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21) Horses
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In Horses, early readers will learn about the behaviors of horses that live on a farm. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover how people take care of horses.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a horse, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about horses online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....
22) Chickens
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In Chickens, emergent readers will learn about the behaviors of chickens that live on a farm. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover the differences between male and female chickens.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a chicken, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about chickens online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
23) Goats
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In Goats, emergent readers will learn about the behaviors of goats that live on a farm. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they discover why goats have floppy ears, hard hooves, horns, and other physical attributes.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a goat, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about goats online using our safe search engine...
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Read the story. Then sing the story! It isn't a secret that using songs to teach children pre-reading skills is fun and successful. This classic song is featured as a read-along and a sing-along. Explore Old MacDonald's farm as the dogs "ruff," the pigs "oink," the horses "neigh" and more! All of your favorite farm friends come to life as Old MacDonald takes care of his animals. Bright illustrations coupled with repetitive text make this classic...
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Children will take a trip to Mr. Conway's farm to see all of his animals and learn what sounds they make! From cows and horses, to buzzing mosquitoes, Mr. Conway's place is busy and noisy. Next, is a trip to Old MacDonald's Farm where this classic song becomes a favorite story. Repetitive lyrics help children read and sing along with each page. Finally, clap and dance and meet the Farmer's favorite dog, BINGO. This cute, friendly dog will become...
26) Sheep
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In Sheep, young readers will learn about the behaviors of sheep that live on a farm. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they discover how a farmer tends to a sheep's thick coat of wool.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a sheep, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about sheep online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
27) Gideon and Otto
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Otto the toy octopus goes everywhere with Gideon, a small gosling, but while Gideon is playing with some rabbits Otto falls off the wall on which he was left and makes a new acquaintance.
28) Farm
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Discover which animals live on the Farm in this Black and White book.
29) Pig
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Pig in the Learning About Animals series uses a curriculum based approach to get children comfortable with reading. This book uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition and confidence. Bold, colorful animal photographs help guide readers through the text. Text and format is created by Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate...
30) Hen
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The Learning About Animals series uses a curriculum based approach to get children comfortable with reading. Each book in this series uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build recognition and confidence. Bold, colorful photographs help guide readers through the text. Text and format is created by Cecilia Minden, PhD, a literacy consultant and former director of the Language and Literacy program at Harvard Graduate...
31) Bebés del corral
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Los niños exploraran datos curiosos sobre diferentes animals del corral y aprenderán el nombre de cada bebé animal con este libro colorido que ofrece fotografías reales. Los estudios demuestran que los jóvenes aprendiz les resulta mas fácil asociar los animales de la vida real que se muestran en las fotografías que de las ilustraciones. ¡Desde adorables pequeños cachorros manchados, terneros bebés, este libro enseña a los pequeños niños...
32) Cows
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A simple look at the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of farm-raised cows. 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 to the...
33) Tanuki
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Tanuki, the adventurous raccoon, watches over Sugar Creek Farm. He has become forever friends with the four little mice who live in the barn-Itzy, Bitzy, Mitzy, and Ditzy. After playing on the tire swing, Tanuki and his friends decide to paw paint pictures of their favorite things to do. The painters get the sillies and run into trouble. Without knowing it, they have made an all-over-the-farm paint mess! You will be surprised how the mess gets cleaned...
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Running a farm is a lot of hard work. Sometimes people use animals to help them. In this exciting nonfiction book, readers will learn about the important jobs of farm animals. Horses plow fields, cats chase away mice, and dogs herd sheep. The age-appropriate text is perfect for students who are just learning to read. Full-color photographs make the action come alive on each page. Readers will also learn about farmer's jobs and some of the technology...
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This story is about a family that consists of 6-year-old Eli, his young sister, Elsie, and their parents and grandparents. They live in a log cabin far away in a place noted for cowboys. But instead of cows, the family owns many sheep that provides wool for socks, shirts, coats, and other clothing items. Maybe you know about sheep from the "Mary Had a Little Lamb" or "Baa Baa Black Sheep" poems.
Eli has a dog named Shep that is trained to herd sheep....
36) Llamas
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Llamas have become a popular animal in recent years because of their cute, if odd looking, face and body. But llamas are more than just a cool mammal. They are very useful to people as pack animals and wool producers. Their wool can be made into cloth, just like sheep or alpacas. This volume covers llama life, size, and look, as well as the features of their wool and how it is harvested and used. Complete with full-color photographs of llamas and...
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This first installment of Good morning farm friends is the beginning of this journey.
A trip to the past, to the memories of childhood.
It is an invitation to wake up each day grateful to God for the gift of life.
Good morning, it's more than a greeting!
It's a real wish that you have a good day.
In this installment of Good morning farm friends, we are starting a new day with enthusiasm and establishing a relationship of friendship with all creation.
We...
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Trevor the turkey is facing a serious problem. Thanksgiving is coming! Trevor needs a plan to avoid becoming part of the farmer's meal. All his animal friends bolster his confidence and help him develop an escape plan. He decides to run away until Thanksgiving is over. Running away turns out to have problems too. Trevor misses all his friends and wants to get back to the farm. Follow him on his journey. This heartwarming story encourages discussions...
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When an orphaned piglet named Angelo is adopted by very special old man, he learns of love, friendship and the little things that make life truly worthwhile. Angelo discovers his new life with wide-eyed wonder. Taken under the tutelage of a stodgy but devoted motherly pig, (Aunt Emily), together with a newfound companion, (Freddie) they encounter life on the farm. The Piglets find themselves in situations that are at times humorous, sometimes poignant,...
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