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| ISBN: 978-1948898058 Ages 4-7 | $17.99 Hardcover |
About the book: A beautiful and sweet celebration of a barn at night will help children fall asleep and also learn more about life on a farm. This after-dark journey out to the barn, even on the coldest winter evening, can be a warm and welcoming scene. The young narrator gently details what actually goes on in a barn at night. Who is awake, who is asleep, and who is just making their first appearance in the barn? Smells, sounds and sights are quietly revealed to young readers.
Michelle Houts' lyrical poetry paired with Jen's glowing watercolors create a warm and wonderful bedtime story - best shared together. Downloadable coloring pages can be found at: Barn at Night Activity
About the author: Michelle Houts is the author of more than a dozen books for young readers. Her debut novel, The Beef Princess of Practical County, has been featured by the American Farm Bureau Foundation and won a Best Book of the Year from Nebraska Farm Bureau. Houts writes from a restored one-room schoolhouse in Ohio.
About the illustrator: Jen Betton grew up playing on friends' farms in Pennsylvania. Illustrating Barn at Night gave her a delightful excuse to lurk around old barns and feed goats. Her other books include Hedgehog Needs a Hug (winner of Pennsylvania’s Keystone to Reading Award), which she both wrote and illustrated, and Twilight Chant, written by Holly Thompson. She now lives with her family near Dallas, Texas. You can see more of her work at www.jenbetton.com
About Feeding Minds Press is a project of the American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture. The mission of the Foundation is to build awareness and understanding of agriculture through education. The goal of Feeding Minds Press is to publish accurate and engaging books about agriculture that connect readers to where their food comes from and who grows it.
We have a big garden with animals all around us.
ReplyDeleteWe like to shop at the farmer's market. We talk about how the food comes from the farm to us.
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We live on a ranch, we have chickens, sheep, pigs and ducks. We are growing a victory garden.
ReplyDeleteWe read books, look at websites & visit local farms with tours etc.
ReplyDeleteExplaining and reading about the animals.
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I've never read National Geographic Kid's Almanac or books
ReplyDeletei love the book the tales of the dairy god mother it looks like it would be so cute love the artwork. but i never knew they carried or made sets of books i love those kids love them too i especially love the set the my little ag me book set.
ReplyDeleteTales of the Dairy Godmother, Chuck's Ice Cream Wish looks cute! I like that the Feeding Minds books offer accurate info on agriculture and help kids to learn where their food comes from.
ReplyDeleteTales of the Dairy Godmother sounds cool. Having a children's book about agriculture is great!
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My husband is a farmer. Our daughter's grew up on the farm and learned first hand from him.
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ReplyDelete2. I like that they have books that teach about agriculture, they would be great for children that grow up in large cities.
I love Nat Geo kids books, they're just as fun as they are educational.
ReplyDeleteMy kids really like the National Geo books -- they have so much info in them geared towards the younger crowd.
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Oh, yes! I have read and purchased National Geographic Kids' Almanacs and other Nat'l Geographic Kids books many times. They are so well written and illustrated and kids love them all.
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When my kids were young we took field trips from the city to farms. In the Fall, we did hayrides and had cider, doughnuts and brought home apples. Our zoo had a petting area for farm animals.
ReplyDeleteI grew up on a farm, so I tell my kids about that and read them stories about farm life, etc
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If you have ever read or bought to share a National Geographic Kids' Almanac or other Nat'l Geo Kids book/s.
ReplyDeleteI love these books and have bought many of them. Some kids love them and ALL kids flip through them. Lots of colorful illustrations with great information.
I think visiting actual farms if possible or reading books if that is your choice as well as getting them involved in the shopping and kitchen and making connections.
ReplyDeleteOne book of interest would be Right This Very Minute: A table-to-farm book about food and farming. Another thing of interest is that this website is looking for story submissions. They outline what they are looking for.
ReplyDelete1. Another one of their books is My Family's Soybean Farm.
ReplyDelete2. On their web site they also have a Latest News section. One article is called Scenes of Barn at Night and you can see how Jen Betton planned and painted the images in BARN AT NIGHT!
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We live on a farm so they've been involved with our garden since they were born. We also raise animals that they did chores and worked with every day.
ReplyDeleteI like the series of My Little Ag Me books. It was interesting to read that Ward Jenkins visited 3 different dairy farms to research to do the artwork for Tales of Dairy Godmother.
ReplyDeleteMy boys loved reading all the National Geographic books about animals and now my granddaughters enjoy reading the same books.
ReplyDeleteI don't have any children; but if I did, I would certainly teach about farm life and where their food comes from.
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