READING LIST
This hand-curated reading list is designed just for teachers and other educators who want to integrate Vermont Harvest of the Month themes into the classroom. Many of these are books that you can find in your library or local bookstore. The associated educator flyers for each month include instructions and activities for each reading.
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SWISS CHARD | SEPTEMBER
» Growing Vegetable Soup, by Lois Ehlert
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KALE | OCTOBER
» Captain Kale and the Super Foods, by Amy Roth
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SWEET POTATOES | NOVEMBER
» Little Sweet Potato, by Amy Beth Bloom
» Sweet Potato Pie, by Kathleen Lindsey |
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WINTER SQUASH | DECEMBER
» The Little Squash Seed, by Gayla Scale
» Pumpkin Pumpkin, by Jeanne Titherington » Too Many Pumpkins, by Linda White |
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DAIRY | JANUARY » Let's Visit a Dairy Farm, Sarah Doughty and Diana Bentley
» Ox Cart Man, Donald Hall » Two Cool Cows, Toby Speed |
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CABBAGE | FEBRUARY
» Cabbage and Kings, by Elizabeth Seabrook
» Katie's Cabbage, by Katie Stagliano » The Giant Cabbage, by Cherie Stihler Educator Flyer |
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MAPLE | MARCH
» At Grandpa's Sugar Bush, by Margaret Carney
» The Maple Syrup Book, by Marilyn Linton |
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CARROTS | APRIL
» The Giant Carrot, by Jan Peck
» Carrot Soup, by John Segal » The Carrot Seed, by Ruth Krauss |
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RADISHES | MAY
» Rah Rah Radishes: A Vegetable Chant, by April Pulley Sayre
» The Vegetables We Eat, by Gail Gibbons » Runaway Radish, by Janice Levy |
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MIXED GREENS | JUNE
» From Seed to Plant, by Gail Gibbons
» Oliver's Vegetables, by Vivian French » Plants on My Plate, by Cathy Smith » The Tiny Seed, by Eric Carle » Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables, by Meredith Sayles Hughes » Sell What You Sow, by Erica Gibson |
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CUCUMBERS | JULY
» A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds, by Jean Richards
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MELONS | AUGUST
» Watermelon Day, Kathi Appelt
» Watermelon for Everyone, Martha Rose Woodward » The Fruits We Eat, Gail Gibbons |
