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Farms and Farm Animals Grades K - 2: Multcolib School Corps

(Updated 6/2026) Fiction and nonfiction titles about farms and farm animals for grades K-2. The library has already-prepared Buckets of Books on this topic that you can check out. The Buckets contain books similar to those on this list (though not every title is exactly the same) plus a teacher's guide. See link below for Bucket of Books Classroom Collection. A custom book list created by Multnomah County Library School Corps librarians for assignments. Are you a teacher that lives or works in Multnomah County? Need a custom booklist? https://multcolib.org/assignment-alert

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  • "Alone, unsure, and trying to be brave, Old Blue arrives at a horse rescue farm. But what will happen here? As it turns out, soft voices and tender hands welcome the old horse. And there is a young girl, Bobby, who is eager to show Old Blue around."
    Book, 2025Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2025] — jE MUSKE 2025
  • E-I-UFO

    Old MacDonald Had a Farm

    Von Zonk, Zach,
    "When a spaceship visits Old MacDonald's farm chaos ensues as the farm animals make a mess of Old MacMartian's vessel."
    Book, 2025San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2025] — jE VONZONK 2025
  • "Down on the farm, we're busy, busy, busy! We're chopping, churning, planting, and harvesting. And what's working at every step of the way? Our tractor!"
    Book, 2022Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press; 2022. — jE SUTTON 2022
  • "There are many plants on Amara's farm. Today is the day she looks for her pumpkins."
    Book, 2021Atlanta : Peachtree, [2021] — jE BROWNWOOD 2021
  • "Simple, rhyming text follows life on a family farm throughout the four seasons."
    Book, 2025Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2025] — jE TORNETTO 2025
  • Akeem Keeps Bees!

    a Close-up Look at the Honey Makers and Pollinators of Sankofa Farms

    Bell, Kamal E.,
    "Akeem Keeps Bees! begins with the arrival and installation of a package of bees and follows the sequence of beekeeping tasks throughout the year, as Akeem and his dad inspect the hive, find the queen, deal with a swarm, harvest honey, and prepare…
    Book, 2025North Adams, MA : Storey Publishing, [2025] — j 638.1 B4339a 2025
  • "Katie and her truck Little Red help fellow vehicles during a fall harvest festival."
    Book, 2024New York : Christy Ottaviano Books, an imprint of Little, Brown and Company, [2024] — jE HILLENBRA 2024
  • Discover how both outdoor and indoor farms sustainably grow the food we eat throughout the year in this vibrant, rhyming picture book.
    Book, 2024New York : Astra Young Readers, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers, 2024. — j Facts 635 M5884o 2024
  • Bread, milk, wool, fruits, and vegetables: things that fill our day to day lives. But where, and who, do they come from?
    Book, 2023New York : Norton Young Readers, [2023] — j Facts 630 G433t 2023
  • Desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer, los agrícolas trabajan para llenar nuestros estómagos. Contada desde la perspectiva de un hijo orgulloso, esta historia sincera y bellamente ilustrada ilumina el sacrificio y las dificultades que un padre…
    Book, 2023[Los Angeles, Calif.] : Lil' Libros, 2023. — SPANISH jE VARELA 2023
  • Food for the Future

    Sustainable Farms Around the World

    Wenjen, Mia,
    Go on a tour of eco-friendly farms around the globe!
    Book, 2023Concord, MA : Barefoot Books, 2023 — j Facts 338.1 W475f 2023
  • Farm Animals

    Los Animales De La Granja

    ¡Ven a visitar a los animales que viven en la granja! Busca lindos terneros, corderitos y muchos más.
    Book, 2023New York, NY : DK Publishing, [2023] — SPANISH j Datos 636 FARM 2023
  • Construction Site

    Farming Strong, All Year Long

    Rinker, Sherri Duskey
    Told in rhyming text, six farm vehicles work through all the seasons, from spring planting to building a barn to protect the animals in winter.
    Book, 2022San Francisco, California : Chronicle Books LLC, [2022] — jE RINKER 2022
  • On her family's visit to a farm, Yasmin is thrilled to play with the baby chicks, but when she forgets to close the pen door and one goes missing, Yasmin has to scramble to find it.
    Book, 2022North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2022] — Red Reader FARUQI 2023
  • Every animal on the farm, from the horses to the mice, has its own bedtime ritual for a good night's sleep.
    Book, 2021San Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2021] — jE JAMESON 2021
  • This book introduces beginning readers to tractors through simple, predictable text and related photos.
    Book, 2021Minneapolis, MN : Bellwether Media, Inc., 2021. — j Facts 631.372 M1351t 2021
  • Katie learns what a vegetable farmer does when she visits a farm and helps sell the vegetables at a farmers market.
    Book, 2020North Mankato, Minnesota : Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint, [2020] — Red Reader MANUSHKIN 2020
  • Grandpa Cacao

    a Tale of Chocolate, From Farm to Family

    Zunon, Elizabeth,
    As a little girl and her father work together to make her birthday cake, he tells the story of her Grandpa Cacao, a farmer from the Ivory Coast. Includes author's note and a cake recipe. ALSO AVAILABLE as an eBook. Click on the title link to see all…
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2019. — jE ZUNON 2019
  • Follow the creation of a family meal from the farm to the picnic table on a warm sunny day. Told entirely in words beginning with S, this lively book will help children appreciate where their food comes from
    Book, 2018New York : Random House, [2018] — jE PFEFFER 2018