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There are many\u00a0tiny city farms <\/em>scattered <\/em>across London where urban school children can\u00a0 experience farming up-close.\u00a0 The children can\u00a0pet sheep, feed goats, see how fruits and vegetables are grown, and, if they are lucky,\u00a0harvest some of the produce.\u00a0 If we had city farms here, the book I would read to my future students\u00a0before a field trip is\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>Pick, Pull, Snap!:\u00a0 Where Once a Flower Bloomed\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>by Lola M. Schaefer<\/strong>.\u00a0 What do peaches, raspberries, peas, corn, peanuts and pumpkins\u00a0have in common?\u00a0They all begin with a flower.\u00a0 Lindsay Barrett George’s <\/strong>lifelike paintings take centerstage as they illustrate\u00a0a\u00a0flower being pollinated; the developing fruit; and finally, after you\u00a0 fold-out the page, a child picking, pulling, or snapping the ripe fruit.<\/p>\n Curriculum Connections<\/strong><\/p>\n It’s the detailed pictures–a bloom left on the end of a peapod, a cross-section showing seeds in\u00a0fruit, a cut-away showing a tangle of peanuts underground–that make Pick, Pull, Snap!<\/em>\u00a0a great tie-in to any elementary grade-level\u00a0life science unit on plants. (VA SOL 1.4, 2.4b and 4.4a & b).<\/p>\n Additional Resources Book<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0Pick, Pull, Snap!:\u00a0 Where Once a Flower Bloomed<\/a>\u00a0 There are many\u00a0tiny city farms scattered across London where urban school children can\u00a0 experience farming up-close.\u00a0 The children can\u00a0pet sheep, feed goats, see how fruits and vegetables are grown, and, if they are lucky,\u00a0harvest some of the produce.\u00a0 If we … Continue reading
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\nAuthor<\/strong>:\u00a0 Lola M. Schaeffer
\nIllustrator<\/strong>:\u00a0 Lindsay Barrett George
\nPublisher<\/strong>:\u00a0 Harper Collins Publisher
\nPublication Date<\/strong>:\u00a0 March 2003
\nPages<\/strong>:\u00a0 32
\nGrade Range<\/strong>:\u00a0\u00a0K – 5
\nISBN-13<\/strong>:\u00a0 9780688178345<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"