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Up We Grow!

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Up We Grow! is an informative and inspiring book highlighting the importance of small, local farms.#Heartwarming photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals.#Rarely has the important work of a farm been so lovingly presented in photos and text. The book focuses on production as well as the human interaction that makes up small-scale, local farm culture.#Children will discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance.

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Up We Grow! is an informative and inspiring book highlighting the importance of small, local farms.#Heartwarming photos invite children into the world of a small, co-operative farm over four seasons. Readers will get to know the hardworking farmers who plow, plant, compost, mulch, harvest and market fruits and vegetables, and care for animals.#Rarely has the important work of a farm been so lovingly presented in photos and text. The book focuses on production as well as the human interaction that makes up small-scale, local farm culture.#Children will discover people of all ages and abilities working together to grow and share food, while protecting and respecting the land and animals we depend upon for our sustenance.

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"Filled with sensory descriptions, the rhythmic text gives a strong sense of life on the farm and in the field, and direct questions create interactive opportunities for adults and kids to talk about each scene together."

Booklist, 01/11/2010

Awards

  • 2011 - Best Books for Kids & Teens, Canadian Children’s Book Centre, Winner

  • 2011 - Christie Harris Illustrated Children’s Literature Prize, BC Book Prizes, Short-listed

  • 2011 - Information Book Award, Children's Literature Roundtables of Canada, Short-listed

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