New Titles

The world that feeds us

Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962-


"Discover how our food is produced in a sustainable way"--Cover. "Where does our food come from? Is farming different around the world? In this charmingly illustrated book, follow sustainable farming around the world to discover how farmers from Hawaii, to Sweden, the UK, and beyond grow the fresh and tasty food we enjoy eating. Explore the seasonal workings of farms around the world, and how food can be grown using sustainable methods that focus on quality versus quantity to ensure an environmentally healthy future."--Amazon.
Date Published:2023

"Discover how our food is produced in a sustainable way"--Cover. "Where does our food come from? Is farming different around the world? In this charmingly illustrated book, follow sustainable farming around the world to discover how farmers from Hawaii, to Sweden, the UK, and beyond grow the fresh and tasty food we enjoy eating. Explore the seasonal workings of farms around the world, and how food can be grown using sustainable methods that focus on quality versus quantity to ensure an environmentally healthy future."--Amazon.

Date Published:2023

The vegetables we eat

Gibbons, Gail.


"New and updated." Describes the different types of vegetables and explains where they come from and how they end up in the grocery store.
Date Published:2024

Up in the garden and down in the dirt

Messner, Kate.


School Library Journal, March 2015. Library Media Connection starred, December 2015. New York Times, May 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), May 2015. "Up in the garden, the world is full of green--leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in thedirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden between the stalks, under the shade of leaves... and down in the dirt"--Publisher.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, March 2015. Library Media Connection starred, December 2015. New York Times, May 2015. Horn Book, October 2015. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), May 2015. "Up in the garden, the world is full of green--leaves and sprouts, growing vegetables, ripening fruit. But down in thedirt there is a busy world of earthworms digging, snakes hunting, skunks burrowing, and all the other animals that make a garden their home. In this exuberant book, discover the wonder and activity that lie hidden between the stalks, under the shade of leaves... and down in the dirt"--Publisher.

Date Published:2015

The ugly vegetables

Lin, Grace.


School Library Journal, September 1999. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2006. Publisher's Weekly, July 1999. Booklist, September 1999. Kirkus Starred, June 1999. Horn Book, September 1999. A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe.
Date Published:1999

Trees, leaves, flowers, & seeds : a visual encyclopedia of the plant kingdom /

Jose, Sarah.


"Smithsinian." Includes indexes. Text and illustrations look at the wonders of the plant kingdom, including trees with fruits like a giant's fingers, orchids that look like monkey faces, seeds that spin like helicopters, and more.
Date Published:2019

Thank a farmer

Gianferrari, Maria.


School Library Journal starred, November 2023. Pub Weekly, October 2023. Kirkus Review, August 2023. "[This] picture book celebrates the people and the work that put food on our tables"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

A seed grows

Portis, Antoinette.


"Neal Porter books." School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Horn Book Starred, May 2022. Booklist, June 2022. Kirkus Review, February 2022. "An educational picture book about the life cycle of a sunflower"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Planting a garden in room 6 : from seeds to salad /

Arnold, Caroline.


School Library Journal, January 2022. Booklist, March 2022. "Follow a classroom of diverse kindergartners as they plant seeds in their garden, tend the growing plants, and harvest the vegetables. Clear, bright photographs show the plant life cycle"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Outdoor farm, indoor farm

Metcalf, Lindsay H.


Kirkus Review, February 2024. School Library Journal, September 2024. "Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in this . . . rhyming picture book"--Publisher.
Date Published:2024

Oh say can you seed? : all about flowering plants /

Worth, Bonnie.


"Originally published in a slightly different form by Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, New York, in 2001"--Copyright page. Includes index. "The Cat in the Hat introduces beginning readers to the various parts of plants, seeds, and flowers; basic photosynthesis and pollination; and seed dispersal"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

The magic school bus plants seeds : a book about how living things grow /

Relf, Patricia


"From an episode of the animated TV series produced by Scholastic Entertainment Inc."--T.p. verso. "Based on The magic school bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen"--T.p. verso. At head of title on cover: Scholastic's. The magic school bus turns into a ladybug to help the class learn about how plants grow.
Date Published:1995

Just a worm

Boyd, Marie.


Publishers Weekly, June 2023. Booklist, March 2023. Upset at being called "just a worm," worm sets out around the garden to find out what the other insects do, and discovers his own role in keeping the garden healthy.
Date Published:2023

In our garden

Miller, Pat Zietlow.


Publishers Weekly, March 2022. Booklist, February 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2022. Kirkus Review, May 2022. Library Media Connection, March 2022. "Millie has recently moved to a new city, from a place more than an ocean away. More than anything she misses the garden where her family used to grow food. Then one day she has an idea--the school has a fine flat roof, perfect for a garden. Soon her teacher and classmates are on board, but it takes more than ideas to build a garden"--Publisher.
Date Published:2022

Publishers Weekly, March 2022. Booklist, February 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2022. Kirkus Review, May 2022. Library Media Connection, March 2022. "Millie has recently moved to a new city, from a place more than an ocean away. More than anything she misses the garden where her family used to grow food. Then one day she has an idea--the school has a fine flat roof, perfect for a garden. Soon her teacher and classmates are on board, but it takes more than ideas to build a garden"--Publisher.

Date Published:2022

How a seed grows

Jordan, Helene J. (Helene Jamieson)


Uses observations of bean seeds planted in eggshells to demonstrate the growth of seeds into plants.
Date Published:1992

The fruits we eat

Gibbons, Gail.


"New and updated." Provides facts about such fruits as apples, peaches, and grapes, including how they grow, how they are harvested, and how they are eaten.
Date Published:2024

Flip, float, fly : seeds on the move /

Macken, JoAnn Early, 1953-


Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, May 2008. Booklist, April 2008. Horn Book, October 2008. Library Media Connection, November 2008. Science Books & Films (A.A.A.S.), January 2009. Illustrations and simple text introduce children to how seeds travel from place to place and help propagate plants.
Date Published:2008

The farm that feeds us : a year in the life of an organic farm /

Castaldo, Nancy F. (Nancy Fusco), 1962-


Subtitle from front cover. School Library Journal, June 2020. Kirkus Review, March 2020. "Follow an organic farm throughout the year and discover how the farmer grows fresh and tasty food in a sustainable way. Explore the workings of a family farm, the different animals, crops, and machinery, and the rhythm of farm life"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

The amazing life cycle of plants

Barnham, Kay.


Publishers Weekly, March 2018. An introduction to the life cycle of plants.
Date Published:2017

All about plants

Beaty, Andrea.


"A Netflix series"--Cover. What do plants eat? Why do some plants have flowers and others don't? And what's the tallest plant out there?
Date Published:2022