If I Were a Farmer, Tommy's Adventure.

If I Were a Farmer, Tommy's Adventure. If I Were a Farmer, Tommy's Adventure Gordon Frederickson, author David H. Jewell, illustrator Beaver's Pond Press 7104 Ohms Lane, Suite 101, Edina, MN 55439 9781592983902, $11.95, www.amazon.com www.beaverspondpress.com "If I Were a Farmer, Tommy's Adventure" is the thirdillustrated children's book in the If I Were a Farmer series."Tommy's Adventure" describes a boy's imaginedadventures as a farmer hero with his dog, Rex, in carefully illustrated,colorful detail. "Tommy's Adventure" includes manydescriptions and details of farm tools, tasks, tractors, and implementsused in daily work. A sense of farm ethics and courtesy is also conveyedin the story, when Tommy imagines helping stranded, stuck motorists andthen later rescuing them from thieves. Although Tommy's daydreamstrains credulity (can the tractor really catch those runaway bandits?),the information about farm tasks and equipment is historically andexperientially grounded and founded. A handy Glossary at the end givessolid, practical definitions of special farm terms and tools used in thestory. The "If I Were a Farmer" series has nostalgic appealfor adults as well as educational and entertainment value for children.