Christmas Farm

By Mary Lyn Ray

Book Overview

When Wilma decides that her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how many grow to become Christmas trees. This companion to the award-winning Pumpkins: A Story for a Field is a lyrical, behind-the-scenes look at the intricate lives of Christmas trees. Includes an author's note about the history and cultivation of Christmas trees.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0152162909
• ISBN13: 9780152162900
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Clarion Books
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 11.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 7 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

We Love Christmas Farm

My grandson (now almost 7 years) and I have read this sweet, satisfying book each Christmas together for several years now and we cherish the reading of it and our time together each and every season. THIS is a beautiful story depicting of young and old and the kind of relationship we each want and need. Everything about this book is good. This goodness includes the story, illustrations and what we take away with us — the bliss of working together (like hand and glove) with plan and purpose. Christmas Farm is a GOOD book that is good for children and their families. To find a book like Christmas Farm makes us feel thankful. Don’t miss it.