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Books on Farms and Animal Chores

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Avi, The Barn, Orchard, 1994. (Grades 4-7)

The schoolmaster says nine-year-old Benjamin is the finest student he's ever seen - fit for more than

farming; destined for great things someday. But his father's grave illness brings Ben home, from school and

compels him to strive for something great right now - to do the one thing that will please Father so much

he'll want to live. But first Ben must convince his older sister and brother to work with him. And together,

they succeed in ways they never dreamed possible.

Chitwood, Suzanne Tanner, Wake Up, Big Barn, Cartwheel, 2002. (Grades preK-3)

A busy barn comes to life through a series of invigorating torn-paper collages. "Wake up, Big Barn!" A large

red rooster, set against an expanse of white, cock-a-doodle-doos across a two-page spread. Other animals

are introduced: the mule hee-haws; the cow moos; the pigs, enjoying a mud bath, oink. Other farm

elements are noisy too - the tractor chugs, and the cherries ping as they fall to the ground. The book

follows activities on the farm through the day.

Cummins, Julie, and Ted Rand, Country Kid, City Kid, Henry Holt, 2002. (Grades PreK-3)

Ben lives on a farm with cows, horses and his dog. Jody lives in the city, surrounded by skyscrapers and

crowded buses. Each spread shows Ben and his environment on the left and Jody and her surroundings on

the right. Text describes daily activities. Near the end the two meet at camp and become friends.

Easton, Patricia Harrison, and Herb Ferguson, A Week at the Fair: A County Celebration, Millbrook,

1995. (Grades PreK-1) Detailed account of the care and judging of animals at a county fair, as told by a

young 4-H'er showing her pig and the family's horse. Nice photographs and a great deal of text.

Elliott, David, and Holly Meade, On the Farm, Candlewick, 2008.

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams

clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake — silent and alone — winds and watches. David

Elliott’s graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade’s exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a

world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view — the world of the family farm.

Geisert, Bonnie, Haystack, Houghton Mifflin, 2003. (Grades K-3)

Beginning with details about mowing, drying and tromping hay, the narrative moves on to explain the

haystack's important purposes: to provide food, and a shelter from the wind, for cows during the winter;

during warmer weather, to serve as a resting and feeding place for pigs. In return, the animals' manure is

used as fertilizer for the next year's hay, thus continuing the cycle.

Hodge, Deborah, and Brian Harris, Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small Local Farm, Kids Can,

2010. (Grades PreK-2) Heartwarming photos invite children into the world of a small, cooperative farm

over four seasons. Readers get to know the hardworking farmers as they plow, plant, compost, mulch,

harvest and market fruits and vegetables and care for animals.

Animal Chores

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