Gardening with Kids Store Book Comparison Chart

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Chart is organized by grade level; to find a particular book, click ctrl-F and type in a word from the title in the "Find" box.

Book Title

SKU #

grade level

 meets nat'l educational standards? activities or resource supporting materials? (glossary, apendices, reading sugg) Earth/Enviro Studies Botany Math Arts Writing Literature Social Studies Music Agricultural Studies Nutrition Communication Life Skills Nature Exploration Project Implementation

10 Terrific Vegetables Book

 11-4507 All ages yes resource yes X X X           X X     X  

Access Nature

 24-4070 All ages yes both yes X X X X   X X   X X X X X X

Accessible Garden for People with Disabilities

 11-4026 All ages n/a resource yes X X                     X X

Basic Composting

 11-2002 All ages n/a resource yes X X                     X  

Growlab: A Complete Guide to Gardening in the Classroom

 10-4009 All ages yes both yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Native American Gardening

 11-4034 All ages yes resource yes X X X X     X X   X X   X  

Schoolyard Mosaics: Designing Gardens & Habitats

11-4508 All ages yes resource yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Science through Multiple Intelligences

 11-4105 All ages yes both yes X X X X X           X X X  

Steps to a Bountiful Kids' Garden

 11-4052 All ages yes both yes X X X   X   X     X X X X X

Teaching Kids to Love the Earth

 24-4068 All ages yes yes yes X         X         X X X  
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The Family Butterfly book

 15-4044 All ages yes resource yes X X                     X  

The Life Cycles of Butterflies

 11-4102 All ages yes resource yes X                       X  

The Worm Café: Mid Scale Vermicomposting of Lunchroom Wastes

 16-4056 All ages yes resource yes X   X       X   X X   X X X

Worms Eat My Garbage

 16-4052 All ages yes resource no X   X             X     X  

Worms Eat our Garbage: Classroom Activities for a Better Environment

 16-4054 All ages yes both yes X X X       X   X X X X X  

Discovering Nature in Young Children+

 11-4117 pre k yes both yes X X X X X X X       X X X X

Digging Deeper: Intergrating Youth Gardens into Schools and Communities

11-4016 pre k- 8 yes both yes X X X X X X X   X X X X X X

Ladybugs

 11-2912 pre k to 1 yes both no X X X X   X X   X   X   X  

Hide a Butterfly

 11-2911 pre k to 2 yes both no X X X X X X X X X   X   X  

Hollyhocks and Honeybees

 11-4123 pre k to 3 yes both yes X X X X X X X X     X   X  
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Garden Fun

 11-4024 pre k to 5 yes activites yes X X                     X X

Green Thumbs: A Kids's Activity Guide

 11-4106 pre k to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X           X  

Kids Garden!

 11-4022 pre k to 5 yes both no X X X       X       X   X  

Nature Time

 11-1001 pre k to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X   X   X  

Nature's Art Box

 11-6141 pre k to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X   X   X  

Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots

 11-4122 pre k to 5 yes both yes X X X X   X X   X X     X  

The Kid's Multicultural Cookbook

 11-4021 pre k to 5 yes activities no     X       X   X X        

Wildlife Habitat

 11-4020 pre k to 5 yes both yes X X X       X       X   X X

Gardening Wizardry for Kids

 11-4027 pre k to 6 yes both no X X X X X X X   X X X   X  

Owl Puke

 11-6246 pre k to 8 yes both no X X                 X   X  
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 meets nat'l educational standards? activities or resource supporting materials? (glossary, apendices, reading sugg) Earth/Enviro Studies Botany Math Arts Writing Literature Social Studies Music Agricultural Studies Nutrition Communication Life Skills Nature Exploration Project Implementation

Weather!

11-6143 pre k to 8 yes both yes X   X   X   X X     X X X  

Schoolyard Habitats

 11-4012 k to 12 yes both yes X X X X X X X   X   X   X  

Leaf Collecting

 11-6146 k to 5 yes both yes X X X                   X  

Beyond the Bean Seed

 11-4036 k to 6 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X   X   X X

Cultivating a Child's Imagination through Gardening

11-4037 k to 6 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Healthy Foods from Healthy Soils

11-2155 k to 6 yes both yes X X         X   X X     X X

Project Seasons

 11-4029 k to 6 yes yes yes X X   X X   X       X   X  

Terrerium Habitats

 11-2910 k to 6 yes both yes X X X     X X   X   X   X  

Growlab Curriculum

 10-4008 k to 8 yes both yes X X X X     X     X X   X X

Math in the Garden

 11-3111 k to 8 yes both yes X X X   X           X   X  
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 meets nat'l educational standards? activities or resource supporting materials? (glossary, apendices, reading sugg) Earth/Enviro Studies Botany Math Arts Writing Literature Social Studies Music Agricultural Studies Nutrition Communication Life Skills Nature Exploration Project Implementation

Take a Backyard Bird Walk

 11-4222 k to 8 yes both yes X X     X   X       X X X  

Totally Treemendous Activities

 11-1211 k to 8 yes both no X X   X X   X       X   X X

Dig, Plant, Grow

11-4321 k-6 yes both yes X X X X X X X           X X

Discovering the Naturalist Intelligence

 11-4107 1 to 6 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

In the Three Sisters Garden

 11-4019 1 to 6 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

The Growing Classroom: Life Lab

 11-4017 2 to 6 yes both yes X X X X X X X   X   X X X  

The Indoor River Book

 18-4038 2 to 8 yes both yes X   X       X   X   X X X  

Health and Nutrition from the Garden

 21-4042 3 to 5 yes both yes X X X           X X     X  

Insectigations

 11-4103 3 to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X           X X

JMG Literature in the Garden

 11-4135 3 to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X   X   X   X X
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JMG Wildlife Gardener

 11-4124 3 to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X       X   X X

Junior Master Gardener Program, L 1 Teacher/Leader Guide

 11-4109 3 to 5 yes resource yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Junior Master Gardener Program, L 1 Youth Handbook

 11-4110 3 to 5 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X X

Seeds of Change:Learning from the Garden

 11-4128 3 to 8 yes both yes X X X X X X X X X X X X X  

Take a Butterfly and Dragonfly Walk

 11-4223 3+ yes resource no X X     X           X   X  

Take a City Nature Walk

 11-4224 3+ yes resource no X       X           X   X  

Take a Tree Walk

 11-4221 3+ yes resource no X X     X           X   X  

Monarch Magic

 15-4049 4 to 12 yes both yes X X   X X           X   X  

Garden Detectives

 11-2210 4 to 8 yes both yes X X X           X       X  

French Fries and the Food System

 21-4041 5 to 12 yes both yes X X X X X X X   X X X X X X
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Growing Ventures

 11-3110 6 to 12 yes both yes X X X   X   X X X   X X X X

The Botany Coloring Book

 11-6002 6 to 12 yes resource no X                   X   X  

Junior Master Gardener Program, L 2

 11-4120 6 to 8 yes both yes X X X X X X X   X   X X X X

Weather Forcasting

 19-4066 7 to 12 yes both yes X   X   X   X X     X X X  

Biology Challenge

 11-4331 8 to 12 yes both no X X X     X             X  

Earth Science Challenge

 11-4332 8 to 12 yes both no X   X     X X   X       X