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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...
3) 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.
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.
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
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
Series
Language
English
Description
An affectionate, sometimes bashful pig named Wilbur befriends a spider named Charlotte, who lives in the rafters above his pen. A prancing, playful bloke, Wilbur is devastated when he learns of the destiny that befalls all those of porcine persuasion. Determined to save her friend, Charlotte spins a web that reads "Some Pig," convincing the farmer and surrounding community that Wilbur is no ordinary animal and should be saved. In this story of friendship,...
8) Some luck
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
On their farm in Denby, Iowa, Rosanna and Walter Langdon abide by time-honored values that they pass on to their five wildly different children. Beginning in 1920, as American soldiers like Walter return from World War I, and going up through the early 1950s, with the country on the cusp of enormous social and economic change, the personal and the historical merge seamlessly in the Langdons' story.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Beep! Beep! Beep! Meet Blue. A muddy country road is no match for this little pick up -- that is, until he gets stuck while pushing a dump truck out of the muck. Luckily, Blue has made a pack of farm animal friends along his route. And they're willing to do whatever it takes to get their pal back on the road. Filled with truck sounds and animals noises, here is a rollicking homage to the power of friendship and the rewards of helping others.
10) The yearling
Author
Publisher
C. Scribner's sons
Pub. Date
1940
Physical Desc
3 p.l., 428 p. illus. 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Pulitzer prize novel on which M-G-M based its motion picture"A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
Author
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
Center Point Large print edition.
Physical Desc
384 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Coming of age in middle America, eighteen-year-old Rosemary evaluates how her entire youth was defined by the presence and forced removal of an endearing chimpanzee who was secretly regarded as a family member and who Rosemary loved as a sister.
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