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Books to Read - posted from El Cajon, CA
Our natural resources / Jennifer Overend Prior, Ph.D. ages 6-11
Natural resources / Nancy Dickmann (ages 10-12, because it's so hard to find younger books
on this subject from my library!)
Natural resources / Richard and Louise Spilsbury (ages 9-11)
Natural resources / Annabel Griffin (ages 9-12)
The Earth Gives More by Sue Fleiss
What Are Natural Resources by Bruce Larkin
This is our earth / Laura Lee Benson
Tomie DePaola's Popcorn Book
Ours: 100 pounds of popcorn by Hazel Krantz (ages 2-6)
From wheat to bread / Penelope S. Nelson
From wheat to bread / by Bridget Heos
From wheat to bread / by Stacy Taus-Bolstad
From wheat to bread / by Kristin Thoennes Keller
The Biography of Cotton by Carrie Gleason
Cotton by Healy-Johnson, Guinevere
Turning cotton into clothes / Amy Hayes
Joseph and the Cottonseed
Cows by Julie Murray
Cows by Kari Schuetz
The Trouble With Longhorns
Space Cows by Eric Seltzer
Interrupting Cow: New Tricks for the Old Dog by Yolen, Jane
Hey! Mr. Logger by Grace Brannigan n/a
Big Tree Down! By Lawlor, Laurie
Lucy Meets a Logger by Stephanie Fuller
A log's life / by Wendy Pfeffer
Timber! By Tim Livingston
The Christmas Coal Man
The Coal Thief By Adams, Alane
Coal Power by Amy Rea
Energy from coal / by J.P. Press
How coal is formed / by Blair Belton (8-10)
Coal miner / Nick Gordon (8-12)
Bear Goes Sugaring by Maxwell Eaton
Almost Time by Schmidt, Gary D
How is maple syrup made? / by Grace Hansen
Maple syrup from the sugarhouse Laurie Lazzaro Knowlton
Curious George makes maple syrup
The missing maple syrup sap mystery, or, How maple syrup is made / story and pictures by Gail Gibbons
Oscar the Little Pumper by Lucas Wurtz
Goodnight Drilling Rig
O is for Oilfield
https://oerbhomeroom.com/digital-books/
Drilling rigs / by Kenny Allen
Oil by John Farndon
PB&J Hooray! Your Sandwich's Amazing Journey From Farm to Table by Nolan, Janet
Peanuts / by Golriz Golkar
Planting peanuts / by Christine Platt
The story of peanut butter : it starts with peanuts / Robin Nelson
From peanuts to peanut butter : by Bridget Heos
Eppie, the elephant (who was allergic to peanuts) / written by Livingstone Crouse
An Orange for Frankie by Polacco, Patricia
Nothing Rhymes With Orange by Rex, Adam
One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street By Rocklin, Joanne
An Orange in January
By Aston, Dianna Hutts
In the Groves by Floren, Andrea Cruz,
Oranges / Amy Culliford (baby to 7 years)
Oranges / Cecelia H. Brannon n/a
WATCH: Blippi Visits an Orange Farm (20 min)
Oranges / by Inez Snyder
Orange Porange Howard Pearlstein (do RAL)
Construction Site: Farming Strong, All Year Long
The Farm That Feeds Us: Follow a Family Farm Through All Four Seasons (3-8 years), also listed as The farm that feeds us : a year in the life of an organic farm / Nancy Castaldo ; illustrated by Ginnie Hsu.
The world that feeds us / Nancy Castaldo (ages 5-10)
Cows Can Moo! Can You? All About Farms (Cat in the Hat) by Bonnie Worth
Tapping Sugar Maples and Making Sap in Wisconsin - posted from Citrus Heights, CA
THE MOST DELIGHTFUL man shows his process of tapping trees and making syrup. He also shows older tools used in the past AND explains the signals from nature he uses to help him know when the time is right for tapping.
Video about how paper is made from trees - posted from Dhahran, Eastern Province
Here is a helpful video about how paper is made from trees.