A well-designed book on beans teaches kids about the anatomy of a bean. They cut out parts of a bean and paste them together. There are a lot of good descriptions of the parts of beans, such as the embryo, stored food, and the seed coat....

The Encyclopedia of Life presents this in-depth overview of Soybeans (Glycine max), including their habitats, size, conservation status, and much more. Images of this species, and maps of its global distribution can also be found here.