Who recommended Farmers Unite!?

2 people have recommended Farmers Unite! in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Donalyn Miller. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Farmers Unite! worth reading?

2 people we track recommend it. It is best for: elementary-school teacher planning a unit on modern American civic action who needs a clear, age-appropriate story about protest and rural life to read aloud or assign.; homeschooling parent introducing 20th-century U.S. agricultural history who wants a short, human-centered text to pair with maps and simple activities.; middle-school reader curious about how ordinary people influence policy who will appreciate quick chapters, photographs, and a focus on personal stories rather than dense theory.. It may not suit: you want detailed economic history or policy mechanics — you’ll likely put the book down when the narrative glosses over price structures and legislation.; you prefer long-form, source-rich nonfiction — the book’s anecdotal snapshots and minimal footnoting will frustrate deep-divers who like primary documents.; you’re after hands-on lessons or classroom activities — the text lacks exercises and practical follow-ups, so it’s annoying if you expected a how-to curriculum..

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Farmers Unite! by Lindsay Metcalf: Recommended by 2 People

Name: Farmers Unite!
Author: Lindsay Metcalf

A 2020 JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTIONIn the late 1970s, grain prices had tanked, farm auctions filled newspapers, and people had forgotten that food didn?t grow in grocery stores. So, on February 5, 1979, thousands of tractors from all parts of the USA took to the highways and flooded Washington, DC, in protest. Farmers wanted fair prices for t...