agriculture

Provides an overview of the agriculture industry, focusing on land use, commodity production, contribution to the country's GDP, and potential careers in the industry. Includes audio, videos, activities, weblinks, slideshows, transparencies, maps, quizzes, and supplementary resources.

"Provides an overview of the [agriculture] industry, focusing on land use, commodity production, contribution to the country's GDP, and potential careers in the industry"--Back cover.

Charts the milestones in the development of food production and farming methods in a narrative timeline format. Features: glossary, additional resources, and index.

Brief text and illustrations discuss the change from subsistence to market agriculture, new technology, and continuing problems.

The Kingdom of Benin, which started out as a small community and grew to be a vast empire, was particularly known for its expert farming practices, building skills, and artistic abilities. Eventually, however, it also helped facilitate the slave trade and planted the seeds of Benin's eventual destruction.

Working on a farm introduces young readers to many careers available on a farm. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about a career working on a farm.

This book covers the major drivers of the Latin American region's economy, including exports of agricultural products, petroleum and minerals, and manufactured goods, along with the service and tourism industries. Despite recent improvements, the Latin American economy remains dependent on commodity exports to the West, presenting a challenge to the region's long-term future. When used in the classroom, this resource provides readers with the tools they need to analyze concepts in economics and how they affect the countries of Latin America.

This book explores the topics of drought and crop failure throughout history and in modern times.

A graphic novel adaptation of H.G. Wells' "The Food of the Gods" in which intolerance and hatred against a community of giants created by scientists who introduced a new growth agent for food into the market.

Simple text and photographs present what a farmer is, the tools used, and what plants and animals are grown and raised by farmers.