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If you're looking for some great media suggestions for your kids--look no further than our Top Picks! We have a variety of lists in all of our media categories with some wonderful suggestions for kids of all ages. Whether you're looking for great fantasy books for your 8-14 year old or some classic holiday movies, you're sure to find something that your kids will enjoy.

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Gardening Web Sites

Kids Gardening

Did you know that gardening is more than just pretty plants? It involves math, literacy, and even poetry! This site offers a wheelbarrow-load of ideas for teachers and parents.
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on 10+
5 stars

Teaching Youth About Trees - The National Arbor Day Foundation

Trees provide us with shade, lumber, food, and fuel. Trees are great! Wood you ever think there's a way for you to get inexpensive trees? There is. What a releaf. The Arbor Day Foundation folks will help you get growing.
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on 10+
5 stars

Flower Garden Game

This challenging logic puzzle seems deceptively easy at first. Just plant your garden with no more than three flowers in any row or column. Luckily, there is one suggested solution shown, but more exist. Can you find them?
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on 8+
4 stars

Kid's Valley Webgarden

Growing flowers and vegetables takes more than a few seeds and some dirt. It all begins with developing a plan and choosing the right place to plant. The people at Kid's Valley Webgarden will tell you when to plant (depending on the weather in your part of the world), what to plant, and how to do it.
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on 8+
5 stars

My First Garden

When do you start a garden, and how? This site explains how you can judge a seed packet by its cover, how to grow flowers in a pair of old boots, and how to plan and plant a garden at your school.
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on 8+
5 stars

The Great Plant Escape

Bud and Sprout are on hand to help Detective Le Plant solve some of the great mysteries of plant life. Case by case, you will check the clues, try experiments, and solve problems as Bud and Sprout journey into the world of plants.
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on 8+
5 stars

Seussville's Lorax

"I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees!" Even very little children will have fun trying to catch seeds in this Shockwave game inspired by Dr. Seuss. Use your mouse to position your basket just right. If you catch ten seeds, you'll be able to replant the Truffula Forest, and the Truffula Forest is what everyone needs.
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on 5+
5 stars

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