Pogo's Farm Adventure is one of the gayest and happiest of the books in this popular series. When John and Pogo spend a vacation on Beaver Creek Farm many things happen. John helps to feed the horses, cows, pigs, chickens, and turkeys. He, Linda, and Bruce, go with Mr. Weston on an inspection trip around the ranch and learn about irrigation and why it is necessary to take care of the soil. They see a beaver dam and learn how beavers live. When they go to the horse corrals, John learns how to throw a lariat and to ride a horse. Finally the children all go to the Fair where they visit the cattle barns, see all the exhibits, ride on a Ferris wheel, and see Indian dances, calf roping, and many other things at the rodeo where Pogo becomes the hero of the hour.

This is a wonderfully effective presentation for younger children of a question of present-day interest and importance, the problem of soil conservation. But it is also a story of farm fun and activity, of farm animals and wild animals, and all the excitement of a rodeo with cowboys and bucking broncos.

The Norlings are an ideal writing team, for Mrs. Norling knows children from her teaching experience and as a mother, while Mr. Norling has had excellent training as an artist and has done some outstanding murals and lithographs, in addition to his illustrations for children. Both are natives of the state of Washington, and they know from personal experience the backgrounds of their stories. The most painstaking care goes into every detail of the pictures and of the story to make them absolutely accurate in their information. Their books are truly successful in giving factual material in story from in such a way as to be really popular with the children themselves.

From the dust jacket