Tractor Mac: Autumn Is Here by Billy Steers
on August 20th 2019
ISBN: 0374309205
Pages: 40
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This is the twenty- first picture book in the Tractor Mac series.  Young Fergus the calf was born in the spring on Stony Meadow Farm and does not like the changes that autumn is bringing to the farm routine.  One fall day, the changes seem too much and Fergus runs and hides.  Tractor Mac knows just where to find him, the root cellar.  Tractor Mac tries to ease Fergus into autumn by explaining the changes and the storing of corn, hay and the falling leaves.  Fergus stubbornly holds onto what he likes, but slowly gets use to frolicking in the fall with his friends.  Those new to the series may not be able to know who some of the characters, who have dialog, are by name until half way through the story.  The illustrations provide a complete look at the farm.  Questions about farming such as how corn gets into the silo and what items would be stored in a root cellar are answered.  This is a perfect story for fall themed preschool activities or before a trip to the farm for a hay ride.

Reviewed by Sheila Dube, Springvale Public Library