Book Detail

Haystack

Publication Information
Author:  Geisert, Bonnie Illustrator:  Geisert, Arthur
Title:  Haystack Date:  1995
Publisher:  Houghton Mifflin City:  Boston
ISBN, paperback:  0-395-69722-0 ISBN, hardback:  

Recommended audience:
ABE/ABLE:   Yes ESOL:  
Family:   Yes Young Adult:  
Picture:   Yes

General Information:
Book Type(s):    fiction, easy reading

HSE Descriptor(s):   

Summary:
The uses of the old-fashioned haystack are brought back to life throughout the seasons.

Teaching Ideas:
This book could be used for independent reading or as a supplement to a thematic unit on farming or on cycles. Students who find the illustrations of farm machinery interesting could pursue a then/now discussion. Machines: www.mos.ort/sin.Leonardo/InventorsToolbox.html.

Keywords: select any link below for a list of resources which also have that keyword
bullet Construction/Engineering > Building > machines
bullet Science > meteorology > weather > seasons
bullet Communities > rural > rural life > farms
bullet Science > ecology
bullet Work > occupations > farming


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