As the United States transformed itself from an agricultural to an industrial nation, thousands of young people left farm homes for life in the big city. But ev

Told through the voices of the children, this inside view of life on their farm is authentic and sometimes surprising. Readers will learn about baling hay, tend

(This is the shorter 124 page "Home/Family Edition" which excludes lesson plans). This book provides families, teachers and community members with the basic too

Shelley Rotner’s vivid photographs help you see, hear, taste, smell, and touch your way through a season on a working farm.

From 1870 until after World War I, reformers led an effort to place children from orphanages, asylums, and children's homes with farming families. The farmers r