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Kelsey and her father begin tapping sugar maple trees as family and friends gather to help in the process of turning the harvested sap into maple syrup.

Take a trip to the rodeo, and learn to count along the way! This nonfiction math reader builds mathematics and literacy skills, combining informational text, problem solving, and real-world connections to help first grade students explore math in a meaningful way. Let's Do Math! sidebars feature clear diagrams that provide students with opportunities to practice what they've learned. The Problem Solving activity enhances the learning experience and...

Tractor Mac and his animal and vehicle friends wrap gifts, bake holiday treats, decorate a tree, and get ready for Christmas.

Tova lives with her family on a small farm in the famous town of Chelm, a mythical village populated, according to Jewish folklore, by fools. Tova's farm has hens and even a rooster, but no cow. Her mother, Rivka, wishes they could afford to buy a cow, so they could have fresh milk and butter every day. One night Tova's father has a dream about how to get milk without actually owning a cow. He asks Tova to help him find a way to get milk from their...

It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.

Follow the journey of a lonely orphaned girl. She has no idea what she is or where she belongs, but she is determined to find out.

This beautifully told story follows Billy from early spring to late summer as he helps his grandpa on his vegetable patch. They dig the hard ground, sow rows of seeds, and keep them watered and safe from slugs. When harvest time arrives they can pick all the vegetables and fruit they have grown. Children will be drawn in by the poetry of the language and the warm illustrations, while also catching the excitement of watching things grow!

Life on the farm is a great place to make friends. In Chicken and Moodles, a cow and chicken make the unlikeliest of friends as they stick together through it all. No matter what, you can always find them together. In the end, they prove that when you nourish a friendship it will stay strong. Come along as you see them live on the farm and meet their other friends, who fit right in.

Woodrow's Fun Day on the Ranch is about Woodrow, a young pup learning how to be a ranch cow dog on the Dry Gulch Land and Cattle Company in eastern Oregon. Wes, his old granddad, is "top cow dog." The ranch is owned by Rope and Kate Peeler, who are the dog's mom and dad. It's very hard to learn how to be a ranch dog. So, now and then, Woodrow's dad, Rope, gives him a day off just to go and have fun on the ranch. This book is about Woodrow having...

Everyone knows what a hay bale looks like, but how does it get into that shape? While baling equipment might not make it into farm stories among the classic tractors, animals, and tools, its usefulness on the modern farm is indisputable. Concise text guides readers through the uses of baling equipment, how it forms round and square bales, and what happens with the hay afterward. Full-color photographs and lively language keeps them engaged and interested...