Activities:

Activities from Books and Web Sites


Articles:

LOWLY WONDERS. Mother Earth News
Foster, Steven., April/May 1995, issue 149. (excerpt) (PDF 68.6 kb)

Watershed Ways
Nine things to like about dandelions By Lynn Jones
Spring 2002 (PDF 87.5 kb)


Resources:

Dandelion Books

Curriculum Resources (PDF 98.9 kb)

Dandelion Books

Busch, Phyllis S. Lions in the grass: the story of the dandelion, a green plant. Cleveland: World Pub. Co, 1968.
Examines in word and photographs how and where a dandelion grows. (TPL)

Gail, Peter A. The dandelion celebration: a guide to unexpected cuisine. Cleveland: Goosefoot Acres Press, 1994.
A dandelion cookbook.

Himmelman, John. A dandelion’s life. New York: Children’s Press, 1998.
Life cycle of a dandelion, describing germination, growth, visits by insects and withering of its stem in winter. [TPL]

Hogan, Paula Z. and Miyake, Yoshi. The life cycle of the dandelion. Milwaukee: Raintree Children’s Books, 1979.
Describes in simple terms the life cycle of a dandelion. [TPL]

Kottke, Jan. From seed to dandelion. New York: Children’s Press, 2000.
How a seed becomes a dandelion

Kudlinski, Kathleen V. Dandelions. Minneapolis: Lerner Pubs., 1999.
Describes physical characteristics and life cycle of the plant, originally brought by English settlers to plant in their gardens.

Posada, Mia. Dandelions: stars in the grass. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books, 2000.
Rhyming text presents the dandelion, not as a weed, but as a flower of great beauty. Includes information about the flower, recipes and science activities.

Selsam, Millicent Ellis and Wexler, Jerome. The amazing dandelion. New York: Morrow, 1977.
Discusses the life cycle of the dandelion, an extremely hardy plant with often overlooked nutritional value. [TPL]

Watts, Barrie. Dandelion. London: Black, 1987.
Describes in simple text and illustration how a dandelion changes from a flower to a dandelion clock and how the seeds are blown away. [TPL]

Wilensky, Amy S. Dandelions: celebrating the magical blossom. San Francisco: Council Oak Books, 2000.
A compendium of dandelion lore including history, recipes, instructions for making dandelion paper and hair rinses, along with poems and sayings.

Williams, Barbara. Hello dandelions! New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1979.
Introduces dandelions and some of the things one can do with them. [TPL]