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Children's Section Wish List
The Elisabeth C. Miller Library now has a dedicated space for our Children's Collection and the Parent/Teacher Resource Collection. Please help us increase the number of books by purchasing one of the titles on the list below to donate to the library. Please select hardcover books, which will hold up well through multiple lendings. Or simply choose a title and donate money for library staff to purchase it. For easy shopping go to the Amazon wish list version.
Preschool (ages 3-5 and up) |
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| TITLE | AUTHOR |
PRICE |
| Night of the Veggie Monster | George McClements | $9.00 |
| Maisie and the Botanic Garden Mystery | Aileen Paterson | import |
| Mrs. Spitzer's Garden | Edith Patton | $10.00 |
| The Flower | John Light | $12.00 |
| A Salmon for Simon | Betty Waterton/Ann Blades | $14.95 |
| Don't Squash That Bug! The Curious Kid's Guide to Insects | Natalie Rompella | $15.00 |
| Fruits | Sara Anderson | $8.95 |
| Vegetables | Sara Anderson | $8.95 |
| Up, Down, and Around | Katherine Ayres/Nadine Westcott | $11.55 |
| The Plant Sitter (hardcover) | Gene Zion/Margaret Bloy Graham | out of print but may be available used. |
| The Enormous Potato | Aubrey Davis | $10.00 |
| The Whole Green World | Tony Johnston/Elisa Kleven | $11.70 |
| Our Apple Tree | Gorel Kristina Naslund | $11.00 |
| Fletcher and the Falling Leaves | Julia Rawlinson/Tiphanie Beeke | $16.99 |
| The Giant Carrot | Jan Peck/Barry Root | $12.00 |
| The Umbrella | Jan Brett | $11.55 |
| Pumpkin Town! | Katie McKy/Pablo Bernasconi | $9.00 |
| A Drop of Water | Gordon Morrison | $11.00 |
| The Tree | Dana Lyons/David Lane Danioth | $14.95 |
| The Giant Cabbage | Cherie B. Stihler | $19.25 |
| My Father's Hands | Joanne Ryder | $11.00 |
| Tiny Green Thumbs | C.Z. Guest | $10.87 |
| Trout are Made of Trees | April Pulley Sayre/Kate Endle |
$10.85
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| Watch Me Plant a Garden | Jack Otten | $17.00 |
| Who Is in the Garden? | Vera Rosenberry | $11.00 |
| Squish! A Wetland Walk | Nancy Luenn/Ronald Himler | out of print but may be available used |
| A Garden for a Groundhog | Lorna Balian | $11.96 |
| The Tale of Peter Rabbit | Beatrix Potter | $6.99 |
| A Day at the Market | Sara Anderson | $11.21 |
Primary (ages 6-12 and up) |
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| TITLE | AUTHOR | PRICE |
| The Talking Vegetables | Won-Ldy Paye/Margaret H. Lippert/Julie Paschkis | $16.95 |
| The Ever-Living Tree | Linda Vieira/Christopher Canyon | $10.00 |
| In My Backyard | Margriet Ruurs/Ron Broda | $18.95 |
| Dirty Rotten Bugs? | Gilles Bonotaux | $14.95 |
| Farmer George Plants a Nation | Peggy Thomas/Layne Johnson | $14.00 |
| Alejandro's Gift | Richard E. Albert | $15.25 |
| Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator | Sarah C. Campbell | $15.00 |
| Priscilla and the Hollyhocks | Anne Broyles/Anna Alter | $12.50 |
| Coyote Plants a Peach Tree | Mary L. Brown | $5.00 |
| How We Know What We Know About Our Changing Climate: Scientists and Kids Explore Global Warming | Lynne Cherry/Gary Braasch | $12.21 |
| The Global Garden | Kate Petty and Jennie Maizels | $20.00 |
| A North American Rain Forest Scrapbook | Virginia Wright-Frierson | $2.95 |
| Miss Lady Bird's Wildflowers | Kathy Apelt | $5.00 |
| From Seed to Plant | Allan Fowler | $13.45 |
| Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas | Cheryl Bardoe/Jos. A. Smith | $18.95 |
| Anna's Garden Songs | Mary Q. Steele/Lena Anderson | $16.95 |
| Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow | Joyce Sidman/Beth Krommes | $11.00 |
| An Apple for Harriet Tubman | Glennette Tilley Turner | $15.95 |
| Alison's Zinnia | Anita Lobel | $12.00 |
| The Gardening Book | Jane Bull | $11.00 |
| Backyard Detective | Nic Bishop | $11.87 |
| Better Homes and Gardens New Junior Garden Book | Felder Rushing | $ 5.15 |
| Johnny Appleseed | Steven Kellogg | $11.89 |
| The Gazebo | Ethel Pochocki | $15.95 |
| Woody Hazel and Little Pip | Elsa Beskow | $16.00 |
Secondary (ages 13-18) |
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| TITLE | AUTHOR | PRICE |
| Wise Child | Monica Furlong | $10.00 |
For Parents and Teachers |
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| TITLE | AUTHOR |
PRICE |
| Growth Through Nature: A Preschool Program for children with disabilities | Stephanie L Molen, et al. | $25.00 |
| Teaching Green: The Middle Years | Tim Grant/Gail Littlejohn | $17.50 |
| Teaching Green: The High School Years | Tim Grant/Gail Littlejohn | $17.50 |
| Greening School Grounds | Tim Grant/Gail Littlejohn | $18.00 |
| Natural Learning (softcover) | Robin C. Moore | $30.00 |
Last modified: June 14, 2008 Saturday, 14-Jun-2008 13:22:54 PDT