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O Pioneers! O Pioneers! Willa Cather "Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska, inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend." "The heroic battle for survival of simple pioneer folk in the Nebraska cou… OL12795W
Lucy Gayheart Lucy Gayheart Willa Cather Fervently pursuing the life of an artist, a young music student leaves behind her small midwestern town existence and comes to know the elation and heartache of a life in the creative world. OL12823W
The naked lady The naked lady Wallace, Ian When a sculptor moves in to the farm next door, young Tom is inspired to become an artist. OL14989236W
Otis and the tornado Otis and the tornado Loren Long When a tornado threatens his farm, Otis the tractor must try to save the animals, including the unfriendly bull. OL16470002W
On the farm On the farm Kirsten Hall,John Steven Gurney A farmer spends her day gathering eggs, milking the cow, harvesting corn, driving the plow, and feeding the horses. OL18979794W
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
Peau de pêche Peau de pêche Jodi Lynn Anderson Trois adolescentes participent à la cueillette de pêches au verger de Darlington dans l'état de Georgie. Au cours de cet été, Murphy, Leeda et Birdie partagent leurs connaissances sur les garçons, ap… OL21578423W
Érik le mouton viking Érik le mouton viking Elizabeth Creith Les parents de Marie ont fait l'acquisition d'un mouton rouge d'Islande, un mouton viking. La fillette le baptise Erik le rouge et lui raconte des histoires de Vikings qui le font rêver de voyages et… OL24263447W
La vie de la ferme La vie de la ferme Megan Kopp Learn about the lives of the hard working people who first settled Canada. OL26446620W
Pumpkin moonshine Pumpkin moonshine Tasha Tudor A little girl visiting her grandparents sets out to find a fine pumpkin for Halloween, and it leads her a merry chase when it rolls down the hill. OL27696W
BROWN COWS IN THE MANOR BROWN COWS IN THE MANOR RICHARD HANSFORD These charming tales of the countryside reveal some of the pitfalls and pleasures encountered when a couple who have spent most of their life in the suburbs buy a 65-acre farm and begin to raise beef… OL27961263W
Footprints on the ceiling Footprints on the ceiling Dorcas Smucker "Life can be a bit upside-down in the Smucker family's Oregon farmhouse. In this book Dorcas Smucker, mother of six, writes thoughtful essays about muffins on the floor, orange dot on the kitchen cei… OL28606082W
Charlotte's web Charlotte's web E. B. White Wilbur is no ordinary pig. When he was just a piglet, he was rescued from a terrible fate by Fern, the farmer's daughter. Now he's all grown up and his life is threatened once again. But he has a uni… OL28768371W
Horseshoe knoll Horseshoe knoll Carrie Bender Dannie comes to work for Steven and Annie, a young Amish couple in Tennessee, but then is loaned to a ranch near the mountains of Colorado and helps with sheephearding for the summer. OL28769634W
Lessons from the hoghouse Lessons from the hoghouse Elizabeth Clark Lessons From The Hoghouse leads us on a hilarious romp in the countryside as we follow Liz, a career-minded single woman, as she tackles the unfamiliar world of gentlewoman farming. -- Cover page [4]. OL28952511W
Hello, farm Hello, farm Brighter Child (Firm) Welcome to the farm! Say "hello" to all the farm animals and see what noises each animal makes. OL28956215W
Thimble Summer Thimble Summer Elizabeth Enright Children's novel set in 1930s rural Wisconsin. First published in 1938. A story about the various things that happen during the summer when Garnet Linden is nine. OL500572W
Together Together Dimitrea Tokunbo When the animals and the farmer work together, a great deal can be accomplished. OL5822210W
A Northern Light A Northern Light Jennifer Donnelly In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death o… OL5952817W
Ethan Frome Ethan Frome Edith Wharton *Edith Wharton wrote Ethan Frome as a frame story — meaning that the prologue and epilogue constitute a "frame" around the main story* **How It All Goes Down** It's winter. A nameless engineer is… OL98501W
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