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STORYTIME @ HOME
Youth Services staff has created special resources to help facilitate a fun storytime experience in your home. We’ve outlined early literacy activities to help keep kids reading, singing, playing, writing, and talking every day.
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Readers will love learning about a farm's most majestic animal-the horse. In this bilingual book, readers will explore horses through exciting text and fun facts meant to spark their interest. Readers will delight in discovering the different breeds farmers raise for racing and riding. Using clear language and color photographs, this book also explains where horses live and what they're called. This high-interest topic is supported by eye-catching...
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Shapes are an essential part of the elementary mathematics curriculum, a standard upon which students build their knowledge of geometry. It's important to recognize both two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes and their attributes. This beneficial and entertaining volume uses a high-interest animal, sheep, to introduce and review shape concepts, with the help of questions and an answer key. It encourages readers to see shapes in the world around...
83) Las cabras
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¿Sabías que las cabras son excelentes trepadoras? Se sabe que las cabras se trepan a los árboles para buscar bayas y hojas. Aprende más sobre estos fascinantes animales en Las cabras, un libro Animales de granja.
84) Pigs
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Early readers are introduced to pigs and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures.
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Readers will discover what life is like on a farm for goats and about how they provide milk to make cheese and wool to make clothes. Readers learn what goats look like, what they eat, and even what their babies are called. Accessible text allows readers to learn these fun facts on their own, and a picture glossary helps clarify new words and strengthen vocabulary skills. Bright photographs illustrate the world of these smart animals and the farms...
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Dive into this heart-warming tale about three little livestock pigs, Budro, Hattie, and Becky. They find themselves on a new farm and set out to perform their very best at the county livestock show. With encouragement from the other barnyard animals and Sadie, the energetic young girl who takes care of them, they embark on a journey that captures the essence of finding oneself in a new environment and overcoming adversity through perseverance, love,...
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Bella and Noah had a big farm and many animals on that farm. They loved all their animals and could tell stories about each animal on their farm. In this story they tell you about the naughty pig. He was tiny and very pink compared to the other pigs at the farm. He was always in trouble and needed rescuing from all his mischief. On this day he went missing and Bella could not find him. Can you guess what he did and where Bella found him?
89) Pigs
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A simple look at the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of farm-raised pigs. 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...
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The book's story deals with the struggle for humane living conditions for animals. The story is told through the eyes of intelligent chickens who live in Happytown. "The Chicken Strike at Happytown" is written from the chicken's point of view and is geared for young readers. The author's thought provoking message is understandable and keen from an animal's perspective. The chickens are spearheaded by a lawyerly chicken named Jackson. The chickens...
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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,...
92) Cattle
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Did you know that cattle talk to each other by mooing? Each moo is unique, like a human voice. Learn more about these fascinating
farm animals in Cattle, a Farm Animals book.
93) PB's Comet
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PB spends her summer on Fox Island with the other sheep and goats, but she's more interested in stargazing than nibbling on the grass. She knows a famous astronomer once visited Toads Cove, and has set her sights on following in his path and finding a comet, even though the others on the island think she's foolish. Her determination irks a cantankerous old goat who plots to undermine her efforts. This playful poetic tale about a lamb who won't give...
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The Adventures of Owen is the story of a young bull, who is born on a dairy farm and separated from his mother. His adventures begin after he runs away and makes new friends. It is the wonderful story of friendship and promises and the never-ending bond that love creates.
95) Les poules
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Early readers are introduced to chickens and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures.
96) Raising Fish
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Fish are unusual farm animals and they're also one of the most interesting. Young readers with an interest in animals will delight in this book, which explores the fascinating world of raising fish on the farm. Paired with colorful images, the age-appropriate text teaches readers all about fish, how to care for them, and the role they play on a farm. By the end of the narrative, readers will be inspired to care for fish in their own lives.
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One cold and snowy day on a little farm called Flat Creek Farm, the caretaker, named Ms. Morgan, noticed that all the animals on the farm were all bunched up in a circle as if they were looking at something. Ms. Morgan jumped into action to call Doc Collett, the veterinarian, for help. Ms. Morgan and the farm critters waited with anticipation on what Doc and his assistant, Nicky, had to tell them about the little calf named Donna Kay.
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98) 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...
99) Raising Chickens
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Because of the rise of the urban farming movement, people in cities are seeing the potential for business opportunity and fun in raising their own chickens for their eggs. This highly informational guide provides all of the tips and tricks needed to choose a suitable chicken breed, acquire your own chickens, raise them in a happy and healthy environment, and collect and sell their eggs for profit. This volume promotes environmentally friendly and...
100) I Can Be A Farm Vet
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Barbie learns how to take care of farm animals. She can be a farm vet!
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