Best Selling Books by Susan Grigsby

A 2011 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2012-2013 Children''s Crown Gallery Nominee 2011 Growing Good Kids—Excellence in Children''s Literature Award Dr. Carver knew everything in nature was connected. Sally is a young girl living in rural Alabama in the early 1900s, a time when people were struggling to grow food in soil that had been depleted by years of cotton production. One day, Dr. George Washington Carver shows up to help the grown-ups with their farms and the children with their school garden. He teaches them how to restore the soil and respect the balance of nature. He even prepares a delicious lunch made of plants, including "chicken" made from peanuts. And Sally never forgets the lessons this wise man leaves in her heart and mind. Susan Grigsby''s warm story shines new light on a Black scientist who was ahead of his time.

Best Children''s Books of the Year 2013, Bank Street College 2013 Growing Good Kids - Excellence in Children''s Literature Award 2013-2014 Macy''s Multicultural Collection of Children''s Literature 2012 Children''s Agriculture Book of the Year, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation 2016 Agriculture Book of the Year, American Farm Bureau Foundation Maya loves contests, so she is excited when her teacher announces they will plant a school garden like Thomas Jefferson''s garden at Monticello—and they''ll have a "First Peas to the Table" contest, just like Jefferson and his neighbors had each spring. Maya plants her pea seeds with a secret head start—found in Jefferson’s Garden Book—and keeps careful notes in her garden journal. But her friend Shakayla has plans of her own for the contest.

A guide to the teeth of different animals which examines "what ancient civilizations believed about teeth and how scientists use teeth to learn about past societies and solve investigations in the present. With ... diagrams and tips, you''ll learn how to keep your smile happy and healthy and how to keep your pet''s teeth clean and pristine"--Amazon.com.

Wisteria is famous for creating disasters during show and tell, but she does not expect yet another spectacle when she brings something old to school.