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One Day in the Prairie One Day in the Prairie Jean Craighead George,Bob Marstall The animals on a prairie wildlife refuge sense an approaching tornado and seek protection before it touches down and destroys everything in its path. OL111860W
The divide The divide Michael Bédard Unhappy when her family firstmoves out to the plains of Nebraska, the young Willa Cather comes to appreciate the beauty of her new home. OL11287008W
Bluestem Bluestem Frances Arrington With their father away and their mother traumatized by some unknown event, eleven-year-old Polly and her younger sister are left to take care of themselves and their prairie homestead. OL119106W
Butterfly count Butterfly count Sneed B. Collard Amy and her mother look for a very special butterfly while attending the annual Fourth of July Butterfly Count at a prairie restoration site. Includes factual information about butterflies and how to… OL15036008W
Kindred souls Kindred souls Patricia MacLachlan Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it. OL15980225W
The prairie thief The prairie thief Melissa Wiley In late nineteenth-century Colorado, Louisa's father is erroneously arrested for thievery and, while under the charge of the awful Smirch family, Louisa and a magical friend must find a way to prove … OL16486374W
Planet Earth Planet Earth Mark Brownlow,Alastair Fothergill,Jonny Keeling With a production budget of $25 million, the makers of Blue Planet: Seas of Life crafted this epic story of life on Earth. Five years in production, with over 2, 000 days in the field, using 40 camer… OL16535011W
Prairie days Prairie days Patricia MacLachlan,Micha Archer Describes summer days growing up on the prairie. OL16645659W
Prairie visions Prairie visions Pam Conrad A collection of photos and stories about photographer Solomon Butcher and turn-of-the-century Nebraska. OL2006657W
A Prairie Boy's Winter A Prairie Boy's Winter William Kurelek Canadian artist Kurelek's own childhood--on prairie farms during the 30s--vividly illuminates this vision of a boy's winter life on a prairie farm. Both realistic and lyrical, it captures its subject… OL2013879W
A Prairie Year A Prairie Year Jo Bannatyne-Cugnet The year begins with hockey, icefishing, and a snowmobile race. Spring brings renewal: the arrival of piglets, baby chicks in the farm kitchen; and outside, the fields are seeded. In summer, there’s … OL2015298W
The Tallgrass Prairie The Tallgrass Prairie Cindy Crosby xiii, 128 pages : 21 cm OL20217108W
Grasslands Grasslands Violet Findley "What animal is jumping through the green grass? it's a rabbit! To learn who else lives in this habitat, read this book."-- OL22555634W
Disappearing prairies Disappearing prairies Jane Kelley For thousands of years, people have been changing the world's prairies. Now many prairies are in trouble. They are among the most threatened ecosystems on our planet. Will prairies survive? OL24261114W
Skylark Skylark Patricia MacLachlan *My mother, Sarah, doesn't love the prairie. She tries, but she can't help remembering what she knew first.* Sarah came to the prairie from Maine to marry Papa. But that summer, a drought turne… OL27445833W
The Wind Wagon The Wind Wagon Celia Barker Lottridge Sam Peppard, a blacksmith in 1860s Kansas, builds a prairie schooner that sails to Denver, Colorado, powered by wind. OL2902578W
Nowhere, now here Nowhere, now here Ann Howard Creel When her family moves from Florida to the Colorado prairie to raise alpacas, twelve-year-old Laney must leave behind the ocean she loves and accept the new landscape and life ahead of her. OL33890W
The prairie The prairie Charles Rotter An introductory book on grasslands, with emphasis on the North American prairie, and including information on vegetation, animal life, human impact, and need for preservation. OL3958599W
The New Land The New Land Marilynn Reynolds Tells the story of the first year of a pioneer family, from their journey by boat, train, and wagon to their own plot of land, through the task of finding water, building the homestead, ploughing the… OL523361W
A prairie food chain A prairie food chain A. D. Tarbox "A look at a common food chain on a North American prairie, introducing the bluestem grass that starts the chain, the badger that sits atop the chain, and various animals in between"-- OL9727968W
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