These are books recommended by the National Ag Council

• Alpha Bakery - Children's Cookbook. General Mills, Inc. Minneapolis, MN. 1991.
• The Almond Orchard. Coats, Laura Jane. McMillan Publishing Co. New York. 1991.
• The Amazing Apple Book. Borgeois, Paulette Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. Reading, MA. 1990
• Amazing Bats. Greenway, Frank. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. ISBN 0-679-81518-X
• Amazing Insects. Mound, Lawrence. Alfred A. Knopf. New york. ISBN 0-679-83925-9
• The Amazing Dirt Book. Borgeois, Paulette. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. Reading, MA. 1990.
• The Amazing Potato Book. Borgeois, Paulette. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co., Inc. Reading, MA. 1991.
• Animal Close Ups - The Bee. Starosta, Paul. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1991. ISBN 0-88106-430-0
• Bean and Plant. Bach, Christine and Barrie Watts. Silver Burdett Press. Morristown, NJ. 1986 ISBN 0-382-09300-3
• Busy, Buzzy Bus. Fowler, Allan. Childrens Press. Parsippany, NJ. 1995. ISBN 0-516-46037-4
• Butterflies. Phelps Hunt, Joni. Silver Burdett. Parsippany, NJ. 1995. ISBN 0-382-24874-0
• Chicken and Egg. Bach, Christine and Jens Olosen. Silver Burdett Press. Morristown, NJ. ISBN 0-382-09959-1
• Color Crunch. Reasoner, Charles. Price Stern Sloan, Inc. (a member of Putnam & Grossett Group.). Los Angeles, CA. 1996. ISBN 0-8431-3936-6
• Corn Belt Harvest. Bial, Raymond. Houghton Mifflin. Boston, MA. 1991.
• Cotton Now and Then. Bates Willing, Karen and Julie Bates Dock. Now and then Publications. Ashland, OR. (541)482-7935
• Eating the Alphabet. Ehlert, Lois. Hartcourt Brace Jovanovich. San Diego, CA. 1989.
• Epitaph for a Peach - Four Seasons on My Family Farm. Harper Collins Publishers. New York. 1995. ISBN 0-06-251024-X
• Extra Cheese, Please! Peterson, Chris. Boyds Mills Press. Honesdale, PA. 1994. ISBN 1-56397-1771
• Farm Facts. American Farm Bureau Federation. Park Ridge, IL. 1996. (847)685-8858
• The Flower Alphabet Book. Pallotta, Jerry. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1988. ISBN 0-88106-679-6
• From Seed to Plant. Gibbons, Gail. Holiday House. New York. 1991. ISBN 0-8234-0872-8
• Going Lobstering. Pallotta, Jerry. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1990 ISBN 0-88106-689-3
• The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Children's Cookbook. Morrow Jr. Books. New York. 1997. ISBN 0-688-13375-7
• Growing Vegetable Soup. Ehlert, Lois. Hartcourt Brace Jovanovich. San Diego, CA. 1988.
• Harvest Year. Peterson, Chris. Boyds Mills Press. Honesdale, PA. 1996.
• Horses. Budd, Jackie. Kingisher. New York. 1995. ISBN 0-88106-676-1
• The Icky Bug Alphabet Book. Pallotta, Jerry. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1996. ISBN 0-88106-676-1
• In a Pumpkin Shell. Storey Gillis, Jennifer. Storey Communications. Pownal, VT. ISBN 0-88266-771-8
• Insects. Phelps Hunt, Joni. Silver Burdett. Parsippany, NJ. 1995. ISBN 0-382-24879-1
• An Introduction to Biology. Chisolm, Jane and David Beeson. Usborne Publishing, Ltd. Revised Edition. 1993. ISBN 0-86020-707-2
• Kids Gardening. Raftery, Kevin. Klutz Press. San Diego, CA. 1989. ISBN 0-932592-25-2
• Make and Applie Pie and See the World. Priceman, Marjorie. Alfred A. Knopf. New York. 1994.
• Messipes. Gordon, Lynn. Random House. New York. 1996. ISBN 0-679-87426-7
• Mr. Jay in Farmland (K-3 student readers) Missouri Agriculture in the Classroom, P.O. Box 658. Jefferson City, MO 65102.
• My Mom's a Vet. Horenstein, Henry. Candlewick Press. Cambridge, MA.
• The Popcorn Book. diPaola, Tomie. Holiday House. New York. 1978.
• The Random House Book of Horse and Horsemanship. Rodenas, Paula. Random House. New York. 1997. ISBN 0-394-88705-0
• Science in the Kitchen. Heddle, Rebecca. Usborne Publishing, Ltd. London. 1992. ISBN 0-746-00974-7
• Science with Plants. Univin, Mike. Usborne Publishing, Ltd. London. 1992. ISBN 0-746-00976-3
• Seeds of Change. Viola, Herman J. and Carolyn Margolis. Smithsonian Institute Press. Washington, 1991.
• The Spice Alphabet Book. Pallotta, Jerry. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1994. ISBN 0-88106-899-3
• Strawberry. Coldrey, Jennifer and George Bernard. Silver Burdett Press. Englewood, NJ. 1989.
• Tops and Bottoms. Stevens, Janet. Hartcourt Brace and Company, New York. 1995.
• A Tractor Goes Farming. Harrington, Roy. American Society for Agricultural Engineering. St. Joseph, MO. 1995. (800)695-2723
• The Very Hungry Caterpiller. Carle, Eric. Philomel Books. New York. 1994. ISBN 0-399022690-7
• The Victory Garden Vegetable Alphabet Book. Pallotta, Jerry and Bob Thomson. Charlesbridge Publishing. Watertown, MA. 1992. ISBN 0-88106-685-0
• What Happens to Your Food? Smith, Alistair. Usborne Publishing, Ltd. London. 1997. ISBN 0-7460-25041
• Why does Popcorn Pop? Ripley, Catherine. Owl Books. Toronto (distributed by Firefly Books, New York) 1997. ISBN 1-895-68870-1

Resource Books

• The Agriculture Dictionary. Herren, Ray V. and Roy L. Donahue. Delmar Publishers, Inc. 1991.
• Agriculture Fact Book 1996. United States Department of Agriculture, Office of Communications. Washington, DC. 1996.
• Biodiversity and Pest Management in Agroecosystems. Alteri, Miguel A. Haworth Press, Inc. 1993/94
• Career Opportunities in Agriculture. Food and Agricultural Careers for Tomorrow. Purdue University. 1996. (317)494-8473
• Facts not Fear - A Parent's Guide to Teaching Children About the Environment. Samera, Michael and Jane S. Shaw. Regnery Publishing, Inc. Washington, DC 20003. ISBN 0-89526-488X
• Food Guide Pyramid. United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Consumer Services. To order, contact Consumer Information Center, Department 159-Y, Pueblo, CO 81109.
• The Growing Classroom. Jaffe, Roberta. 1990. agAccess (916)756-7177
• Integrating Sustainable Agriculture, Ecology and Environmental Policy. Olson, Richard K. and raymond P. Poincelot. Haworth Press University. 1996. (317)494-8473 Company, Inc. 1992.
• Minimum Tillage Farming/No Tillage Farming. Hayes, W.A. and Harry Young. 1982. (916)756-7177
• Plants for People. Lewington, Anna. 1990. agAccess. (916)756-7177
• Saving the Plant with Pesticides and Plastics. Avery, Dennis T. Hudson Institute. Indianapolis, IN. 1995. (317)545-1000 ISBN 1-55813-051-9
• Science in Your Shopping Cart. United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. Washington, DC. 1997. (301)344-2340
• Seeds to Civilization: The Story of Food. agAccess. 1990. (916)756-7177
• Soybean Utilization. Snyder, Harry E. The Haworth Press, Inc. 1987. agAccess. (916)756-7177
• Toward a More Sustainable Agriculture. Poincelot, Raymond P. The Haworth Press, Inc. 1986.