by Nancy Castaldo (Author) Ginnie Hsu (Illustrator)
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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
Copyright 2020 School Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.Nancy Castaldo has written books about our planet for over 20 years. Her 2016 title The Story of Seeds: From Mendel's Garden to Your Plate, and How There's More of Less To Eat Around The World introduces readers to the importance of seeds, farming, and the crisis we currently face. It received the Green Earth Book Award and many other accolades.
Ginnie Hsu is an illustrator, designer, and educator living in upstate New York. Her work is often inspired by everyday life, nature, human living, and well-being. Ginnie also enjoys foraging, yoga, and herbalism.