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41) Pumpkins in fall
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Visit a pumpkin patch and learn how pumpkins grow and how they are made into jack-o-lanterns. Color photos and easy-to-read text tell kids about this favorite symbol of the fall season"--
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Much of our food comes from seeds. But where do our seeds come from? And where are they going? For much of human history, farmers saved their own seed stocks to ensure a good harvest from year to year. In the mid-twentieth century, governments became involved in seed saving, creating massive seed libraries cataloguing thousands of varieties. This biodiversity has come under attack in recent decades, as corporations have replaced heirloom varieties...
44) Apple harvest
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Explains what picking apples at an apple orchard is like.
48) Picking apples
Author
Pub. Date
1998.
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs describe the process of getting apples from the tree to trucks that are used to ship them everywhere.
49) Carrots
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the carrot, from the time it begins to grow from a seed until it is eaten.
50) Wheat
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Introduces wheat, from the time it is planted in a field until it is made into different foods.
51) Oranges
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the orange, from the time it begins to grow from a seed until it is sold in a farmer's market.
52) Tomatoes
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the tomato, from the time it begins to grow on a vine until it is made into different kinds of foods.
53) Cranberries
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Introduces the cranberry, from the time it begins to grow on a vine until it is made into cranberry sauce and other foods.
54) Harvest time
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Simple text and photographs describe how several different crops, including pumpkins, corn, potatoes, and cranberries are picked and gathered by humans and by machine.
55) Apples
Author
Pub. Date
2000.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Describes what apples look like, how they grow, and what we use them for.
Author
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Historically, seed companies were generally small, often family-run businesses. Because they were regionally based, they could focus on varieties well-suited to the local environment. However the absorption of these small, independent seed businesses into large multinationals, combined with the advancement of biotechnology resulting in hybrids and GMO seeds, has led to a serious loss of genetic diversity. The public is now at the mercy of the corporations...
59) Harvest year
Author
Pub. Date
1996.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
A photographic essay about foods that are harvested year-round in the United States.
60) Harvest home
Author
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A young farm girl and her family bring in the new harvest and celebrate with prayers, songs, and a festive meal.
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