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Product Description Learn How Red Combines Harvest Crops with Casey & Friends! Combines introduces children to the world of modern farm equipment showing how the most complex machines on the farm work to harvest crops. This book is filled with colorful action photographs, fun illustrations and a cast of cartoon equipment characters. Narrated by Casey the farmer and Tillus the worm, Combines teaches readers how Cody and Kellie the combines of Happy Skies Farm harvest crops by gathering, separating, and unloading grain and corn. Learn about the science of farming and discover how their technology makes Cody and Kellie amazing! Recommended for ages 4-8. Review Great for holiday gift giving! I really enjoyed these books. They all but breathe. They captured my interest on page one with their lively layout, crips colors that snap to attention, adorable animated characters that lead you in a timely pace and lots of fun facts! I became so involved in the presentation, I forgot I was reading and felt like I was back at school and it was Film Day! --Story Monsters Ink Magazine The books are perfect for both boys and girls, ages 4 to 8 and parents and grandparents will love them as well. --Capper's Farmer Magazine From the Back Cover Red Combines with Casey & Friends! Combines teaches children how Cody and Kellie, the combines of Happy Skies Farm, harvest crops by gathering, separating, and unloading grain. Learn the difference between a corn header and grain header, how crops are processed and what happens to the grain at each stage. About the Author Holly Dufek has spent nearly 15 years writing and editing educational curriculum for publishers such as Holt McDougal, National Geographic Education and Riverside Publishing. Holly has worked to develop content to enrich the National Common Core Standards for elementary through high school classrooms. Born in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison for her bachelor s degree, double majoring in English and History. Her first classroom experience was substitute teaching while in graduate school at DePaul University for her Master s in Education. Holly did her practicum in U.S. History. Licensed to teach History and English through the 12th grade, Holly decided to turn her focus on curriculum development. A Year on the Farm is her first published children s book. Working with an amazing design team to bring agricultural education to life has been one of the most enriching experiences for her. Holly lives in Kenosha, Wisconsin with her husband, Matt, and their three children.Paul E. Nunn is a full-range artist and approved character artist for Disney, Lucas Arts ad Nick Jr. He started his own freelance company to focus on children s animation in 2000 and hasn t looked back. Born and raised in Kenosha, WI, and drawing since he could hold a pencil, Paul got his big break right out of high school. With knowledge on new animation software, he became a pixel retouch artist for a small animation studio. As the company grew and landed big jobs with Disney, Mattel and Leapfrog, Paul worked his way up to Animation Director. Leaving in 2000 to start his own freelance business allowed Paul to focus on children s animation. His projects include working with legacy characters from Disney s Cinderella, Winnie the Pooh and The Jungle Book, line drawing for LucasArt s Indiana Jones, Star Wars and Star Wars Angry Birds and illustrating a handful of titles for Nick Jr s hit show Bubble Guppies. Getting to wake up every day with the opportunity to bring popular characters to life and share them with his own children is Paul s biggest joy. He lives in Racine, Wisconsin with his wife, Amy, and their two children.
