Up We Grow!: A Year in the Life of a Small, Local Farm - Couverture rigide

Hodge, Deborah

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1554535611 ISBN 13 : 9781554535613

Editeur : Kids Can Press, 2010

Synopsis

Up We Grow! is an informative and inspiring book highlighting the importance of small, local farms.Heartwarming photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals.Rarely has the important work of a farm been so lovingly presented in photos and text. The book focuses on production as well as the human interaction that makes up small-scale, local farm culture. Children will discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Deborah Hodge is a former educational consultant and curriculum designer and the author of the Kids Can Press Wildlife series. She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Brian Harris is an award-winning photographer with many years of experience in photography and project management for not-for-profit organizations such as FarmFolk/CityFolk. His photographs appear in Up We Grow! He is a proponent of sustainable living and makes his home in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kids Can Press
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1554535611
• ISBN 13: 9781554535613
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Harris Brian
• Nombre de pages: 32
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible