Gardens for kids

LINKS FOR KIDS

http://www.kidsgardening.com/
  
www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/firstgarden
* A guide to the world of fun and clever gardening
 
www.treesaremyfriends.org
* Trees Are My Friends Campaign
Educational and community mobilization campaign for encouraging urban youth and adults to become involved in the care of
trees in their neighborhoods.
  
www.arborday.org/kids/kidsdif.cfm
* Inspiring kids to plant, nurture, & celebrate trees
 
Trees Take Care of us pdf. - coloring book
- Sac Tree Foundation
 
Seed to Seedling Online Curriculum -Sac Tree
*for an interactive & engaging experience
 
www.umass.edu/ent/BugNetMAP/k_home.ht
- kids web, bug web, insect misconceptions
 
Compost Gin: The Compost Learning Game

 

The Budding Gardener (The Budding Series)

- Mary B. Rein

Kid's Herb Book, A: For Children of All Ages
- Lesley Tierra


Green Thumbs  From Seed to Plant

Green Thumbs: A Kid's Guide to Indoor and Outdoor Gardening - Laurie Carlson
From Seed to Plant - Gail Gibbons


  CREATIVE EDUCATIONAL BOOKS —

All about the Soil Food Web & more
...


The Burrow Book  A Handful of Dirt Life in a Bucket of Soil

The Burrow Book: Tunnel Into a World of Wildlife - Shaila Awan

A Handful of Dirt - Raymond Bial

Life in a Bucket of Soil - Alvin & Virginia Silverstein


Starting Life: Tree  

Starting Life: Tree - Claire Llewellyn

How a Seed Grows (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1) - Helene J. Jordan


The Lorax   The Gift of the Tree   Oak Tree The Lorax (Classic Seuss) - Dr. Seuss

The Gift of the Tree - Alvin Tresselt

Oak Tree - Gordon Morrison


Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
- George Levenson
Where Butterflies Grow (Picture Puffins)
- Joanne Ryder and Lynne Cherry


AND INSPIRING BOOKS



 

Compost Critters  An Earthworm's Life

Compost Critters - Bianca Lavies

An Earthworm's Life - John Himmelman


 From Seed to Pumpkin
The Carrot Seed 60th Anniversary Edition
- Ruth Krauss

From Seed to Pumpkin - by Wendy Pfeffer


   Spud Goes Green

The Vegetables We Eat - Gail Gibbons

Spud Goes Green - Giles Thaxton


How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?  Apples and Pumpkins

How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
- Margaret McNamara

Apples and Pumpkins - Anne Rockwell