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82) The Pond
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English
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Fourteen-year-old Joey spends his childhood visiting a beautiful back-country pond in Virginia. His humorous and heart-warming adventures in and around the pond, with the faithful dog Charley at his side, broaden his understanding of his place in the world and awaken in him a protective instinct towards all nature. In an era of climate-change debate and animal rights movements, The Pond delivers an important message to readers of all ages, at the...
83) Horses
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Did you know that horses use their tails to swat flies off their bodies? Beginning readers will discover how horses act on the farm and how farmers use horses for work and play.
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English
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It's time for an all-new "it" animal to take the stage! This new funny guidebook is "alpaca-ed" with funny jokes, memes, gags, and more!
Meet Alpaca, a soft, fluffy animal who is absolutely not a llama. (That would be preposterous!) Alpaca will take you on an adventure through Alpacalandia—the most fun, secret world ever, that's built only for alpacas! (Hear that, llamas?) You'll get to read about Alpaca's favorite songs (like Alpacapella), favorite...
85) Terry No Tail
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Shunned by all the barnyard animals because of his disability, Terry No Tail experiences rejection, bullying, and loneliness. Desperate to be accepted and loved, Terry finds a dandelion that has gone to seed and ties it on for a tail. But, as he shows his new tail to the animals, they still won't accept him until Mrs. Robin comes to his rescue.
This is a beautiful story about courage.
"I will give thanks to Thee, for I am fearfully and wonderfully...
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Look at the Animals on the Farm is a look at the animals that provide for us. Cows can give us milk, goat's milk makes cheese, and sheep fur makes wool for sweaters!
How many animals have you seen on a farm? Did you ever feed a pig, gather eggs from a chicken, or ride a horse?
88) Horses
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English
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A simple look at the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of farm-raised horses. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled callouts, detailed photographs, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author. Author/Illustrator biography| Index| Informative sidebars| Sources for further research |Suggested websites| Table of contents| Glossary of key words. Welcome...
89) Raising Bees
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Living in large communities with thousands of members working together, honeybees spend their time gathering nectar and turning it into delicious honey. Beekeepers reap the benefits of this work, making use of bees' pollination of plants and creation of products such as wax and honey. They do so while helping conserve this important species. Readers will learn about beekeeping basics and the benefits of the practice.
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Just how extensive is your or your children's knowledge of farm animals? Are you able to name which animal gives so many of us wool for our clothing? Or what a boy chicken is called? Or which animal has its own set of shoes? Farms are a major part of many countries and they have provided many different types of food and resources. Naturally, one of the most important parts of any farm is the variety of animals that inhabit it. With fewer family farms,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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With its cute curly tail and unique sniffing snout, the pig is a favorite farm animal. Your readers will learn about a pig's special body parts and its behaviors through low-ATOS text. Cheerful images of these lively and adorable creatures reflect important concepts and further engage young readers. A picture dictionary and index allows readers to exercise foundational reading skills.
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Come join six rambunctious kittens as they impatiently get ready for their evening bath, then off to bed. Once they're settled, Charlie asks Mama Kitty for a story. She tells them of how she found the farm where they live and about the humans that care for them. The kittens put in their thoughts of the humans, then learn that they need to treat them nicely so they don't get in trouble. Mama Kitty gets them settled back down, and they all doze off...
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Erase una vez un sapo que vivía en un charco feliz y muy despreocupado. Tenía su nenúfar particular, donde se postraba a coger baños de sol y a comer moscas que distraídas violaban su espacio aéreo. De cuando en cuando, compartía el nenúfar con una hembra. Croaba toda la tarde para ella y le regalaba los moscardones más suculentos que lograba cazar. La hembra quedaba encantada y se lo agradecía con un guiño de ojos y un croar lento y seductor....
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A farm is a very busy place, and beginning readers discover why with the story of one class's visit to a working farm. They learn fun facts about the food that we get from farms and the animals that call a farm their home. Using a fictionalized approach, readers discover all that this exciting place has to offer, including a trip to a pumpkin patch and a hayride. Accessible text and a picture glossary allow beginning readers to see for themselves...
95) Los cerdos
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Español
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¿Sabías que el cerdo es uno de los animales más inteligentes de la Tierra? Algunos cerdos hasta han aprendido a jugar videojuegos. Aprende más sobre estos fascinantes animales en Los cerdos, un libro de Los animales de la granja.
96) Raising Reindeer
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Young readers will delight in this book, which teaches important life science concepts about raising reindeer on the farm. Through manageable text, readers will understand that reindeer are some of the most interesting and unusual farm animals around. Young readers with an interest in animals will learn all about reindeer, how to care for them, and the role they play on the farm. Colorful, detailed photographs support the fun and educational narrative....
97) Ducks
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English
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Did you know that ducks have webbed feet? Their webbed feet help them swim. Learn more about these fascinating farm animals in
Ducks, a Farm Animals book.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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Weighing around 1,300 pounds, an adult dairy cow produces about 90 glasses of milk every day! Young readers will learn the different stages of a cow's life cycle, watching as calves grow into heifers and then adult cows.
99) Geese
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.2 - AR Pts: 1
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English
Description
Don't get too close to a goose! When a goose feels threatened, it will honk and hiss. Young readers will learn about the physical attributes and habits of these honking birds.
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Flora, an Ameraucana chicken, goes on an adventure with Marge, the farmer's wife, while the rest of the flock waits anxiously at Featherfield Farm. They wonder why Flora was taken away and imagine where she is going. While the hens ponder her fate, Flora has the time of her life. Marge learns something new about Flora, and the children in Essex are amazed at Flora's ability. After all, isn't Flora just a chicken? Colorful illustrations highlight the...
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