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Tractor Ted in Tractorland

Have you met Tractor Ted yet?

Tractor Ted is an animated green tractor who drives onto the screen and narrates stories from Tractorland for young children aged 2+. He features in a series of real life books and DVDs for young children.

Now however, you can meet Tractor Ted for yourself, because Tractorland is a real life, modern-day UK farm.

Tractor Ted in Tractorland was originally the brainchild of Alexandra Heard. She has 3 children, 2 boys and a girl. They were obsessed with tractors and machines and anything to do with farms. Alexandra bought a DVD of an animated tractor story which only had five minutes of real life footage, and this was all her sons were interested in watching.

Realising that there was nothing like this available on the market, and knowing that her children wanted to know more, so she got in touch with her friend David Horler, a Somerset farmer. David runs a beautiful arable & beef farm in Somerset, which is being turned over to organic. He is keen to educate children about the importance of modern day farming for a healthy lifestyle and has two children of his own.

Together, they pooled their expertise of parenting and farming and created Tractor Ted, who has already become popular with children who love the real life farm machinery and animals.

Ted has fast become a children’s hero with fans in their tens of thousands signing up for Tractor Ted's website www.tractorland.co.uk, where you can watch film clips and join the Tractor Ted Fan Club!

You can also find details of opportunities to meet Tractor Ted himself at Springleaze Farm near Bath. Partners in the projects include Soil Association & Farms for Schools.

These incredably accurate, informative and interactive films and books engage children with the world around them, inform as well as entertain and encourage a healthy lifestyle. Children love its exciting real life content, which is up close, in depth and includes lots of fun!

Tractor Ted Books and DVDs are available from the Tractorland website as well as from Amazon.co.uk.

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