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Youth - EPPL Seed Library
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The bear's garden
by Marcie Colleen
Assisted by her trusty stuffed bear to imagine a beautiful place where life and love can grow, a little girl uses her creativity to turn a vacant lot into a thriving community garden, in a tale based on true events. Illustrations.
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Why Do We Need Trees?
by Katie Daynes
Clamber up branches and peek through leaves to discover the wonderful jobs trees do, from cleaning our air and keeping us cool to protecting our planet and providing homes for all kinds of wildlife.
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Biscuit and friends visit the community garden
by Alyssa Satin Capucilli
Armed with seeds and a shovel, Biscuit and the little girl visit the community garden where they plant flowers with new friends. 10,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Up in the garden and down in the dirt
by Kate Messner
A lyrical follow-up to the award-winning Over and Under the Snow explores the hidden world of a vegetable garden through the seasons of the year, revealing a thriving world of insects and animals below the surface of growing vegetables.
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Plant the tiny seed
by Christie Matheson
A companion to Tap the Magic Tree and Touch the Brightest Star uses interactive spreads to invite children to follow the stages of a tiny seed that is planted and watered before it grows into a beautiful flower.
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The tiny seed
by Eric Carle
A simple description of a flowering plant's life cycle through the seasons
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Bloom boom!
by April Pulley Sayre
A latest entry in the series that includes Raindrops Roll shares introductory flower profiles and combines vibrant photography with simple verses to celebrate the vibrancy and science behind the bursting blooms of floral color in natural springtime environments. 20,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The carrot seed
by Ruth Krauss
Despite everyone's dire predictions, a little boy has faith in the carrot seed he plants
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The curious garden
by Peter Brown
Liam discovers a hidden garden and, with careful tending, spreads color throughout the dark, gray city, in this imaginative picture book with an environmental theme.
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Digger and Daisy plant a garden
by Judy Young
Canine siblings Digger and Daisy agree to plant a springtime garden and grow all kinds of delicious things to eat, a plan Digger augments with a special surprise for his sister. Simultaneous.
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Yasmin the gardener
by Saadia Faruqi
When spring arrives, Yasmin and her Baba plant a garden but Yasmin's flower seedling keeps wilting until her Nani sits in the sun, revealing to Yasmin what the plant needs
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Flower garden
by Eve Bunting
In a simple rhyming text and bold illustrations, a little girl and her father purchase a birthday garden for her motherpansies, tulips, daffodils, geraniums, and daisiesand hurry home to prepare their birthday surprise. Reprint.
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Yucky worms
by Vivian French
While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in helping plants grow
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The gardener
by Sarah Stewart
When she comes to the city to stay with her Uncle Jim, a curmudgeonly baker, Lydia Grace Finch brings along a suitcase full of seeds that she uses to create a wonderful, secret rooftop garden that she hopes will transform Uncle Jim's life. A Caldecott Honor Book. Reprint.
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Grandma's gardens
by Hillary Rodham Clinton
The former First Lady and her daughter recount the special outdoor times they shared with Grandma Dorothy, who taught them that gardens are magical places of learning and discovery where families and friends can gather for stories and special occasions. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Grandpa's garden
by Stella Fry
A gentle tale spanning the course of two seasons follows the efforts of young Billy, who helps his grandfather tend a vegetable patch and watches how their diligent efforts culminate in a flourishing garden filled with good things to eat. Simultaneous.
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A green, green garden
by Mercer Mayer
Little Critter and his family work on growing a garden, and after planting seeds, watering each seedling, and waiting for the plants to grow, they have a green garden with lots of vegetables
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Harriet and the garden
by Nancy L. Carlson
Harriet feels terrible after accidentally trampling a neighbor's garden and ruining her prize dahlia, until she confesses and sets things right
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Just ask! : be different be brave, be you
by Sonia Sotomayor
The boundary-breaking Supreme Court Justice and the award-winning author of Book Fiesta present a celebration of the world's diversity that explains why different people make the world more vibrant and wonderful, just the way a variety of plants and flowers enhance a garden. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Kitty and the sky garden adventure
by Paula Harrison
Frustrated with her initial attempts to grow sunflowers at home, Kitty discovers a wonderful secret roof garden across town that she is challenged to protect from unwelcome visitors. 10,000 first printing. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Moving words about a flower
by K. C. Hayes
This brilliant shaped poem about a resilient dandelion that survives against all odds is full of visual surprises. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Muncha! Muncha! Muncha!
by Candace Fleming
Mr. McGreely makes his dream to have his own little farm come true until the arrival of some hungy bunnies cause him great problems by eating his fresh produce in the middle of the night.
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Sadiq and the Green Thumbs
by Siman Nuurali
Even though it is summer Sadiq goes to religious school four days a week to study the Quran; he and his friends find their teacher, Mr. Kassim, strict and intimidating, but when Sadiq finds out that Mr. Kassim has a injured shoulder he decides to volunteer to help with the gardening--and he convinces his friends to volunteer as well
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