My thoughts: This is not a book about how to grow rows of corn or beans or orchards of fruit. It doesn't tout the home "victory type" garden. A variety of different concepts of farming and the things, or commodities, farmed is presented to the reader.
For example, there is a quick look at farming "salt" from sea water or farming oysters in baskets immersed in the ocean. Different from normal grocery store food item farming. Interesting because it gives a glimpse into other foods and methods of farming that need to be considered for consumers needs and the future of farming those different commodities.
The book with its colorful illustrations is interesting but not overwhelming. There is some detailed information at the back of the book for those who wish to know more about the different types of "farming" featured in the book.
About the book: Go on a tour of eco-friendly farms around the globe! From urban gardens to farms under the sea, discover the many different sustainable ways people have been growing food for centuries, and new innovations that are battling the effects of climate change on farming. Rhyming text and inset boxes with definitions for new vocabulary words make the topic accessible to young learners. End matter includes detailed information about each country's farming practice, sustainable farming and more. From the inside flap:
A Junior Library Guild Gold selection & also selected as one of 100 Outstanding Picture Books of 2023 by dPICTUS. Featured at the Bologna Children's Book Fair.- a salt farm in the United States- a food forest in Kenya- a honey farm in Yemen- a mushroom farm in Mexico- a rooftop garden in the United States (Fenway Park!)- a fish farm in Brazil- a vertical farm in Singapore- a terrace farm in Chile- a biosphere in Italy- an oyster farm in Australia- a circular garden in Senegal- a doba in India
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