Farming Books for Middle & High School (Interest-Led Schooling)

One of our sons is more the hands-on, outdoors type of kid.  He works hard and has great work ethic, but doesn't really plan to continue schooling beyond graduation.  He's not a fan of reading, but enjoys reading about working with animals and the land.  If you've got a kid like this....this list is for you!

**It should be noted that, while there are so many farm-themed books for elementary-aged children, this book list has been composed specifically with middle and high school students in mind.

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• Farm Hands - Rivers, Tom
• Carrots Love Tomatoes - Riotte, Louise
• Potatoes, Corn, and Beans - Johnson, Sylvia A.
• A Family Apart - Nixon, Joan
• Ancient Agricultural Technology - Woods, Michael
• Droughts - Allaby, Michael
• Food Watch -Bramwell, Martyn
• An American Safari - Brandenburg, Jim
• Geosphere: The Land and Its Uses - Desonie, Dana
• Invisible Allies - Farrell, Jeanette
• Urban Sprawl - Miller, Debra
• The Barn - Avi
• How I Found the Strong - McMullan, Margaret
• Four Seasons With Five Kids on One Family's Farm - Rosen, Michael
• The Man Who Fed the World - Hesser, Leon
• Honey Bees: Letters from the Hive - Buchmann, Stephen
• Symbiosis - Silverstein, Alvin
• Once Upon a Farm - Artley, Bob
• The Haymeadow - Paulsen, Gary
• Thunder on the Plains - Robbins, Ken
• The Worm Cafe - Payne, Binet
• Edible Gardening - Israelsson, Lena
• Dust Bowl Diary - Low, Ann Marie
• Superfood or Superthreat - Gay, Kathlyn
• Little Men - Louisa May Alcott
• Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery
• Folks This Ain't Normal - Joel Salatin

Stay tuned for our 2023 Word of the Year -- it will have something to do with homesteading!

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