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2) Farm animals
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"Book introduces the reader to farm animals"--
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Author Temple Grandin is famous for her approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin's explanations of how herd animals think -- describing their senses, fears, instincts, and memories -- and how to analyze their behavior, will help you handle your livestock more safely and effectively. You'll learn to become an observer of animal movement and behavior, and illustrations will help you...
4) Goats
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"Early readers are introduced to goats and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures."--
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"In Chickens on the Farm, beginning readers will learn about roosters, hens, and newly-hatched chicks. Vibrant, full-colour photos and carefully levelled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to chickens' appearance, diet, behaviours, and home on the farm. A picture diagram labels the farm animal's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about chickens online using our safe search engine...
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Full of practical everyday advice, this guide explains how a natural, organic approach to livestock farming produces healthy animals, reduces costs, and increases your operation's self-sufficiency. Livestock expert Carol Ekarius helps you create a viable farm plan, choose suitable livestock, care for your animals' health, and confidently manage housing, fencing, and feeding. Case studies of successful farmers provide inspiration as you learn everything...
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Herding Dogs: Progressive Training is the only book of its kind to guide the owner toward training the complete herding dog. Whether you are involved in farming or ranching, or simply want to explore your herding dog's heritage, you will find a wealth of information here. For those with competitive goals, Herding Dogs will enhance your knowledge with a philosophy that has the dog's individual breed and personality as the central focus. Vergil S. Holland...
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"In Goats on the Farm, beginning readers will learn about goat bucks, does, and kids. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to goats' appearance, diet, behaviors, and home on the farm. A picture diagram labels the farm animal's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about goats online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
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Imagine putting together a big breakfast using the eggs straight from your own chickens, or bacon straight from the pig. This is a sort of ideal that many dream of, but few ever get to experience. Now with The Ultimate Guide to Raising Farm Animals, that dream can be turned into a reality, and also be so much more.In The Ultimate Guide to Raising Farm Animals, you will learn how to take care of chickens, pigs, sheep, cows, and other livestock. Each...
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A second edition of the beloved guide to farm animals.
When the going gets tough, the tough . . . start raising their own food. In the first full-color guide of its kind, author and small farm owner Laura Childs reveals exactly what it takes to start raising your own animals, including chickens, geese, goats, sheep, pigs, and cows. Childs discusses what you can expect to harvest from your animals-from eggs to milk to meat to wool-based on her own...
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Small farms and large ranches are turning to dogs as a humane and ecologically sound way to protect their investments. This newly revised edition will make it easy to select a breed, care for, and train a livestock protection dog. Training methods have been refined and expanded, and there's even a chapter on guarding unusual stock, plus a discussion of theory, history and selection; livestock protection breeds as dual companion/working dogs; puppy...
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Goat Girl--an adventurous goat--lives on Humdrum Farm, a place where everything is ordinary, and she's looking for some excitement . When she meets Merle--a bull--she mistakes him for a cowboy since he's both a cow and a boy. Cowboys aren't ordinary so Goat Girl can't wait to introduce herself. "HOWDY COWBOY! An annoyed Merle insists he's not a cowboy. But will this not-a-cowboy change his mind when his rootin'-tootin' dream has a chance to come...
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A farm is a very busy place, and beginning readers discover why with the story of one class's visit to a working farm. They learn fun facts about the food that we get from farms and the animals that call a farm their home. Using a fictionalized approach, readers discover all that this exciting place has to offer, including a trip to a pumpkin patch and a hayride. Accessible text and a picture glossary allow beginning readers to see for themselves...
16) Duck!
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Duck keeps shouting "Duck!" at the other animals and they try to explain to him that he is a duck, but they are different animals.
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"Beginning readers will learn about rams, ewes, and newborn lambs . . . full-colour photos and carefully levelled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to sheep, their appearance, diet, behaviours, and home on the farm"--Provided by publisher.
19) Pigs on the farm
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"Beginning readers will learn about boars, sows, and piglets . . . carefully levelled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to pigs' appearance, diet, behaviours, and home on the farm"--Provided by publisher.
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"In Turkeys on the Farm, beginning readers will learn about turkey toms, hens, and poults. Vibrant, full-colour photos and carefully levelled text will engage young readers as they are introduced to turkeys' appearance, diet, behaviours, and home on the farm. A picture diagram labels the farm animal's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about turkeys online using our safe search engine that provides...
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