Scholastic Discover More: Farm - Hardcover

Arlon, Penelope

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0545365716 ISBN 13: 9780545365710

Publisher: Scholastic Reference, 2012

Synopsis

A bright and engaging first information book about farms, specially designed for children learning to read.

FARM unlocks a free 16-page digital companion book, FARM FUN, offering even more information, photos, and videos!

FARM is full of facts and images of all the wonderful things that make a farm run. Recognizable animals, such as roosters and cows, are combined with the more unusual aspects of farm life, such as grain silos and harvesters to ensure that this book is familiar and informative. See fantastic photographs of animals, crops, and mighty machines up close. Watch the farmer hard at work during the changing seasons. The simple text is easy to work out and includes all of the basic word groups that are needed for beginning readers.

About this title

About the Author:

Penny Arlon is an author who writes children's non-fiction, taking inspiration from her children. Her books range from pre-school to family reference, and include the Art Attack books, based on the award-winning CITV children's television programme, and all 14 titles in Dorling Kindersley's Eye Know series.

From Booklist:

From the tractor on the cover and the pig’s face filling the title page, clear photos will draw young children into the exciting farm facts in this bright, square title. Printed on thick, glossy paper, the spreads zero in on various types of farms, and each one shows the clear sequence from farm life to finished product. On the dairy farm pages, for example, the images move from grazing to milking to cheese. There is little coverage of slaughter: the exciting cattle ranch scenes show lots of action shots of animals grazing and then waiting in a pen to be sold. The pages covering farm birds include turkeys, ducks, and chickens, such as the mother hen, featured front and center, laying eggs “for your breakfast.” Of course, the farm machines are as exciting as the animals. Other featured farm types include chocolate, cotton, fish, and tea. Part of the Discover More series, this title is released with a free digital companion book that can be downloaded at the publisher’s website. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Hazel Rochman

About this edition

• Publisher: Scholastic Reference
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0545365716
• ISBN 13: 9780545365710
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32