Hooray for Orchard - Hooray for Farming! Author:Bobbie Kalman This book is aimed at children aged 4 to 8 years. Children will be amazed by the care orchard farmers must take in the growing and harvesting of fruit-bearing trees, vines, and bushes. "Hooray for Orchards!" describes the five different fruit groups and follows fruit from planting to harvest highlighting: the tools, machinery, and people involve... more »d in the process; soil and climate conditions required by different kinds of fruit; pollination and bee-keeping; tree grafting; natural and man-made pesticides; the important role of migrant workers in tending orchards; and how to make apples crisp.« less