Local farms and sustainable foods

Julia Vogel

Book - 2010

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Published
Ann Arbor, Mich. : Cherry Lake c2010.
Language
English
Main Author
Julia Vogel (-)
Physical Description
32 p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781602796607
  • Your Mission
  • What You Know
  • In the Supermarket
  • In the Dirt
  • Tasty Tomatoes
  • Controlling Weeds
  • Beating the Bugs
  • Mature on the Farm
  • Harvest Time
  • Mission Accomplished!
  • Consider This
  • Glossary
  • Learn More
  • Further Missions
  • Index
Review by School Library Journal Review

Gr 2-5-This series focuses on how children can become actively involved in protecting the environment. At the beginning of each book, readers are given a mission and advised to be alert to the facts provided so that they can successfully answer the questions at the end. Next comes a neatly organized list of "What You Know"-facts to keep in mind while reading-and then kids are off on an imaginary trip. In Compost It, they visit a gardener who walks a reporter through building his own compost heap. In Growing Your Own Garden, a class visits a school in Pennsylvania that is doing exactly that. Reduce provides numerous easy ways in which children can step up to the plate and recognize their responsibility to the planet. Other titles transport them to China so they can understand the plight of pandas, or to Africa where elephants' endangered status is explored. No matter which scenario is presented, children are made to feel part of the process; suggestions for how they can become involved abound. The books include "Further Missions" sections that describe such projects as creating a greenhouse in a jar and designing an animal friendly backyard. (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

(c) Copyright Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.