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Without harvesting machines to gather crops when they're ready, farming would be much more difficult and time-consuming. In the pages of this brightly designed book, budding farmers will love learning how these amazing pieces of equipment operate through clear and accessible language and vivid photographs of machines at work. Fun fact boxes add more interesting information throughout the narrative, while a concluding activity helps readers review...
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This title introduces little readers to the daily life of a farmer. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Readers will gather basic information about farm life through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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Farmers, families, truck drivers, and veterinarians: these are just a few of the people who live and work in a rural community. Young readers will get to know all about these people and their role in their community through this engaging, simple text. Interesting facts and full-color photos provide readers with a look at all aspects of the rural community, including what country life is like for children, how different farms work, and how neighbors...
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Before those lush fields of hay, corn, or other delicious produce can be planted with even so much as a seed, the tilling equipment comes into play. With this colorful, easy-to-follow guide, young readers will learn that tilling is far more than turning some dirt over in a field. Energetic and educational text teaches about this useful piece of farm equipment, including what it does, how it works, the different types of tilling, and when a farmer...
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Tractors may be slow on roads, but don't be fooled. They're mighty machines specially made to pull extremely heavy loads as well as provide power to farm equipment. Readers will love learning about one of their favorite big machines in the bright pages of this motivating volume. The friendly, accessible text and fun fact boxes are carefully paired with vivid photographs of tractors in action. An attention-grabbing concluding activity reinforces key...
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A farm is its own kind of exciting rural community, and readers discover what life is like for farmers and their families through accessible, relatable text and colorful photographs. Developing knowledge of different kinds of communities is an important part of early social studies curricula, and this topic is fun for readers to explore as they learn what happens on a farm. A detailed picture glossary helps readers understand farm life by clarifying...
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Thousands of years ago, farmers had to plant even the tiniest seeds by hand. Luckily, inventors eventually created modern farming machines that can plant seeds in just a fraction of the time it once took. Future farmers and lovers of big machines will enjoy finding out how these devices work through accessible text, fun fact boxes, and beautiful color photographs that complement key concepts. A clever concluding activity further connects young readers...
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Everyone knows what a hay bale looks like, but how does it get into that shape? While baling equipment might not make it into farm stories among the classic tractors, animals, and tools, its usefulness on the modern farm is indisputable. Concise text guides readers through the uses of baling equipment, how it forms round and square bales, and what happens with the hay afterward. Full-color photographs and lively language keeps them engaged and interested...
9) Farm
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Did you know that most of the food grown on farms is used to feed people? Wyoming is the state with the largest farms in the United States. Learn more in Farm, a title in the I Live Here! series.
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Called a "read-aloud gem" by Quill & Quire, this picture book will delight children with its creative use of language and endearing illustrations.
In rhyming text that winds like a creek through a farmer's field, the book takes readers on a journey through one lovely day in Buttercup's life. Whether she is ruminating on the mud beneath her feet or on the moon and the stars in the blue-black sky, she draws us deep into her
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When a new red tractor named Daisy joins the team at Stony Meadow Farm, she has trouble adjusting to all of the different chores that must be done. She realizes that she has much to learn. Can she do all of the work on her own? Luckily, Tractor Mac and his friends chop, pull, haul, and drag alongside Daisy until she gets the hang of it. With the help of everyone on the farm, Daisy thinks she will fit right in!
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A captivating exploration of how a family gets a farm ready for the snow of winter, Sleep Tight Farm lyrically connects each growing season to the preparations at the very end of the farm year. This beautiful and informative book paints a fascinating picture of what winter means to the farm year and to the family that shares its seasons, from spring's new growth, summer's heat, and fall's bounty to winter's well-earned rest. All year long the farm...
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Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about how farmers aid their community. Age-appropriate critical thinking questions and a photo glossary help build nonfiction learning skills.
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This title introduces little readers to crops they might find on the farm. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Readers will gather basic information about farm crops through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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Betty the school bus has a rough first day of school. She missed some of her stops, didn't signal properly, and lined up in the wrong spot for drop-off! Now, the other buses pick on her and don't think she can do the job. But thanks to Tractor Mac and her other animal and vehicle friends at Stony Meadow Farm, Betty learns that with a little hard work and support, anyone can overcome a bad first day of school.
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This title introduces little readers to crops they might find on the farm. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Readers will gather basic information about farm crops through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs. Translated by native Spanish speakers. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.
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Tractor Mac is used to driving across the fields-after all, what good are wheels if you can't use them? So he's disappointed when Farmer Bill parks him to run a saw mill and he sees that all of the other animals and machines around him are very busy with their chores on the farm. But when Farmer Bill finally unhooks him from the sawmill, Tractor Mac turns to see what work he has done-and he finds out that he helped raise a whole barn!
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Take a trip to the place where cows and horses play and fields of crops grow in this Spanish-translated nonfiction book that tours a farm! Early elementary readers will discover the types of farm animals, crops, and different machinery used to run a farm. With informational text, a picture glossary, a map of the farm, and bright, colorful photos, readers will want to learn all about life on a farm!