Farming (New and Updated)
Farming (New and Updated)
Gibbons, Gail
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Holiday House
Just the Series: Explore the World with Gail Gibbons   

Series and Publisher: Explore the World with Gail Gibbons   

Annotation: An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
Genre: [Biology]
 
Reviews: 1
Catalog Number: #185769
Format: Publisher's Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Copyright Date: 2019
Edition Date: 2019 Release Date: 05/14/19
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN: 0-8234-4276-4
ISBN 13: 978-0-8234-4276-8
Dewey: 630
LCCN: 87021254
Dimensions: 21 x 27 cm.
Subject Heading:
Agriculture. Juvenile literature.
Farm life. Juvenile literature.
Farms. Juvenile literature.
Farms.
Farm life.
Language: English
Reviews:
Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)

Gibbons delivers what her readers have come to expect: picture books that describe real-life activities and familiar functions. Life on the farm is a mode of existence most people take for granted. Gibbons depicts aspects of that life with her characteristic bright colors and stylized forms in a conceptual space that is intended to portray not one particular farm but a universal one. Every season brings its own specific chores, indoors and out, its own crops and its own food. There are the forces of nature, and the ways the farmer harnesses or copes with the elements using mechanical devices. Despite an overuse of the passive voice (``The vegetable garden is planted . . . water is lugged . . . fields are fertilized'') this is a good addition to the author's energetic how-to books. Ages 4-8. (April)

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Publishers Weekly (Fri Oct 06 00:00:00 CDT 2023)
Word Count: 717
Reading Level: 2.4
Interest Level: K-3
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.4 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 51281 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:3.5 / points:2.0 / quiz:Q03821
Lexile: AD480L

Explore the natural world with Gail Gibbons in this introduction to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.

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.

This new edition of a popular favorite has been vetted by an agricultural scientist and includes updated farming procedures and shows new safety equipment for family farms.

"Simple stylized shapes and clear bright colors make Gibbons' landscapes easy for young children to comprehend." --Booklist

"Gibbons depicts aspects of farm life with her characteristic bright colors and stylized forms. Every season brings its own specific chores, indoors and out, its own crops and its own food. There are the forces of nature, and the ways the farmer harnesses or copes with the elements using mechanical devices."--Publishers Weekly

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