She grew up on a farm in Maine and now lives in Mt. Jacqueline Briggs Martin's many children's books include Snowflake Bentley, winner of the Caldecott Medal, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious, a School Library Journal "starred" review book and the follow up to Farmer Will Allen and the Growing Table, part of the Food Hero series about people who changed what and how we eat. "synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. In 2015, it was selected by Points of Light Foundation to set a new Guinness World Record for the most children reading the same book across the globe to promote literacy. Jacqueline Briggs Martin, author of the Caldecott Medal winner, Snowflake Bentley, and Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious, along with debut artist Eric-Shabazz Larkin's striking artwork, tells the inspiring story of the African American innovator, educator, and community builder.įarmer Will Allen is the first book of Martin's Food Heroes series, followed by Alice Waters and the Trip to Delicious. In 2008, the MacArthur Foundation named him one for his innovative urban farming methods, including aquaponics and hydroponics. Farmer Will is a genius in solving problems. When he looked at an abandoned city lot in Milwaukee he saw a huge table, big enough to feed the whole world. But what is most special about Farmer Will is that he can see what others can't see. A former basketball star, he's as tall as his truck, and he can hold a cabbage-or a basketball-in one hand.
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