Grade 1-4-These welcome additions to career collections feature a combination of appealing, full-color photographs and accurate, descriptive prose. The first title shows the diversity of the lives of modern farmers. "What will grow on your farm? Crunchy carrots? Juicy berries? Tall golden fields of wheat and corn? Will you raise chickens for their eggs? Cows for their sweet, creamy milk?" Children, adults, and families from many ethnic groups are portrayed doing the real, seven-days-a-week work of farming. Organized according to the seasons, the book touches on spring field preparation and planting; summer crop growth and dangers; fall harvests of apples, grain, and other crops; and winter chores. Sections depicting "Farmers in Time" and "A Farmer's Clothing and Equipment" are appended.
