Author: Susan L. Marquis
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501714309
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
I Am Not a Tractor! celebrates the courage, vision, and creativity of the farmworkers and community leaders who have transformed one of the worst agricultural situations in the United States into one of the best. Susan L. Marquis highlights past abuses workers suffered in Florida’s tomato fields: toxic pesticide exposure, beatings, sexual assault, rampant wage theft, and even, astonishingly, modern-day slavery. Marquis unveils how, even without new legislation, regulation, or government participation, these farmworkers have dramatically improved their work conditions. Marquis credits this success to the immigrants from Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala who formed the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a neuroscience major who takes great pride in the watermelon crew he runs, a leading farmer/grower who was once homeless, and a retired New York State judge who volunteered to stuff envelopes and ended up building a groundbreaking institution. Through the Fair Food Program that they have developed, fought for, and implemented, these people have changed the lives of more than thirty thousand field workers. I Am Not a Tractor! offers a range of solutions to a problem that is rooted in our nation’s slave history and that is worsened by ongoing conflict over immigration.
I Am Not a Tractor!
Author: Susan L. Marquis
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501714309
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
I Am Not a Tractor! celebrates the courage, vision, and creativity of the farmworkers and community leaders who have transformed one of the worst agricultural situations in the United States into one of the best. Susan L. Marquis highlights past abuses workers suffered in Florida’s tomato fields: toxic pesticide exposure, beatings, sexual assault, rampant wage theft, and even, astonishingly, modern-day slavery. Marquis unveils how, even without new legislation, regulation, or government participation, these farmworkers have dramatically improved their work conditions. Marquis credits this success to the immigrants from Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala who formed the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a neuroscience major who takes great pride in the watermelon crew he runs, a leading farmer/grower who was once homeless, and a retired New York State judge who volunteered to stuff envelopes and ended up building a groundbreaking institution. Through the Fair Food Program that they have developed, fought for, and implemented, these people have changed the lives of more than thirty thousand field workers. I Am Not a Tractor! offers a range of solutions to a problem that is rooted in our nation’s slave history and that is worsened by ongoing conflict over immigration.
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501714309
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
I Am Not a Tractor! celebrates the courage, vision, and creativity of the farmworkers and community leaders who have transformed one of the worst agricultural situations in the United States into one of the best. Susan L. Marquis highlights past abuses workers suffered in Florida’s tomato fields: toxic pesticide exposure, beatings, sexual assault, rampant wage theft, and even, astonishingly, modern-day slavery. Marquis unveils how, even without new legislation, regulation, or government participation, these farmworkers have dramatically improved their work conditions. Marquis credits this success to the immigrants from Mexico, Haiti, and Guatemala who formed the Coalition of Immokalee Workers, a neuroscience major who takes great pride in the watermelon crew he runs, a leading farmer/grower who was once homeless, and a retired New York State judge who volunteered to stuff envelopes and ended up building a groundbreaking institution. Through the Fair Food Program that they have developed, fought for, and implemented, these people have changed the lives of more than thirty thousand field workers. I Am Not a Tractor! offers a range of solutions to a problem that is rooted in our nation’s slave history and that is worsened by ongoing conflict over immigration.
John Deere Kids I Am a Tractor
Author: Jack Redwing
Publisher: John Deere Finger Puppet Board
ISBN: 9781680528060
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nothing runs or reads like a John Deere finger puppet tractor book This interactive farming story features a fun finger puppet tractor toy built into the book encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, and language development in your little one. Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playing, especially when their grown-ups are in on the fun A must for your little tractor enthusiast Collect the entire series in the Finger Puppet Collection Fun tractor puppet encourages interactive play between little ones and their grown-ups Soft plush and a rhyming story combine to provide both tactile and verbal learning opportunities Practice hand-eye coordination while enjoying together time Great gift for the little John Deere fan in your life Officially licensed John Deere product
Publisher: John Deere Finger Puppet Board
ISBN: 9781680528060
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Nothing runs or reads like a John Deere finger puppet tractor book This interactive farming story features a fun finger puppet tractor toy built into the book encouraging interactive play, hand-eye coordination, and language development in your little one. Babies and toddlers learn best when they are playing, especially when their grown-ups are in on the fun A must for your little tractor enthusiast Collect the entire series in the Finger Puppet Collection Fun tractor puppet encourages interactive play between little ones and their grown-ups Soft plush and a rhyming story combine to provide both tactile and verbal learning opportunities Practice hand-eye coordination while enjoying together time Great gift for the little John Deere fan in your life Officially licensed John Deere product
Tractor Mac New Friend
Author: Billy Steers
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466893877
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
When a new red tractor named Daisy joins the team at Stony Meadow Farm, she has trouble adjusting to all of the different chores that must be done. She realizes that she has much to learn. Can she do all of the work on her own? Luckily, Tractor Mac and his friends chop, pull, haul, and drag alongside Daisy until she gets the hang of it. With the help of everyone on the farm, Daisy thinks she will fit right in!
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN: 1466893877
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
When a new red tractor named Daisy joins the team at Stony Meadow Farm, she has trouble adjusting to all of the different chores that must be done. She realizes that she has much to learn. Can she do all of the work on her own? Luckily, Tractor Mac and his friends chop, pull, haul, and drag alongside Daisy until she gets the hang of it. With the help of everyone on the farm, Daisy thinks she will fit right in!
The Pioneer Woman
Author: Ree Drummond
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006208433X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Wildly popular award-winning blogger, accidental ranch wife, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) tells the true story of her storybook romance that led her from the Los Angeles glitter to a cattle ranch in rural Oklahoma, and into the arms of her real-life Marlboro Man.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 006208433X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 440
Book Description
New York Times Bestseller Wildly popular award-winning blogger, accidental ranch wife, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Pioneer Woman Cooks, Ree Drummond (aka The Pioneer Woman) tells the true story of her storybook romance that led her from the Los Angeles glitter to a cattle ranch in rural Oklahoma, and into the arms of her real-life Marlboro Man.
That's Not My Tractor...
Author: Fiona Watt
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780794530860
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new edition in the great That's Not My...series A cute tractor with touchy-feely patches on each page will engage young children as they are learning to love books!
Publisher: Usborne Books
ISBN: 9780794530860
Category : Board books
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A new edition in the great That's Not My...series A cute tractor with touchy-feely patches on each page will engage young children as they are learning to love books!
What Am I? Tractor
Author: Charlie Gardner
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9781465401601
Category : Board book
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Identifies the different parts of a tractor and their functions.
Publisher: DK Children
ISBN: 9781465401601
Category : Board book
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Identifies the different parts of a tractor and their functions.
My Mother is a Tractor
Author: Nicholas Klar
Publisher:
ISBN: 1412232104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 1412232104
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Otis
Author: Loren Long
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399256008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Celebrating 10 years of Otis, everyone's favorite tractor, created by the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love by Matt de la Péna and The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper! Otis is a special tractor. He loves his farm and farmer. He particularly loves the little calf in the next stall, whom he purrs to sleep with his soft motor. The two become great friends, romping in the fields, leaping bales of hay, and playing ring-around-the-rosy by Mud Pond. But when the big yellow tractor comes to the farm and replaces Otis, he is cast away behind the barn. . . until the little calf gets stuck in Mud Pond. Then there is only one tractor—and it’s not big or yellow—who saves the day. It’s little Otis! In the tradition of classics like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Story of Ferdinand, beloved artist Loren Long has crafted an unforgettable children's classic—and character—celebrating the power of friendship and perseverance. And now a whole new age group will fall in love with Otis, the friendly little tractor, thanks to this board book edition. Let the cries of putt puff puttedy chuff begin!
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399256008
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 36
Book Description
Celebrating 10 years of Otis, everyone's favorite tractor, created by the New York Times bestselling illustrator of Love by Matt de la Péna and The Little Engine that Could by Watty Piper! Otis is a special tractor. He loves his farm and farmer. He particularly loves the little calf in the next stall, whom he purrs to sleep with his soft motor. The two become great friends, romping in the fields, leaping bales of hay, and playing ring-around-the-rosy by Mud Pond. But when the big yellow tractor comes to the farm and replaces Otis, he is cast away behind the barn. . . until the little calf gets stuck in Mud Pond. Then there is only one tractor—and it’s not big or yellow—who saves the day. It’s little Otis! In the tradition of classics like Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel and The Story of Ferdinand, beloved artist Loren Long has crafted an unforgettable children's classic—and character—celebrating the power of friendship and perseverance. And now a whole new age group will fall in love with Otis, the friendly little tractor, thanks to this board book edition. Let the cries of putt puff puttedy chuff begin!
I Am a Tractor
Author: Ace Landers
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9781338333602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn all about the hardest-working machine on the farm in a board book shaped like a real tractor I am a tractor. I work on a farm. Readers may want to put on their work gloves for this fun and sturdy board book shaped like a tractor Read along as this mighty tractor helps plow fields, pull heavy machinery, and do more hardworking tasks down on the farm Little tractor enthusiasts will love seeing this tough tractor in action in this latest book in the bestselling I Am a Truck series
Publisher: Cartwheel Books
ISBN: 9781338333602
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Learn all about the hardest-working machine on the farm in a board book shaped like a real tractor I am a tractor. I work on a farm. Readers may want to put on their work gloves for this fun and sturdy board book shaped like a tractor Read along as this mighty tractor helps plow fields, pull heavy machinery, and do more hardworking tasks down on the farm Little tractor enthusiasts will love seeing this tough tractor in action in this latest book in the bestselling I Am a Truck series
Johnny Tractor's Fun Farm Festival
Author: Running Press
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 9780762435074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Fall Festival is coming, and Johnny Tractor and his friends have so much to do. Help them get Merriweather Farm ready for the festival in this exciting movable board book—readers can push cardstock machines on a track across every spread of the book to help Johnny Tractor and his friends get the farm ready.
Publisher: Running Press Kids
ISBN: 9780762435074
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Fall Festival is coming, and Johnny Tractor and his friends have so much to do. Help them get Merriweather Farm ready for the festival in this exciting movable board book—readers can push cardstock machines on a track across every spread of the book to help Johnny Tractor and his friends get the farm ready.