The Farm That Feeds Us: A Year in the Life of an Organic Farm
by Nancy Castaldo (Author) Ginnie Hsu (Illustrator)
Explore the workings of a small-scale, organic family farm and experience the rhythm of farm life. In the spring, visit the chicken coop, till the fields, and tour the farm machinery. When summer comes, plant corn, meet the pollinators, and head to the county fair. In the fall, make pies and preserves, harvest pumpkins, and put the fields to sleep. Winter activities include trimming and pruning the orchard, seed shopping, and baking bread.
To conclude your year on the farm, learn what you can do to support the farmers who pick our carrots and raise the cows for our milk. A glossary defines key sustainable farming terms.
Through this colorful and intimate look at life on a small-scale farm, children will learn not only how the farm feeds us, but how the farmer must feed and care for the farm.
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Gr 2-5--This illustrated nonfiction book depicts the rhythm and everyday duties of life on a family farm. Castaldo organizes the details of farm operation by seasonal work. Readers learn about the purpose of a farm through the frame of the required year-round maintenance. The text shares facts about the finer parts of running a farm, like beekeeping, the county fair, and farm pollination. In a nod to modern food trends, two pages are dedicated to discussing the meaning of farm to table. Hsu's beautiful illustrations coupled with Castaldo's prose describe different types of farms and what each might contain, from the barn to the coop to the orchard. The book offers an informative and colorful study of growing, harvesting, and consuming food. Readers are sure to develop an appreciation for their food, including where it originates and the labor it requires. VERDICT An engaging resource that will appeal to a variety of elementary audiences, plant lovers, animal lovers, and farm machinery lovers alike.--Sara Jurek, Children's English Lib., Stuttgart, Germany
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Many of Nancy's books have received recognitions, including an American Bookseller Pick of the Lists, a Smithsonian Notable Book For Children, a NSTA Outstanding Science Trade title, Crystal Kite Awards, Green Earth Book Award, and Junior Library Guild Selections. In addition to these accolades, she was honored to be the recipient of the 2007 New York State Outdoor Education Association's Art and Literature Award for the body of her work.
JNF051020 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology | Agriculture
JNF033000 - Juvenile Nonfiction | Lifestyles | Farm & Ranch Life
Farms, Small
Organic farming
Sustainable agriculture
