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41) Kitten's Winter
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Winter comes to Kitten's world, and the little calico leaves her cozy home for an afternoon of exploration and discovery. Kitten learns that even on a frosty day, animal life flourishes: a squirrel forages, an otter goes fishing and a woodpecker taps the side of a bare-limbed tree. At the same time, readers discover that for many animals, winter is a time of rest. Softly, Kitten treads past a burrowing turtle, a napping beaver and a hibernating bear....
42) Kitten's Summer
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A beautifully illustrated picture book introducing toddlers to animals in the farmyard and the woods on a rainy summer day. It's a rainy summer day, and Kitten is meeting all sorts of animals taking shelter from or enjoying the warm rain, including a fox, a turtle, a beaver and many more. As in the two previous titles in the Kitten series, rhyming couplets capture the animals' actions, making this book another fantastic interactive read-aloud. Young...
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What has gotten into Brewster the rooster? The Macintosh family can't understand why their barnyard pet is crowing at the darnedest things. 'I'm worried about Brewster,' Magnolia said, mixing carrot cake batter with raisins. 'Something has changed. It seems so strange but he's crowing at the oddest occasions.' Whether it's the children playing catch in the yard, Zeb painting the barn red, or Grandma Pearl flipping hotcakes, Brewster can't stop from...
44) Kitten's Autumn
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It's a vibrant autumn day in Kitten's second adventure, as the ever-curious Kitten explores the woods near her farm and meets the creatures who live there. She finds a chipmunk chewing on a seed, a caterpillar munching on a leaf, a frog catching flies and many more creatures snacking on this and that to ready themselves for winter. While the simple rhyming couplets make this a perfect read-aloud, young readers will enjoy picking out seasonal details...
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Peggy is a young girl, who was an only child, until now. Dad decided to catch up with his brother on his farm and decided to spend some special time with his daughter. Peggy had an adventurist day and saw both farm animals and wild life on her day's journey. Peggy showed all types of emotions as she experienced life on a farm. After a busy day interacting with animals and learning about the farm, Peggy fell asleep eating dinner that night, as she...
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Los primeros lectores estarán encantados con este divertido recuento de una fábula clásica. Aprenda sobre la importancia de la responsabilidad y la colaboración en esta versión bellamente ilustrada de la gallinita roja. Los niños desarrollarán sus habilidades de lectura al usar sus propias palabras para describir lo que está sucediendo en cada ilustración. Perfecto tanto para hablantes nativos de español como para aquellos que aprenden español...
48) Farmed Out
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IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
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Maddie has big-city dreams, and this summer she's found her chance to visit New York. An art magazine is holding a portrait painting contest, and the first prize is an all-expenses-paid trip to the Big Apple. Maddie plans to win, but her mother has different plans for her: a mother-daughter adventure in organic farming. Maddie is furious. How will she find an inspiring subject for her portrait amid the goat poop and chickens? And worse, her new-age...
49) Swallows Swirl
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"Down the hill I run, rain-booted and sweater-free. And all around me, swallows swirl." One child's year is punctuated by the life cycle of the swallows roosting in the eaves of the shed. She watches as they build nests and teach their young to snap up bugs, zipping through the air in loop-the-loops. Winter comes and she imagines their journey south, towards warmer, longer days. And when the swallows return? She greets them open armed as friends....
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Early readers will be delighted by this fun retelling of a classic fable. Learn about the importance of responsibility and collaboration in this beautifully illustrated version of the Little Red Hen. Children will develop their reading skills as they use their own words to describe what is happening in each illustration. This 12-page beginning reading book is ideal for children ages 3-5.
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Born on Tom Robbins' farm, Muffin the llama quickly becomes acquainted with Damir, the loyal watchdog who not only guards the farm but herds the sheep as well. When Damir sadly passes away, leaving a void in the farm's operations, Muffin steps up to offer her assistance.While being a llama, Muffin understands the importance of having someone herd the sheep and other llamas. Despite initial skepticism from the sheep, who are unsure about taking orders...
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Everyone loves going to the annual fall fair. There are clowns, farm animals, sticky cotton candy and antique tractors on display. Erin can't wait to meet up with her friends at the fair grounds. And, if she's lucky, she may even win a prize ribbon for her giant pumpkin! Going to the Fair is a picture book invitation to visit the annual fall fair anytime. McFarlane's appealing, rich text is complemented by Lott's realistic watercolours that capture...
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Spring Down on the Farm is the second in this series of children's books set on a small farm in Wales and in the nearby village of Rosehill. Fluffy the rabbit has settled in happily with Tiddles the cat, but he misses his family and longs to hear news of his missing parents and brothers. Meanwhile the farmer, Mr Evans, has been accepted as a contestant on a popular television quiz show and is brushing up on his general knowledge. If he does well he...
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Preparations are underway for the Rosehill summer fête. Every year prizes are awarded for the best home-made produce, and on the farm Mrs Evans has been busy with her specialty jams and marmalades, cheeses and chutneys, cakes and pies and pickles. The Evanses are also hoping to win a prize in the pet show – Fluffy the rabbit, Tiddles the cat and Sarah the duck are all entered. But Fluffy still doesn't know what happened to his father after the...
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The days are growing shorter, but on Sunny Hill Farm Mr and Mrs Evans are working as hard as ever, looking after the animals and bringing in the last of the year's harvest. Meanwhile preparations are under way for a wedding in Rosehill village - Chris, the vet, is marrying his assistant, Tracy, and everyone has been invited. It is going to be a magnificent occasion. The Green Dragon Inn will be decorated with flowers for the wedding reception, and...
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One hot day, Stanley sets out for a drive with little on his mind. The road is dusty, the pond dry, the cows hot and tired-a usual summer day...or is it? In his first book for children, renowned graphic designer Craig Frazier has combined bold, dynamic illustrations with a simple story that celebrates the imagination and the art of looking at the world in your own way.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Tractor Mac is used to driving across the fields-after all, what good are wheels if you can't use them? So he's disappointed when Farmer Bill parks him to run a saw mill and he sees that all of the other animals and machines around him are very busy with their chores on the farm. But when Farmer Bill finally unhooks him from the sawmill, Tractor Mac turns to see what work he has done-and he finds out that he helped raise a whole barn!
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This edition to the Tractor Mac series is a board book that teaches children about the different colors of the rainbow. Tractor Mac and his vehicle and animal friends, including Sibley the horse, Pete the pig, and Goat Walter, show kids around Stony Meadow Farm in order to observe the colors of various objects found on the farm.
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Snipp, Snapp, and Snurr want butter for their bread. But, Mother can't make butter without milk. Aunt Annie's cow, Blossom, can't make milk without good grass to eat, and the grass won't grow without the sun to shine on it. And, that means all the ingredients for a classic cumulative adventure here.
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