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Author
Lexile measure
HL 930L
Language
English
Description
PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A "powerful and poignant" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear (The New York Times Book Review) that takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride—and centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters.
When the youngest daughter objects, she is cut out of his will. This...
When the youngest daughter objects, she is cut out of his will. This...
3) Stone Fox
Author
Lexile measure
610L
Language
English
Description
Little Willie hopes to pay the back taxes on his grandfather's farm with the purse from a dog sled race he enters.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Set on a communal farm called Blithedale, "The Blithedale Romance" is the story of four inhabitants of the commune: Hollingsworth, a misogynist philanthropist obsessed with turning Blithedale into a colony for the reformation of criminals; Zenobia, a passionate feminist; Priscilla, who turns out to be Zenobia's half-sister; and Miles Coverdale, the narrator of the story. The story concerns the freindship of the four at the commune, which starts intensely...
Author
Series
Hope Harbor volume 5
Language
English
Description
After tragedy robs her of everyone she loves, Jeannette Mason retreats to the tiny Oregon seaside town of Hope Harbor to create a new life. Vowing to avoid emotional attachments, she focuses on running her lavender farm and tea-room--until a new neighbor with a destructive dog and a forlorn little girl invades her turf. But she needn't worry. Dr. Logan West is too busy coping with an unexpected family, a radical lifestyle change, and an unruly pup...
Author
Publisher
Voyageur Press
Language
English
Formats
Description
This is a comprehensive, encyclopedic guide for the small-scale family farmer, the hobby farmer, or the potential farmer. They explain the basics of farming from start to finish: from planting to harvesting and farrowing to marketing. With the authors' help, you'll learn how to grow crops, repair a fence, drive a tractor, keep livestock (from bees to cattle), and much more.
10) Otis
Author
Series
Lexile measure
AD 580L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When a big new yellow tractor arrives, Otis the friendly little tractor is cast away behind the barn, but when trouble occurs Otis is the only one who can help.
11) Farming
Author
Lexile measure
AD 480L
Language
English
Formats
Description
An introduction, in simple text and illustrations, to farming and the work done on a farm throughout the seasons.
14) See the farm!
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (23 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to high-frequency words, including "see" and "the." Contains simple text, full-color photographs, and a glossary.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
Although most Old Order Amish women her age spend their hours managing a household and raising babies, Sylvia Fisher has just one focus - tending and nurturing her family's dairy herd. Then a dangerous connection with an old beau forces her to move, and she decides to pour her energy into reviving another family's failing farm. But after months in rehab, Aaron Blank returns home to sell his Daed's farm and give his parents an easier lifestyle. Can...
17) Barn blind
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Best-selling author and Pulitzer-Prize winner Jane Smiley crafts compelling novels filled with quiet strength and emotion. In Barn Blind she portrays a middle-aged woman so galvanized with success that she drives a wedge between herself and those who love her most. Kate Karlson's only focus in life is her Midwestern horse farm. Ignoring her husband, she spends long days giving riding lessons and training horses. To showcase her teaching ability, she...
18) Helpful tractor
Author
Lexile measure
190L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Tractor works hard all day on the farm. At the end of the day, he is tired and dirty. Thankfully his friends are ready to help him relax.
Author
Language
English
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Description
"On the farm, workers pick vegetables, collect eggs, and make cheese. At the market the next day, the workers set up their stands and prepare for shoppers to arrive. Amy, the baker at the Busy Bee Caf©♭, has a very special meal in mind--and, of course, all the farmers show up at the caf©♭ to enjoy the results of their hard work"--