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Our Apple Tree

This story celebrates the life of an apple tree through every season of the year. Readers will learn about the tree coming to life in the spring, fruit starting to grow in the summer, harvesting in the fall, and the rest it requires throughout the winter. The readers will also come to realize that humans

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I’m as Quick as a Cricket

By Wood, Audrey

“I’m as lazy as a lizard, I’m as busy as a bee. Put it all together and you’ve got ME!” This short read encourages children to look within themselves, realize how complex human beings really are, and to celebrate the differences and similarities we undoubtedly share with all the creatures that walk this earth. There

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The Honeybee Man

By Brooker, Krysten; Nargi, Lela

This sweet story depicts the life of Fred, his dog named Copper, his cat named Cat, and his large family of honeybees. Every morning, Fred climbs the stairs up to the roof where he lets his worker bees out to fly over Brooklyn and collect sweet nectar from different flowers, and then puts them to

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The Gigantic Sweet Potato

By Casas, Dianne

After weeks of hard work and tending to her garden, it was finally time for Ma Farmer to harvest her sweet potato and make some sweet potato pie; but when she tried to pull the tasty vegetable from the ground, it wouldn’t budge. With the help of her husband and some friendly farm animals, they

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Compost Stew: An A to Z Recipe for the Earth

By Siddals, Mary

This delightful read will inform young “environmental chefs” about the do’s and don’ts of composting. Mary McKenna Siddals draws you in by mentioning familiar household items that can be composted, but also introduces some not-so-familiar composting substances that will leave students wanting to dig deeper (both figuratively and literally)!

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