Books with author Catherine G. Pall

Every day some of the most toxic poisons - poisons that eventually effect all life on earth - are sprayed on the foods we eat: apples, peaches, corn, grapes, and strawberries, to name a few. In eloquent words and pictures, One Good Apple makes a cogent, urgent case for healthier agricultural practices, exploring with precision and care the destructiveness of pesticides and fertilizers to everything from the smallest organisms to the water we drink. The author shows how, in our attempt to control nature, we are growing food that harms not only us but also the very balance of nature, a balance we need to better understand and protect. Here is a book to empower our next generation of gardeners and farmers by presenting a way of growing good food that nourishes not only us, but the earth as well.

"Crow In The Window" is a work of creative nonfiction written for young readers from grades 3,4,5, and beyond. It is a remembrance of Vermont farm life in the era before "factory size" farms. It takes place in the year 1963 and is a glance into the life of a large farm family before cell phones and computer games. The action centers on Cathy, the of the oldest of seven children. She and her brother find an orphan crow and raise it to adulthood with lots of family and farm responsibilities filling their days. The children learn about the lives of crows and their place in the natural world of the farm Surrounding the tale of the crow, we see the chores, hard work, and fun of day to day life on a small farm. The story also tells us about the experiences of a young girl in an isolated, rural area finding her own place in a new school and making new friends. The girl and the crow go through many of the same growing experiences. They both learn to let go of the safe and familiar in order to experience the wider world of people and places leading to an independent and expanding life.

"Follow the smells, follow the smells! The odour is putrid where she dwells." With a cryptic riddle and a wayward cloud their only clues, Rufus and Seth must follow their noses and hope for the best. Will they find the Crone and unlock her secret? Or will the past slam the door in Rufus' face? Find out in the fourth instalment of this most uncertain adventure. If you're looking for Barmyland, the train is pulling into the station right about now…