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Children's Literature — Insects and Spiders

Amazing Spiders by Alexandra Parsons. Nonfiction.

Amazing World of Ants by Francene Sabin. Nonfiction.

Are you a Bee? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries. Nonfiction/fiction.

Are you a Butterfly? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries. Nonfiction/fiction.

Are you a Spider? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries. Nonfiction/fiction.

Audubon Society First Field Guide – Insects by Christina Wilsdon. Nonfiction.

Beekeepers by Linda Oatman High. Fiction/nonfiction.

Bees and Wasps by David Eastman. Nonfiction.

Big Bug Book by David Carter. Pop up book.

Big Bug Search by Caroline Young and Ian Jackson. Nonfiction.    

Brilliant Bees by Linda Glaser. Nonfiction.

Bugs by Mary Novick and Jenny Hale. Nonfiction.

Butterflies (Hello Readers Level 2) by Karen Shapiro. Nonfiction.

Butterflies Fly by Yvonne Winer.  Nonfiction/fiction/poetry.

Butterflies in the Garden by Carol Lerner.       

Butterfly Counting Book by Jerry Ballotta. Nonfiction.

Butterfly House by Eve Bunting. Nonfiction/fiction.

Clara Caterpillar by Pamela Duncan Edwards. Fiction.

Creepy Crawlies by John Stidworthy. Nonfiction.

Firefly Night by Carole Gerber.         

From Caterpillar to Butterfly by Deborah Heiligman. Nonfiction.

Giant Book of Bugs by Jim Pipe. Nonfiction.

Good Bugs for Your Garden by Allison Mia Starcher.        

Honeymakers by Gail Gibbons. Nonfiction.

I Wish I Were a Butterfly by James Howe. Fiction.

Insectlopedia by Douglas Florian. Poetry.

Insects are My Life by Megan Mcdonald. Fiction.

Ladybug Garden by Celia Godkin.

Ladybugs by Mia Posada. Nonfiction.

Magic School Bus Butterfly and the Bog Beast by Joanna Cole. Nonfiction/fiction.

Mighty Spiders! by Fay Robinson. Nonfiction.

Miss Spider's Tea Party by David Kirk.           

Monarch Butterfly by P. Garland. Nonfiction.

Monarch Butterfly by G Gibbons. Nonfiction.

Monarch Butterfly of Aster Way by Elizabeth Ring. Nonfiction.

Monarch Magic!  by Lynn M Rosenblatt.      

National Audubon Society Field Guide to Insects by the National Audubon Society. Nonfiction.

Peterson First Guides – Insects by Christopher Leahy. Nonfiction.

Prince of Butterflies by Bruce Coville. Fiction.

Simon and Shuster's Guide – Insects by Ross H Arnett and Richard L Jacques. Nonfiction.

Sophie's Masterpiece by Eileen Spinelli. Fiction.

The Spider and the Fly by Tony Diterlizza and Mary Howitt. Poetry.

Spiders by Deborah Merrians. Nonfiction.

Spiders by Gail Gibbons. Nonfiction.

Spiders and Scorpions by Paul Hillyard. Nonfiction.

Spiders Spin Webs Yvonne Winer. Nonfiction/fiction.

The Family Butterfly Book by Rick Mikula.

The Honey Makers by Gail Gibbons.

Thinking About Ants by Barbara Brenner. Nonfiction/fiction.

Under One Rock by Anthony D Fredricks. Nonfiction.

Usborne First Nature Creepy Crawlies by Cathy Kilpatrick. Nonfiction.

Very Hungry Caterpillar (2) by Eric Carle. Nonfiction/fiction.

Waiting for Wings by Lois Ehlert.Fiction/nonfiction.

What Lives in the Garden? by John Woodward. Nonfiction.

Where Butterflies Grow by Joanne Ryder. Nonfiction/fiction.

 
Kids Comments on Farm to School

From Nikolay
The garden lets me learn outside of school. It let me be able to smell different smells. I like to taste things in our garden.
 
From Ashley
The school garden helps me make good food choices when I'm shopping with my folks.
 
From Sam D.
Thank you for teaching us about growing and planting plants. It was graet seeing Swiss chard and kale plants. And zinnias lettuce and onin seeds. We will all water and wamth.
 
From Breanna
I platid some onions. I appreciate you lating us have a garden. It was fun pulling the weeds. And fun plating the seeds. When some of them need pold we will pull them up.
 


 
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