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Letters from an American farmer Letters from an American farmer J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur Written by an emigrant French aristocrat turned farmer, the Letters from an American Farmer (1782) posed the famous question: "What, then, is the American, this new man?," as a new nation took shape … OL1097757W
The land remembers The land remembers Ben Logan The Land Remembers is the autobiographical account of Ben Logan, first published in 1975 by Heartland Press. Logan was raised on his family's farm, Seldom Seen, in the southwest Wisconsin hill countr… OL14852546W
The Berenstain bears and the double dare The Berenstain bears and the double dare Stan Berenstain Brother Bear feels excited about joining Too-Tall Grizzly's gang until the members dare him to steal one of Farmer Ben's juicy watermelons. OL15108018W
Don't tell the whole world! Don't tell the whole world! Joanna Cole,Kate Duke Knowing that his talkative wife will reveal to the world that he has found a fortune buried on their farm, John arranges an elaborate scheme to insure that she will not be believed. OL15216327W
I am a farmer I am a farmer Maria Espluga A child imagines the joys of being a farmer, including taking the cow out to pasture and growing a garden. OL15441997W
The trow-wife's treasure The trow-wife's treasure Olivier Dunrea On the mythical island Nord Eyris, a kind-hearted farmer goes to great lengths to help a mother troll find her missing "bairn." OL156000W
Jobs on a Farm Jobs on a Farm Nancy Dickmann Simple introduction for young children to work that needs to be done on some farms - what they are and why they are necessary. OL17449518W
Old MacDonald Had a Truck Old MacDonald Had a Truck Steve Goetz Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. And on that farm he had a...TRUCK?! With a DIG DIG here and a SCOOP SCOOP there, this classic folk song just got revved up! Beloved machines—the excavator, dump tr… OL17587804W
The range war of '82 The range war of '82 Ethan J. Wolfe Wyoming is on the brink of statehood. Leading the charge is Jefferson Parker, the richest cattle baron in the territory. Backed by the Cattlemen's Association, Parker knows that the quickest way to a… OL17896097W
Unwrapped Sky Unwrapped Sky Rjurik Davidson A hundred years ago, the Minotaurs saved Caeli-Amur from conquest. Now, three very different people may hold the keys to the city's survival. Once, it is said, gods used magic to create reality, with… OL17924776W
Joel, growing up a farm man Joel, growing up a farm man Patricia Demuth Focuses on a thirteen-year-old boy who works on his family's farm, caring for livestock, harvesting hay, and preparing to manage the farm himself one day. OL1857600W
Soda Pop Soda Pop Barbro Lindgren Follows the crazy antics of four generations of bachelor farmers who live together on a farm with a mattress-eating giraffe, a swimming pool full of pike, and a barn stuffed with tigers. OL19713941W
Ramp Hollow Ramp Hollow Steven Stoll Steven Stoll offers a fresh, provocative account of Appalachia, from the earliest European settlers, through crucial episodes such as the Whiskey Rebellion and the founding of West Virginia, and the … OL19723712W
Click, clack, quack to school! Click, clack, quack to school! Doreen Cronin When Farmer Brown and the animals are invited to Farm Day at school, he instructs them to be on their best behavior, forgetting that school can be like a barnyard. OL19747175W
Drift Drift Jon McGoran After the sudden deaths of his parents, narcotics detective Doyle Carrick bides his time at an inherited house in rural Pennsylvania, where he falls in love with an organic farmer who is being pressu… OL19967762W
The farmer and the clown The farmer and the clown Marla Frazee A wordless picture book in which a farmer rescues a baby clown who's bounced off the circus train, and reunites him with his clown family. OL19985624W
The black snow The black snow Paul Lynch "In Donegal in the spring of 1945, a farmhand runs into a burning barn and does not come out alive. The farm's owner, Barnabas Kane, can only look on as his friend dies and all 43 of his cattle are d… OL20000791W
One good mama bone One good mama bone Bren McClain Set in early 1950s rural South Carolina, this novel chronicles Sarah Creamer's quest to find her "mama bone" after she is left to care for a boy who is not her own, but is the product of an affair be… OL20049019W
True Confessions from the Ninth Concession True Confessions from the Ninth Concession Dan Needles 1 online resource : OL20191424W
One hundred and four horses One hundred and four horses Amanda Retzlaff As the land invasions gather pace, the Retzlaffs begin an epic journey across Zimbabwe, facing farm eviction after eviction, trying to save the group of animals with whom they feel a deep and endurin… OL21377459W
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