Fly Away Home
Ages 4–7 · 1991

Written by Alice Fleming · Illustrated by Ronald Himler
Fleeing war, a peaceful people carry a special wheat halfway around the world.
This illustrated history follows the Mennonites, who left Prussia rather than serve in the army, farmed the plains of southern Russia where they learned to grow hardy Turkey Red wheat, and finally brought that wheat to Kansas, helping make the state famous for its harvests.
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