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Topic: Plants

Subtopics: Companion Planting, Host Plant Specialization, Invasive Plant Species, Plant Blindness, Plant Communities, Plant Life Cycle, Plant Needs, Seeds, Trees

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Big Tree

by Brian Selznick

“Merwin. All life is in danger. Remember, life began as a gift, and it must always be treated as such. No matter how unstoppable the danger seems, no matter how unavoidable, there’s always something you can do.”

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Birdsong

by Julie Flett

“Our new home sits on a hill overlooking a field … The field is covered in snowdrops.”

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Braiding Sweetgrass

by Robin Wall Kimmerer

“Children hearing the Skywoman story from birth know in their bones the responsibility that flows between humans and the earth.”

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Eco Girl

by Ken Wilson-Max

“Dad told Eve how each tree has its own special part to play in the world, taking care of animals and people.”

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Every Leaf a Hallelujah

by Ben Okri

“You humans seem to think that we trees are just decoration. But we are beings like you. We feel. We respond to love and attention. You should see how we glow when we are loved.”

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Green Rising

by Lauren James

“It was impossible not to care for the plants around her when she could feel their drowsy, contented vibrations as they soaked up the sunlight and fresh rainwater. In a best-case scenario, Dad would understand when she explained that she needed to take responsibility for their pollution.”

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Greenwild: The World Behind the Door (Book #1)

by Pari Thomson

“Daisy felt all around her the unmistakeable atmosphere of Mallowmarsh on the breeze: of cool water and silver birches and plum trees, the tang of rich and concentrated green magic that had built up in one place for centuries. She was almost dizzy with it. How could she have not sensed it before?”

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Horizon: Forbidden West

by Guerrilla Games

“It’s not about the distant hope of creating a new world. It’s about preserving the one we have.”

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How Does My Fruit Grow?

by Gerda Muller

“Before a fruit can grow, there has to be a flower”

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Impossible Creatures

by Katherine Rundell

“He’s a guardian. He had not been clear, until this moment, what that meant: it meant this feeling. It meant burning to keep watch, for that which needed to be watched. It meant burning to keep it safe. It meant a ferocious and careful love.”

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Julie and the Mango Tree

by Sadé Smith

“Julie loved all kinds of fruit. But the ones she loved most were mangoes.”

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Jungledrop

by Abi Elphinstone

“My brother and my friend in Jungledrop taught me that worlds are not built by people of power!” she cried. “Worlds are built by people who care! Kingdoms go on because kindness goes on.”

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Just a Worm

by Marie Boyd

“I’m not just a worm. I can do lots of things.”

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Listen to the Language of the Trees

by Tera Kelley

“The forest gave what it had, so the giant tree might live”

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Little Dandelion Seeds the World

by Julia Richardson

“Swish, swirl, one hundred seeds fly. / One little seed flies with the wind, far, far away.”

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