Books of Farm life
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Cissy's Texas Pride
By Edna Smith MakerneyWhen the main crop on their West Texas farm fails, a young girl hopes to prevent the sale of her beloved horse as she tries to help her parents raise money for a due bank note.
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My Folks--back to the Basics: A Treasury of Outhouse Stories
By Michele R. WebbIncludes index.
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Old MacDonald's Farmyard Tales
By Nicola BaxterOld MacDonald's Farmyard Tales
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Joyride
By Gretchen OlsonInstead of playing tennis, seventeen-year-old Jeff is required to spend his summer working on an Oregon strawberry farm, where new friendships with field hands and migrant workers, as well as the farmer's daughter, change his outlook.
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In Manchuria: A Village Called Wasteland and the Transformation of Rural China
By Michael J. MeyerAmplifying the story of family and Wasteland, Meyer takes us on a journey across Manchuria's past, a history that explains much about contemporary China-from the fall of the last emperor to Japanese occupation and Communist victory.
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Memories of Things Past: My Early Life on the Farm, 1924-1936
By A. M. Pearson, Minn.), Eva M. M. PearsonMemories of Things Past: My Early Life on the Farm, 1924-1936
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Old Jake's Skirts: Adapted for the Stage by José Cruz González
By José Cruz GonzálezOLD JAKE begins combing his hair . ) MUSICIAN . With each passing year , nature smiled upon him more , treated him more kindly . ACTOR # 3 . And he stored away memories of plagues , along with other unhappy memories .
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The Olive Harvest: A Memoir of Love, Old Trees and Olive Oil
By Carol DrinkwaterThe third episode of a bestselling story which began with THE OLIVE FARM - now in a gorgeous new look.
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The Olive Harvest: A Memoir of Love, Old Trees and Olive Oil
By Carol DrinkwaterAnd ultimately, Provence's generous diversity - and Carol's own persistence in sharing it with those she loves - paves a path to joy.
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The Olive Harvest: A Memoir of Love, Old Trees and Olive Oil
By Carol Drinkwater, CarolThird part of the trilogy (of which parts 1 and 2 are The Olive farm, and, The Olive season), documenting the author's life in the South of France.
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The Olive Season: Amour, a New Life and Olives Too
By Carol DrinkwaterSecond in the Olive story from the bestselling author of THE OLIVE FARM and THE OLIVE HARVEST - now in a gorgeous new look.
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Folens Science in Action: The farm. Teachers' resource book
Folens Science in Action: The farm. Teachers' resource book
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The Sodbreakers: People Who Lived and Died Settling the West
By Edith Eudora KohlA sequel to "Land of the Burnt Thigh," by Edith Eudora Ammons, "The Sodbreakers" is a previously unpublished original manuscript written by Edith Ammons Kohl and presented by her nephew Clifford T. Ammons.
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Nan's Tails: At Hill House Farm
By Nan GouldNan's Tails: At Hill House Farm
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Miss Bridie Chose a Shovel
By Leslie ConnorWhen Miss Bridie leaves her home to emigrate to the New World, she leaves behind all she has ever known to take a chance on a better future, but the transition isn't simple and Miss Bridie must stay committed in order to see her dreams ...
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Death Beyond the Willows: How a Wedding Day Turned Tragic in America's Heartland
By Greg PeckDeath Beyond the Willows: How a Wedding Day Turned Tragic in America's Heartland
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Four Great "F" Words: Fur, Feathers, Fish and Fun
By Nadine JonesFour Great "F" Words: Fur, Feathers, Fish and Fun
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McBroom's Wonderful One-Acre Farm: Four Tall Tales
By Sid FleischmanWhen Josh McBroom bought a farm for just ten dollars, he thought he had a marvellous bargain, until he discovered that the eighty acres were piled on top of each other like a pack of cards, and were under water too.
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McBroom's Ear
By Sid FleischmanThe war is on when the grasshoppers attack Josh McBroom's fabulous one-acre farm and prize ear of corn.
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The Desert Midwife
By Fiona McArthurWhen outback midwife Ava May meets Zac on a flight to Alice Springs, they tumble into a whirlwind affair.