Author: Jan Thomas Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0547537522 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 41
Book Description
Pig and Mouse are hard at work baking the best birthday cake EVER for Cow. But it would be a lot easier if Duck weren't hanging around, yammering on about turnips or some nonsense. (Sheesh!) With all this silliness going on, how will they manage to throw Cow a spectacular birthday party? Well, as it turns out, crazy Duck just might have had the right idea all along! This second picture book from Jan Thomas features wacky humor that toddlers will adore, rowdy repetitions, irreverent dialogue--and a hilarious twist at the end.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 0544850025 Category : Languages : en Pages :
Author: Jan Thomas Publisher: Clarion Books ISBN: 9780544174245 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Despite the objections of Pig and Mouse, Duck insists on adding a special ingredient to the cake they are making to celebrate Cow's birthday.
Author: Jeanette Krinsley Publisher: Golden Books ISBN: 0375980946 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 26
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Little Cow thinks life will be better on the "other mountain," and convinces a few animals that the grass will be munchier, the bugs crunchier, the water sploshier, the mud sloshier . . . but when they get there, they find that the grass isn't really greener on the other side. This simple, witty tale, brought to life by Caldecott medalist Feodor Rojankovsky, was originally published in 1963 and is now back in print as a Little Golden Book Classic.
Author: Jared Stone Publisher: Macmillan ISBN: 1250052580 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 317
Book Description
"After realizing he knew more about TVs than about the meat on his plate ... Jared Stone purchased an entire grass-fed steer and resolved to make the best use of it that he possibly could. [This book] follows the trials and tribulations of a home cook as he and his family try to form a more meaningful relationship with their food and the environment. From meeting the rancher who raised his cow to learning how to successfully pack a freezer with cow parts, Stone gets to know his steer and examines how previous generations ate, delving into the ways our ancestors prepared meals and the ethnography of cattle"--
Author: JeffrAy Kessler Publisher: ISBN: 9781961302686 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
Colantha the World Champion Cow is historical fiction about a real cow in the 1920s that produced more milk and had more calves than any cow in the world. She lived on a unique farm adjacent to a turn-of-the-century mental hospital in Michigan. Patients from the hospital worked on the farm, caring for the animals and tending the crops. This system of therapy epitomized a system of treating the mentally ill with hard work and nature's beauty. The Colantha book highlights the special relationship and love that patients at the Traverse City State Hospital had for the animals, especially the beloved, dependable, and productive cow. The story takes the reader back in time and into now historic barns that still stand. One of the stalls is now a testament to Colantha, her offspring, and her sensitive sire, Admiral Walker. A beautiful botanic garden now exists on the grounds of the farm where Colantha roamed and grazed. The book, along with a headstone, statue, and festival, honor a champion cow that brought comfort and healing to many patients and staff at the hospital.
Author: Denise Fleming Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR) ISBN: 1466819995 Category : Juvenile Fiction Languages : en Pages : 40
Book Description
This ebook includes audio narration. Cow has lost her moo—can she find it again? Having lost her moo, Cow is stuck clucking. The only thing to do is go out and find that moo! Join Cow and her friends as they conduct their vocal barnyard search. Cow tramps through a wheat field and on into the starry night until she is too tired to look any farther. But in the end, Cow and her moo are reunited, and all is well. The simple repetition will have children chanting right along with Cow—"It is not you who has my moo!" Using a van Gogh-inspired palette and art style, Caldecott Honor winner Denise Fleming has created a character who will appeal directly to a preschooler's sense of humor. The Cow Who Clucked is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. Read by Kathleen McInerny.