Author: Sally Crabtree Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books ISBN: 9781405020633 Category : Children's stories Languages : en Pages : 32
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Mummy Pig has had enough. Her family may like living in a muddle, but she does not. So, while Dad slips out to the shops, Posy, Pip and Gran help her tidy up. But then poor Baby Pig begins to cry . . . he’s lost his teddy! Could it be that the house is too tidy? Vibrant art and a comic text combine in a story to celebrate the everyday chaos of family life. A real antidote to the tidy brigade!
Author: Benton Seymour Rabinovitch Publisher: ISBN: 9781461956761 Category : JUVENILE FICTION Languages : en Pages :
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Curly, Twirly, Whirly, and Higgledy Piggledy are four brother piglets that live a happy life together in the sun. With no sweet name to rhyme with the rest of his family, poor Higgledy Piggledy wishes he were more like his brothers. When scary Mr. Wolf moves in next door, he's hungry for ham. As Curly, Twirly, Whirly, and Higgledy Piggledy attempt to outwit and outrun their sly neighbor, the little piglets learn a big life lesson about what's truly in a name.
Author: Richard Lutwyche Publisher: Quiller Publishing Limited ISBN: 9781846890741 Category : Swine Languages : en Pages : 0
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"Pig, porker, hog, swine--however you refer to him, there is no doubt that the chubby quadruped with the curly tail and the big oink is regarded with enormous affection. The author explores the influence of the pig's characteristics and his quirky nature on our language, literature, and general outlook on life. Piggy appearances in the media, both ancient and modern, are celebrated with a wide array of quotations from such diverse sources as Horace, Shakespeare, Bunyan, and Kipling, not to mention Noel Coward, Beatrix Potter, and The Goon Show. Higgledy-Piggledy offers us a marvelous selection of sayings and proverbs concerning all things porcine. Entertaining, informative, packed with unusual facts, and meticulously researched, Richard Lutwyche's book at last does proper justice to the rich heritage of the pig."--Publisher's description.
Author: Richard Lutwyche Publisher: Princeton University Press ISBN: 0691195331 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 435
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A comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the fascinating natural history of the pig, from prehistory to the present At any given time, there are around one billion pigs in the world; that's one for every seven of us. And where would we be without them? Prolific, ubiquitous, smart, adaptable, and providers of high-quality protein, pigs have been our companions since neolithic times, when they obligingly domesticated themselves, coming in from the wild to root around our waste pits. But it's not all about the bacon; today, bred in micro sizes, the resourceful pig has developed a whole new career as a popular pet. And thanks to genome mapping, we now know that the pig shares many common physiological features with humans, spurring the use of pig tissue and organs in medical research and surgery. Beautifully designed and illustrated, The Pig provides a snout-to-tail natural history of this important species, from the prehistoric "hell pig" to today's placid porker, covering the pig's evolution and domestication, anatomy and biology, behavior, role in human life and culture, and breeds. The book also features an engrossing and visually stunning photographic gallery of some thirty popular breeds from around the world, with essential information about each. Filled with surprising facts and insights, The Pig will delight anyone who loves these animals and wants to understand them better. Provides a comprehensive, richly illustrated introduction to the pig's evolution and domestication, anatomy and biology, behavior, role in human life and culture, and breeds Features infographics, diagrams, and 250 stunning color photographs Includes a beautiful photographic directory to some 30 popular breeds from around the world, with essential information about each
Author: Gaia Cornwall Publisher: Candlewick Press ISBN: 1536227951 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 35
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Jabari is inventing a machine that will fly all the way across the yard! But making it go from CRASH to WHOOSH will take grit, patience, and maybe even a little help from his sister. Jabari is making a flying machine in his backyard! “It’ll be easy. I don’t need any help,” he declares. But it doesn’t work! Jabari is frustrated. Good thing Dad is there for a pep talk and his little sister, Nika, is there to assist, fairy wings and all. With the endearing father-child dynamic of Jabari Jumps and engaging mixed-media illustrations, Gaia Cornwall’s tale shows that through perseverance and flexibility, an inventive thought can become a brilliant reality.
Author: Peter Bently Publisher: Pan Macmillan ISBN: 1447218345 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 32
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A hilarious, rhyming adventure about a band of pirate cats! From Peter Bently and Jim Field – illustrator of the bestselling Oi Frog books. Winner of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize! Off shot Alfonso as swift as an arrow, through alleys and gardens and streets dark and narrow. He told every cat to prepare for a treat: "Follow me and you'll get all the fish you can eat!" When Alfonso the cat hears there's a boat coming into harbour stuffed with tasty haddock, he hatches a plan. It's brave! It's bold! And it involves a ghost pirate ship, some rather gullible fishermen and cats... LOTS of cats. With a bouncy, rhyming story and illustrations from the bestselling Jim Field - perfect for reading aloud!
Author: Richard Lutwyche Publisher: Ivy Press ISBN: 1782406174 Category : Nature Languages : en Pages : 227
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At any given time there are around one billion pigs in the world; that’s one for every seven of us. And where would we be without them? Prolific, ubiquitous, smart, adaptable, able to turn garbage into good-quality protein just by eating it, pigs have been our companions since neolithic days when they obligingly domesticated themselves, coming in out if the wild to truffle around our waste pits. It’s not all about the bacon: the resourceful pig, now reformatted in micro packages, has developed a whole new career as a portable pet. And thanks to the recent genome mapping we now know that pig physiology is remarkably similar to our own. The Pig: A Natural History covers evolution from prehistoric “hell pig” to placid porker; anatomy, biology, and behavior; the pig’s contribution to our lives; and the high profile of this remarkable beast in popular culture.
Author: Stuart J. Murphy Publisher: Harper Collins ISBN: 0060557753 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 44
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Jack stacks up blocks high. Two make a robot, five make a boat, and fifteen make...whatever you can imagine! Math becomes child's play as young readers are introduced to the skill of counting on, a first step toward mastering addition.
Author: Edward Hugessen Brabourne Baron Publisher: ISBN: 9781693087714 Category : Languages : en Pages : 330
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Originally published in 1875. Six stories that can only be described as "Higgledy-Piggledy" THE CRONE OF CHARING, THE SQUIRREL AND THE HEDGEHOG, THE PIG OF CHERITON, THE MERMAID'S BOY, PRINCE MERIMEL, BILLYS STORY.Includes 8 original illustrations. From the preface: "It is a great thing to choose for a new book a title which all the world understands at once. Every reader, learned, or unlearned, will know the meaning of Higgledy-Piggledy.It means Higgledy-Piggledy. There is no other word in the English language which signifies exactly the same thing, and therefore there can be no difficulty about the matter. However, in case there should be anyone who requires further explana- tion, I am informed by a committee of under-house- maids who have lately been considering the subject, that the words Higgledy-Piggledy convey the idea of 'things jumbled up together anyhow'-things, in short, in a state of confusion. What, then, can be a more appropriate title for a book such as that which I now send forth to the world? In the six stories which it contains there are jumbled up together witches, jackdaws, fairies, pigs, mermaids, magistrates, dwarfs, cock-pheasants, and a great variety of other creatures who do not usually consort together, and could only have been brought into the same book by those wondrous powers of magic which confuse and confound the common order of nature. I have neither the time nor the power to sort them out properly and put each in his own place; and so, having learned what I knew about them from the Fairies who kindly supply me with information upon such subjects, I have written it down as well as I could, and send out the six stories which contain it, under the fitting title and designation of- "Higgledy-Piggledy."
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