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Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life Paperback - 2011 - 1st Edition

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Author: Rothman, Julia
ISBN: 9781603429818

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Uses drawings, instructions, and information to describe how to live on farm, including compost, nutrients in the soil, farm structures, edible crops, farm animals, bread-making, cuts of pork, pressure canning, quilts, and spinning yarn.

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From the publisher

Country and city mice alike will delight in Julia Rothman's charming illustrated guide to the curious parts and pieces of rural living.

Dissecting everything from the shapes of squash varieties to how a barn is constructed and what makes up a beehive to crop rotation patterns, Rothman gives a richly entertaining tour of the quirky details of country life.

Also available in Julia Rothman's Anatomy series: Nature Anatomy, Nature Anatomy Notebook, Ocean Anatomy, Food Anatomy, and Wildlife Anatomy.

From the rear cover

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.

Details

Title Farm Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of Country Life
Author Julia Rothman
Binding Paperback
Edition number 1st
Edition 1
Pages 224
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Storey Publishing
Publication date 2011-10-01
Illustrated Yes
Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Maps
ISBN 9781603429818 / 1603429816
Weight 1.38 lbs (0.63 kg)
Dimensions 8.9 x 6.5 x 0.9 in (22.61 x 16.51 x 2.29 cm)
Themes
- Topical: Country/Cowboy
Category Technology & Industrial Arts
Library of Congress subjects Farm life
Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2012360929
Dewey Decimal Code 630

About the author

Julia Rothman is a highly acclaimed contemporary illustrator and author of many best-selling books, including Nature Anatomy, Farm Anatomy, Ocean Anatomy, Food Anatomy, Nature Anatomy Notebook, Wildlife Anatomy, and Insect Anatomy. Her illustrated column, Scratch, ran for five years in the Sunday New York Times. Clients for her illustrations and pattern designs include Target, the Washington Post, MTA Arts & Design, and more. She lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.