Hey, Hey, Hay!: A Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them

Every bale of hay has a little bit of summer sun stored in the heart of it-- learn from a mother-daughter team how hay is made

Feeding her horses one cold and wintry day, a girl thinks about all the hard work that went into the fresh-smelling bales she's using. The rhyming text and brilliant full-page paintings follow the girl and her mother through the summer as they cut, spread, dry and bale in the fields.

Mower blades slice through the grass./A new row falls with every pass./Next we spread the grass to dry./The tedder makes those grasses fly

This celebration of summer, farming, and family, illustrated by Pura Belpr honor artist Joe Cepeda, includes a glossary of haymaking words, and a recipe for making your own switchel-- a traditional farm drink, to cool you down in the summer heat.

A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Holiday House
Published: 08/14/2018
ISBN: 9780823436668
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 11.20h x 9.10w x 0.40d

Review Citations: School Library Journal 06/01/2018 pg. 65
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2018
Publishers Weekly 08/20/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2019 - Recommended, Satisfactory

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 505499 / Hey, Hey, Hay! a Tale of Bales and the Machines That Make Them
Reading Level: 2.3 / Interest Level: Lower Grade / Point Value: 0.5