Tops and Bottoms, adapted and illustrated by Janet Stevens, Scholastic, Inc, 1995, ISBN 0-590-97550-1
Fay School summary: This tale celebrates the trickster tradition of overcoming hardship by using one's wits when Hare turns his bad luck around by striking a clever deal with the rich and lazy bear down the road.
Really cute story that can be used in so many ways! Besides being a really clever story of survival in hard times, it teaches lots about vegetables: those we eat that grow above the ground (broccoli, lettuce, celery), and those we eat that grow below the ground (carrots, beets, radishes). And the corn, which grows in the "middle" according to Hare. With a little expansion, this story can be used to show some elements of food production and be used to prompt prediction.
Would work well to create a felt board divided in half horizontally: sky above and dirt below. Attach the vegetables and their roots/stalks appropriately. Bring in fresh vegetables too! (Some kids don't know that vegetables don't always come in a can...).
Here's a link to some other books about vegetables and gardens.
BTW, Fay School in Southborough, MA, has a terrific website for their school library. Look under the Academics tab at the top of the page. Library and Curriculum are listed under Academics. You gotta love that!
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