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This photo-illustrated book is the story of an orphan lamb, Sweet Pea, who lives on a farm in Vermont. When she becomes ill, she recovers with the help of the farmer, the vet and her farmyard friends.

When the farmer places a scarecrow in the cornfield, Otis the tractor and the farm animals try to make friends, but the scarecrow remains silent with a sour look on his face throughout the summer and fall.

Daniel is so excited to go on his very first camping trip with Dad Tiger! What could be more fun than sleeping in a tent and eating campfire stew under the stars?

Describes the seasonal changes on a farm and surrounding countryside throughout the year. This is a book about farm animals, and what happens during one year on a farm. In January, the cows stay in the barnyard, and the chickens don't lay many eggs. By March, you can tell spring is coming: the barn is filled with baby animals. Month by month, the animals at Maple Hill Farm sense the changing seasons and respond to the changes. Through gently humorous...

Afraid that their neighbor will hurt a little fox while trying to protect his chickens, Pettson and Findus work on a plan to outsmart the fox, with results even better than they could have imagined.

Pigs have a wonderful time playing in the pumpkin patch and other spots on the farm, encountering other animals along the way.

Ideal book for preschool children who want to learn all about the animals, plants and activities of a farm. The title suggests a question, but like this one within the book there are many more and very diverse. It contains tabs with the answers to all the questions. The illustrations are beautiful and colorful.

What the Animals Taught Me is a collection of stories about rescued farm animals in a shelter in Sonoma County, California, and what these animals can teach us. Each story illuminates how animals can help us see and embrace others as they truly are and reconnect us with the natural world. Wishing to escape the urban rat race, freelance writer and editor Stephanie Marohn moved to rural northern California in 1993. Life was sweet. She was a busy freelancer....

In this black-and-white high-contrast board book, babies can view a farm and see a baaing sheep, a clucking chicken, an oinking pig, and a mooing cow.

Easy-to-read, rhythmic text about a group of farm animals, led by a tenacious duck, who play a noisy game together.