When his father tries to save the family farm in Alabama in 1898 by following the advice of George Washington Carver, fourteen-year-old Jesse struggles to help in his own way.

Introduces young readers to farm life, including the types of crops grown there, the many different jobs a farmer must complete, the machines that work the fields, and the animals that live there.

One fall morning the farm animals all realize that someone is missing... AGAIN! This time, it's Cow, and her poor calves have been left to their own devices, making mischief around the barn. Hen squawks about in devastation, Sheep knits in an anxious frenzy, Raccoon looks for something to eat... The only thing left to do is to call Inspector Billiam Van Hoof - the world's one (and only) not-so-reliable but ever enthusiastic goat detective. From unexpected...

In the late nineteenth century, a fourteen-year-old immigrant girl from Bohemia and a ten-year-old orphan boy arrive in Black Hawk, Nebraska, and in teaching each other form a friendship that will last a lifetime.

Luna Wright is a lot of things, but sweet and trusting isn't on the list. However, she's a sucker for the underdog and a hard-luck story. Adopted at birth, with scant knowledge of her biological family, she's created her own inner circle, a motley crew which includes her bestie Willow, to help her run the struggling but charming Apple Ridge Farm. With a farm-to-table cafe as well as a menagerie of rescued animals (complete with a baby goat who keeps...