Plants, Plants, Plants by Cecilee Hayes

Baker, Lucy . Life in the Desert. New York: Franklin Watts, 1990. Describes plants and animals in the desert.

Barrett, Norman. Deserts. New York: Franklin Watts, 1989. A book about different deserts.

Burnie, David. Seashore. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 1994. Describes plants found near the seashore.

Canizares, Susan. Cactus Names. New York: Scholastic, 1998. Gives the names and pictures of cacti.

Canizares, Susan and Betsey Chessen. Colors in the Desert. New York: Scholastic, 1998. Describes plants and animals found in the Sonoran Desert.

Canizares, Susan. Evergreens are Green. New York: Scholastic, 1998. Describes the Evergreens in different seasons.

Carle, Eric. The Tiny Seed. New York: Scholastic, 1987. This is a story about seeds from a flower and how they become new plants.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus on the Ocean Floor. New York: Scholastic, 1992. Describes the plants and animals found in the ocean.

Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus Plants Seeds. New York: Scholastic, 1995. This book tells the story of seeds and the flowers that make them.

Greenaway, Theresa. The First Plants. Austin,Tx. : Steck –Vaughn Co.,1991. Pictures of plants found in water.

Heller, Ruth. The Reason For a Flower. New York: Scholastic, 1983. This is a poem about the reasons for a flower.

Krauss, Ruth. The Carrot Seed. New York: Scholastic, 1945. A little boy plants a carrot seed.

Marsh, T.J. and Jennifer Ward. Way Out in the Desert. Flagstaff, Az: Northland Publishing Company, 1998. Describes plants and animals found in the Sonoran Desert.

McMillan, Bruce. Summer Ice Life along the Antarctic Peninsula. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co., 1995. Describes plants and animals along the Antarctic Peninsula.

Merrill, Claire. A Seed Is a Promise. New York: Scholastic, 1973.  Explains how a seed has a promise of a new plant.

Ricciuti, Edward R. Rainforest. New York: Marshall Cavendish Corp., 1996.A book about the rainforest.

Rinard, Judith E. Wonders of the Desert World. The National Geographic Society, 1976. An informative book about plants and animals found in the desert.

Sabin, Francene. Wonders of the Forest. New Jersey: Troll Associates, 1982. Explains the forest, its layers, and the plants and animals found in the forest.

Sanders, John. All About Deserts. New Jersey: Troll Associates, 1984. Answers questions about hot and cold deserts.

Willow, Diane and Laura Jacques. At Home in the Rain Forest . Watertown, Ma.: Charlesbridge Publishing, 1991. An introduction to life in the Amazonian  rain forest

Teacher Resources:

       Books

AIMS Education Foundation. Primarily Plants. Fresno: AIMS Education Foundation, 1990.

       Web Sites

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/seeds4.html.
    Use this site to show children how a seed travels.

http://www.scholastic.com/index.asp
   Use this site for lesson plans and reproducibles on plants.

http://kidsgardening.tripod.com/index.htm
   Gardening tips for children and plant requirements

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/blsciact13html?terms=plants
   Additional information about plants

http://homeschooling.about.com/library/bl1sci.htm
    Science unit lesson plans for 1st grade about plants

http://www.sasked.gov.sk/doc/elemsci/gr1ucesc.html
   A unit on plants for 1st graders

http://urbanext.uiuc.edu/gpe/
  "The Great Plant Escape"

http://www.vg.com
   Virtual garden with 3000 species

http://www.hcs.ohio-state.edu/hes/hes.html
   1400 links to images

http://www.campbell.k12.ky.us/links/webquest/plants/plantquest.htm
   A unit designed to teach studens to design a pamphlet or brochure about plants

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/root2.html
   A site about plant roots

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3715/germ6.html
   A site about germination

http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3608/plantsgrow.html
   A site about plant growth

http://everest.ento.vt.edu/Courses/Undergraduate/IHS/distance/lecture_files/Lecture21/page3html
   A site about plant parts and their jobs

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/plants/glossary/
   A glossary of plants

http://www.dcs.edu/hasp/Plants/index.html
   Lesson plans on plant growth and development with emphasis on hands-on activities
 
 

       Assessment Tools

Seed Worksheet
Plants, Plants, Plants Rubric