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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Murphy, a farm terrier, describes a day in his life as he gets fed in the kitchen, hunts mice, goes to the vet, returns to the house for dinner, investigates a noise outside, and retires to the barn for sleep.
43) The good earth
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
"This Pulitzer Prize-winning classic tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby, the nobles of the House of Hwang consider themselves above the land and its workers; but they will soon meet their own downfall. Hard times come upon Wang Lung and his family when flood and drought force them to seek work...
Author
Series
Charles Edgemont stories volume 1
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
45) The off season
Author
Series
Dairy queen trilogy volume 2
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.8 - AR Pts: 11
Language
English
Description
High school junior D.J. staggers under the weight of caring for her badly injured brother, her responsibilities on the dairy farm, a changing relationship with her friend Brian, and her own athletic aspirations.
Author
Series
To the rescue series volume 4
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
c2014
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When something goes wrong on the farm, Ernie the duck is determined to help out, but no matter how hard he tries, nothing goes quite as he plans.
48) An untamed heart
Author
Series
Publisher
Bethany House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"After the loss of her first love, is Ingeborg Strand willing to marry a stranger--however kind--for the promise of a new life in America? The prequel to the RED RIVER OF THE NORTH series"--
49) Jingle Bells
Author
Series
Horse diaries volume 11
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
In 1915 Wisconsin, a farm horse named Jingle Bells worries that his family will replace him when the older son brings home a brand new Model-T Ford car. Includes facts about Clydesdale horses.
Author
Series
Otis the tractor volume 6
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When Otis the tractor becomes trapped in a burning barn, after rescuing kittens, his animal friends and local firefighters come to his aid.
52) Moon over Star
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams that she might one day be an astronaut, too.
53) Henry's map
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2013]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Henry, a very organized pig, frowns at the untidy farm where he lives, but after making a map to show where everything belongs, he and the other farm animals discover a big problem.
54) Turkey trouble
Author
Series
Publisher
Marshall Cavendish
Pub. Date
c2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, Turkey nervously makes a series of costumes, disguising himself as other farm animals in hopes that he can avoid being served as Thanksgiving dinner.
Author
Series
Otis the tractor volume 5
Publisher
Philomel Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
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.
56) Sparrow girl
Author
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When China's leader declares war on sparrows in 1958, everyone makes loud noise in hopes of chasing the hungry birds from their land except for Ming-Li, a young girl whose compassion and foresight prevent a disaster.
60) Oh, crumps!
Author
Publisher
Raven Tree Press
Pub. Date
©2003
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
Las aventuras de un granjero que intenta dormir mientras que la lista de sus tareas para el día que viene se mezcla en su mente. Cómo va a reparar la vaca, subir a la cerca, ordeñar el heno y segar el silo antes de que venga la mañana?
The misadventures of a sleepy farmer as he agonizes over a mixed-up list of the coming day's chores: How will he ever milk the fence, repair the cow, mow the silo and climb the hay before morning comes?
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