Lending Library

Farm to School has a lending library available where you can check out books about gardening and eating healthy.

Books are due back to the lending library 2 weeks after check-out. Please return to: 
SC Farm to School Program / 1200 Senate Street / Wade Hampton Building, 5th Floor / Columbia, SC 29201

Author

Title

Category

Grades

Barron, RexShowdown at the Food PyramidEating HealthyLower Elementary
Child, LaurenI Will Never Not Ever Eat A TomatoEating HealthyLower Elementary
Ehlert, LoisEating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to ZEating HealthyLower Elementary
Gibbons, GailFrom Seed to PlantEating HealthyLower Elementary
Koller, JackiePeter Spit a Seed at SueEating HealthyLower Elementary
Miller, PatSophie’s SquashEating HealthyLower Elementary
Rockwell, LizzyGood Enough To EatEating HealthyLower Elementary
Sayre, AprilRah, Rah, RadishesEating HealthyLower Elementary
Scott, EmilyDinner From Dirt: Ten Meals Kids Can Grow and CookEating HealthyUpper Elementary
Ayres, KatherineUp, Down, and AroundGardening/Eating HealthyLower Elementary
Coy, JohnTwo Old PotatoesGardening/Eating HealthyLower Elementary
Gourley, RobbinFirst Garden: The White House Garden and How It GrewGardening/Eating HealthyUpper Elementary
Grigsby, SusanFirst Peas to the TableGardening/Eating HealthyLower Elementary
Pryor, KatherineSylvia’s SpinachGardening/Eating HealthyLower Elementary
Stagliano, KatieKatie’s CabbageGardening/Eating HealthyUpper Elementary
Swann, RickOur School GardenGardening/Eating HealthyLower Elementary
Swann, RickOur School GardenGardening/Eating HealthyLower Elementary
Butterworth, ChrisHow Did That Get In My Lunchbox? The Story of FoodLocal Food/Eating HealthyLower Elementary

Author

Title

Category

Grades

Bunting, Eve Night Tree Ecosystems Upper Elementary
Levine, Sarah Flower Talk: How Plants Use Color to Communicate Ecosystems Upper Elementary
Milner, Charlotte The Bee Book Ecosystems Upper Elementary
Rotner, Shelley The Buzz on Bees: Why Are They Disappearing Ecosystems Upper Elementary
Sullivan, Martha If You Love Honey Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Grigsby, Susan In the Garden with Dr. Carver Gardening/Ecosystems Upper Elementary
Nelson, Kadir If You Plant A Seed Gardening/Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Richards, Jean A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds Gardening/Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Siddals, Mary Mckenna Compost Stew Gardening/Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Slade, Suzanne What If There Were No Bees? Gardening/Ecosystems Upper Elementary

Author

Title

Category

Grades

Aston, Dianna A Seed Is Sleepy Gardening Lower Elementary
Ehlert, Lois Planting a Rainbow Gardening Lower Elementary
Lanza, Patricia Lasagna Gardening Gardening Teacher Resource
Larson, Nathan Teaching in Nature’s Classroom Gardening Teacher Resource
Lin, Grace The Ugly Vegetable Gardening Lower Elementary
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Food Chains and the Food Web in Our Backyard: Secrets of the Garden Gardening Lower Elementary
Zoehfeld, Kathleen Secrets of the Garden Gardening Lower Elementary
Ayres, Katherine Up, Down, and Around Gardening/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Coy, John Two Old Potatoes Gardening/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Gourley, Robbin First Garden: The White House Garden and How It Grew Gardening/Eating Healthy Upper Elementary
Grigsby, Susan First Peas to the Table Gardening/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Pryor, Katherine Sylvia’s Spinach Gardening/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Stagliano, Katie Katie’s Cabbage Gardening/Eating Healthy Upper Elementary
Swann, Rick Our School Garden Gardening/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Swann, Rick Our School Garden Gardening/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Nelson, Kadir If You Plant A Seed Gardening/Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Richards, Jean A Fruit is a Suitcase for Seeds Gardening/Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Siddals, Mary Mckenna Compost Stew Gardening/Ecosystems Lower Elementary
Slade, Suzanne What If There Were No Bees? Gardening/Ecosystems Upper Elementary
Anderson, Shannon I Love Strawberries! Gardening/Local Food Upper Elementary
Olthoff, Katie My Family’s Corn Farm Gardening/Local Food Upper Elementary

Author

Title

Category

Grades

Brisson, Pat Before We Eat from Farm to Table Local Food Lower Elementary
McClure, Nikki To Market, To Market Local Food Upper Elementary
Butterworth, Chris How Did That Get In My Lunchbox? The Story of Food Local Food/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary
Iwai, Melissa Soup Day Local Food/Eating Healthy Lower Elementary

Book Check-Out

To check out one of the above books, please email Michael Cranford at mcranford@scda.sc.gov with the following information:

  • Your Name
  • Organization or School
  • Mailing Address
  • Physical Address (if different)
  • Phone Number
  • Title of Book
  • Author
  • Comments or other suggestions for our Library
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