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Katherine Pryor

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Katherine Pryor is an award-winning children’s book author and good food advocate. She grew up in California and Arizona before moving to Seattle to study food and farming. Her books are widely used in school garden curriculum, nutrition education, and anti-hunger initiatives. In addition to writing, Katherine has worked to create better food choices at institutions, large corporations & food banks.

She made her picture book debut with Sylvia’s Spinach, which is widely used to support nutrition education and school garden curriculum. Her second picture book, Zora's Zucchini, won the 2016 Growing Good Kids Book Award. Her third picture book, Bea's Bees, was called "a necessary addition to elementary library shelves as an important contributi ...more

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	Zora's Zucchini (Kids Garden Club, 2) by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Anna Raff (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 3.96 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 2015 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Home Is Calling: The Journey of the Monarch Butterfly by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Ellie Peterson (Illustrator) 4.45 avg rating — 146 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sylvia's Spinach (Kids Garden Club, 1) by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Anna Raff (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.94 avg rating — 123 ratings — published 2012 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bea's Bees by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Ellie Peterson (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 81 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spring Is for Strawberries by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Polina Gortman (Goodreads Author) (Illustrator) 3.83 avg rating — 88 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Garden! by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Rose Soini (Illustrations) 3.77 avg rating — 64 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Attack of the Hangries by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Thiago Buzzy (illustrator) 4.35 avg rating — 34 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Rain! by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Rose Soini (Illustrator) 4.67 avg rating — 9 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hello, Snow! by Katherine Pryor (Goodreads Author), Rose Soini (illustrator) 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	50 Ways 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A delightful book celebrating creativity and perseverance. The relationship between the siblings really rings true: they may bicker, but when one is upset, the other instinctively knows how to help. Great backmatter on the math & science behind kite ...more
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An absolutely beautiful book that will help children navigate natural disasters and displacement. I love that the main character finds a way to help others even in the most challenging situation of her young life. This is a book I'll recommend again ...more
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