I Want to Be a Farmer - Hardcover

Kunhardt, Edith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0448090686 ISBN 13: 9780448090689

Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap, 1989

Synopsis

Illustrations and a simple text depict life on a farm through the eyes of a young boy who describes some of the daily activities on his family's farm

About this title

From Publishers Weekly:

These two nonfiction books offer vivid, explicit information about two careers in an entertaining and visually appealing format. Each book is told from the point of view of a child describing his or her parent's occupation. The books are illustrated with sharp, full-color photographs of authentic settings. In Farmer , Nathan's entire family pitches in to care for the farm animals and tend the crops. It looks like such fun--no wonder Nathan wants to be a farmer when he grows up. Holly's father inspires her hankering in Fire Fighter ; he's a volunteer. She enjoys playing with his equipment and climbing on the fire truck. One night he is called to a fire. While the family waits for him to return, readers travel to the fire and watch Holly's father put it out. These two books would be welcome additions to any reader's shelf; many will eagerly await future volumes in the series. Ages 3-7.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1-- Cover photos of a little boy riding a toy John Deere tractor and a little girl wearing her father's fireman's uniform will entice children to these books. Both are based on real families in Bridgehampton, N.Y. Nathan, who looks about five years old, narrates . . . Farmer. The family grows potatoes as a cash crop, but also has chickens, sheep, horses, pigs, turkeys, and geese, as well as a large vegetable garden. Holly, who appears to be a second or third grader, describes her father's job as a volunteer fire fighter. She tells about some of the pieces of equipment used to fight fires, and describes some fire safety rules. Both titles are full of color photos for which the brief text serves as captions. Two good selections for beginning readers as well as for sharing. --Eldon Younce, Harper Elementary School, Kans.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0448090686
• ISBN 13: 9780448090689
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 26