Plants and Flowers

Bennis Colorful Flowers

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Squirrel Benny and his friends want to have the prettiest flower garden in the whole squirrel wood, but first they have to plant the seeds. Watch out, though, as each squirrel can plant seeds only in planters with matching colors.

Grade Level:

Primary

Play Time:

15 min.

My Very First Game: Flower Fairy

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A cooperative stacking game to recognize and match colors.

Grade Level:

Primary

Content Area:

Science

Play Time:

5 min.

Raccoons and Ripe Corn

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Copies: 6

The corn is ripe...and the raccoons are hungry. As the moon rises a mother raccoon and her two young begin an all night feast in a cornfield. Acclaimed nature artist Jim Arnosky gives young children an unforgettable wildlife-watching experience.

Author:

Jim Arnosky

Lexile:

690L

Song of the Water Boatman & Other Pond Poems

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Copies: 1

From spring’s first thaw to autumn’s chill, the world of the pond is a dramatic place. Though seemingly quiet, ponds are teeming with life and full of surprises. Their denizens—from peepers to painted turtles, duckweed to diving beetles—lead secret and fascinating lives. A unique blend of whimsy, science, poetry, and hand-colored woodcuts, this Caldecott Honor-winning collection invites us to take a closer look at our hidden ponds and wetlands. Here is a celebration of their beauty and their mystery.

Author:

Joyce Sidman

The Gardener

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Copies: 1

Lydia Grace Finch brings a suitcase full of seeds to the big gray city, where she goes to stay with her Uncle Jim, a cantankerous baker. There she initiates a gradual transformation, bit by bit brightening the shop and bringing smiles to customers' faces with the flowers she grows. But it is in a secret place that Lydia Grace works on her masterpiece -- an ambitious rooftop garden -- which she hopes will make even Uncle Jim smile.

Author:

Sarah Stewart

Lexile:

AD570L