The Farm Life


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Preschoolers will have plenty of fun while learning about numbers, colors, and animals.




Farmlife


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Fresh eggs. Grandmother's pickling jars. Backyard orchards Meet new farmers, learn how they grow food, and join the movement preparing their favorite dishes with farm fresh ingredients.




Summer on the Farm


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Eleven-year-old Elva has a very busy summer splashing in the creek, enjoying two family weddings, going to a fair, joining in hymn sings with other Mennonite youth, and helping prepare for school to begin anew.




The Dirty Life


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Documents the first year spent by the Harvard-graduate author with her new husband on their sustainable farm in the Adirondacks, describing how she withdrew from big-city life to be married in their barn loft, the difficult obstacles they faced attempting to provide a whole diet for one hundred locals, and the rewards of a physical-labor lifestyle.




A Farm Life


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Daryln Brewer Hoffstothas observed the fields and forests of her Western Pennsylvania farm for thirty-five years. This collection of twenty-seven essaysexplores birds, mammals, bees, fungi, trees, and other aspects of the natural world. She is a keen observer who delights in sharing what she sees as well as what she learns from naturalists. Her discoveries have strengthened her commitment to protecting the plants and animals that surround us.




Farm Life


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Provides information about the farm, including chores, animals, crops, and machinery.




The Farm That Feeds Us


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The Farm That Feeds Us is a stylishly illustrated non-fiction book looking at the workings of a family farm, the different animals, crops, and machinery, and the rhythm of farm life throughout the year.




Farm Life


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From Highland cows to Polish chickens to Arabian horses, Ford’s compelling animal photography invites readers of all ages on a delightful adventure through the barnyard. Following the acclaimed The Animal Kingdom and Good Dog, Farm Life takes us beyond the barn and into the very heart of America’s vibrant farm animals. This whimsical collection celebrates the spirited charm of these pastoral creatures and invites the viewer on a heartfelt journey of expression, play, and contemplation. There are so many animals—some domestic and some exotic—featured: cows and calves, horses, chickens and chicks, ducks and ducklings, pigs and piglets, sheep and lambs, goats, barn cats, cattle dogs, rabbits, llamas, yaks, and barn owls. Ford’s unmatched ability to capture each animal’s expression not only entertains but also creates a connection between the subject and the reader. Masterful, refreshing, and full of joy, this heartfelt collection of farm animal portraits gives us a beautiful look at the special breeds at the center of farm life, inviting us to witness the wild still within them.







Farm Life, City Life


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Farm Life, City Life is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.2.9 and Literacy.L.2.1f. Full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text teaches the difference between farm and city environments. This book includes a graphic organizer. This book should be paired with “Rural Life, Urban Life" (9781477723463) from the InfoMax Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.