Farm Life

Grandpa Cacao : a Tale of Chocolate, from Farm to Family written and illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon.

As a little girl and her father work together to make her birthday cake, he tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast. Includes author’s note and a cake recipe.

Thunderstorm by Arthur Geisert

Presents an illustrated account of a storm that moves through a Midwestern farming region over the course of several hours that is documented by a timeline and images of atmospheric changes and human response.

Summer Supper by Rubin Pfeffer

Follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm sunny day. Told entirely in words beginning with S, this lively book will help children appreciate where their food comes from.

Sleep Tight Farm: A Farm Prepares for Winter by Eugenie Doyle

It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.

The Farm Life by Elizabeth Spurr

From its opening lines, “Red barn, red barn, what are you keeping? One rumbling tractor ready for reaping,” this innovative concept book is off at a trot, teaching basic colors and numbers from 1 to 10 while exploring a traditional family-run farm.

I Spy on the Farm by Edward Gibbs

An interactive introduction to farm animals invites youngsters to make animal noises and practice color and letter recognition while peeping through a spy hole on every page and observing clues to guess which animal will be revealed next in the story.

Farm by Elisha Cooper

Describes the activities on a busy family farm from the spring when preparations for planting begin to the autumn when the cats grow winter coats and the cold rains begin to fall.

Big bug by Henry Cole

Beginning with a bug, various objects are revealed as being big and small in comparison with other objects on a farm under the big, big sky.

Nonfiction

Life on the farm by Teddy Borth

This title introduces little readers to the daily life of a farmer. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Readers will gather basic information about farm life through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs.

Farm animal printable coloring sheets: https://www.messylittlemonster.com/2018/01/farm-animal-printable-colouring-pages.html#more

Farm science activities with corn: https://perpetualpreschool.com/farm-science/

Making butter in baby food jars and playing egg detective: https://www.theclassroom.com/science-activities-relating-farm-animals-preschoolers-47275.html