Let's Welcome Spring

Visit the webpage for Explore and Discover Spring, a community project of North Adams Public Schools, as we explore and discover the wonders of spring!

Listed in alphabetical order. Lexile levels listed below each book if available.

a place

A Place for Birds by Melissa Stewart

a place

A Place for Butterflies by Melissa Stewart

seed

A Seed is Sleepy by Dianna Hutts Aston

CMC 3 copies AD750L

Teacher's Guide

seed

A Seed is the Start by Melissa Stewart

and

And Then It's Spring by Julie Fogliano

trees

Backyard Science Trees

crayola

Crayola Spring Colors by Jodie Sheperd

dulcie

Dulcie's Collection by Susan Blackaby

Scott Foresman 540L CMC 18 copies

exploring

Exploring Seeds by Kristin Sterling

first

First Nature Encyclopedia

IG840L CMC 3 copies

frog

Frog and Toad are Friends by Arnold Lobel 400L

from

From Seed to Plant by Gail Gibbons

from

From Seed to Plant Delta Science Reader

581L CMC 2 copies plus 2 Big Book copies

from

From Seed to Sunflower by Mari Schuh

510 L Epic link

grow

Grow with me Sunflower by Kate Riggs

growing

Growing New Plants by Jennifer Colby

growing

Growing Vegetable Soup by Lois Ehlert

how

How a Garden Grows by Miranda Kelly

how

How a Seed Grows by Helene J. Jones

how

How Do Plants Grow? by Julie Lindgren

How

How Does a Seed Sprout? by Melissa Stewart

850L no resources available yet

how

How Do Plants Grow? by Melissa Stewart

hummingbird

Hummingbird by Quinn M. Arnold

400L CMC 11 copies

spider

Next Time You See a Spiderweb by Emily Morgan

CMC 3 copies

one

One Bean by Anne Rockwell

510L CMC 1 copy

plants

Plants Can't Sit Still Rebecca Hirsch

plant

Plant Life Cycles by Anita Genari

CMC 7 Copies

planting

Planting the Wild Garden by Kathryn O. Galbraith

seed

Seed to Plant by Kristin Baird Rattini

Seed

Seed Surprises by Andrew Willette

580L SF66B CMC 21 copies

spring

Spring Blossoms by Carole Gerber

Read Aloud link

560L* Epic link

Available on Sora

coral

The Coral Kingdom by Laura Knowles

CMC 3 copies

The Dandelion Seeds Big Dream

The Dandelion Seeds Big Dream by Joseph Anthony

tiny

The Tiny Seed

the vegetables

The Vegetables We Eat by Gail Gibbons

three

Three River Junction by Saranne Burnham

CMC 1 copy

trees

Trees in Spring Jennifer Fretland Vanvoorst

trees

Trees and Leaves by Althea

CMC 1 copy

up

Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt by Kate Messner

CMC 3 copies

Read Aloud link

roots

What Do Roots Do? By Kathleen Kudlinski

570L CMC 5 copies

what is

What is a Seed?

CMC 27 copies

worm

Worms by Laura K. Murray

zoom

Zoom In! Scott Foresman 2C

Nature Detective Hill Farm Journal: Chicks in a Box CMC 28 copies

Educator Resources

hands

Hands-On Nature Vermont Institute of Natural Science

CMC 1 copy

vermont

Vermont Institute of Natural Science

last

Last Child in the Wood by Richard Louv

CMC 9 copies

echo

science

Marvelous Monarchs

Resources by Categories

Butterfly

monarch

Monarch Magic! by Lynn Rosenblatt

CMC 1 copy

monarch

Monarch Butterfly USA

monarch

Monarch Resources

multi

Multimedia Gallery

the butterfly

The Butterfly Website

See many amazing butterfly resources!

monarch

Monarch Life Cycle Poster

butterfly

Butterfly clipart, coloring pages, and more!

butterfly

Butterfly Teaching Tools

Women in Science

Anna Comstock

out

Out of School and Into Nature - The Anna Comstock Story

Read Aloud by Primary Playdate

Epic link

Rachel Carson

rachel

Rachel Carson Pioneer of Ecology

830L CMC 16 copies

Meet Rachel Carson One Stop Science Shop

job

Listening to Crickets

A Job Well Done Booklet SF 3C & The Falcons of Third Avenue

CMC 36 copies

“Those who dwell among the beauties and mysteries of the earth are never alone or weary in life.” Rachel Carson

BLE

Early Women in Science

Clare Walker Leslie

http://www.clarewalkerleslie.com/

nature

Drawn to Nature

CMC 1 copy

nat

The Nature Connection

CMC 1 copy

journal

Keeping a Nature Journal

CMC 3 copies

Plants Stories

res

Books with Music Extensions

The Curious Garden by Peter Brown

Read A..loud by Mr. Paulson

Emily Arrow - Curious Garden Song (with hand motions & lyrics!)

Spring Craft Ideas

Make leaf imprints in clay. By The Artful Parent