Bunting, Eve.  Market Day.  HarperCollins Publishing, 1996.  Young children in Ireland observe farm animals and crops when they visit a country fair on market day.

Corwin, Judith Hoffman.  harvest Festivals Around the World.  Julian Messner, 1995.  A history of many crop-related festivals, including craft activities and recipes.

Pancella, Peggy.  Farm Community.  heinemann Library, 2006.  Take a tour of the everyday sites found in a farm community and discover where people work, where children go to school, how people get around, and what places are unique to a farm community.

Peterson, Cris.  Harvest Year.  Boyds Mills Press, 1996.  Full color photos and clear, concise text take readers month-by-month through a sampling of the wide diversity and volume of crops grown throughout the United States.

Phelan-Sissel, Peggy.  A Visit to the Farmers' Market.  Brain Child Books, 2006.  This easy-to-read picture book about the benefits of shopping at the farmers' market.

Rendon, Marcie R. and Cheryl Walsh Bellville.  Farmer's Market.  Lerner Publishing Group, 2001.  Full of colorful photographs, this book describes the efforts of many familiies who work hard to produce food that is sold at farmers' markets.

Tudor, Tasha.  Corgiville Fair.  Little Brown, 1998.  Chronicles the events of the Corgiville Fair, especially the actions of Edgar Tom Cat in his attempt to win the goat race.

All About Farmers' Markets:  A Teaching Guide for Classrooms, Camps, and Community Programs - This curriculum uses an interdisciplinary approach, to introduce kids to concepts about food and where it comes from, while exploring farmers' markets and their role in our communities.  Has a corresponding picture book, "A Visit to the Farmers' Market."  Also available in Spanish.  Brain Child Books, 13324 Beckenham Dr., Suite 100, Little Rock, AR  72212, phone 501-837-5081, fax 501-228-0908, website:  www.brainchildpress.com.

Association of Connecticut Fairs:  listing of Connecticut agricultural fairs - www.ctfairs.org

Connecticut Department of Agriculture
Publications - various links
Website:  www.ct.gov/doag

A Farmer's Guide to Hosting Farm Visits for Children - Univeristy of California, Sustainable Agricultural Research and Education Program:  www.sarep.ucdavis.edu/Grants/Reports/Kraus/97-36FarmersGuide.htm.  This report provides farmers with some encouragement and support on hosting farm visits for children.  Information includes tips on making useful and safe hands-on activities and tips on how to plan and what to plan for.