Have you ever wondered how plants grow or what it´s like to drive a tractor? There are a number of excellent books with accurate information about agriculture to satisfy your curiosity! Below are some recommendations for the 3rd through 5th grade level. You can find more recommendations in the Accurate Agriculture Book List.

• A Seed in Need, by Sam Godwin
• All in Just One Cookie, by Susan E. Goodman
• Beyond the Bean Seed, by Nancy Allen Jurenka
• Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin, by Jessica Gunderson
• Food: The Struggle to Sustain the Human Community, by Jake Goldberg
• From Flower to Honey, by Robin Nelson
• From Seed to Plant, by Gail Gibbons
• George Washington Carver: Ingenious Inventor, by Nathan Olson
• George Washington Carver: Scientist and Inventor, by Judy Monroe
• Harvest Year, by Chris Peterson
• Hooray for Dairy Farming!, by Bobbie Kalman
• How Plants Grow, by Angela Royston
• I Drive a Tractor, by Sarah Bridges
• Living In a Rural Area, by Lisa Trumbauer
• Louis Pasteur and Pasteurization, by Jennifer Fandel
• Midday Meals Around the World, by Michele Zurakowski
• Our Generous Garden, by Anne Nagro
• Out and About at the Dairy Farm, by Andy Murphy
• Pigs on the Farm, by Mari C. Schuh
• Rainmakers: A Photographic Story of Center Pivots
• The Edible Pyramid, by Loreen Leedy
• The Life Cycle of the Sunflower, by Linda Tagliaferro
• The Magic School Bus Meets the Rot Squad, by Joanna Cole
• The Tree Farmer, by Chuck Leavell and Nicholas Cravotta
• Water Wise, by Susan Blackaby
• What’s for Lunch, Eggs, by Claire Llewellyn