Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Ag-Related Books for Children and Young Adults Careers in Agriculture Baretta, Gene, Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Ben Franklin, Square Fish, 2008. (Grades K-5) Introduction to the contributions of Ben Franklin as writer, printer, diplomat, musician, humorist, postmaster, scientist, inventor and humanitarian. Explores his many inventions that we still use today. Devantier, Alecia T., and Carol Ann Turkington, Extraordinary Jobs in Agriculture and Nature, Ferguson, 2006. (Young Adult) Gillman, Scott, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources (Top Careers in Two Years). (Young Adult) Hopkins, Lee Bennett, Incredible Inventions, Greenwillow, 2009. (Grades K-5) Inventions are the focus of this picture-book poetry collection. Jango-Cohen, Judith, The History of Food (Major Inventions Through History, 21st Century, 2005. (Grades 5 and up) Johanson, Paula, Jobs in Sustainable Agriculture, Rosen, 2010. (Grades 6-10) Kinsey-Warnock, Natalie, A Farm of Her Own, Dutton, 2001 (Grades K-3) Ten-year-old city-dweller Emma spends a summer with Aunt Ada and Uncle Will at Sunnyside Farm. Years later, Emma raises her own family at the same farm. Marsico, Katie, Working on a Farm (Junior 21st Century Library), Cherry Lake, 2008. (Grades PreK-3) Mayer, Cassie, Farming (Our Global Community), Heinemann, 2007. (Grades PreK-3) Through stunning photographs and simple text, children learn about farming around the world, including what farmers grow, what tools and machines they use and why farmers are an important part of every community. Orr, Tamra B., Organic Farmer (Cool Careers), Cherry Lake, 2009. (Grades 4-6) Owen, Ruth, Growing and Eating Green: Careers in Farming, Marketing and Producing Food (Green-Collar Careers), Crabtree, 2009. (Grades 4-6) A fresh look at careers in "green food" - from planting to cultivation and merchandising to selling. Also examines careers in alternative energy, equipment, packaging and delivery systems. Pohl, Dathleen, What Happens at a Dairy Farm? (Where People Work), Weekly Reader, 2006. (Grades PreK-3) Schomp, Virginia, If You Were a Farmer, Benchmark, 2000. (Grades PreK-3) What will grow on your farm? Crunch carrots? Juicy berries? Tall, golden fields of wheat and corn? Will you raise chickens for their eggs? Cows for their milk? Children, adults and families from many ethnic groups are portrayed doing the real, seven-days-a-week work of farming. Organized according to the seasons, the book touches on field preparation and planting, summer crop growth and dangers, fall harvests of apples, grains and other crops, winter chores. Includes a section on "Farmers in Time" and "A Farmer's Clothing and Equipment." Somervill, Barbara A., Food Scientist (Cool Careers), Cherry Lake, 2009. (Grades 4-12)   Back to Ag-Related Books for Children and Young Adults Back to Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom Oklahoma Ag in the Classroom is a program of the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service, the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture, Food and Forestry and the Oklahoma State Department of Education.