Oh Say Can You Seed?
Worth, B., & Ruiz, A. (2001). Oh say can you seed? New York: Random House.
Children love Cat and the Hat books, so children will love this book with its focus on plants. Although it is written in the silly Dr. Seuss form, it has lots of good facts for young students. The book gives children many examples of plants and their uses. It is a fun way to get children thinking about, and interested in, plants.
From Seed to Plant
Gibbons, G. (1991). From seed to plant. New York: Holiday House.
This book is very well written for children. There are few words but many pictures of different plants and even plant parts. The book shows seeds and their corresponding plants. The basic parts of the plant labeled are also clear and understandable for young students.
Amazing PlantsHewitt, S. (2008). Amazing plants. New York, NY: Crabtree Pub.
A simply written book, this is full of tons of good information about plants. It describes how plants grow, what they need, the basic parts and more information that young children will love. There are also good terms written at the bottom of each couple pages that keep students learning.
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds
Relf, P., Cole, J., & Speirs, J. (1995). The magic school bus plants seeds: A book about how living things grow. New York: Scholastic.
The book is a fun story for young kids but full of information about how plants come from seeds and the basic parts of plants. The fun pictures and story will keep kids interested but allow them to soak up information while having fun.
How a Seed Grows
Jordan, H. J., & Krupinski, L. (1992). How a seed grows. New York: HarperCollins.
This story is on a reading level close to that of first graders, so some students may be able to read it on their own. It is written in a way that is interesting and will keep children's attention. At the same time it is full of good information about how plants grow from seeds to plants.
First Big Book of AnimalsHughes, C. D. (2010). First big book of animals. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
Written as one of a child's first introductions to animals and facts about them, this book is a great way for students to learn fun facts about animals. Each page has fun facts about the animal's food, shelter and lifestyles. Kids will love the pictures and fun facts while still learning good facts about the animals that are pertinent to the lessons being learned in school.
Pets ABC
Dahl, M. (2005). Pets ABC: An alphabet book. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.
This book introduces students to some living animals and gets them thinking about the fact that animals are all around them. Many students even have animals living in their home as pets. The book also gives a few fun facts about each animal.
African Animals ABC
Schuette, S. L. (2003). African Animals ABC: An Alphabet Safari. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.
This book talks about animals that live in Africa. It introduces students to animals around to world. The fun facts about each animal give information about the things they need such as shelter or food.
Whose House Is This?
Gregoire, E., Alderman, D., & Shea, D. (2005). Whose house is this?: A look at animal homes--webs, nests, and shells. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books.
This child-friendly book shows pictures of animals' habitats and has readers guess which animal lives there. It then gives fun facts about the animal and its shelter. A fun and informative book that introduces students to the variety of shelters for animals.
Amazing Mammals
Head, H. (2008). Amazing mammals. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Amazing pictures and fun facts make this book interesting to young children. Although some parts have a fair amount of text, there are shorter facts and terms that make the book good for younger children. There is also a nice glossary of terms in the back that can be helpful for a teacher or parent reading the book with a young child.
Worth, B., & Ruiz, A. (2001). Oh say can you seed? New York: Random House.
Children love Cat and the Hat books, so children will love this book with its focus on plants. Although it is written in the silly Dr. Seuss form, it has lots of good facts for young students. The book gives children many examples of plants and their uses. It is a fun way to get children thinking about, and interested in, plants.
From Seed to Plant
Gibbons, G. (1991). From seed to plant. New York: Holiday House.
This book is very well written for children. There are few words but many pictures of different plants and even plant parts. The book shows seeds and their corresponding plants. The basic parts of the plant labeled are also clear and understandable for young students.
Amazing PlantsHewitt, S. (2008). Amazing plants. New York, NY: Crabtree Pub.
A simply written book, this is full of tons of good information about plants. It describes how plants grow, what they need, the basic parts and more information that young children will love. There are also good terms written at the bottom of each couple pages that keep students learning.
The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds
Relf, P., Cole, J., & Speirs, J. (1995). The magic school bus plants seeds: A book about how living things grow. New York: Scholastic.
The book is a fun story for young kids but full of information about how plants come from seeds and the basic parts of plants. The fun pictures and story will keep kids interested but allow them to soak up information while having fun.
How a Seed Grows
Jordan, H. J., & Krupinski, L. (1992). How a seed grows. New York: HarperCollins.
This story is on a reading level close to that of first graders, so some students may be able to read it on their own. It is written in a way that is interesting and will keep children's attention. At the same time it is full of good information about how plants grow from seeds to plants.
First Big Book of AnimalsHughes, C. D. (2010). First big book of animals. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic.
Written as one of a child's first introductions to animals and facts about them, this book is a great way for students to learn fun facts about animals. Each page has fun facts about the animal's food, shelter and lifestyles. Kids will love the pictures and fun facts while still learning good facts about the animals that are pertinent to the lessons being learned in school.
Pets ABC
Dahl, M. (2005). Pets ABC: An alphabet book. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.
This book introduces students to some living animals and gets them thinking about the fact that animals are all around them. Many students even have animals living in their home as pets. The book also gives a few fun facts about each animal.
African Animals ABC
Schuette, S. L. (2003). African Animals ABC: An Alphabet Safari. Mankato, MN: Capstone Press.
This book talks about animals that live in Africa. It introduces students to animals around to world. The fun facts about each animal give information about the things they need such as shelter or food.
Whose House Is This?
Gregoire, E., Alderman, D., & Shea, D. (2005). Whose house is this?: A look at animal homes--webs, nests, and shells. Minneapolis, MN: Picture Window Books.
This child-friendly book shows pictures of animals' habitats and has readers guess which animal lives there. It then gives fun facts about the animal and its shelter. A fun and informative book that introduces students to the variety of shelters for animals.
Amazing Mammals
Head, H. (2008). Amazing mammals. Pleasantville, NY: Gareth Stevens Pub.
Amazing pictures and fun facts make this book interesting to young children. Although some parts have a fair amount of text, there are shorter facts and terms that make the book good for younger children. There is also a nice glossary of terms in the back that can be helpful for a teacher or parent reading the book with a young child.