New York Farm Bureau Foundation Resources
New York Farm Bureau Foundation Available Resources
"Little Red Barn" Brochure
Seasonal Produce Chart
Questions & Answers Brochure
Some "Top Picks" for downloading!
NEW Dairy Breed Banners
The New York Farm Bureau
Foundation, Ag in the Classroom,
and the New York State Fair
Association have partnered
together to create six dairy
breed banners, which are now
available for you to download.
These banners are set up for 2'
x 3' banner or poster print but
can be altered to print to your
needs.
Some "Top Picks" for reading!
All About Seeds by Susan Kuchalla
Troll Associates, New Jersey (c) 1982
A wonderful resource for children to learn about seeds. The book describes many different seeds and illustrates with pictures of the seeds and the plants as they grow.
Recommended Age Range: K-2
ISBN: 0-89375-659-8
Corn by Elaine Landau
Children's Press (c) 2000
Examines the history, cultivation, and uses of corn.
Recommended Age Range: 8 to 10
ISBN: 0516267590
Eating the Alphabet Fruits & Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
Harcourt, Inc. (c) 1996
An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
Recommended Age Range: Infant to preschool
ISBN: 0-15-224436-0
Eating the Alphabet: Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z by Lois Ehlert
Harcourt (c) 1993
An alphabetical tour of the world of fruits and vegetables, from apricot and artichoke to yam and zucchini.
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
ISBN: 0-152-24436-0
Grapes to Raisins by Inez Snyder
Pub. Date: September 2005
Series: Welcome Books: How Things Are Made
Age Range: 5 to 7
ISBN: 0516255282
Hooray for Dairy Farming! by Bobbie Kalman
Crabtree Publishing Company (c) 1997
This book looks at life on a dairy farm, describing how the cows are housed, fed, cared for, and milked.
Recommended Age Range: Grades K-3
ISBN: 0-86505-650-1
Horsepower by Cris Peterson
Boyds Mills Press (c) 1997
Draft horses such as Clydesdales, Percherons, and Belgians are described in words and pictures and shown to be powerful co-workers on farms, past and present.
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 9
ISBN: 1-563-97626-9
How Do Apples Grow? by Betsy Maestro
Harper Collins (c) 1993
Describes the life cycle of an apple from its initial appearance as a spring bud to that point in time when it becomes a fully ripe fruit.
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 9
ISBN: 0-06-445117-8
I Like Potatoes by Jennifer Julius
Pub. Date: March 2000
Series: Good Food Series
Age Range: 5 to 7
ISBN: 051623059X
Life on a Cattle Farm by Judy Wolfman
Lerner Publishing Group (c) 2001
Meet Adam Smith. He lives on an American beef cattle farm, and he is here to tell what his life is like. He discusses the care given to pregnant cows and newborn calves, the jobs of feeding, disease prevention, cleaning the barn, mending fences, raking the hay and getting the cattle ready for sale.
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 9
ISBN: 1575055163
Lily's Garden by Deborah Kogan Ray
Roaring Brook Press
Lily's Garden creates a calendar of the year seen through the lens of things planted, grown, and harvested and dramatized in Lily's letters and phone calls to her far-away grandparents. The procession of months and the change of seasons in a Northeast farm community, and ultimately the passage of an entire year in the garden are
celebrated in this captivating and informative book. The entire food and fiber system from seed to table is outlined. Ray's colorful and detailed art is perfectly suited to the natural setting.
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 9
ISBN: 0761315934
Pigs by Gail Gibbons
Holiday House (c) 1999
Examines the basic characteristics, common breeds, intelligence, behavior, life cycle, and uses of pigs.
Recommended Age Range: 5 to 8
ISBN: 0-8234-1441-8
Sugarbush Spring by Marsha Wilson Chall
HarperCollins Publishers (c) 2000
As winter melts into spring, Rosie and her grandfather collect sap, and then the whole family works together to make maple syrup.
Recommended Age Range: 6 to 12
ISBN: 0688149073
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