wheat

Follows bread from its beginnings through to the finished product, describing how wheat is grown, harvested, and processed.

A little girl and her brother help out on threshing day in the early 1900s as the neighbor men arrive to thresh the family's wheat and bring it to the mill, and the neighbor women assist with the huge midday meal.

A poetic, photographic explanation of how wheat is turned into bread. Includes related activities and a bread recipe.

Farmer Albert plants winter wheat in August, then continues on through the year doing his seasonal chores as the wheat grows, matures, is harvested, and it is time to plant again.

Explains the life cycle of wheat, its varieties, its cultivation, its harvesting, and its importance in feeding millions of people all over the world.