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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The scarecrow's hat The scarecrow's hat Ken Brown Chicken thinks Scarecrow's hat will make a nice nest, but first she must swap with Badger, Crow, Sheep, Owl, and Donkey. OL1730545W
Bearhide and crow Bearhide and crow Paul Brett Johnson After Sam tricks Amos into swapping a prize-winning gourd for a smelly old bearhide, Amos decides to give Sam a taste of his own medicine by negotiating an even more worthless trade. OL17728588W
Swap! Swap! Steve Light A peg-legged youngster uses his bartering skills to trade for sails, anchors, a ship's wheel and other necessary supplies to fix their ship and make a friend in the process. OL20020232W
Tauschen statt bezahlen Tauschen statt bezahlen Manon Baukhage,Daniel Wendl Hier geht es nicht um utopische Theorien, sondern um die Veränderung alltäglichen Handelns, die zu einer gesellschaftlichen Kraft wird – auch gegen die soziale Kälte in der Mehrwertgesellschaft. D… OL20689822W
Legacy of desire Legacy of desire Marina Anderson Davina Fletcher had a comfortable life and a comfortable boyfriend until the death of her uncle changed all that. As her home and artist's studio were in the grounds of his house, it was always assum… OL24173883W
La disparition du bébé chocolat La disparition du bébé chocolat Andrée Poulin Léda ne voulait pas déménager au Burkina Faso. Dans ce pays étrange, le soleil tape trop fort, les lézards courent sur les murs du salon et on peut mourir d'une piqûre de moustique. Léda s'ennuie de … OL24175603W
El sancocho del sábado El sancocho del sábado Leyla Torres Maria Lili and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe. OL2720487W
Saturday sancocho Saturday sancocho Leyla Torres Maria Lili and her grandmother barter a dozen eggs at the market square to get the ingredients to cook their traditional Saturday chicken sancocho. Includes recipe. OL2720499W
Le chapitaine Le chapitaine Inga Moore Le Chapitaine adorait les chats. Il possédait plus de chat à bord de son bateau qu'il n'avait de marins dans son équipage. Tous les autres commerçants se moquaient de lui. Le Chapitaine partait en me… OL27716445W
The seventeenth swap The seventeenth swap Eloise Jarvis McGraw Having no money, a thirteen-year-old begins a series of swaps to get the child he babysits for a pair of cowboy boots. OL2951033W
The Art of Starter Barter The Art of Starter Barter James Diamond The Art of Starter Barter is a 275 page book written to help you become wealthy by enhancing what you do every day of your life. Barter is currently an $15 billion industry in North America. Barterin… OL2993294W
The cat who loved to sing The cat who loved to sing Nonny Hogrogian A cat who loves to sing trades one thing for another until he finally gains a mandolin. OL3351148W
A present for Mother Bear A present for Mother Bear Else Holmelund Minarik Little Bear has chosen the perfect birthday present for his mother, but when his friends persuade him to swap for what they have, he must find another gift. OL4108892W
The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish The day I swapped my dad for two goldfish Dave McKean,Neil Gaiman This children's book is about a boy who chooses to trade his father for his friend's two goldfish. When his mother returns, she sends the boy and his younger sister on an adventure to return the gol… OL679346W
Recherches sur les substances radioactives Recherches sur les substances radioactives Marie Curie "Pioneering scientist and winner of two Nobel Prizes Marie Curie (1867-1934) describes in this interesting firsthand account the painstaking laboratory research that led to her discovery of radium an… OL723624W
An apple pie for dinner An apple pie for dinner Susan VanHecke Wishing to bake an apple pie, Old Granny Smith sets out with a full basket, trading its contents for a series of objects until she gets the apples she needs. Includes a recipe for apple pie. OL8786514W