Books with author Ann Larkin Hansen

This hardworking addition to the best-selling Backyard Homestead series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them — no matter where on the planet you call home. Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each area of the farm, including the barn, garden, orchard, field, pasture, and woodlot. For every critical turn of the year (12 in all), Hansen provides an at-a-glance to-do list along with tips and a more in-depth discussion of key topics for the season. Easy-reference charts, checklists, and record-keeping sections help you keep track of it all. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

This hardworking addition to the best-selling Backyard Homestead series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them — no matter where on the planet you call home. Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each area of the farm, including the barn, garden, orchard, field, pasture, and woodlot. For every critical turn of the year (12 in all), Hansen provides an at-a-glance to-do list along with tips and a more in-depth discussion of key topics for the season. Easy-reference charts, checklists, and record-keeping sections help you keep track of it all. Also available in this series: The Backyard Homestead, The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Raising Farm Animals, and The Backyard Homestead Book of Kitchen Know-How.

Choosing the most common pets, and a few not so common, these books focus on the responsibilities and fun of owning and caring for an animal. Children will learn everything about the pet of their choice from anatomy and habitat to feeding and play habits. Veterinary care, animal shelters, and end-of-life decisions are also discussed, to introduce kids to the total picture of pet care.-- Full-color, detailed diagrams of pet physiology and environment-- Fun photos of animals capture kids' imagination and interest-- Straightforward discussion of the responsibilities of pet ownership

These exciting books teach readers about animals that live on a farm. Children learn about the pecking order in a chicken coop, the many stomachs of cows and goats, how a pig roots with its snout, and much more. Also discussed is preserving farm animals that face extinction, like the Fainting goat and the Dominique chicken.-- Table of contents, glossary, index, and internet sites-- Full-color photos, diagrams, and maps-- Supports science and social studies curriculum

These exciting books teach readers about animals that live on a farm. Children learn about the pecking order in a chicken coop, the many stomachs of cows and goats, how a pig roots with its snout, and much more. Also discussed is preserving farm animals that face extinction, like the Fainting goat and the Dominique chicken.-- Table of contents, glossary, index, and internet sites-- Full-color photos, diagrams, and maps-- Supports science and social studies curriculum

Choosing the most common pets, and a few not so common, these books focus on the responsibilities and fun of owning and caring for an animal. Children will learn everything about the pet of their choice from anatomy and habitat to feeding and play habits. Veterinary care, animal shelters, and end-of-life decisions are also discussed, to introduce kids to the total picture of pet care.-- Full-color, detailed diagrams of pet physiology and environment-- Fun photos of animals capture kids' imagination and interest-- Straightforward discussion of the responsibilities of pet ownership

These exciting books teach young readers about farms, and about life as a farm family. Children will learn about different kinds of farms. They will read about families working with the seasons, the 4H club, county fairs, and rodeos.-- Supports geography, science, and social studies curriculum-- Full-color photos and maps enhance the text-- Table of contents, glossary, index, and internet sites