This Little Farmer
Went to Market
Written by award-winning author
B.G. Hennessy
Illustrated by award-winning artist
Mary Ann Fraser
A New First Edition Project Book for
Young Readers
Southwest Human Development is excited to bring you This Little Farmer Went to Market, an informational book that introduces young readers to foods that grow on farms and in community gardens. Meet a diverse group of little farmers and learn how they help their families plant, harvest and sell the food at a local farmers’ market. The engaging rhyming text and colorful realistic illustrations will inspire conversations among young children and adults as it explores new concepts and promotes literacy development. This First Edition Project book celebrates freshly grown food while growing young minds, too.
This Little Farmer
Went to Market
Written by award-winning author
B.G. Hennessy
Illustrated by award-winning artist
Mary Ann Fraser
A New First Edition Project Book for
Young Readers
Southwest Human Development is excited to bring you This Little Farmer Went to Market, an informational book that introduces young readers to foods that grow on farms and in community gardens. Meet a diverse group of little farmers and learn how they help their families plant, harvest and sell the food at a local farmers’ market. The engaging rhyming text and colorful realistic illustrations will inspire conversations among young children and adults as it explores new concepts and promotes literacy development. This First Edition Project book celebrates freshly grown food while growing young minds, too.
This Little Farmer
Went to Market
Written by award-winning author
B.G. Hennessy
Illustrated by award-winning artist
Mary Ann Fraser
A New First Edition Project Book for
Young Readers
Southwest Human Development is excited to bring you This Little Farmer Went to Market, an informational book that introduces young readers to foods that grow on farms and in community gardens. Meet a diverse group of little farmers and learn how they help their families plant, harvest and sell the food at a local farmers’ market. The engaging rhyming text and colorful realistic illustrations will inspire conversations among young children and adults as it explores new concepts and promotes literacy development. This First Edition Project book celebrates freshly grown food while growing young minds, too.
Follow, Learn, Explore, Discuss, Discover, Create, Share
- Follow the little farmers from their farms, gardens, and orchards to the farmers’ market where they help to set up stands and prepare for the hungry shoppers who come to buy their food.
- Learn about different fruits and vegetables that grow on farms.
- Explore the many settings where food is grown and the tools that people use to grow them.
- Discuss why farming and knowing where our food comes from is important.
- Discover and visit a nearby farm, garden, orchard and farmers’ market.
- Create opportunities for you and your child to grow food in small containers or in your backyard.
- Share your experiences with friends and families.
Read Aloud, Connect, Engage, Participate, Extend
- This Little Farmer Went to Market is the perfect read aloud book.
- Based on a familiar children’s rhyme and fingerplay, the rhythmic pattern and lyrical rhyme of This Little Farmer Went to Market will make it easy for a young reader to connect.
- The realistic and colorful illustrations will engage readers of all ages.
- The book shows the importance of food that is grown and sold by local vendors, the ways communities work together to supply healthy sources of food and how children and their families can participate in the process.
- Extend the learning with fun facts, games, definitions, charts, links, and more.
Get your copy of This Little Farmer Went to Market today!
Buy one book and Southwest Human Development will donate a book to a child in underserved communities!
Resources for Families
To learn more, check out the following.
- Fun gardening ideas for children from Kids Gardening: https://kidsgardening.org
- The Edible Schoolyard Project, whose mission is to provide nutritious food: https://edibleschoolyard.org
- Future Farmers of America Arizona
- Chapter: http://www.azffa.org
- For month-by-month garden ideas go to the Farm to Preschool website at https://growing-minds.org/farm-to-preschool/
- To find out what would grow where you live, go to the Gardener’s Corner at the Burpee seed company website: www.Burpee.com/gardenadvicecenter
- To plant a small garden, look for some ideas in Square Foot Gardening with Kids, a book by Mel Bartholomew.
- Looking to grow something indoors? Check out Michelle Marsh’s book, Grocery Store Garden and Journal, How to Create an Indoor Garden from Food You Buy at the Grocery Store. Amazon link here.
- Another project that pairs gardens with cooking is The Blue Watermelon Project in Phoenix: https://www.slowfoodphoenix.org/blue-watermelon-project
You can also buy the first book by Southwest Human Development and the First Edition Project! Written by Phoebe Fox and illustrated by Michael Hale, Up Up Up is a story about a fanciful trip taken up an elevator by a lovable cast of animals on their way to a friend’s birthday party. Click bellow to purchase Up Up Up!