The Enormous Turnip (2.3 First Reading Level Three (Red)) (Usborne First Reading, Level 3)
by Katie Daynes
The classic story of The Enormous Turnip retold with simple text and delightful illustrations. When the farmer can’t pull a turnip out of the ground, he enlists his entire family to help him. But just how big can a turnip grow?! First Reading Level Three titles help beginner readers develop reading stamina and include character sheets or maps and the main story. Part of the Usborne Reading Programme developed with reading experts at the University of Roehampton.
Seed, Soil, Sun. With these simple ingredients, nature creates our food. Once again, noted author Cris Peterson brings both wonder and clarity to the subject of agriculture, celebrating the cycle of growth, harvest, and renewal. Using the corn plant as an example, she takes the reader through the story of germination and growth of a tiny corn seed into a giant plant reaching high into the air, with roots extending over six feet into the ground. This American Farm Bureau Foundation's Agriculture...
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When Laura Ingalls Wilder was a little girl in the late 1800's, her family moved nine times in three years. The Wilders faced great hardships on the prairie. The crops they planted were destroyed by grasshoppers. Brutal snowstorms brought them close to starvation. But for Laura, who was born with her father's pioneer spirit, home wasn't a house--it was being with Ma, Pa, Mary, and baby Carrie. At the age of 65 she put pen to paper and wrote about memories. Through hard work and the help of her d...
Farmyard (A3 Colouring Pad)
In Fun Farm, there are lots of children's most loved animals to colour in
My Very Important Lift-the-Flap Book Farm (My Very Important Lift-the-Flap)
This lift-the-flap book encourages interactivity and introduces children to the fun of the farm. Little learners can lift more than 80 flaps and discover fun facts and information about their favorite subject on every page with this interactive lift-the-flap book series. My Very Important Lift the Flap Book: Farm will take children aged 3-5 on a tour of the farmyard and discover what a fun-packed year on the farm looks like. As they explore and lift the flaps on each page, little ones can rev...
Nat Love (Grandes Personajes en la Historia de los Estados Unidos)
by Tracie Egan
Zieglers and Their Apple Orch (Our Neighborhood (Childrens Press Paperback))
by Alice K Flanagan
This is the definitive visual history of the tractor. The complete history of farm machinery, from steam and vintage tractors to the latest combine harvesters is showcased in this lavishly illustrated volume. Packed with images and tractor data on more than 200 iconic machines, The Tractor Book explores the entire range of tractors and farming machines from around the world, such as Fordson Model F and Massey-Harris GP. Histories of famous models, such as John Deere and Massey Ferguson, sit alon...
Farms are busy places throughout the year. Animals are born; fields are plowed and planted, and crops are harvested. The winters are quiet, but there are always chores to be done . . . and soon spring will come again. Here Gail Gibbons describes the activities and special qualities of life on a family farm.
Blake Shelton (Big Buddy Pop Biographies Set 2)
by Katie Lajiness
A story of quiet contemplation and steely resolve by the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, illustrated for readers of all ages. “I returned to the spot, even though the sun had already set, I cast my hook into the water and waited. I don't think there is a deeper silence in the world than the silence of water. I felt it then and never forgot it.” On the banks of a river near his grandparents’ farm, a boy is about to catch a big fish. At the same moment that he loses his prey, the boy h...
Do you get books from a public library in your town or even in your school library? In many remote areas of the world, there are no library buildings. In many countries, books are delivered in unusual way: by bus, boat, elephant, donkey, train, even by wheelbarrow. Why would librarians go to the trouble of packing books on the backs of elephants or driving miles to deliver books by bus? Because, as one librarian in Azerbaijan says, "Books are as important to us as air or water!" This is the intr...
Máquinas Grandes Para El Campo (Big Farm Machines) (Maquinas Grandes)
by Tracy Nelson Maurer
The farm animals are off for a ramble in the countryside. Let's see what adventures they get up to. Young children will love pressing the squishy heads to make funny animal sounds on every page. The rhyming story and bold artwork will amuse and delight children everywhere.