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Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom

Agricultural Literacy Curriculum Matrix

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The Summer My Father Was Ten

That was the summer the boy lost a baseball under a tomato plant in Mr. Bellavista's garden. And someone tossed a tomato back instead of a baseball. A lively battle took place, which seemes like great fun at the time, but in the end Mr. Bellavista's garden had been destroyed. In a touching story of one boy's efforts to make amends, we see the rebuilding of a garden and the forming of a relationship across generations.

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Pat Brisson

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