Every minute of every day, someone, somewhere is working to bring food to our tables.
And now there's a new book, called "Right This Very Minute: A Table-to-Farm Book About Food and Farming," to share with your children.
The book is geared to children in kindergarten through third grade. The 32-page picture book, by Lisl H. Detlefsen and illustrated by Renée Kurilla, follows children through an entire day of meals and snacks, with each one emphasizing how important farmers and agriculture are to our society and our food supply.
This is the first book published by Feeding Minds Press. Hardcover copies of the book may be ordered for $17.99 each. There are even related materials, including an educator's guide that includes seven lessons encouraging students to dig deeper into thinking about where the food on their plates originated, as well as a Snacks Ag Mag.
The American Farm Bureau Foundation identifies accurate ag books, and has so far accrued a collection of nearly 500 boosk for children, teenagers and adults that accurately cover agricultural topics. "Right This Very Minute" was awarded the Book of the Year award by the Foundation in January.
The Accurate Ag Books database is available here.