Appelhof, Mary.
Worms Eat my Garbage
. Kalamazoo, MI: Flower Press, 1982.
Berger, Melvin.
Jobs that Save Our Environment
. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1973.
Introduces the many careers available in the field of environmental control, including weather forecaster, geophysicist, oceanographer, plant ecologist, sewage plant worker, forest fire watcher, and city planner.
Burton, Maurice and Robert Burton.
The New International Wildlife Encyclopedia
. Milwaukee: Purnell References Books, 1980.
A 21-volume encyclopedia devoted to the physical characteristics, behavior, and natural environment of animals, birds, and fishes of the world.
Campbell, Stu.
Let it Rot!: The Gardener’s Guide to Composting
. Charlotte, VT: Garden Way, 1975.
Composting and organic farming.
Cornell, Joseph.
Sharing Nature with Children: A Parents’ and Teachers’ Nature-Awareness Guidebook
. Nevada City, CA: Ananda Publications, 1979.
Nature study and games.
Coss, Francine Conelli,
I Wear My Genes Inside-Out: The Genetic Characteristics of Animals
. New Haven, CT: Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute, 1996.
Related Yale New Haven Teachers Institute Unit.
Daniel, Mark.
A Child’s Treasury of ANIMAL VERSE
. New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1989.
An illustrated collection of rhymes, songs, and poems about animals from Belloc, Rossetti, Wordsworth, and other British and American writers of the nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Davis, Burke.
Newer and Better Organic Gardening
. Putnam, 1976.
A guide to organic vegetable gardening, including instructions for making compost, preparing the soil, and planting and caring for a garden without using poisons.
Farr, Roger C. and Dorothy S. Strickland.
The Treasure Tree
. Volume 1 and
Volume 2. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1993.
Contains Kindergarten curriculum used by New Haven Public Schools.
Hanna, Jack.
Jack Hanna’s Ultimate Guide to Pets
. New York: Putnam, 1996.
Harr, Jonathan.
A Civil Action
. New York: Vintage Books, 1995.
Heriteau, Jacqueline.
Grow It, Cook It
. New York, NY: Perigee Books, 1983.
Revised edition of “The How to Grow and Cook It Book of Vegetables, Herbs, Fruits, and Nuts,” (1970).
Jeavons, John.
How to Grow More Vegetables than You Ever Thought Possible on Less Land than You Can Imagine: A Primer on the Life-Giving Biointensive Method of Organic Horticulture
. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, 1991.
Kraus, Robert.
Leo the Late Bloomer
. Weston, CT : Weston Woods Studios, 1983.
Filmstrip: Leo, a young tiger, finally blooms under the anxious eyes of his parents.
Lauber, Patricia.
Fur, Feathers, and Flippers
. New York: Scholastic, 1994.
Animal habitats and ecology.
Lavies, Bianca.
Compost Critters
. New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 1993.
Describes what happens in a compost pile and how creatures, from bacteria and mites to millipedes and earthworms, aid in the process of turning compost into humus.
Leinwoll, Stanley.
The Book of Pets
. New York: J. Messner, 1980.
Provides information about the cost, care, feeding, breeding, and housing of the most popular pets.
Pleasant, Barbara.
The Gardener’s Bug Book: Earth-Safe Insect Control
. Pownal, VT: Storey Communications, 1994.
Insect pests, biological control and organic gardening.
Rockwell, Harlow.
The Compost Heap
. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1974.
Explains simply how a compost heap is made and how it turns into soil.
Schindel, Morton.
Stone Soup
. Weston, CT: Weston Woods Studios, 1955.
Motion Picture: 1 film reel (11 min.); 16 mm. An iconographic retelling of the old tale about three hungry soldiers who come upon a French village and are told that there is no food to eat. Putting their heads together, they cook up a soup of stones and a clever way of tricking the villagers.
Schindel, Morton.
Stone Soup
. Weston, CT., Weston Woods Studios, 1955.
Filmstrip: A retelling of an old folktale about three French soldiers who trick the villagers into giving them food.
Silverstein, Shel.
The Giving Tree
. New York, Harper & Row, 1964.
A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.
Smith, Alison.
The Kids’ Nature Almanac: Great Outdoor Discoveries and Activities for Parents and Children
. New York: Crown Trade Paperbacks, 1995.
Natural history, nature study, and activity programs.
Steele, Mary Q.
Anna’s Garden Songs
. New York: Greenwillow Books, 1989.
A collection of fourteen poems about the beet, potato, radish, onion, and other plants found in the garden.
Woodcock, John.
The Visual Dictionary of Animals
. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1991.
Labels internal and external views of such animals as birds, lizards and snakes, elephants, butterflies and moths, rabbits and rodents, primates, and sharks, and discusses animal tracks and animal classification.
Yepsen, Roger B., Jr.
The Encyclopedia of Natural Insect and Disease Control
. Emmaus, PA: Rodale Press, 1984.
Protection of plants, organic gardening, and garden pests.
HyperStudio¨ 3.0 7w
. Roger Wagner Corporation. Elgin, IL: Educational Resources.
Let’s Get Growing!
Company Catalog, 1997. 1-800-408-1868