Holly Meade
4) On the farm
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Describes all the animals of the farmyard, including a goat, a cow, a rooster, bees, and bunnies, presented in verse and accompanied by woodcut and watercolor illustrations.
7) In the sea
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Presents short poems and woodcut illustrations depicting various creatures living in the sea including sharks, seahorses, and dolphins among others.
9) In the wild
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A woodcut-illustrated collection of poems that celebrates wild animals.
11) Goose's story
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A young girl finds a Canada goose with a badly injured foot and looks for her each day to see how she is doing.
12) When Papa snores
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A child describes the increasing intensity of his grandparents' snores--that annoy some but also provide a sense of security.
14) Cocoa ice
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A girl in Santo Domingo tells how cocoa is harvested during the late 1800s while at the same time her counterpart in Maine tells about the harvesting of ice.
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In the absence of her beloved cows, who have run away, Queenie Farmer treats her fifteen daughters like a prize herd, baking them cakes, building them beds, sewing them dresses, helping them get married, and taking care of their children when they finally have them.
17) Sky sweeper
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Despite criticism for his lack of "accomplishments," Takiboki finds contentment sweeping flower blossoms and raking the sand and gravel in the monks' temple garden. Includes a note on the art and beauty of Japanese gardens.
20) Virginnie's hat
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Determined to retrieve her hat from the sycamore tree where it had been blown by the wind, Virginnie tries to dislodge it by throwing her boots up one after the other, unaware of the threatening swamp creatures behind her.