• IAITC 2023-2024 
    Teacher Book Grant Application

    Grant Amount: up to $250.00

    Apply for this grant for the opportunity to receive ag-accurate books for your
    classroom library to integrate agriculture into a variety of curriculum areas.

    How it Works:

    1. Select one of the book grant categories.
    2. Choose any combination of books within that category up to $250.00.
    3. Submit this application by Friday, October 20, 2023.
    4. Successful grant recipients will:
      • Be notified via email by November 10, 2023.
      • Submit a Funding Agreement, signed by you and your building  principal, by December 8, 2023. Failure to do so will forfeit the grant.
      • Receive your books shipped directly to your school.
      • Submit a Final Grant Report by Friday, May 31, 2024, to tell us how you used your books.
         

    The Fine Print:

    • Classroom teachers and librarians in the state of Illinois are eligible to apply.
    • Each educator may submit only one grant application.
    • Book grants may be awarded to more than one educator in the same school.
    • High school ag teachers may apply with an elementary teacher if their students/FFA members are working with a specific classroom.
    • You may contact your county Ag Literacy Coordinator for help with this application.
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  • Book Grant Categories

  • Soil

  • Erosion - $7.00
    by Darcy Pattison
    (Grades 1-5) Paperback

     

  • Under Your Feet - $8.00
    by Dr. jackie Stroud
    (Grades K-3) Hardcover

  • A Seed Grows - $10.00
    by Antoinette Portis
    (Grades K-3) Hardcover

  • Up in the Garden and Down in the Dirt - $5.00
    by Kate Messner
    (Grades K-3) Paperback

  • What About Worms!? - $6.50
    by Ryan T. Higgins
    (Grades K-3) Paperback

  • Life on the Farm

  • Barn at Night - $10.00
    by Michelle Houts
    (Grades K-2) Hardcover

  • Farm Boots - $10.00
    by Lisl Detlefsen
    (Grades K-2) Hardcover

  • Potatoes for Pirate Pearl - $10.00
    by Jennifer Concepcion
    (Grades PK-3) Hardcover

  • My Grandpa, My Tree, and Me - $13.00
    by Roxanne Troup 
    (Grades K-5) Hardcover

  • Logan's Greenhouse - $5.00
    by JaNay Brown-Wood
    (Grades PK-2) Paperback

  • Celebrating Diverse Foods & Families

  • I Ate Sunshine for Breakfast-$10.00
    by Michael Holland
    (Grades 2-4) Hardcover

  • Soul Food Sunday-$12.00
    by Winsome Bingham
    (Grades PK-3) Hardcover 

  • Pizza: A Slice of History-$10.00
    by Greg Pizzoli
    (Grades PK-3) Hardcover

  • Dumpling Day-$6.50
    by Meera Sriram
    (Grades PK-4) Paperback

  • May Your Life Be Deliciosa-$12.00
    by Michael Genhart & Loris Lora
    (Grades K-3) Hardcover

  • Pumpkin Pie for Sigd-$12.00
    by Jennifer Tzivia MacLeod
    (Grades K-2) Hardcover

  • Graphic Novels

  • Measuring Up-$9.00
    by Lily LaMotte & Ann Xu
    (Grades 3-7) Paperback

  • Stepping Stones-$7.00
    by Lucy Knisley
    (Grades 3-7) Paperback

  • Apple Crush-$7.00
    by Lucy Knisley
    (Grades 3-7) Paperback
    (sequel to Stepping Stones; can be read independently)

  • Pumpkinheads-$12.50
    by Rainbow Rowell
    (Grades 7-9) Paperback

  • The Great American Dust Bowl-$7.00
    by Don Brown
    (Grades 7-9) Paperback

  • Little Monarchs - $10.00
    by Jonathan Case
    (Grades 4-7) Paperback

  • Chapter Books

  • Prairie Lotus-$7.00
    by Linda Sue Park
    (Grades 5-8) Paperback

  • What We Harvest-$6.00
    by Ann Fraistat
    (Grades 7-9) Paperback

  • As Brave as You-$5.00
    by Jason Reynolds
    (Grades 5-8) Paperback

  • Dry-$8.00
    by Neal Shusterman
    (Grades 9-12) Paperback

  • Save Me a Seat-$6.00
    by Sarah Weeks
    (Grades 4-7) Paperback

  • Three Strike Summer-$6.00
    by Sklyer Schrempp
    (Grades 4-7) Hardcover

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