A Farm Through Time

by Angela Wilkes

Farm Through Time Paper [Hardcover] Wilkes, Angela and Thomas, Eric

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Picture Books, Childrens, Medieval, School

32 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2001

Reviews

[Alyssa]

Wickes, Angela. A Farm Through Time. New York: Dorling Kindersley, 2001. Nonfiction.

This nonfiction text by Angela Wickers explores the way that farms have changed and adapted throughout time. The information packed into this book is quite amazing, and is not meant to be read in a short amount of time. It’s more of a story that would be sifted through at leisure, looking at all the wealth of information it offers. The images set this book apart as a must for an elementary classroom. They are realistic, detailed, and rich in color. All the activity that is obviously going on with each page makes the reader stop and linger, trying to figure out the role of each machine and each person depicted.

[Ilana Waters]

Very educational, informative, and fun read. I admit, although this book is for kids, I had a lot of fun learning how farms have changed over the years with all the illustrations and inserts.

[Anna]

A Farm Through Time provides kids a decent visual overview of changes in agricultural techniques over many centuries, as used on one hypothetical site. (The specific location isn't given, but I believe it's British?) The illustrations are nicely detailed (though I wished they would have had a consistent perspective across pages like in A Street Through Time, to facilitate comparisons of the size/layout of the farm across eras). While the text ends on a bit of a downer, it does effectively explain important details in the art while also highlighting economic patterns throughout the book. Overall, not quite as engrossing as A Street Through Time, but worth checking out for elementary-age and up.

[Libby]

I didn't enjoy this as much as "A Street Through Time" and "A City Through Time" - the illustrations are not quite as detailed or humorous. Given its focus being a rural setting, the changes that are depicted are also not quite as distinct, therefore providing fewer obvious discussion points. It is, however, still a fantastic resource about the history of agriculture, food production, and rural life.

[Lois]

Great book for kids! I learned a lot myself!

[Muriel Hammond-teusink]

"Une Ferme au Fil du Temps" - excellent read for intermediate reader in French.