![Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554535611.jpg?itok=wG9ifSdL)
This look at one local farm presents a look at work on a farm raising food and animals while protecting the environment. Handsome photographs show the uniqueness of the seasons.
Up We Grow! A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm
![Too Many Turkeys](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0823420841.jpg?itok=vmkbwoqJ)
Fred and Belle take in a small turkey, naming him Buford. Thanks to Buford’s insect eating (and his droppings), Belle’s garden is the best around; that is, until wild turkeys join him on the small farm. Fred’s creativity humorously resolves the problem — maybe.
Too Many Turkeys
![Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth's Recipe for Food](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1590787137.jpg?itok=tja_K-dY)
Earth’s recipe for the food we eat — seed, soil, and sun — are presented in crisp photographs and brief, lucid text all in a large format. Young scientists (and their adults) may be inspired to start their own seeds but observe their world more closely.
Seed, Soil, Sun: Earth’s Recipe for Food
![Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570914605.jpg?itok=qY6sn5tg)
Two small piggies leave their sleeping mom in the pumpkin patch for a barnyard romp — over and under, behind, and into — until they wind up back to where they started for a snooze. Comic illustrations and text combine to present a playful porcine gambol.
Piggies in the Pumpkin Patch
![Pigs to the Rescue](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0805086838.jpg?itok=yGbFHe0X)
All week when Farmer Greenstalk and his family have minor problems, it’s “pigs to the rescue” — with hilarious results. The disasters created by the supportive porkers are seen only in comic illustrations which also remind readers that it isn’t over yet!
Pigs to the Rescue
![Farm](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545070759.jpg?itok=278ARXCd)
A large format is used for detailed, expressive illustrations to create a portrait of a contemporary farm. When combined with lyrical language, the changing seasons, information about planting and animals, and farm life are successfully presented.
Farm
![Everything But the Horse: A Childhood Memory](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/031607019X.jpg?itok=g7GPnXBN)
The author recalls moving from the city to a farm on Middlebury Road. There the family had dogs, cats, fowl, and a cow. The young narrator, whose birthday is coming up, longs for a horse. Richly detailed watercolors warmly evoke a family, farm life, and a dream.
Everything But the Horse: A Childhood Memory
![Don't Slam the Door!](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763637092.jpg?itok=wWCcIRST)
For every action, there really is a consequence as this lively, rhyming tale demonstrates. The young narrator well understands it when she warns others not to slam the door! Chaos reigns temporarily on the family farm but is likely to begin again.
Don’t Slam the Door!
![Busy Barnyard](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1582461686.jpg?itok=Ouf0y3ig)
Animals shown in color photographs engage in a range of recognizable activities — from romping to snuggling. Lively language and a sturdy format are used in this appealing book just right to share with young children.
Busy Barnyard
![Boo Cow](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/158089108X.jpg?itok=Du_thgvv)
Mr. and Mrs. Noodleman, new to Chicken Noodle Farm and their 552 chickens, begin their egg business. They soon discover, however, that their henhouse is haunted. The not-so-scary ghost helps the couple solve a mystery in this funny, slightly wacky tale.
Boo Cow
![Our California](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580891179.jpg?itok=lIZ9oJJl)
Our California
![Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763616923.jpg?itok=rA_ovVEM)
Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali
![Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, & Rhythms](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0140566783.jpg?itok=tGx7KS2o)
Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, & Rhythms
![If](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689877994.jpg?itok=EoNlF-MD)
If
![My People](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1416935401.jpg?itok=gI9o8d5F)
My People
![In America](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0525451528.jpg?itok=qVmlY2hl)
In America
![Welcome To My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545094240.jpg?itok=yGoQJNSO)
Welcome To My Neighborhood! A Barrio ABC
![The Color of Home](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0803728417.jpg?itok=sxk31-Y5)
The Color of Home
![Painted Words](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0688156614_0.jpg?itok=W9VHP6jf)
Painted Words
![Grandfather's Journey](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0547076800_1.jpg?itok=_sc56JAE)
Say narrates the saga of his grandfather who as a young man travels to the United States in the early 20th century, marries, and returns to Japan. Watercolor portraits of people and places glimpse the contrast of cultures and parallel the lives of grandfather and grandson. It could lead to a discovery of family histories. Country of origin: Japan
Grandfather’s Journey
![Grandfather's Story Cloth](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1885008341.jpg?itok=bIeIRbCp)
Grandfather’s Story Cloth
![The Empanadas That Abuela Made](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/155885388X.jpg?itok=w32kukhW)
The Empanadas That Abuela Made
![Grandma and Me at the Flea](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892391715.jpg?itok=r-rm48hz)
Grandma and Me at the Flea
![A Gift for Gita](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0884482391.jpg?itok=gnZtenym)