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"A freak hailstorm puts the season’s apple harvest under a cloud of uncertainty. Will the fruit go to waste?".
This picture book is the ninth book in the George the Farmer series. It is 32 pages in length with 16 full-page, colour illustrations. It's a great book to teach about the seasons, apples, technology, marketing and food waste.
32 pages | 16 illustrations | Released 2021
ISBN: 978-0-9941942-9-9
Profits from the sale of this book are used to create freely available curriculum-aligned educational resources and videos for teachers to use in the classroom to educate children about farming where food comes from. Take a look at our educational farm resources.
Do you know a kiddo who loves digging in the vegetable garden? Or perhaps you would like to entice a little one to eat more veggies—well this new title is for you! "Jack's discovery of crooked carrots at the local community garden unearths a musical idea for George and Ruby. But will the community dig it?"
This is the eighth book in the George the Farmer series. At 32 pages in length with 16 full-page, colour illustrations, it's the perfect, fun way to teach kids about vegetables and creativity.
32 pages | 16 illustrations | Released in November 2020
Printed in South Australia on paper from well-managed forests using environmentally friendly vegetable-based inks.
Profits from the sale of this book are used to create freely available curriculum-aligned educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom to educate children about farming where food comes from. Take a look at our educational farm resources.
Warning: You may start reciting our George the Farmer books in your sleep if you only choose to invest in one title. This is a common problem that is relayed to us on a regular basis. "Mum, Dad, Granny, can you please read me Shears a Sheep again?" Counteract this by grabbing the entire George the Farmer 9-pack series PLUS Numbers on the Farm board book with $13 OFF and FREE postage!
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Our picture storybooks have been printed in South Australia on paper from well-managed forests using environmentally friendly vegetable-based inks.
A portion of profits from the sale of our books are used to create freely available curriculum-aligned educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom to educate children about farming and where food comes from. Take a look at our educational farm resources.
The perfect picture book for your egg and chook-loving littlies. "When the Farmer family's delivery of chooks fails to produce an abundance of eggs, George questions whether he'll be able to produce another award-winning chocolate cake for the Penola Show bake-off. Are the chooks not laying or are the eggs disappearing?"
This is the seventh book in the George the Farmer series. At 32 pages in length with 14 full-page, colour illustrations, it's the perfect, fun way to teach kids about eggs and chickens.
32 pages | 14 illustrations | Released in November 2019
Printed in South Australia on paper from well-managed forests using environmentally friendly vegetable-based inks.
Profits from the sale of this book are used to create freely available curriculum-aligned educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom to educate children about farming where food comes from. Take a look at our educational farm resources.
Technology and animals — the perfect combination to inspire a love of reading! "George's new drone is doing a stellar job mustering the sheep towards the yards, that is until it suddenly disappears. Will George's detective skills help the family find the drone in time to attend the badminton presentation evening?"
This is the sixth book in the George the Farmer series. At 32 pages in length with 14 full-page, colour illustrations, it's the perfect, fun way to teach kids about eggs and chickens.
32 pages | 14 illustrations | Released in November 2019
Printed in South Australia on paper from well-managed forests using environmentally friendly vegetable-based inks.
Profits from the sale of this book are used to create freely available curriculum-aligned educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom to educate children about farming where food comes from. Take a look at our educational farm resources.
Meet George's little mate, Jessie the Kelpie! So, so soft, Jessie has been lovingly made in regional Australia by hand using 100% Australian wool from the Bendigo Woollen Mills. This strictly limited edition beauty will be a keepsake for years to come for the special little person in your life.
P.S You may recognise Jessie from George the Farmer's picture books — she's one of George's best mates.
Jessie would make the perfect baby or first birthday gift with our Numbers on the Farm board book or our second picture book, George the Farmer Shears a Sheep. Please note, Jessie does not come with the book or Barney pictured.
23cm (l) x 21cm (h)
If the little one in your life loves a bit of action, this is the children's book for them. Trucks, harvesters and fire engines – it's all go in this exciting story. "When Ruby smells smoke while George and Jack are harvesting, hopes of a successful broad bean crop harvest are almost extinguished. Join the Farmer family in this pulsating tale of life on the land".
This picture book is the fifth book in the George the Farmer series. It is 32 pages in length with 16 full-page, colour illustrations. It's a great book to teach about the importance of pulses, not only as a high-protein food source but for the important role that the crops play in returning nitrogen back to the soil for soil regeneration.
32 pages | 14 illustrations | Released 2018
ISBN: 978-0-9941942-5-1
Printed in South Australia on paper from well-managed forests using environmentally friendly vegetable-based inks.
Profits from the sale of this book are used to create freely available curriculum-aligned educational resources for teachers to use in the classroom to educate children about farming where food comes from. Take a look at our educational farm resources.