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Par Alice Taylor. 1988
The changing seasons shape this beautiful, gentle account of growing up on a farm in the 1940s. It is a…
story not without sadness but dominated by light and colour and by affection for a childhood spent close to nature. 1988.Par Patricia MacLachlan. 1979
John learns to see things in a new way after spending a day with Grandpa. A very gentle portrayal of…
blindness and the love of a boy for his grandparents. Grades K-3. 1979.Par Jillian Tamaki. 2018
In captivating paintings full of movement and transformation, Tamaki follows a young girl through a year or a day as…
she examines the colors in the world around her. Egg yolks are sunny orange as expected, yet water cupped in her hands isn't blue like they say. But maybe a blue whale is blue. She doesn't know, she hasn't seen one. Winner of the 2018 Governor General’s Award for Young People's Literature – Illustrated Books. Grades K-3. 2018.Par Thornton Wilder. 1973
An old-fashioned tale set in 1926 in the plush summer resort of Newport, Rhode Island. Theophilus, a 29-year-old French tutor,…
gets involved in some dangerous, tender, and hilarious adventures. Bestseller, 1973.Par Peter H Reynolds. 2018
Par Anne Knowles. 1983
A small, determined young woman veterinarian, Rachel Bellamy, arrives in a farming town in England, surprising everyone but herself with…
resolve to work with horses and other large animals. Gradually Rachel is accepted by the traditional British community and attracts the attention of fellow vet Tom Adams. 1983.Par Gary Paulsen. 1989
Young Eldon describes his Minnesota farm as it passes through the four seasons, plunging the reader into the sights, sounds,…
smells, tastes and textures of his rural experiences. Includes folk tales and memories of the elderly men who work with Eldon. For junior and senior high readers. 1990 Newbery Honor book. 1989.Par Mary Ellis. 2010
Leah Miller is living her dream, running a diner that caters to locals rather than tourists. Can Jonah Byler convince…
this shy, quiet young woman that she should leave her adoring fans and cook only for him? Meanwhile, Leah's sister, Emma, is trying to adapt to married life as New Order Amish along with her husband, James, who gave up his Englischer ways to marry her. Will his commitment to Emma and God stand firm when temptations from his past come to call? c2010. (Miller Family series ; 3)Par Eric Carle. 1979
Par Marjorie Weinman Sharmat. 1984
Par Elizabeth Von Arnim. 1899
Elizabeth discusses the summer she spent in near solitude enjoying her garden. She did occasionally have to contend with her…
husband, the "Man of Wrath," and her children. Sequel to "Elizabeth and her German garden" (DC15350). 1899.Par Alan Garner, Michael Foreman. 1976
Par Lillian Beckwith. 1974
The story of Andy, a lonely, mute boy living in Glasgow after his mother abandoned him, and a homeless, intelligent…
mongrel, "the Spuddy," who teaches Andy the meaning of love. 2002, c1974.Par Ezra Jack Keats. 1962
After lots of snow falls overnight, Peter spends the next day making different tracks in the snow, building snowmen, and…
having adventures. Grades K-3. 1996, c1962. Taped with: Jennie's hat by Ezra Jack Keats. Jennie's new hat is too plain, until her friends the birds help make it special. Grades K-3. 1966. Taped with: Whistle for Willie by Ezra Jack Keats. Peter's adventures as he tries to whistle for his dog, Willie. Grades K-3. 1964. Taped with: Peter's chair by Ezra Jack Keats. When Peter's parents start painting his old furniture pink for his baby sister, Peter grabs his chair and runs away. But when he does, he makes a surprising discovery. Grades K-3. 1967. Taped with: Maggie and the pirate by Ezra Jack Keats. Maggie has a pet cricket that she keeps in a cage, but one day the cage is missing and a note saying "The pirate was here" is found in its place! Grades K-3. 1979.Par Marcus Pfister. 1992
Rainbow Fish will not share his shimmering scales with the plainer fish. A wise old octopus advises him to share,…
and Rainbow Fish discovers that the more he gives, the happier he feels. Grades K-3. 1992. Uniform title: Regenbogenfisch.Par John Attenborough. 1984
It was a chance that caused Richard Eveleigh to break a cycle journey in Ockenham, a small village near Canterbury.…
But after his first visit something indefinable happened to him. The diffident, slightly discontented school-master gradually became possessed of a purpose - not one he immediately understood but one which, in the next fifteen years, would take him from the bachelor security of a private school into marriage and a difficult life in London's East End. 1984.Par H. E. Herbert Ernest Bates. 1935
Luke is a poor but proud and quick-witted poacher. He lives in a world of narrow escapes from keepers armed…
with clubs and where small-holders struggle to make a living. But his life is brightened by cheerful forest inns and the beauty of the silent woods in which he walks at night. 1935.Par Angela Thirkell. 1997
Now on in years and with dwindling resources, Mrs. Sowerby has come to accept the fact that she must sell…
the Old Bank House. Mr. Sam Adams seems to be a perfect candidate to buy the manse. But before leaving her beloved home, Mrs. Sowerby informs the new owner the house likes a mistress. Soon numerous weddings are being announced. Prequel to "County Chronicle". 1997.Par Francis Wyndham. 1988
In England at the outbreak of World War II, the young narrator forms a lasting friendship with Kay, a woman…
nearly 20 years his senior. Kay, who is unable to find any direction in her life, moves from job to job as the narrator leaves home to attend Oxford. 1988.Par Pamela Fielding. 1988
This story evokes an England during the Second World War when life was hard but people were filled with humanity,…
generosity and even a sense of unity. It is the life of Ann, a primary school teacher whose husband works in a government office, and her young daughter, Jenny, a chronicle of hope symbolised by a lilac tree in the garden of a house which was there to return to when the fighting finished. 1988.