In Mansfield, Missouri, during the harsh winter of 1905, Laura, her family, and her neighbors help each other survive and discover the true meaning of Christmas.
Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.
When a tornado touches down in a pond on Farmer Brown's property, it sets off a chain of events among the barnyard animals that soon has every creature displaced, but not unhappy.
After learning that her father thinks the baby groundhogs in her pony's field are a nuisance, ten-year-old Keeker decides to stage a "Save the Groundhogs" play.
Young readers will learn that corn plants can grow taller than people. Some farms have large barns where animals are kept. Discover these and other exciting facts about the farm.