Books in QED Down on the Farm series

Provides facts on chickens, including the life cycle of a chicken and how they are raised on a farm for their meat and eggs.

You may have seen sheep on a farm, but did you know that the fleece of some sheep weighs the same as 22 tins of beans, that wool warms up when it is wet, and that some sheep have blue faces? Find out about sheep - they are woolly wonders!

You may know what noise a duck makes, but did you know that only female ducks quack, that ducks' feathers are waterproof, and that ducks can't feel the cold through their feet? Find out more about ducks - they are completely quackers.

Provides facts on pigs, including the life cycle of a pig, how they are raised on a farm, and pig-related culture activities from around the world.

You may have seen a goat on a farm, but did you know that goats have beards, that goats' milk can be used to make cheese, and that there is even a type that faints when it gets excited? Find out about goats - there's more to them than munching.

Provides facts on bees, including the different parts to a bee, their life cycles, and how they can be beneficial on a farm.

Introduces pigs, including body parts, life cycle, characteristics, products made from pigs, breeds, and how to make a piggy bank.

Introduces cows, including body parts, life cycle, how a cow's stomach works, how milk gets from the cow to the grocery store, products made from cows, types, and how to make butter.

The 'Down on the Farm' series has been written to explain to young readers all about farming. Each book looks at a particular animal: why it is farmed, the animal's anatomy. life cycle & the products it provides. This book looks at ducks.

This title introduces little readers to machines they might find on the farm. Complete with a More Facts section and bolded glossary terms. Readers will gather basic information about farm machines through easy-to-read, simple text alongside beautiful full-bleed photographs. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

The donkey, along with its close kin the hinny and the mule, is known for its stamina. Readers will learn that, though these members of the horse family have a reputation for stubbornness, they have successfully worked alongside humans for thousand of years.

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