Farm Life Nonfiction

Best known for his best-selling novel, Babe, which was made into a major motion picture, Dick King-Smith draws on his over 14 years of experience on Woodlands Farm to create this thoughtful and humorous memoir. His time on the farm inspired countless stories as well as the numerous lovable characters found in them. In Chewing the Cud, he candidly talks about what moved him to become a children’s author.

Whether seen in the wild or at the zoo, children are probably familiar with each of the animals in this series. Each book introduces a common animal to early listeners and provides information to expand their knowledge about the characteristics, diet, and habitat of each animal. This volume includes Wild Turkeys, Beavers, Chipmunks, Deer, Foxes, and Raccoons.

Teach your child about their favorite animals with facts and information in this marvelous book: Amazing Farm Animals. Go back to basics again and get this wonderful and enchanting second volume of the Animal Life Book Series with its fascinating facts you probably didn't know about your favorite animals.

Set over a 24-hour period, meet fighting stallions, cute foals, and nosy donkeys in this nonfiction book for kids about the coolest wild horses in the world. Race across prairies to follow the lives of horses and ponies as they whinny, neigh, and play their way through their day. Biology professor and horse owner Carly Anne York tells the story of the wild horses in the style of a nature documentary, including gentle science explanations perfect for future biologists.

Poor Lenore! None of the other animals at Bedlam Farm welcome her. Even Rose the border collie is too busy to play. But Lenore refuses to give up, and when she licks a grumpy ram named Brutus - right on the nose! - an unexpected friendship begins.

Wenn Kindern bewusst wird, dass ihr Würstchen oder Schnitzel einmal ein lebendiges Tier war, kann das in Familien viele Fragen aufwerfen: Wie sind die Tiere, deren Fleisch wir essen, gestorben? Wie haben sie gelebt? Was bedeutet artgerechte Tierhaltung? Schadet die Fleischproduktion der Umwelt? Ist Bio besser? Und ist Fleischessen überhaupt gesund? ZEIT-Experte Christoph Drösser beleuchtet alle Fragen rund ums Fleisch ergebnisoffen und für Kinder leicht verständlich.