Saturday, December 03, 2005

Using Novels about Agriculture

Compare the way cotton is today with how it was when Ms. Lenski wrote her book,
Cotton in My Sack by Lois Lenski

Compare the way strawberries are grown with how they were grown when Ms. Lenski wrote her book, Strawberry Girl by Lois Lenski

Amelia's Road by Linda Altman and Enrique Sanchez. Amelia's folks pick vegetables and fruit for a living and that means the family is constantly moving

The fact that the boy's father in Just Like My Dad by Tricia Gardella & Margot Apple is a rancher means that the boy's life is much different than it would have been if his father worked on Wall Street.

Here's a list of children's books about agriculture.

Facts about Crops in Georgia

Georgia Ag Facts


Agriculture in Berrien County

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