The Horn Book Guide

TECHNOLOGY

Tate, Nikki

Down to Earth: How Kids Help Feed the World

48 pp. | Orca | May, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4598-0423-4 $19.95

(3) 4-6 Orca Footprints series. With chapter titles such as "Seeds and Plants," "Feathered Friends," and "Multi-Purpose Animals," this book adeptly explains different types of farming around the world. While a section discussing the 4-H program is included, it is mostly the well-chosen color photos, showing children from a variety of cultures harvesting crops or tending animals, that justify the subtitle. Reading list, websites. Ind

Reviewer: Bridget McCaffrey