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John Deere: Touch and Feel: Tractor (Touch & Feel) DK Publishing, Parachute Press DK brings John Deere's reputation for quality to this book series, along with eye-popping photos of their signature green and yellow tractors. Young readers learn about tractors, farming, as well as the world around them with incredible photographs, simple text, and a little help from Johnny Tractor.
Preschoolers can touch "chunky" tractor tires, "spiky" grass, "bumpy" seeds, and much more. Each spread features a different texture and clear instruction that encourages young children to explore, and use their eyes and hands to recognize and name objects. |
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Tremendous Tractors (Amazing Machines) Tony Mitton, Ant Parker Fun animal farmers show readers how their crops are planted and harvested using tractors, trailers, plows, and other farm machines. |
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John Deere: Big Book of Tractors From the giant tractors on a farm to the ride-on mowers down the block, Big Book of Tractors uses close-up photographs to show what makes tractors go and how they use amazing attachments to plow, plant, and harvest their way across the fields. |
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To Market, to Market Nikki McClure Known for art that celebrates the virtues of community, hard work, and living gently on the planet, Nikki McClure here explores a topic close to her heart: the farmers market. Alternating between story and fact, this lovingly crafted picture book follows a mother and son to the weekly market. As they check off items on their shopping list, the reader learns how each particular food was grown or produced, from its earliest stages to how it ended up at the market. To Market, to Market is a timely book that shines awareness on the skill that goes into making good food.
Praise for To Market, to Market
« “These soulful images never feel static—an amazing feat for such a deliberate, painstaking medium.” –Kirkus Reviews, starred review |
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Capyboppy Bill Peet The true story and adventures of Capyboppy, the Peet family's pet capybara. "Sure to be enjoyed by children and adults as well." -- School Library Journal |
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Farming Gail Gibbons An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons. |
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Farm Animals (Snapshot Shaped Board Books) Dorling Kindersley Publishing, Deni Bown Shaped Board Books. Stunning and sturdy, these Shaped Board Books are perfect for little and wide eyes. |
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Jobs on a Farm (World of Farming) Nancy Dickmann It takes a lot of hard work to run a farm. In this title, readers will learn what jobs farmers do every day to keep machinery operating smoothly, animals fed, and crops harvested. |
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The Little Duck (Pictureback(R)) Judy Dunn Full-color photographs. Humorous factual account of a year in a duck's life. |
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Who Was Johnny Appleseed? Joan Holub The perfect biography to "bite into" at the start of a new school year! Children are sure to be fascinated by the eccentric and legendary Johnny Appleseed, a man who is best known for bringing apple trees to the midwest. Over John Chapman’s lifetime, he saw the country grow and start to spread westward. Traveling alone— in bare feet and sporting a pot on his head!—Johnny left his own special mark planting orchards that helped nourish new communities. His journeys and adventures are illustrated in a hundred black-and-white illustrations. |