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Description
Orwell's 1945 fable about the power struggles among animals on a farm parallels the situation in Russia at the time as Orwell saw it; the characters include the ruthless pig Stalin, his idealistic Trotsky-like adversary, and the simple, kindly horse who represents the common man. All animals are equals but some animals are more equal than others. George Orwell's classic satire of the Russian Revolution is the account of the bold struggle, initiated...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
When Farmer Brown's cows find a typewriter in the barn they start making demands, and go on strike when the farmer refuses to give them what they want. Farmer Brown thinks it's odd when he hears the sounds of typing coming from the barn, but his troubles really begin when his cows start leaving him notes. First they demand better working conditions, then they stage a strike!
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
1995, 1983.
Physical Desc
118 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The sheep-pig." A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success.
6) 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
When Hen gives Pig an egg, she sets off a chain of events that brings kindness to all of the animals on the farm. On board pages.
Author
Series
Publisher
Project Gutenberg
Language
English
Description
Jemima Puddle-duck is determined to hatch her own eggs. But she needs a quiet, safe place to build her nest. The spot she chooses, guarded by an elegantly dressed gentleman, looks safe enough but turns out to be a very dangerous place indeed!.
Author
Series
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
The annual Corn Maze Festival is coming and everyday the chickens, cows, and Duck help Farmer Brown--with a few bribes--to create a special Statue of Liberty corn maze, and every night Duck works hard recreating his own surprise.
9) The tomten
Author
Publisher
Putnam & Grosset Group
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 20 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
On a cold, snowy night, a Swedish troll walks around a farm comforting the animals with the promise that spring will come.
10) Barnyard dance!
Author
Series
Publisher
Workman Pub
Pub. Date
c2011
Edition
Large format ed.
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Get ready to do-si-do in the barnyard with Sandra Boynton's bestselling, toe-tapping Barnyard Dance!--now available in an oversized lap edition! Join twirling pigs, fiddle-playing cows, and other unforgettable animals in their barnyard dance! With rhythmic rhyming text, this book is guaranteed to get kids and adults spinning, swinging, and prancing with the high-spirited cast of characters! It's BIG fun from Sandra Boynton in the big, big size of...
Author
Publisher
Boxer Books
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
1st American ed.
Physical Desc
[30] p. : col. ill. ; 24 x 32 cm.
Language
English
Description
Henrietta Hen, not realizing the worth of her first egg, trades it to Red Fox for a juicy worm, but the other animals on the farm help her find a way to get it back.
12) Duck on a bike
Author
Series
Publisher
Findaway World, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
Wonderbook edition
Physical Desc
1 audio-enabled book (1 volume (unpaged)) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
One day, Duck decides to try riding a bike. As he rides past all the farm animals, everyone has different thoughts about Duck's idea. Each animal's thoughts, in expressions from boredom to envy, are perfectly illustrated.
13) What comes after
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
When her veterinarian father dies, sixteen-year-old Iris Wight must move from Maine to North Carolina where her Aunt Sue spends Iris's small inheritance while abusing her physically and emotionally, but the hardest to take is her mistreatment of the farm animals.
14) Tough chicks
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
A humorous and fun farmyard romp with lively language and bold illustrations featuring three little chicks who prove that they are more than cute and good--they're tough and loud and different too. Now in a lap board book!
Author
Series
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"In this counting picture book it's the little Pigs' birthday; and Rabbit, Little Chicks, and Mommy Hen prepare a yummy surprise. All are waiting for the party to begin, but where can those naughty Little Chicks be? Young children will have fun aplenty as they count from 1 to 20 in this cheerful singalong nursery rhyme awash with Cabrera's vibrant art."--
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
All of the barnyard animals are excited about the arrival of a new duckling, until the noisy little one refuses to go to sleep.
19) Dooby dooby moo
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
Simon Spotlight edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.
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