provide spaces for them to live.
Title: Where the forest meets the sea / story and pictures by Jeannie Baker.
Author: Baker, Jeannie.
Reading Level: Age code 1--Beginning Reader.
Summary: On a camping trip in an Australian rain forest with his father, a young boy thinks about the
history of the plant and animal life around him and wonders about their future.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27au B174 1987
Title: Where the lilies bloom / Vera & Bill Cleaver ; illustrated by Jim Spanfeller.
Author: Cleaver, Vera.
Summary: This story of an Appalachian family (as told by fourteen-year-old Mary) illustrates how they
survive using their knowledge of the local plants.
Title: Where would I be in an evergreen tree? / Jennifer Blomgren ; illustrated by Andrea Gabriel.
Author: Blomgren, Jennifer.
Publication: Seattle, Wash. : Sasquatch Books, c2004.
Summary: This story-in-verse explores the beauty of the Pacific Northwest through the ecosystem of an
evergreen tree. The tree's life cycle is illustrated by the variety of plants and animals it supports.
Title: Where's Petunia? / written and illustrated by Ellen Jean Diederich ; text edited by Lynette L. Wert.
Author: Diederich, Ellen Jean.
Publication: Fargo, N.D. : Givinity Press, c2003.
Summary: How did all these animals get into the garden? Art the cat finds out when looking for Petunia in
their daily game of hide and seek. One flower at a time the beautiful gardens seem to attract everybody
today, yet not everyone should be there.
Title: While a tree was growing / by Jane Bosveld ; illustrated by Daniel O'Leary.
Author: Bosveld, Jane.
Publication: New York : American Museum of Natural History : Workman Pub., c1997.
Summary: Traces the growth, from seed to maturity, of a 3500-year-old giant sequoia juxtaposing its
development with a chronology of world events from the Trojan War to the present day.
Title: Whisper from the woods / by Victoria Wirth ; illustrations by A. Scott Banfill.
Author: Wirth, Victoria.
Publication: New York : Green Tiger Press, c1991.
Summary: A poetic portrayal of the cycle of life of trees of a forest as they share thoughts and wisdom over
the years.
Title: Whistling thorn / Helen Cowcher.
Author: Cowcher, Helen.
Summary: A look at evolution on the African savannah describes how the acacia bush, in danger of having its
leaves ravaged by animals, began to produce thorns that protect it and create a beautiful sound when the
wind blows.
Call Number j: QK495.L521 A25, A31, C838, 1993
Title: White-tailed deer.

Publication: Washington, National Wildlife Federation [1973]
Summary: Discusses the habits and characteristics of several kinds of deer and features them in two stories
with Ranger Rick.
Title: Who is in the garden? / Vera Rosenberry.
Author: Rosenberry, Vera.
Summary: A tour through a garden brings encounters with its inhabitants, including wrens, a praying mantis,
a box turtle, and more.
Title: Who lives in the garden? / Robert Crowther.
Author: Crowther, Robert.
Summary: By lifting flaps, the reader discovers all kind of creatures hiding in the garden.
Title: Who lives in the garden? / Diane Dawson Hearn, illustrator ; concept by Gareth Kohl.
Author: Hearn, Diane Dawson.
Publication: Little Rock, Ark. : Silver Moon Press in association with August House, c1992.
Summary: Ilustrations show various animals living with plants in a garden habitat.
Title: Who would want those apples anyway? / by Laura and Pam Griscom ; illustrated by T. Scot Halpin.
Author: Griscom, Laura.
Publication: Portola Valley, Calif. : Share Pub., 1994.
Summary: Two sisters learn about organic farming and how other farmers use pesticides on their crops.
Call Number j: S605.5 .G887 1994
Title: The whole green world / Tony Johnston ; pictures by Elisa Kleven.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2005.
Summary: A rhyming story about a little girl who plants seeds in the whole green world.
Title: Whole world / illustrated by Christopher Corr.

Author: Corr, Christopher.
Publication: Bath, UK ; Cambridge, MA : Barefoot Books, 2007.
Summary: An illustrated version of the well-known song, featuring the relationship between people and the
natural world.
Title: Whose garden is it? / Mary Ann Hoberman ; illustrated by Jane Dyer.
Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann.
Publication: Orlando, Fla. : Gulliver Books/Harcourt, c2004.
Summary: Mrs. McGee's question, "Whose garden is it?", is never answered, as many, from gardener to
pests, animals, and the environment claim ownership.
Title: Why Christmas trees aren't perfect / Richard H. Schneider ; illustrated by Elizabeth J. Miles.
Author: Schneider, Dick, 1922Publication: Nashville, [Tenn.] : Abingdon Press, c1988.
Summary: Small Pine, who has lost his perfect form by providing shelter and nourishment for forest animals,
is chosen to be the Queen's Christmas tree.
Call Number j: SD397.Ch8 Sch57 1988
Title: Why corn is golden : stories about plants / illustrated by Susana Martnez-Ostos ; text adapted by
Vivien Blackmore.
Author: Blackmore, Vivien.
Summary: Most of the stories in this book can be traced back to ancient Mexican tribes and early Spanish
settlers. These myths and legends are illustrated by contemporary Mexican artists.
Call Number j: QK83 B566 1984
Title: Why do leaves change color? / by Betsy Maestro ; illustrated by Loretta Krupinski.
Author: Maestro, Betsy.
Summary: Explains how leaves change their colors in autumn and then separate from the tree as the tree
prepares for winter.
Title: Why do the seasons change? : questions on nature's rhythms and cycles answered / by the Natural
History Museum, Philip Whitfield & Joyce Pope.
Author: Whitfield, Philip, 1944-
Publication: New York : Viking Kestrel, c1987.

Summary: Questions on nature's rythms and cycles answered by the Natural History Museum.
Title: Why the pina has a hundred eyes : and other classic Philippine folk tales about fruits / as told by Neni
Sta. Romana-Cruz ; illustrated by Felix Mago Miguel.
Author: Romana-Cruz, Neni Sta.
Publication: Manila, Philippines : Tahanan Books for Young Readers, c1993.
Summary: Eight Philippine folk tales about tropical fruit are retold in this anthology.
Call Number j: SB379.A18 R661 1993
Title: The whys and wherefores of Littabelle Lee / Vera and Bill Cleaver. -Author: Cleaver, Vera.
Publication: New York: Atheneum, c1973.
Reading Level: Age code 3-Advanced readers.
Summary: When Littabelle becomes the sole support of her aged grandparents, she draws upon skills she
learned from her herb doctor aunt.
Call Number j: QK99.U74 C582 1973
Title: Wiggle and Waggle / Caroline Arnold ; illustrated by Mary Peterson.
Author: Arnold, Caroline.
Summary: Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they tunnel their way through a garden.
Includes facts on how worms help plants grow.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 Ar64 2007
Title: Wiggling worms at work / by Wendy Pfeffer ; illustrated by Steve Jenkins.
Author: Pfeffer, Wendy, 1929Publication: New York : HarperCollins, c2004.
Summary: Explains how earthworms eat, move, reproduce, and help plants to grow.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 P475 2004
Title: Wild bobcats.
Publication: Washington, National Wildlife Federation, c1973.
Summary: Two stories in which Ranger Rick and his friends confront a bobcat and a lynx accompany factual
information on the characteristics and habits of these two North American wildcats.
Call Number j: QL795.B7 L111 1973
Title: The wild bunch / Dee Lillegard ; illustrated by Rex Barron.

Author: Lillegard, Dee.
Summary: Humorous verses and amusing illustrations provide light-hearted looks at all kinds of fruits and
vegetables.
Title: Wild flowers / editorial board: Lady Plowden, Molly Brearley, Asa Briggs ; teacher consultants: Margot
Chahin ... [et al.] ; editor-in-chief: Jennifer Cochrane.
Publication: [S.l.] : B.P.C. Publishing ; Philadelphia : E.M. Marks, c1972.
Summary: A wild flower dictionary accompanied by full-color illustrations for each entry.
Title: Wild flowers / by Paxton Chadwick.
Author: Chadwick, Paxton.
Publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England : Penguin Books, 1949.
Summary: An illustrated guide to wild flowers of Britain.
Title: Wild flowers of North America / Pam Forey ; edited by Angela Royston ; U. S. consultant Rick Imes.
Author: Forey, Pamela.
Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Thunder Bay Press, 1994.
Summary: To assist in identification, wildflowers are arranged by habitat and flower color. Projects,
experiments, and conservation information are also provided.
Call Number j: QK110 .F762n 1994
Title: Wild green things in the city; a book of weeds. Illustrated by the author.
Author: Dowden, Anne Ophelia Todd, 1907Publication: New York : Crowell [1972]
Summary: Introduces in text and detailed illustrations the characteristics of common plants that grow in the
city during various months of the year.
Title: Wild, wild sunflower child Anna / by Nancy White Carlstrom ; illustrated by Jerry Pinkney.
Author: Carlstrom, Nancy White.
Summary: Spending a day outdoors, Anna revels in the joys of sun, sky, grass, flowers, berries, frogs, ants,
and beetles.
Title: Wildflower A B C : an alphabet of potato prints / Diana Pomeroy.
Author: Pomeroy, Diana.
Summary: Full-page potato-print illustrations of wildflowers for every letter of the alphabet are followed by
two pages of anecdotal information about the flowers depicted.
Title: Wildflowers : a garden primer / Anne Velghe.
Author: Velghe, Anne.
Summary: A colorful introduction to 32 of the world's wild flowers.
Title: Wildflowers around the world / by Elaine Landau.
Publication: New York : Franklin Watts, 1992, c1991.
Summary: Describes the types of flowers that grow in various climates and environments around the world.
Title: The window box book / written by Karen Fausch ; illustrated by Laura Jane Coats.
Author: Fausch, Karen.
Publication: New York : Little Bookroom, c1999.
Summary: Step-by-step instructions for creating window-box flower, vegetable, and herb gardens.
Title: Winter / by Phyllis S. Busch ; illustrated by Megan Halsey.
Publication: New York : Marshall Cavendish Corp., c2000.
Summary: Suggests a variety of outdoor and indoor activities for winter, focusing on science topics such as
animal behavior, the formation of icicles, frost pictures, and the nature of heat.
Call Number j: QH53 .B96w 2000
Title: Winter story / Jill Barklem.
Publication: New York : Antheum Books for Young Readers, 1999, c1980.
Summary: In the middle of winter the mice of Brambly Hedge prepare for a feast.
Call Number j: SB454.C17sw B246 1999
Title: Winter trees / Carole Gerber ; illustrated by Leslie Evans.
Author: Gerber, Carole
Summary: A boy and his dog walk through a wintry forest and identify seven common trees.
Call Number j: QK477.W4 G47 2008
Title: Wise Child / Monica Furlong.
Author: Furlong, Monica, 1930Publication: New York : Dell Laurel-Leaf, 2001, c1987.
Summary: Abandoned by both her parents, nine-year-old Wise Child goes to live with the soceress Juniper,
who begins to train her in the ways of herbs and magic.
Call Number j: QK99.A1 F979 2001
Title: The wishing tree / by Roseanne Thong ; illustrated by Connie McLennan.
Author: Thong, Roseanne.
Publication: Fremont, Calif. : Shen's Books, c2004.
Summary: Ming's wishes at the tree on Lunar New Year with his grandmother always seemed to come true,
but one year the tree does not help, and he alone must make peace with the loss of his grandmother and the
spirit of the tree.
Call Number j: QK83.2.L8 T388 2004
Title: Wonderful worms / by Linda Glaser ; pictures by Loretta Krupinski.
Summary: Simple text and colorful illustrations describe the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle
of earthworms.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 G469 1992
Title: Wonders of plants and flowers / written by Laura Damon ; illustrated by Yoshi Miyake.
Author: Damon, Laura.
Summary: Introduces the world of botany, explaining simply the parts of plants, what they need to grow,
and how they propagate.
Title: The wonders of seeds / Alfred Stefferud ; illustrated by Shirley Briggs.

Author: Stefferud, Alfred.
Publication: New York : Harcourt, Brace, [1956]
Summary: Explanation of how seeds sprout and grow into plants which flower and bear fruit. Includes
information about Mendel and the work of other pioneer scientists.
Title: Wonders of the rain forest / written by Janet Craig ; illustrated by S. D. Schindler.
Author: Palazzo-Craig, Janet.
Summary: Discusses the animals and plants which give such color and beauty to tropical rain forests and
jungles.
Call Number j: QH541.5.R27 P173 1990
Title: The wondrous world of seedless plants [by] William C. Grimm and M. Jean Craig. Illustrated by
William C. Grimm.
Author: Grimm, William Carey, 1907Publication: Indianapolis, Bobbs-Merrill [1973]
Summary: Describes the characteristics and life cycles of a number of plants which have no flowers or seeds:
algae, fungi, lichens, liverworts, mosses, ferns, and others.
Title: Woodchuck at Blackberry Road / by C. Drew Lamm ; illustrated by Allen Davis.
Author: Lamm, C. Drew.
Summary: A woodchuck hibernates in the winter, gives birth in the spring, and teaches her young in the
summer how to recognize and escape from predators.
Call Number j: QL795.G7 L188 1994
Title: Woodland trees / written by Theresa Greenaway.
Author: Greenaway, Theresa, 1947Publication: Austin, Tex. : Steck-Vaughn Library, 1991.
Summary: Describes different types of forests throughout the world and the threats to their survival. Also
discusses the importance of trees in producing oxygen and the many products that we get from trees.
Title: Woodpecker forest / by Tejima [Keizabur].
Author: Tejima, Keizabur.

Summary: Follows the activities of a woodpecker family living in the forest from the making of the nest and
hatching of their young through the youngsters' growth and maturity.
Call Number j: QL676.2.W3 T236 1989
Title: Woody, Hazel and Little Pip / pictures by Elsa Beskow.
Publication: Edinburgh, [Scotland] : Floris Books, 1993, c1990.
Summary: Woody and Little Pip wander from their oak tree home and are found by their friend Hazel and
Mr. Squirrel.
Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7 A1 B463 1990
Title: Working cotton / written by Sherley Anne Williams ; illustrated by Carole Byard.
Author: Williams, Sherley Anne, 1944Publication: San Diego, [Calif.] : Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, c1992.
Summary: A young black girl relates the daily events of her family's migrant life in the cotton fields of central
California.
Title: World above the clouds : a story of a Himalayan ecosystem / by Ann Whitehead Nagda ; illustrated by
Paul Kratter.
Author: Nagda, Ann Whitehead, 1945Publication: Norwalk, Conn : Soundprints, c2000.
Summary: A young snow leopard hunts among the other animal inhabitants of her snow-covered home in
the Himalayan peaks of northern India.
Call Number j: QH193.H5 N131 2000
Title: The world of small : nature explorations with a hand lens / by Michael Elsohn Ross ; designed and
illustrated by Cary Michael Trout.
Author: Ross, Michael Elsohn, 1952Publication: Yosemite National Park, Calif. : Yosemite Association, c1993.
Summary: Activities for exploring the miniature world of nature using a hand lens, which is included with the
book.
Title: Wormy Worm / Chris Raschka.

Summary: As Wormy Worm wiggles and woggles, it is hard to tell which end is front and which end is back.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 R183 2000
Title: Xochitl and the flowers / story, Jorge Argueta ; illustrations, Carl Angel = Xochitl, la nina de las flores
/ cuento, Jorge Argueta ; ilustraciones, Carl Angel.
Author: Argueta, Jorge.
Publication: San Francisco, Calif. : Children's Book Press, c2003.
Summary: Xochitl and her family, newly arrived in San Francisco from El Salvador, create a beautiful plant
nursery in place of the garbage heap behind their apartment, and celebrate with their friends and neighbors.
Call Number j: SB453 .A74 2003
Title: Ye Niang : the girl of coconut tree / lyrics by Liu Dongping ; illustrations by Xu Lele.
Author: Liu, Dongping.
Publication: Beijing, China : Zhaohua Publishing House, 1985.
Summary: A morality tale combines the origin of the coconut palm oasis with praise for self-sufficiency and
hard work.
Title: A year of beasts / Ashley Wolff.
Author: Wolff, Ashley.
Summary: Ellie and Peter see many different field and forest animals around their country house month-bymonth throughout the year.
Title: Yes, we have bananas : fruits from shrubs & vines / Meredith Sayles Hughes.
Reading Level: Ade code 3--Advanced readers.
Summary: Describes the historical origins, domestication, uses, growing requirements, harvesting, and
shipping of bananas, pineapples, berries, grapes, and melons. Includes recipes.
Title: Yonder / by Tony Johnston ; pictures by Lloyd Bloom.
Author: Johnston, Tony, 1942Publication: New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, c1988.
Summary: As the plum tree changes in the passing seasons so do the lives of a three-generation farm family.
Call Number j: S519 .J648 1988
Title: You can be a woman botanist / Kristin Rose Bozak and Judith Love Cohen ; illustrations, David A.
Katz ; editing, Janice J. Martin.
Author: Bozak, Kristin Rose, 1962Publication: Culver City, Calif. : Cascade Pass, c1999.
Summary: The author describes how she decided to become a botanist, what education she needed, and
what work opportunities are available in the field of botany. Includes plant science lessons.
Call Number j: QK50.5 .B716 1999
Title: You can carve fantastic jack-o-lanterns / [Rhonda Massingham Hart].
Author: Hart, Rhonda Massingham, 1959Publication: [Pownal, Vt.] : Storey Communications, c1989.
Summary: This book contains patterns and instructions for carving jack-o-lanterns.
Call Number j: QK98.4.H65h H251 1989
Title: Young gardener / Stefan & Beverley Buczacki ; special photography by Anthea Sieveking.
Author: Buczacki, Stefan T., 1945Publication: London : Frances Lincoln, c2006.
Summary: A collection of step-by-step garden and nature-related projects.
Title: The young naturalist / Andrew Mitchell ; edited by Sue Jacquemier and Martyn Bramwell ; designed
by Anne Sharples and Caroline Hill ; illustrated by Ian Jackson ... [et al.] ; photographs by Bob Mazzer ... [et
al.]
Author: Mitchell, Andrew.
Publication: London : Usborne Pub., c1982.
Summary: Introduction to nature study, with activities and experiments which acquaint growing naturalists
with plants, animals, and ecosystmens.
Title: Your first garden book / Marc Brown.
Author: Brown, Marc Tolon.
Summary: Suggested projects outline for beginning gardeners how to sprout seeds, turn soil, plant, and care
for the results. Includes nature craft activities.
Title: Yucky worms / Vivian French ; illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg.

Summary: While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in
helping plants grow.
Call Number j: SB998.E4 F889 2010
Title: Yum! mmmm! que rico! : Americas' sproutings / haiku by Pat Mora ; pictures by Rafael Lopez.
Author: Mora, Pat.
Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books Inc., c2007.
Summary: "From blueberries to vanilla, indigenous foods of the Americas are celebrated in this collection of
haiku, which also includes information about each food's origins"--Provided by publisher.
Call Number j: SB107.2.Am3 M791 2007
Title: The Zabajaba Jungle / William Steig.
Author: Steig, William, 1907Publication: New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, c1987.
Summary: Young Leonard explores the mysterious Zabajaba Jungle where he discovers a giant flower with
sweet nectar.
Call Number j: QK474.5 .St33 1987
Title: The zoo garden : 40 animal-named plants kids can grow themselves / Chris Hastings ; illustrations by
Janet Hamlin.
Author: Hastings, Chris.
Publication: Atlanta, Ga. : Longstreet Press, c1997.
Summary: Forty animal-like plants are described with growing information, hardiness zones, and
descriptions of the animal-like qualities.
Title: The zoo in my garden / story and pictures by Chiyoko Nakatani. -Author: Nakatani, Chiyoko.
Summary: A young boy describes the many animals that can be found in his garden.
Call Number j: QL59 .N145 1973
Title: Zoopa : an animal alphabet / by Gianna Marino.
Author: Marino, Gianna.
Summary: This whimsical alphabet book features a different animal for each letter. Artist Gianna Marino's
delightful illustrations depict the animals cavorting around a bowl of soup. The only text is the animals'
names.
Title: Zora Hurston and the chinaberry tree / by William Miller ; illustrated by Cornelius Van Wright and
Ying-Hwa Hu.
Author: Miller, William Blanchard, 1959Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c1994.
Summary: A vignette from the childhood of Afro-American author Zora Hurston tells how she learned to
realize her dreams from her mother and from her observations from the top of a chinaberry tree (Melia
azedarach).
Call Number j: QK495.M52 M4, M619, 1994
Title: Zora Hurston y el arbol sonador / escripto por William Miller ; ilustrado por Cornelius Van Wright y
Ying-Hwa Hu ; traducido por Esther Sarfatti.
Author: Miller, William Blanchard, 1959Publication: New York : Lee & Low Books, c2001.
Summary: A vignette from the childhood of African American author Zora Hurston tells how she learned to
realize her dreams from her mother and from her observations from the top of a chinaberry tree (Melia
azedarach).
Call Number j: QK495.M52 M4, M619s, 2001
Total Number of Bibliographic Records Found: 2,060

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Author: Watts, Barrie.

Call Number j: QK495.F141 Q7, A1, D363, 1980

Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.

Reading Level: Age code 4--Advanced readers or adults.

Call Number j: SB453 .K571 2001

Title: And so my garden grows / illustrated by Peter Spier.

Title: Anna Aphid / by Christine Goppel.

Call Number j: QL46 .B756 1985

Publication: Racine, Wis. : Western Publishing Co., c1994.

Title: Apple farmer Annie / by Monica Wellington.

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Title: Are you a snail? / Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries.

Author: Selsam, Millicent Ellis, 1912Publication: New York : Scholastic, c1981.

Author: Muir, Leslie

Title: Bean and plant / Christine Back ; photographs by Barrie Watts.

Author: Savy, Nicole.

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Author: Berenstain, Stan, 1923Publication: New York : Random House, c1996.

Call Number j: SB347 .Si39 1992

Author: Morganelli, Adrianna, 1979Publication: New York : Crabtree, c2006.

Title: Birds / Terry Jennings ; [illustrated by Karen Daws..., et al].

Author: McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Publication: New York, Golden Press [1970]

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Call Number j: QL463 .P227 1987

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Reading Level: Age code 1--Pre-readers.

Title: The butterfly / text by Maria M. Mudd ; illustrations by Wendy Smith-Griswold.

Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.

Call Number j: QK917 Ov2 1982

Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.

Publication: San Marino, Calif. : Huntington Library, c2005.

Publication: New York, Harcourt, Brace [1951]

Title: Citrus fruits / Susan Wake ; illustrations by John Yates.

Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Picture Window Books, c2007.

Title: Corn / by Ann L. Burckhardt ; reading consultant, Robin Johnston.

Author: Schulman, Janet.

Publication: Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books, c1994.

Title: Dancers in the garden / by Joanne Ryder ; illustrations by Judith Lopez.

Call Number j: QK83.2.D3 J648 1997

Reading Level: Age code 1--Pre-readers.

Title: Deserts / Michael George.

Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.

Title: Drizzle / by Kathleen Van Cleve.

Publication: New York : Orchard Books, c2000.

Title: Earthworms : underground farmers / by Patricia Lauber ; illustrated by Todd Telander.

Reading Level: Age code 3--Advanced readers.

Call Number j: QH541.5.F6 K477 1999

Title: The enormous carrot / Vladimir Vagin.

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Publication: Yosemite National Park, Calif. : Yosemite Association, c1986.

Call Number j: QK477.A8 K287 1998

Title: Ferns / written by Theresa Greenaway.

Author: Andersen, Hans Christian, 1805-1875.

Call Number j: QH541 .Sm56 1954

Author: Gile, John.

Summary: An introduction to floral arrangement for children.

Publication: London ; New York : Frederick Warne, c1990.

Reading Level: Age code 2--Early readers.

Call Number j: QK653 .F69 n.d.

Publication: San Diego, Calif. : Harcourt Brace, c1996.