My Grandfather's Farm

My Grandfather's Farm
Author: Stephen Earl West
Publisher: America Star Books
Total Pages: 20
Release: 2011-03
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781456066284

Grandpa's Tractor

Grandpa's Tractor
Author: Michael Garland
Publisher: Astra Publishing House
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2020-09-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1635924332

Generations have fallen in love with this classic story of a grandson and grandfather whose visit to a family farm with a special tractor brings back memories. Don't miss the new companion title Grandma's Farm — now available! Grandpa Joe takes his grandson Timmy back to the site of his family’s farm, where the old house and a ramshackle barn still stand. The visit stirs up memories for Grandpa Joe—in particular, the majesty of his own father's shiny red tractor, now rusting in the forgotten fields. An ideal gift, this picture book evokes nostalgia while demonstrating a special bond between a grandparent and grandchild.

My Grandfather's Knocking Sticks

My Grandfather's Knocking Sticks
Author: Brenda J. Child
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2014
Genre: Ojibwa Indians
ISBN: 0873519388

"Child uses her grandparents' story as a gateway into discussion of various kinds of labor and survival in Great Lakes Ojibwe communities, from traditional ricing to opportunistic bootlegging, from healing dances to sustainable fishing. The result is a portrait of daily work and family life on reservations in the first half of the twentieth century"--

Grandpa Cacao

Grandpa Cacao
Author: Elizabeth Zunon
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 39
Release: 2019-05-21
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1681196417

This beautifully illustrated story connects past and present as a girl bakes a chocolate cake with her father and learns about her grandfather harvesting cacao beans in West Africa. Chocolate is the perfect treat, everywhere! As a little girl and her father bake her birthday cake together, Daddy tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast in West Africa. In a land where elephants roam and the air is hot and damp, Grandpa Cacao worked in his village to harvest cacao, the most important ingredient in chocolate. "Chocolate is a gift to you from Grandpa Cacao," Daddy says. "We can only enjoy chocolate treats thanks to farmers like him." Once the cake is baked, it's ready to eat, but this isn't her only birthday present. There's a special surprise waiting at the front door . . .

Summers Long Ago

Summers Long Ago
Author: William Hardy McNeill
Publisher: Berkshire Publishing Group LLC
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2009
Genre: Country life
ISBN: 9781933782713

My Grandfather's Son

My Grandfather's Son
Author: Clarence Thomas
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 308
Release: 2021-10-12
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0063235927

Provocative, inspiring, and unflinchingly honest, My Grandfather's Son is the story of one of America's most remarkable and controversial leaders, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, told in his own words. Thomas speaks out, revealing the pieces of his life he holds dear, detailing the suffering and injustices he has overcome, including the polarizing Senate hearing involving a former aide, Anita Hill, and the depression and despair it created in his own life and the lives of those closest to him. In this candid and deeply moving memoir, a quintessential American tale of hardship and grit, Clarence Thomas recounts his astonishing journey for the first time.

Stone Fox

Stone Fox
Author: John Reynolds Gardiner
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 103
Release: 2010-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0062009664

John Reynolds Gardiner's classic action-packed adventure story about a thrilling dogsled race has captivated readers for more than thirty years. Based on a Rocky Mountain legend, Stone Fox tells the story of Little Willy, who lives with his grandfather in Wyoming. When Grandfather falls ill, he is no longer able to work the farm, which is in danger of foreclosure. Little Willy is determined to win the National Dogsled Race—the prize money would save the farm and his grandfather. But he isn't the only one who desperately wants to win. Willy and his brave dog Searchlight must face off against experienced racers, including a Native American man named Stone Fox, who has never lost a race. Exciting and heartwarming, this novel has sold millions of copies and was named a New York Times Outstanding Children's Book.

Grandpa's Farm

Grandpa's Farm
Author: Alan Robinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 32
Release: 2021
Genre:
ISBN: 9781922358288

Matt has returned to Grandpa's Farm for his Easter holidays ready to help sow the seed for the next harvest. A beautifully written story in verse about the joys and sorrows of life on an Australian farm.