The story of the world’s most popular grain.

The story of sugar and other sweet things.

The staff of life - where it comes from, how we use it.

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A discussion of leaves, their uses, and many interesting facts and legends of them.

Unearths fascinating information on roots.

A study of medicinal herbs. Frontispiece is by the Petershams.

A look at how cotton is grown and used.

An omnibus containing The Story Books of Wool, Cotton, Silk, and Rayon.... View More

The author and artist turn their attention to the shrubs that give substance to our gardens.... View More

A carnivorous plant is captured and brought back to civilization - and ends up in the zoo.

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An exploration of the origins and development of our favorite fruits.

Facts and lore about our favorite fruits.

Everyone tells him his carrot won’t come up, but the little boy knows better.

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An exploration of the wild foods growing in North America.

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Fifty stories about farm activities with 100 color illustrations by Tenggren.

The two little gardeners plant their garden in spring, then weed it and water it and defend it from bugs and critters, ‘til fall. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Six volumes from the First Book series in one, including: The First Book of Bees, The First Book of Birds, The First Book of Bugs, The First Book of Plants and The First Book of Trees.... View More

Three professors and their housekeeper help the sassafras girl keep Spring alive through the winter.

A story about families growing cranberries on Cape Cod.

Fifty stories about farm activities with 100 color illustrations by Tenggren. This version may only have forty stories.

A book on gardening for children.

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Fun things to know about the seashore.

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Stories and poems about the natural world for older readers.

An anthology of stories and poems about the world we live in for younger children.

A collection of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A practical handbook of gardening and outdoor living, prepared in cooperation with the Ford Motor Company.

An illustrated guide to selecting, planting and caring for your lawn and garden.

A collection of nature poems.

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An illustrated look at the plant and animal life in the great southern cypress swamps.

This collection of chapters from the Doctor Dolittle series includes many illustrations by the author which were not used in the original publications. Read online at archive.org.... View More

Includes Doctor Dolittle’s Circus, Zoo, Caravan, Garden, In the Moon, Return.

Tells the story of sugar cane and sugar through the ages.

Fiona the cabbage moth and Jeremy the shamrock find friendship.

Five short fables or stories about the natural world.

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Sally accompanies her mother and the baby to the grocery store.

A not-too-serious look at everyone’s favorite confection.

A gardner’s carrots mysteriously grow larger and larger year by year.

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When the mouldy invades the great garden of the world, the Princess Talitha sets out to defeat him, but the hedgehog wins him. Read online at archive.org.  ... View More

Pauline Baynes brings to life the words of this world-famous hymn by Cecil Frances Alexander.

With the see-through plastic cards, you can make illustrations of familiar fruits and vegetables smile and frown. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Stories of the inhabitants of the green meadows, woods and streams.

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Peter gets to help when the steam thrasher comes to his father’s farm.

When third grader Holly Evans sent her portable gardens into the ionosphere the results are amazing, stupendous, gigantic! Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The second volume in the history of the Dougan family farm in Beloit, Wisconsin.

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The little pumpkin wants to grow up to scare the mice out of the farmer’s field. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A not-too-serious look at everyone’s favorite confection, in a new revised edition.

Badger Girl is delighted to find the biggest turnip she has ever seen growing in her vegetable garden, but when the time comes to harvest the giant root, she is unable to pull it up without help from family and friends.