Summary: "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"--P. [4] of cover.
LJ Express Reviews
Talented visual artist Rothman (Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists) takes readers through a working Iowa farm's inventory of equipment, livestock, and produce-scattering practical observations and recipes throughout this richly illustrated book. She captures the excitement and longing the growing back-to-basics, back-to-the-farm, and do-it-yourself movements reported in the news often produce. This book continues the spirit of publications like the 1968-72 counterculture publication Whole Earth Catalog, which guided readers toward self-sufficiency. Rothman's sprightly and engaging illustrations are also accurate; all are labeled so that readers can find information about the parts of a hay baler, the process of making homemade cheese and bread, among many other bits of knowledge at their fingertips. Verdict Though substantive information is embedded in the illustrations, the overall tone is entertaining. This book is appropriate for all readers looking for an accessible introduction to farm life.-Sara Rutter, Univ. of Hawaii, Manoa (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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