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Sometimes we all need a helping hand. The animals in these stories know that very well. Together, they help each other overcome their fears, solve problems, and learn how to live happily and peacefully together.
They have lots of adventures. Squirrel must help save piglet who has fallen down the rabbit hole; little blackbird learns to fly for the first time; and together all the animals in the wood investigate where the sun has gone. They even work...
82) Hatty Meets Hugo
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Hugo is a bold little hedgehog who likes to speak in French. Hedgehogs usually go out after dark, but Hugo decides he wants to explore in daylight, which is not wise.
Inspecting his garden, he comes across a squirrel who doesn't understand him, a toad who gives him good advice and, finally, he finds Hatty who helps him solve a very irritating problem.
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In her yellow dress, odd socks and red wellies, Princess Lola, a wonderfully colourful little rainbow fairy, and her friends, Dusty, a wooden toy, and Jelly, the baby dragon, just want to have fun around the grounds of Chestnut Hill House. But little Lord Basil and his dopey dog Rufus have other plans. They want nothing more than to capture Lola and her friends and show them to everyone in Chestnut Hill Village to prove they are real. Come on a journey...
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Featuring children's own words and heart-warming pictures, this board book, this is the perfect book for children living in, or visiting Alberta! 'I love Alberta because... ' This charming book combines endearing things said by children about Alberta, with gentle illustrations of familiar animals. And from the wide open spaces to the northern lights, there is certainly a lot to love! A wonderful keepsake for residents of Alberta, or souvenir for visitors....
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Winner, 2014 IP Rolling Picks Best First Book
Starkly unaware of herself and struggling to make the passage from child to adult, the narrator in this collection points the finger, repeatedly exposes her heart and wonders why things just never seem to work out. Join her flirtations with strangers, intoxicating relationships and explorations to the edge of the void. This is poetry of the imagination where madness grows, memory holds sway and the...
87) Working Trot
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James MacLiesh shocks his conventional parents when he chooses to work with horses instead of going to college - can he make it happen? Bucking his parents - and tradition - seventeen-year-old James MacLiesh decides he wants to be a horse trainer. When he arrives at his cousins' farm, James enters a world completely different from that of his privileged, boarding-school upbringing. Not quite prepared for the rambling, ramshackle old house, he knows...
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Clovis Crawfish takes young readers on a journey through the bayou, his first of many adventures. Curious, Clovis begins searching for the reason his bayou is named "Tail of the Frog" and encounters many friends along the way, including Gaston Grasshopper, Lizette Lizard, and Fernand Frog. But friends are not the only creatures Clovis meets on his adventure, for the bayou is also home to many predators. When Clovis meets the hungry M'sieu Blue Jay,...
89) All Together
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All Together is a beautifully rhymed story of a little girl, Petra, and the forest animals that help her chase after a speaking, singing frog. This fun adventure takes the little girl through a magical forest, where she meets a rabbit, a fox, and a bear in a chase after the frog. This melodic book teaches a valuable lesson about friendship and helping each other in need, no matter our differences. It spreads pure joy to the little ones through delightful...
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This story is set in Animal World – a topsy-turvy world where all the characters are animals. It is an exciting tale of adventure set in the northern city of Dogchester, where the city police force is led by Detective Chief Superintendent Nellie Trump, a lady elephant. DCS Trump is in charge of a tough, grizzled Detective Inspector, a cat named Tom Grouse, who is pictured on the front cover of this book.
DI Tom joins with a friend, Dame Alice Gobble...
91) The Big Fat Toad
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A short, imaginative story. About a family and a pet. With an unforeseeable challenge. Imagine the close bond with the family.
Then, you will be able to see. Even the smallest thing will save the day!
Clara Eva Lois Hollaway, a loving sister, wife, and mother continuing through the family tree to great-great-grandchildren.
From the life lessons. To the pure enjoyment of The Big Fat Toad. A single-family, "Ma," took care of the house, children,...
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Avid North American birders share wit, wisdom, advice, and what fuels their passion for birds. Birding gets you outside, helps you de-stress, exercises your body and mind, puts your day-to-day problems in perspective, and can be lots of fun. Birders know this, and in this collection of thirty-seven brief essays, birders from diverse backgrounds share their sense of wonder, joy, and purpose about their passion (and sometimes obsession). From the Pacific...
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In The Sharing Sheep, delve into a heartwarming journey of four previously self-centered animals, each confronted with their own unique challenge. From a famished sheep to a freezing bird, a stranded ant, and a drowning worm, they all face predicaments that seem insurmountable. But as the story unfolds, these animals discover the transformative power of thinking beyond themselves.Will the sheep find sustenance? Can the bird find warmth? How will the...
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The book collection "Aquaponics systems, fish" is intended to disseminate the sciences of synergistic food production such as aquaponics. This food production system is accessible to the general public and eliminates many of the current problems related to the control of the context of an aquaponic system. In this sixth volume, specific topics of improvement and management of the aquaponic production unit are addressed. Specific cases and monetization...
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La colección de libros "Sistemas de acuaponía, peces" está pensado para divulgar las ciencias de la producción de alimentos sinérgicos como es la acuaponía. Este sistema de producción de alimentos es de acceso para todo el público y elimina muchos de los problemas actuales relacionados al control del contexto de un sistema acuapónico. En este sexto tomo se abordan temas específicos de mejoramiento y gestión de la unidad de producción acuapónica....
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Old Vole likes telling stories of his and his friends adventures.
How they manage to keep out of the way of the naughty, stinky stoats, and windy weasels.
Stinky stoats and windy weasels just think voles are 'fast food.'
They are. They run very fast so they can't eat us.
Charlie Vole's latest adventure is playing his drums very loud and making lots of noise in his famous rock band.
Old Vole thought you might like to hear the story of how he did...
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Get ready for a wild and wacky journey through the alphabet with Tricky Tongue Twisters! With colorful, adorable animal illustrations, you'll be transported to a world of tongue-twisting fun as you learn the sounds of each letter. From awesome axolotls to zippy zebras, this book is packed with clever and challenging tongue twisters that will put your mouth to the test. Perfect for kids and adults alike, this book is sure to offer hours of entertainment...
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Kobe the Cat's Wild Adventure is an enchanting children's book that takes young readers on a thrilling journey through the southern United States. Follow the curious cat named Kobe as he discovers a magical sombrero in the desert, transporting him to a world of cowboys and horses. With dreams of becoming a bandit or a cowboy, Kobe embarks on a daring escapade to find a horse. Join Kobe as he sneaks into a racetrack under the cover of night and courageously...
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