The Whiteside County Farm Bureau Foundation is offering six grants of up to $200 to pre-school through high school teachers in Whiteside County, in a public or private school system, to fund the purchase of books for the classroom that promote agricultural literacy.
Below is a list of books eligible for purchase with grant funds.
STEM in Agriculture
- The Great Pumpkin Smash by Lori Haskins Houran (K-3)
- Time to Shine by Catherine Daly (K-3)
- How to Grow a Monster by Kiki Thorpe (K-3)
- The Runaway Chicken by Kiki Thorpe (K-3)
- Slime King by Catherine Daly (K-3)
- 7 Days Till Ice Cream by Bernardo Feliciano (K-3)
Livestock
- The Pig War by Emma Bland (2-4)
- Tales of the Dairy Godmother: Chuck’s Ice Cream Wish by Viola Butler (K-3)
- Sonya’s Chickens by Phoebe Wahl (PK-2)
- Barn at Night by Michelle Houts (K-3)
- If You Want to Knit Some Mittens by Laura Purdie Salas (K-3)
Seasons
- I Love Strawberries by Shannon Anderson (K-3)
- Winged Wonders: Solving the Monarch Migration Mystery by Meeg Pincus (1-4)
- Thankful by Elaine Vickers (K-3)
- Zee Grows a Tree by Elizabeth Rusch (K-3)
Food and Culture
- Magic Ramen by Andrea Wang (PK-2)
- Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens by Elizabeth Lilly (K-3)
- Feasts and Festivals Around the World: From Lunar New Year to Christmas by Alice B. McGinty (K-3)
- Saturday at the Food Pantry by Diane O’Neill (PK-2)
- Watercress by Andrea Wang (K-4)
Illinois Authors
- The Superlative A. Lincoln by Eileen Meyer (K-4)
- Pick a Pumpkin by Patricia Toht (PK-2)
- The Inventor’s Secret by Suzanne Slade (K-3)
- The Water Lady by Alice B. McGinty (K-3)
- The Buzzy Bee Book for Kids by Alice B. McGinty (PK-2)
Ag in Past, Present, and Fictional Worlds (Jr./Sr. High Collection)
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (5-8)
- Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson Haddix (5-9)
- Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata (5-9)
- The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep by Allan Wolf (9-12)
- Flip the Bird by Kym Brunner (7-12)
The online application opens September 6, 2022, with the final day to apply being Friday, January 27, 2023. Winning applicants will be notified within five business days of submitting an application.
A final report will be due by Friday, May 13, 2022. A separate online final report link will be emailed to grant recipients.
Funds will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis until exhausted.
Please direct questions to Matt Lillpop, Executive Director of the Whiteside County Farm Bureau Foundation, matt.wcfb@gmail.com or call/text (815) 441-8572.