First peas to the table : how Thomas Jefferson inspired a school garden / Susan Grigsby ; illustrated by Nicole Tadgell.
Material type: TextPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2012.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 28 cmISBN:- 9780807524527
- 0807524522
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Fiction
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Juvenile fiction
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Fiction
- Gardening -- Fiction
- Peas -- Fiction
- Contests -- Fiction
- Schools -- Fiction
- Gardening -- Juvenile fiction
- Peas -- Juvenile fiction
- Contests -- Juvenile fiction
- Schools -- Juvenile fiction
- Gardening -- Fiction
- Peas -- Fiction
- Contests -- Fiction
- PZ7.F6764 Fir 2012
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Lending Books | Elisabeth C. Miller Library Youth Collection | SB455 .G75 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 39352800132912 |
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Includes bibliographical references [p. 30].
This would be a perfect classroom read-aloud. It shares the story of Ms. Garcia’s class project, tracing the history of Thomas Jefferson’s garden with a pea-growing contest. (Miller Library Staff)
Maya and other students in Ms. Garcia's class study techniques used by Thomas Jefferson as they grow pea plants and compete to see whose will produce a bowl full of peas first. Includes an afterword about Jefferson.
Recommended for primary school (age 6-12) and up.