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2) Farmers
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24 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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Explains the clothing, tools, schooling, and work of farmers.
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"Shiloh Bellamy saved her father's farm and is finally scraping by as a sustainable and organic farmer in Michigan. Since moving back, she has reconnected with old friends, including her best friend Kristy Brewer and Kristy's husband, Caine. Caine runs the farmer's market with an iron fist, and no one is surprised when he's killed except for Kristy who loved her husband despite his many faults. But when it's discovered that Caine was having an affair,...
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"Cam is finding the New Year just as hectic as the old one. Her sometimes rocky relationship with Chef Jake Ericsson is in a deep freeze, she's struggling to provide the promised amount of food to the subscribers in her first winter CSA, and her new greenhouse might just collapse from the weight of the snow. Supplying fresh ingredients for a dinner at the local assisted living facility seems like the least of her worries--until one of the elderly...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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This collection of poems takes young readers to a day at an urban farmers' market. Whom to see, what to eat, and how produce is grown -- it's all so exciting, fresh, and delicious. Readers are invited to peruse the stands and inspect vendors' wares with poems like "Farmer Greg's Free-Range Eggs," "Summer Checklist," and "Necessary Mess."
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"Upon the border of a remote and out-of-the-way village in south-western Missouri lived an old farmer named John Gray. . . ."In 1876, the same year The Adventures of Tom Sawyer was published, Mark Twain wrote a story for The Atlantic Monthly. He meant it as a "blind novelette"a challenge to other writers to submit their own ending of the story in a national competition. Twain asked his editor at The Atlantic to request submissions from leading authors...
10) Give and take
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1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 24 cm
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In his apple orchard, a farmer meets a little man named Take and follows his advice, which does not turn out well, and the next day meets a little man named Give, whose advice is just as bad.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"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 Café, has a very special meal in mind -- and, of course, all the farmers show up at the café to enjoy the results of their hard work"--
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This charming book of sixty-five recipes plus tips and activities makes any farmers' market a fun and flavorful adventure for the whole family.
From exploring the different booths to selecting produce and tasting the unique flavors each season brings, the farmers' market provides a fertile playground for kids. It provides a fun family activity while building healthy habits and supporting sustainable eating. When you introduce kids to the...
From exploring the different booths to selecting produce and tasting the unique flavors each season brings, the farmers' market provides a fertile playground for kids. It provides a fun family activity while building healthy habits and supporting sustainable eating. When you introduce kids to the...
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"When Bob Quinn was a kid, a stranger at a county fair gave him a few kernels of an unusual grain. Little did he know, that grain would change his life. Years later, after finishing a PhD in plant biochemistry and returning to his family's farm in Montana, Bob started experimenting with organic wheat. In the beginning, his concern wasn't health or the environment; he just wanted to make a decent living and some chance encounters led him to organics....
15) Pig years
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xvii, 209 pages ; 22 cm
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"As a seasonal farmer in upstate New York and Vermont-living hand-to-mouth, but in love with the land and its creatures-Ellyn Gaydos understands the delicate balance between loss and gain. Choosing such work instead of moving to the city with her long-distance boyfriend, Gaydos recognizes her role in cycles bigger than herself. Yearning to be a mother, she recognizes, too, how new life is mirrored in everything that surrounds her: livestock, full...
16) Dooby dooby moo
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While Farmer Brown sleeps, his animals prepare for a talent show at the county fair.
17) Big tractor
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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Farmer uses his tractor, Ol' Partner, to do all of his important farm chores, including planting, cultivating, and harvesting.
18) A killer maize
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294 pages ; 17 cm.
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"The last person Becca expects to run into at the Swayton County Fall Festival is her ex-husband, Scott Triplett, who's operating a shooting gallery. Honesty was not always Scott's policy, and their unexpected reunion is further complicated when the festival becomes a crime scene. On Becca's second day there, Ferris wheel operator Virgil Morrison is found hanging from his rickety ride, dead from a gunshot"--Page 4 of cover.
19) Dinosaur farm
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm
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It's hard work being a farmer -- and even harder running a DINOSAUR FARM! Children will love spending a day on this vibrant farm, filled with appealing prehistoric creatures of every shape and size. They'll follow the farmer from dawn till dusk, through feedings, cleanings, baby hatchings, and finally to a sweet bedtime nighty-night. Who knew dinosaurs could be so cuddly? With clever dino-touches throughout, Frann Preston-Gannon's picture book will...
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x, 289 pages ; 18 cm.
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"This summer, Becca is looking forward to selling her delicious jams and preserves, but things are changing fast at the farmers' market. A fleet of food trucks has arrived for a two week visit, peddling cupcakes, tacos, chicken wings, and more--including a gourmet hot dog truck operated by Becca's own cousin, Peyton. Tensions between truck operators and market vendors over their required licenses reach a crescendo when the town's business manager...
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