All Aboard! Tractor

Do you love everything about farms?

Would you like to learn what amazing animals, plants, and fabulous machines you may encounter on a farm?

Would you like to become a farmer and see everything with your own eyes? Kiwi bird Karl is interested in just that! He wants to find out how to grow his own food!

Alongside Karl, you’ll learn many interesting things about tractors and other farm machinery. You’ll discover the inner workings of a farm, from harvesting to everyday chores! Not only will you learn some fun facts, but you’ll also find out where the food we eat comes from.

Join Karl in his tractor and have a peek at what goes on at the farm and even beyond it!

Pavla Hanáčková (1990-2021) was born in the Czech Republic. She came from a picturesque Moravian village surrounded by vineyards. She was an avid reader since early childhood, and she had always longed to write. She was a graduate in English and Chinese from the Faculty of Arts of Palacký University, Olomouc. Fate had determined that she made regular returns to her native tongue, as a literary editor of children’s books for Albatros publishers. A keen traveler, she drew inspiration wherever she went, not least to feed another of her passions—food and everything associated with it.

Diarmuid Ó Catháin is an Irish illustrator and picture book maker. After obtaining a degree in visual communications, he worked in the graphic design field, before pursuing a career in illustration. With over ten years freelance Illustration experience, Diarmuid has worked with a wide range of clients, both Irish and international, on a variety of projects from editorial and advertising, to packaging and animation. He is always looking for new opportunities to collaborate and new visual challenges to sink his teeth into.

"With his tummy rumbling, Karl sets off on an adventure to find new things to eat, only to discover a whole new world! Filled with large rumbling tractors, fields to wander, buildings to explore, and animal friends to meet, he learns everything he needs to know about this amazing new place. All Aboard! Tractors is a delightful and engaging way to explore the vast world of farming." —Mindie Dittemore, The Homesteadin' Mama and author of Keeping Chickens

"Join Kiwi Karl on an adventure to the farm. Together, you'll learn where food comes from. Young readers will discover the ins and outs of farm life, as well as farm animals, chores, and machinery—including tractors! This book is designed in a fun and engaging way and is full of colorful imagery that children are sure to enjoy." —Stephanie Thurow, certified master food preserver and bestselling author of Can It & Ferment It