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161) The Little Mistake
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Rosie is given a sheepdog puppy to rear who looks and behaves differently to the other sheepdogs on the farm and is too friendly to herd the sheep. When she overhears her parents referring to her as their 'little mistake', her puppy teaches her that not all mistakes are bad in this charming story about belonging and finding your place.
The Little Mistake is one in a series of Country Tales, written by award-winning children's author Nicola Davies...
162) Soapstone Porcupine
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The dog shows up the way snow does on a winter's day. She just drifts in and stays, becoming the friend of a young Cree boy. The boy and the dog set out on an adventure that ends in a quandary involving quills and a big brother who swears to take revenge on the porcupine. But Lindy, a Cree elder and master carver, reminds the brothers of the importance of the great porcupine. After a day spent carving in town, the boy learns some truths about human...
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Horses bring them together and their future looks rosy-it's the present they can't handle.
When equine veterinary student Lena and veteran pilot Blake fall in love, vet school and the past intrude. Add in a long-distance relationship, and things get just plain hard. A grueling endurance race tests their horse-and their relationship. Can they make it? BOOK THREE IN THE ONCE UPON A VET SCHOOL 24/7 SERIES. Books by Lizzi Tremayne: Unpretentious, eminently...
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"With my sickle and my cycle, I'll grow as rich as Solomon."
When the local farmers hear such big ideas coming, from a little boy from a poor family, they don't take much notice.
But, when the winter of the century hits, Little Maddock shows the grown-ups what can happen, when big ideas meet maximum determination.
165) Adventures of Mabel
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Mabel is a kind-hearted, gentle young girl. Through her adventures in the woods, she makes new friends and finds her courage.
Living on the edge of the woods, Mabel is wary of the creatures that her grandma has warned her of. The creatures that would surely eat Mabel all up. But after a strange encounter, Mabel learns how to speak to the animals. Soon, she is able to use this skill to help both the animals and the villagers who live close by.
Unbeknownst...
166) Jailbreak
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Reece's bull calf was always causing mayhem on his parents' farm, charging at him, eating Mum's flowers... the list goes on! He was sad that it had to be sent away but a chance shows up for a different path to become a rodeo bull. Will Jailbreak successfully remain unridden?
167) This Is My Bank
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Using simple language and high text/photo correlation, young readers will learn about what to expect when they visit a bank, including what the teller does, where money is kept, and what ATMs are for. A "Words to Know" section at the beginning of the book helps students learn new vocabulary they will encounter in the text, while suggestions for other titles and websites encourage students to learn more.
168) The Ride Home
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 2
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Mark is a city kid who has come to a small town to live with his grandmother after his mom goes into rehab. He has to take a school bus home for the first time. The long, noisy ride home is nothing like riding city transit. There's some kind of secret code of knowing where you're allowed to sit, the kids scream non-stop, and there's pudding and cheese flying through the air. Someone even tries to set Mark's seat on fire. Mark quickly decides that...
169) Coloured Snow
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Finally the time to end an intense day of work, full of annoyances has arrived. An actual marathon to complete my part in the gearbox that is the company in which I work, a company where it is impossible to stop without damaging the rest. I was collecting some papers from my office when I heard the familiar sound that the computer makes when I receive a new email. At those hours, I usually don't check them as I prefer to be fresh when I see them,...
170) Pretend Cows
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Maxy is upset when her parents' farm is left without animals after a health scare, but she keeps their memory alive looking after her own herd of 'pretend cows'. With her mother having fallen ill during pregnancy, her father starts to keep chickens and Maxy comes to terms with the challenges of the new birth as she encourages a stubborn hen to lay eggs.
Written by Nicola Davies with illustrations by Cathy Fisher.
171) Walking with Bamps
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A gentle illustrated story that captures the humour and quiet magic of the relationship between a young girl and her grandfather. Told in Roy's distinctive style, this series of anecdotes, life lessons, and inventive half-truths is rich in authenticity and charm as 'Bamps' explains the world to Bronwen during their walks together through the countryside.
An ideal title to read together with children, Walking with Bamps also celebrates those cross-generational...
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In beautiful free verse, a child ponders the very familiar and what might lie beyond.
Every morning, in a little house in a little town in the middle of a big place, a girl waits by the window for a train to go by. And every morning, as the train rushes and rumbles past her window, the girl waves to the engineer and the engineer waves back - his wave and her wave together make a home in her heart. The girl is curious about the engineer, about where...
173) A Boy's Best Friend
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When Clinton journeys to join his mother in London, he must leave the quiet life of the island behind: his Gran and Uncle Clinton, the quiet afternoons spent fishing and roaming the beach, and, perhaps most importantly of all, his old dog, Rufus. But amongst all of this change, the pull of nature and the presence of 'a boy's best friend' are never far away.
A Boy's Best Friend is one in a series of Country Tales, written by award-winning children's...
174) This Is My Library
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Using simple language and high text/photo correlation, young readers will learn about what to expect when they visit a library, including what's on the shelves, who works there, and how to behave. A "Words to Know" section at the beginning of the book helps students learn new vocabulary they will encounter in the text, while suggestions for other titles and websites encourage students to learn more.
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Using simple language and high text/photo correlation, young readers will learn about what to expect at the post office, including why people go there and what a postal carrier does. A "Words to Know" section at the beginning of the book helps students learn new vocabulary they will encounter in the text, while suggestions for other titles and websites encourage students to learn more.
176) Equinox
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Autumn struggles to keep her fractured family from leaving their island home, and each other, until she learns that love and change grow side by side.
"There are some things you don't have to think about, things that are simple and solid. Leaving this island is one of those. I can't leave the island. If I do, I will no longer be me."
Autumn and her parents live on a small island in the state of Washington. The slow, natural pace of her island home...
177) Flying Free
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Colin lives with his mum and big brother and is in a hurry to grow up. But when his brother gives him an air rifle for his birthday and he shoots a hawk, he soon learns that shooting live creatures is very different to shooting cans on the wall. A powerful tale of growing up and gaining responsibility.
Flying Free is one in a series of Country Tales, written by award-winning children's author Nicola Davies and illustrated by Cathy Fisher.
178) El Punto Justo
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Español
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La caída del golfista profesional Sebastian Bloom lo lleva casi al límite al perder todo lo que amaba, y tras una amargura que lo lleva a casi incluso perder su pasion por su carrera, conoce a Olivia Carmichael, una escitora anónima encargada de escribir su autobiografía, que escapando de su doloroso pasado en Londres para instalarse en Appleton Vale, no sólo en cuentra paz, armonía y un lugar lleno de amigos increíbles, sino también un hogar,...
180) The Mountain Lamb
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When Lolly discovers a tiny orphaned lamb lost on the moor, she convinces her grandfather to let her take responsibility for raising it. As Lolly grows into this new challenge, her experience with the lamb helps her to be brave following the death of her own mother.
The Mountain Lamb is one in a series of Country Tales, written by award-winning children's author Nicola Davies and illustrated by Cathy Fisher.
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