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Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life Paperback – Illustrated, 1 October 2011

by Julia Rothman (Author)

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From keeping chickens to raising vegetables, the allure of farm life is permeating popular culture. Noted artist and illustrator Julia Rothman has caught the bug, and from her Brooklyn studio she offers "Farm Anatomy", an enticing visual guide to the parts and pieces of rural living. Dissecting everything from tractors, pigs, and sheep to fences, hay bales, crop rotation patterns, and tools, Rothman paints a richly entertaining and informative picture of life in the country. Readers will discover fascinating facts on every page, from the shapes of squash varieties to the parts of a goat; from how a barn is built to what makes up a beehive. Every corner of the barnyard is uncovered, revealing its own distinctive vocabulary and cultivating a new appreciation for the complexity of living close to the land. Known for her ability to communicate detailed information in a visual format, Rothman provides an irresistibly browsable book that will appeal to people of all ages. The practical and the curious combine in instructions for everything from making cheese to spinning wool.

Print length

224 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Storey Publishing LLC
Publication date

1 October 2011
Dimensions

16.51 x 2.06 x 22.86 cm
ISBN-10

1603429816
ISBN-13

978-1603429818
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Farm Anatomy fits perfectly into my growing collection of books that will come in handy when I give up city life for green acres. (Or more realistically, when I'm sitting in my city apartment needing a quick armchair-style escape.)

"Charming drawings and handwritten text make this the perfect picture book for grown-up dreamers."

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Bantams and Buckwheat, Hackles and Harrows

Talk the talk of the country with Julia Rothman's entertaining and informative visual tour of life on the farm. Her drawings, diagrams, step-by-step sequences, and dissections reveal everything from the parts of a milking machine and the anatomy of a pig to how to plow a field and shear a sheep. You'll be delighted by how much there is to discover.

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Product details

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Storey Publishing LLC; 1st edition (1 October 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1603429816
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1603429818
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 612 g
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 16.51 x 2.06 x 22.86 cm

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Lykaios

Rather like Nature Anatomy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 31 July 2016

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Rather like Nature Anatomy, this book is a mix of very brief information and bright, clear illustrations about different things on and about a farm. It includes stuff about various common farm animals and how to care for them, fruit and food production and harvest, types of tractors, recipes, canning procedure, tree identification, how to stack wood, types of barns -- all sorts in a very brief dipping-your-toes-in kind of way. It's very America-centric, as Nature Anatomy also is, and it also uses the same clear font and hard-to-read cursive handwriting which makes this book not so great for children despite its bite-size and friendly illustrations that would otherwise make it good for children. Some of the information is a little off (such as the Shephard's Pie recipe containing beef rather than lamb -- she meant Cottage pie), and I didn't think the organisation of this book was as good as it is in Nature Anatomy. It felt odd to have read all the plants, veggies, and fruit sections to then move on to meat and animal types, to then only go back to veg canning, storing. Similarly, the final chapter about yarn would probably have been better in with the information about sheep/goats, where it would have been more relevant and not just tacked on the end. But overall, an interesting read, and I can certainly appreciate how long it must have taken to put a book like this together.

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Beautifully illustrated

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 February 2020

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Really lovely book for my farming mad son aged 10. The illustrations are beautiful, and it is full of great information, I would definitely recommend this book.

Mo'Zo

Great book!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2012

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Great book - beautifully designed and well written with lots of information of a value. I bought it for my 10-year old son who is going to live in the countryside in ten years time. ;-) It's a perfect buy not only for "village people", but for those who appreciate interesting and well managed ideas. Also for children in love with animals, plants, and machines.

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l lowe

great

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 June 2019

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love this range of books, have all three now!

kathquaide

Thrilling

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2013

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Beautiful illustrations and interesting articles for pretend farmers. Sadly many of the references are american so not that useful to European readers.

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