Synopsis: Step 1 books entice early readers with rhyme, rhythm, and repetition. Poor Dog. He's awfully hot! But Mom won't share her lemonade. Cat won't share his shady spot on the porch. And Skunk's making a real stink about sharing his hollow log. What does a hot Dog have to do to get cool?Step 1 Readers feature big type and easy words. Rhymes and rhythmic text paired with picture clues help children decode the story. For children who know the alphabet…

Synopsis: This imaginative and hilarious picture book will delight readers young and old alike! Poor Farmer Brown;how will he handle the demands of his clever cows? Read, giggle and read again!

Synopsis: A child discovers a parade of animals in this picture book filled with playful humor and rhyme. This simple, funny read-aloud follows a boy's exciting stroll through the countryside. The boy sees a black cat, then a brown horse, then a red cow, and so on, and before he knows it, he's being trailed by the entire menagerie! Big type, repetition, lively art, and the visual guessing game created by introducing each animal only partially at first,…

Synopsis: Wilbur was lovingly raised by a girl named Fern. But now he's a barn pig. He's bored and lonely--until he meets Charlotte, the beautiful grey spider who also lives in the barn. Charlotte thinks of a wonderful way to save Wilbur from a pigs unhappy fate. Her clever plan will delight you, in this famous story.

Synopsis: The "lovable muttonheads" are off to the store in search of the perfect birthday gift in this latest in the sheep series of rhymed read-alouds. "Another shear delight . . . There's nothing sheepish about these lambs; they're energetic, expressive, and completely disarming. A rambunctious romp." -- School Library Journal, starred review

Synopsis: Every morning when the rooster crows, Greenhill Farm springs to life! Join the ducklings, cows, and sheep for a busy day on the farm in this DK Level 1 Reader.Stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then…

Synopsis: When the people of Squawk Valley find themselves without a turkey for their Thanksgiving feast, they hatch a plot to lure one into town: They'll advertise for a "model" turkey to pose during a turkey-themed arts-and-crafts fair. Once the model is finished posing, he'll make the perfect main course for the Squawk Valley Thanksgiving feast. But the citizens of Squawk Valley don't plan on meeting up with a turkey as sly as Pete--a bird so clever,…

Synopsis: This book describes pigs and how they are raised on a farm.

Synopsis: In this bilingual edition of Animals That Live on the Farm, beginning readers learn about the behavior and life cycles of farm animals. Each book describes a different type of animal and explains why and how it is raised. Colorful photographs illustrate life on a farm and complement the simple text.

Synopsis: Children will adore these rhyming misadventures of a group of zany sheep on a pirate ship. "The staccato rhyming text packs in plenty of action, while the excellent expressive colored-pencil drawings catch these bumbling swashbucklers in realistically sheepish glory".--School Library Journal.

Synopsis: In an old farmhouse, bathed in the light of the full moon, a young boy hears a voice calling to him. He sneaks out of the house and walks toward the barn, where he can hear the sweet sound of a country fiddler and the rhythmic thumping of dancing feet. But who could be having a barn dance in the middle of the night?Bill Martin, Jr. and John Archambault perfectly capture the bouncing cadence of a square dance caller, and Ted Rand's luminous…