The new Rourke series, Life On The Farm, is designed for students in grades 1-4 with a grade 3 reading level, and focuses on providing young readers with information and insights into what farms and farm life are like. The six volumes that comprise this wonderfully written and superbly illustrated series include Farm Animals (exploring the wide array of products that are derived from cattle, horses, hogs, sheep, goats, and poultry); Farm Buildings (including silos, blacksmith shops, windmills, packing plants, lofts, dairy barns, sugar houses, and pig sties); Farm Crops (focusing on the planing, harvesting, and importance of corn, soybean, lettuce, and orange crops); Farm Machinery (tractors, sprayers, tillage machines, combines, balers, seeding and harvest machines); Farms Old and New (the history of farming and the impact of science and technology on modern farms); Growing Up On A Farm (informative descriptions of how farm life differs from urban living, the farm environment, farm chores, and farm fun!). Hallmarked with an oversized, easy-to-read text, informative photo-captions, a glossary, an index, and a list of resources for further study (including bibliographies and websites), this outstanding series is also available in Spanish (La vida en la granja, 1589521803).

My 2-year-old loves all the stories in thisseries. The stories are simple and charming,the illustrations are fun.

I brought this book from a book store overseas. The drawing of the pictures inside are very delicate and full of christmas joy. Besides the main theme of the story, there are things like searching for the cute kitten and ducklings inside the pictures. My four years old daughter keep on flipping through the pages reading the book and adding a lot of imagination to the story when she open the flaps inside. She managed to read the story again herself after I have read it once to her.

This is a wonderful book. The pictures of the Nevada landscape, from a very talented photographer who sees light in a magical way, are exceptionally beautiful. Particularly touching are the photographs of the authors' family and other workers at their ranch; one could wish that more of these very personal shots had been included.

The text is a perfect match for the photographs, conveying the flavor of life on the ranch and the exceptionally close family ties that develop when three generations work together with a common purpose. The reader is left hoping that this very exceptional environment and life style can be maintained in the generations to come; however there is a poignant description of the forces working against this outcome.

This Nevada ranch is a unique spot: the book makes an excellent gift for anyone (particularly western fans) who may not have the opportunity to visit the area in person. Highly recommended.

A good book for kids. Children 7-11 will like it. This book is good for boys and girls.

This is the cutest book about farm life I have seen! My 20 month old son, Carson, adores this book and wants to read it all the time.

The pictures are very colorful and inviting. They also show realistic farm chores such as Farmer Sue milking her cows and feeding the pigs.

It is a positive book that promotes a love for animals and nature. And the animals all live happily together as one big family.

Having been raised on a ranch, I was very impressed with this book. It is something that a child or an adult can enjoy. Very well written book.

Convenient size. You can take it with you when you travel to New Mexico and see the lands that inspired a truly remarkable woman. The black and white photographs and the simple design of the book would please Ms. Okeeffe, I feel. I have been to Ghost Ranch and it really is amazing to see some of the changes and similarities that the pictures present. The photographer John Loengard has produced a compelling insight into the private life of a very intriguing woman.

this book takes you on a tour of the land the people and the history of Ghost Ranch New Mexico. the photographs by Janet Russek adn David Scheinbaum are compelling and stunning and expole all aspects of the area. along with the amazing pictures in the book, the essays by well noted southwest historians bring light to the history of the land the people and the union that has occured between the two for cunturies.

Zilpha Keatley Snyder's Gib And The Gray Ghost provides a companion to the fine Gib Rides Home but needs no prior familiarity with the character in order to attract newcomers. Gib here returns to his beloved foster family's home, where his friendship with a wild horse may change lives.