Tracy Nelson Maurer’s children’s book “John Deere, That’s Who!” has been named the 2018 Wisconsin Ag in the Classroom Book of the Year. Maurer, who grew up near Superior, Wisconsin, and now resides in Forest Lake, has written more than 100 books for children and young adults. The winning book was illustrated by Tim Zeltner and published by Henry Holt.
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation hosts the state’s annual Ag in the Classroom book award program to honor titles that educate students about agricultural advancements in technology, efficiency, and productivity.broadstreet.zone(48036);
“John Deere had nothing to do with tractors (he died 30 years before the first one),” Maurer said in a press release. “Turns out, he developed a better plow, and it changed farming and the nation forever.”
Each year, the Ag in the Classroom program holds an essay contest in conjunction with the book of the year for fourth and fifth grade students
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