Traces a year of life on a small dairy farm in western Wisconsin where draft horses rather than modern machines do most of the farm work.

Highlights airplanes of the last 100 years and discusses the principles of flight, early aviation, the growth of modern airliners, and current design challenges.

Text and color photos describe two Midwest farm families--the Kornders, of German and Polish descent, and the Thaos, who are Hmong--and the work they do at home and at the farmer's market.

Discusses the life cycle of the bison, its role in the settlement of the American West, and its near extinction.