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Join livestock artist, author and illustrator, Michelle Weber, as she takes you through the wonderful world of cows. This sweet story with hand painted illustrations will draw young readers in while learning about each breed and what cows can offer to the world around us.
Winner of the Governor General's Award for Illustration, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award and the Ruth Schwartz Award.
Amos the sheep is old and cold and tired of giving up all his wool. But despite his noisy objections, Aunt Hattie shears Amos once again and knits his wool into a brightly colored sweater for Uncle Henry.
Poor Amos decides that this time he has had enough — and he sets out to reclaim what is rightfully his.
Buckaroo Beau is headed to his first rodeo and cannot contain his excitement! His friends Vera, Callie, Timmy, and the Team Roping Twins will be there competing in all the classic rodeo events, and he gets to ride his very first sheep!
Even though he has studied, practiced, and prepared, when the time comes Buckaroo Beau is still a little bit scared. Can he overcome his fear and compete in his first rodeo?
Can little buckaroos really make it through a day on the ranch???
Yes! Buckaroo Beau, a young, bright-eyed ranch-hand-in-training, works hard and takes care of the animals every day on his family's ranch.
Join Lil Nas X and Panini the pony on a journey through the alphabet from sunup to sundown. Featuring bold, bright art from Theodore Taylor III, kids will experience wide-open pastures, farm animals, guitar music, cowboy hats, and all things country in this debut picture book that’s perfect for music lovers learning their ABCs and for anyone who loves Nas’s unique genre-blending style and his iconic red-carpet looks.
It's not easy being a cattle dog, but Charlie knows he's the right dog for the job! When Abigail the calf gets stuck in the mud, Charlie springs into action . . . until he gets stuck, too! How will Charlie get out of this sticky situation?
When Wilma decides her garden needs a new beginning, she gathers string, scissors, shovels, sixty-two dozen balsam seedlings, and Parker, her five-year-old neighbor. Year after year, Wilma and Parker nurture their trees, keeping careful count of how many they plant, how many perish, and how many grow to become fine, full Christmas trees.
This is not Cowboy Cody's first rodeo. He and his team are entered in the Wild Pony Races and they are ready to WIN.
Oh shucks! It did NOT go according to plan.
Go behind the chutes with Cody as he rides through the BEST bad day ever.
Dally is on the search for the perfect Christmas tree with the Back 9 family. Will this be the only thing that she finds?
Dirt to Dinner" is an engaging and educational journey crafted by two Southern Alberta farm girls motivated by the growing disconnect between children and the origins of their food. Recognizing the importance of understanding food sources, they set out to bridge this gap with a delightful book that explores the entire journey of food—from the soil to the dinner table.
Emma was one confused chicken. "Tok!" she said, when she peeked through the window and saw what was happening to her eggs. "Is that how they want my eggs? Then that's how I'll make them."
But when Emma scrambled her next egg, no one was pleased. She tried again, and again, until finally, she'd had enough. If they didn't want her eggs, she wouldn't give them any!
Follow the flight of a honey bee as she searches for nectar to sustain her hive and, along the way, pollinates flowers to produce seeds and fruits. Nature lovers and scientists-to-be are invited to explore the fascinating life of a honey bee.
This farm needs a rooster, and Cow is determined to find the perfect candidate.
One rooster, who wakes up first thing in the morning, with a resounding cock-a-doodle-do—is that too much to ask?
YES!
This tale of a frenzied farm and the beleaguered cow trying to keep it all together packs more than laughs. As each enthusiastic candidate learns: roostering isn’t what you are, but what you do. And there’s room for everyone.
When the horses on the Hat Creek Ranch get turned out for the Spring, they are ready to enjoy all of the freedom and fun found on the ranch. But not every horse is welcome at the watering hole. Jelly, a roughie, makes it known that the timeys, Peanut and Butter, shouldn't cross the fence to leave the field. These two groups don't get along at all! But, will they be able to overcome their dislike when one of the horses is injured? Read along as Peanut, Butter and Jelly make new friends and overcome stereotypes in a time of need.
Life is tough, but so are cowgirls. This is the true story of Flores LaDue (1883-1951), ideal for ages 7-9. A world champion trick roper and First Lady of the Calgary Stampede. A rider, roper and rodeo queen, her story will inspire kids to work hard, blaze their own trails, and rope the life of their dreams.
Nicolette Farmer is running for class president, and the rest of the Farmer family tells her she’ll win by a landslide. A pack of overconfident lambs mistakenly hear lambslide and can’t believe there’s a slide made just for them. But when they can’t find one on the farm, there’s only one thing left to do: take a vote!
They campaign. They bargain. They ask all the other animals if they, too, would like a lambslide.
Will the lambs ever get their special slide?
From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake — silent and alone — winds and watches. David Elliott’s graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade’s exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view — the world of the family farm.
In Pete Goes Camping, Pete sets out for his first camping trip with his newly joined horse scouts! His he ready and prepared for his trip? What does he learn along the way?
The fun illustrations and story in Pete goes Camping will have children smiling along with the adventure and parents nodding their heads, and teachers exclaiming, “Yes, lets teach these important life skills as we all as to be brave! A fun, educational, inspiring book perfect for every home to teach kids about great outdoor survival skills.
In Meet the Herd Pete introduces himself and the herd to everyone. He shares the many ways that the herd helps each other out and respects one another. His examples of kindness and respect will help instill these qualities in your children or students for years to come!
The fun story and lessons Pete shares in Meet the Herd will have children learning, parents nodding their heads, and exclaiming, “Yes, I love how Pete teaches about respect, a quality we all need more of! A fun, educational book for parents, grandparents and teachers to help kids learn the importance of respect through a delightful story.
A pony skiing? In Pete Goes Skiing, Pete and Waylon are excited about their ski trip to beautiful Utah! Along the way Uncle Brain teaches them about the power of a positive mindset and they can do anything they put their minds too. Can they do it, can they learn to ski?
The hilarious illustrations and actions in Pete goes Skiing will have children learning, and laughing parents nodding their heads, and teachers exclaiming, “Yes, lets plant seeds of a positive mindset and to never give up!” A fun, educational book, inspiring perfect for every home, school or ski school.
In Pete Goes to Dinner, Pete is surprised at his new friends' lack of good manners when they go to dinner at Lulu's Grill. They are loud, messy, and disrespectful, but what can Pete do? Can he think of a way to kindly help his new friends learn proper restaurant behavior?
The hilarious illustrations and actions in Pete Goes to Dinner will have children learning, parents nodding their heads, and restaurant servers exclaiming, “Yes, that's happened to me!” A fun, educational book for restaurants to have available for children when they go out to eat.
In Pete Grows a Garden, Pete is introduced to gardening and the importance of taking care of the seeds you plant with his friends Waylon and Mary Legs!
The fun illustrations and lessons in Pete Grows a Garden will have you smiling, parents nodding their heads, and children exclaiming, “I want to grow a garden!”
In Pete’s Old Saddle, Pete is bummed out when his friend gets a brand new saddle and he is stuck with his old one! Petes Mom is tired of his ungrateful attitude and asks his wise Aunt Rhonda to step in to share a lesson in gratitude. But what will Pete do, will he learn his lesson in gratitude?
Luckily Aunt Rhonda is able to share how the power of gratitude changed her life, helps Pete understand an attitude of gratitude and even helps Pete start his own gratitude list!
Rodeo Red and her hound Rusty are happier than two buttons on a new shirt—until Sideswiping Slim shows up.
Red is sure that anyone who hollers that much will be hauled to the edge of town and told to skedaddle, but her parents seem smitten with the new addition to the family. So when that scallywag sets his eye on Rusty, Rodeo Red had better figure out a way to save her best friend in the whole world. Can a cowgirl make a bargain with a varmint?
Rosie the Clydesdale is a BIG horse. She likes her life on the ranch and helping the farmer with his chores, but she also has a secret dream: she wants to be a rodeo star. She finally gets her chance when she teams up with a plucky cowgirl named Oakley, but the rodeo events aren’t designed for a big horse like Rosie. When a rogue bull disrupts the competition, though, Rosie and Oakley might be the only ones big and brave enough to stop him.
Buster the Bull makes his getaway in a blizzard, and it's up to Zack to save the Brown Palace Hotel gift shop - and his new friend Alice.
Zack wrapped his arms around the huge bull's neck. "Don't worry," Zack said, swallowing hard. "No busy city or world famous Stock Show can scare us. Right?"
Zack is looking forward to taking Buster the bull to the National Western Stock Show in Denver. As Zack and his dad sing their way down the road, Buster the bull doesn't find his first trip away from the ranch much fun. When the snow turns into a blinding blizzard and Zack's dad must detour through downtown, Buster sees his chance to make his own hay. Thundering out of the truck, Buster gallops straight through the doors of the Brown Palace Hotel where, he confronts Alice, who works with her mother in the hotel gift shop. Zack must act quickly to save his new friend Alice and Buster from disaster
In the barn on Christmas Eve,
After all the people leave,
The animals, in voices low,
Remember Christmas long ago . . .
So begins a sweet rhyming story in which a group of animals recounts the events surrounding Jesus' birth in the manger, and the parts some of their ancestors played in it.
With a new spin on an old theme (remember “The House That Jack Built”?), this jolly story is the perfect picture-book choice for beginning readers.
A class field trip to a local farm sends a young bear's imagination running wild. Additional features to aid comprehension include a letter to educators and caregivers, an introduction to the authors and illustrator, a phonetic glossary, and an activity.
What happens after a shopper goes “to market, to market, to buy a fat pig”? Back home the pig promptly escapes, and soon the pig’s in the kitchen, the lamb’s on the bed, the cow’s on the couch—and the rest of the animals are wreaking havoc throughout the house!
A small horse and a large horse celebrate their unconditional love in a sweet story full of gentle rhymes and foil-embellished illustrations. Beloved children’s book creator Emma Dodd explores important themes of identity and belonging in this warm and uplifting story of love.