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English
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"The only hardcover edition of Jane Smiley's most famous novel--King Lear on an Iowa farm--which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. With a new introduction. This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will, which sets in motion a chain of events that brings dark truths to light. Ambitiously...
2) How kind!
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2004, c2002
Edition
1st U.S. board book ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Hen gives Pig an unexpected present. 'How kind!' says Pig. Pig is so touched, in fact, that he decides to do something kind too. So Pig gives Rabbit a gift. 'How kind!' says Rabbit, who does something kind for Cow, who is kind to Cat, who wants to be kind in turn. Where will all of this kindness lead?"--Amazon.com.
3) Chirp
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Moving to Vermont the summer after seventh grade, a young gymnast hides a secret as she makes new friends and investigates her grandmother's claim that someone is trying to destroy her cricket farm.
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
631 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Kelly Murphy's life as a tulip farmer is pretty routine--up at dawn, off to work, lather, rinse, repeat. But everything changes one sun-washed summer with two dramatic homecomings: Griffith Burnett--Tulpen Crossing's prodigal son, who's set his sights on Kelly--and Olivia, her beautiful, wayward and, as far as Kelly is concerned, unwelcome sister. Tempted by Griffith, annoyed by Olivia, Kelly is overwhelmed by the secrets that were so easy to keep...
Author
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
"Mary Frances "Frankie" Lombard is fiercely in love with her family's sprawling apple orchard and the tangled web of family members who inhabit it. Content to spend her days planning capers with her brother William, competing with her brainy cousin Amanda, and expertly tending the orchard with her father, Frankie desires nothing more than for the rhythm of life to continue undisturbed. But she cannot help being haunted by the historical fact that...
9) Blue chicken
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
An enterprising chicken attempts to help an artist paint the barnyard and accidentally turns the whole picture blue.
10) Anywhere farm
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
All it takes for an anywhere farm is one farmer, plus soil and sunshine, some water, and a seed.
11) The stone wall
Author
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
347 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Anna is eager to begin a new chapter in her life as a Lancaster County tour guide in the picturesque area where her Plain grandmother once stayed. Anna wishes she could talk with her grandmother about those long-ago days, but the elderly woman suffers from Alzheimer's, and beyond a vague hint about an old stone wall, much about that time is a mystery. Thankfully, Martin Nolt, a handsome Mennonite, takes the young Beachy Amish woman under his wing...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Working on his uncle's farm in the fall, Flat Stanley searches for answers when pumpkins start to disappear right before the county fair.
Author
Series
To the rescue series volume 1
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
2006.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 21 x 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Six days a week the chickens help the Greenstalk family and their animals recover from mishaps that occur on the farm, but they need one day to rest.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"On the farm, workers pick vegetables, collect eggs, and make cheese. At the market the next day, the workers set up their stands and prepare for shoppers to arrive. Amy, the baker at the Busy Bee Cafe, has a very special meal in mind--and, of course, all the farmers show up at the cafe to enjoy the results of their hard work"--
16) On the farm
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
Rhyming text and woodcut and watercolor illustrations introduce the animals found on a family farm.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Diamond Tiara and Silver Spoon compete in a scavenger hunt in order to one-up the Cutie Mark Crusaders. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's annotation.
Author
Publisher
Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Reinforced library bound edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Despite her friends' protests, Fluttereshy agrees to teach Iron Will the importance of patience and kindness. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's annotation.
Author
Series
Publisher
Whitman
Pub. Date
c1990
Physical Desc
159 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Boxcar Children are spending the summer in an enormous New England farmhouse. Near the house there is an old woodshed that holds a surprising secret that dates from the Revolutionary War.
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