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This book gives insight into how farming and agriculture has adapted with technology in today's industry. It demonstrates different ways technology may be used to help in the agricultural process in some farms.

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It was an interesting idea of what farming would look like in the future. This is not appropriate for toddlers, it would be difficult to understand as a board book. It would not hold their attention.

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I think this book is potentially in the wrong audience market as a board book. The concepts explored in this book leans much closer to 1st or 2nd grade level, especially in terms of interest. I cannot see children between the ages of 3 Months to 4 Years engaging with the concepts so briefly explored in the book and at such high levels in comparison to average comprehension. I could see a book based only on how drones help farming or how hydroponic gardens work but not with so many concepts for such a young age range. I certainly would not recommend this for the audience marketed but I could see K-3 using it in science lessons in which educators can go more in depth on the contents.

I received a free ebook edition from Netgalley and am never paid for my opinions.

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This book was really cute. I'm very into ag-tech, so it was neat to be able to show my daughter what I'm interested in and how it will hopefully help people in the future. She's only 5, and we found it very accessible!

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I'm still not sure if this book was aiming to have a story with it or be more of a children's informational book. If it was going for a story then it failed. There were about two pages that felt story like and they felt very out of place compared to the rest of the pages.

Each page has at least one item in the illustration that has a word bubble with it identifying it. A "tablet" was identified multiple times which felt unnecessary when other items could have been pointed out.

There are random facts during the "story" if you can call it that. At the end there is a "recap" that tells you what certain words mean and how to pronounce them.

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This is a board book that details what farming could look like in the future. It talks about using drones, battery powered tractors and robots to farm and growing plants using hydroponics. I don't think a small child would enjoy this book but there are some great illustrations throughout. Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for a chance to read and review this book in exchange for an honest review.

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I'm not sure how I feel about this one. I'm not sure AI would every take over farming. So in a way this book is kind of scary.

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A quick picture book read on tomorrow's version of farming. Youngsters will enjoy futuristic equipment such as drones and vertical farming. Follow young farmers as they check their data on tablets on cows, veggies, and other sorts of things on a farm. This picture book is whimsical as it prepares for the future.

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An interesting take on a farm book. I love the integration of technology into the farm work. I just don't really know what age this book is really for. The subject is a bit too advanced for toddlers, but the wording is a bit too simple for older kids. I wish it had gone into a bit more depth on each idea. For example, with indoor gardening it would've been really cool to have specific examples of how they are already being implemented. For example, hydroponic gardening has been implemented in many cities that don't have outdoor spaces for the traditional garden/farm.

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Cute children’s book that teaches children about farm life along with the new technological advances that have been created. It also teaches them the things that are growing on the farm and exactly how to pronounce the new technology along with its function.

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As someone who grew up in a farming community I like the idea behind this book, but unfortunately it was not as good as I had hoped. I think that the electric farm equipment should resemble something that would be practical and functional to use on the farm. I like the idea of solar powered farm equipment, but perhaps actually make it look like a plow or something used to harvest crops. It is good to teach children that things can be grown indoors as this is great for climates that don’t have long growing seasons or are susceptible to drought or forest fires. The rooftop garden is a great way to make green spaces in our cities. The picture of the rooftop garden in the book doesn’t mention what this is, so many kids will think that this is just a regular park with a garden and will not pick up that the book is showing them a rooftop garden. This is only pointed out to the reader at the back of the book in the recap section. I think that the ideas in this book could have been executed better while keeping things simple for young readers.

Thank you to SOURCEBOOKS Kids, duopress and NetGalley or providing me with a free electronic copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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This is a Children's book that I read to my kids. I just found this book to be a let down, and it is so simple. There was not much to this book at all. I just wanted more from this book. The book did not pull my kids into it either. I love the idea of farming being done differently. I received an ARC of this book. This review is my own honest opinion about the book like all my reviews are.

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I love learning about farms and how they operate, so I loved this picture book. It was informative yet didn't overwhelm you with a bunch of facts. I also really enjoyed the vocab words for specific items in the book. It allows it to be informative each time you read it.

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This is an important book for me to share with my rural Vermont students as we live in a farming community. Comparing and contrasting the past and present and looking to the future is an important part of our social studies curriculum.

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“Tomorrow’s Farm” is a board book that look at farming in the future. The language used a little advanced for babies, and there isn’t much of story. But there are fun illustrations.

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What does farming look like in the future? As technology evolves and the population grows, the processes must change and as a Midwest reader, I thought this book is a great way to introduce the future of farming to young readers across the world. Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the advanced copy!

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Future Lab: Tomorrow’s Farm is a board book the tells kids about how farming will be done in the future, with drones and in labs. Overall, I enjoyed the illustrations in this book but found no real storyline that held interest. I feel like this is geared towards older kids who might be interested in this info, but since it’s a board book it is meant for a younger audience. It didn’t hold my three year old attention besides when he asked about the smart tractors that are referenced in the book. I like the idea behind this book, but I’m not sure it’s for my kids.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early copy of this book to review!

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In “Future Lab: Tomorrow’s Farm” young children learn about the farms of tomorrow. Suffice it to say that Old Macdonald now has cows, chickens, pigs, drones, and robotic tractors. The colorful illustrations are perfect for young kids and a glossary at the back of the book is great for adults or older children.

The board book explores the variety of tools that farmers already or will soon use. As someone who lives in a rural area with many farms, I am intrigued by the idea of using drones to target spray fertilizer, insecticide, or fungicide onto specific areas of a field. I am not sure that robots will soon replace humans to pick delicate crops, but battery powered tractors are already here.

Overall, this is a fun book to introduce young children to farms and farming techniques.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book provided by NetGalley and the publisher, duopress. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

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This was an interesting children’s book. My son wasn’t really interested in the story and I actually found the depiction of the future a bit disturbing. I wanted to see what a future farm would look like, but quickly realized it wasn’t for me. I am others will enjoy this book. it just wasn’t for me or my son.

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A little board book that details what farming could look like in the future. The graphics were well done, but the language was a bit complicated for a baby/kid that would be read a board book

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