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Contents: Fact file: bighorn sheep -- Playful lambs -- Bighorn home -- Meet the family -- Where's the wool -- Sure-footed sheep -- Big horns -- Super vision -- Under attack -- Bighorn bleaters -- Grass guzzlers -- Chew, chew -- Band leader -- Ewe chief -- Into the valley -- Downward trek -- In the snow -- Taking a stand -- Butting heads -- All change -- Born on a cliff -- Climbing high -- Coming of age.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier ; Scholastic 2008
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.6497 JACWolfman, Judy.
Summary: Explains the activities that take place on a working sheep farm, from the perspective of a child who lives there.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Carolrhoda Books 2004
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.31 WOLSimmons, Paula.
Summary: A guide to the choosing, handling, care, breeding, and showing of sheep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Storey Communications 1992
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.3 SIMCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.3 SIMWendt, Jennifer
Summary: You may think that all sheep are the same, but what sets some sheep above the rest? Readers are treated to information from an expert about shearing, market versus performance sheep, and training sheep to ensure that they put their best hoof forward in the ring. From ewes to rams, details about different competitions are also covered. Colorful photographs of sheep being shown and fun fact boxes...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Gareth Stevens Publishing 2019
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.3 WENSirotich, Erica
Summary: This book tells about five unlikely animal friendships in sanctuaries and zoos, from around the world: Kenya's Owen the hippo and Mzee the tortoise; South Africa's Themba the elephant and Albert the sheep; California's Koko the gorilla and her kittens; Virginia's Kumbali the cheetah and Kago the dog; Ireland's Ben the dog and Duggie the wild dolphin.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harpercollins Publishers 2020
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Summary: A simple story about two white sheep and what they do during the day. This story helps readers learn the words two, white, and sheep. Bright pictures provide visual cues to help the reader. Additional features include a word list, an introduction to the author, and a letter to caregivers and educators.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Child's World 2021
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Summary: "Early readers are introduced to sheep and life on a farm. Simple sentences accompany engaging pictures."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Publishing Company 2021
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Summary: Introduces sheep, and describes their appearance, the sounds they make, what they eat, their climbing ability, and how they pass their time on a farm. --
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids 2016
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J636.3 MURDemonti, Ilaria
Summary: "Discover all there is to know about sheep in all of their woolly mammal glory in Sheepology"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: PA Press, Princeton Architectural Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.3 DEMCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.3 DENAncona, George.
Summary: Describes the various breeds of dogs used to guard and herd sheep, explains how they work, and discusses the importance of these dogs to the sheep industry.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard 1985
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 636.7 ANCLeighton, Christina
Summary: Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through grade three, this book introduces sheep to young readers through leveled text and related photos.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2018
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG LEIStatts, Leo
Summary: A basic introduction to sheep describes their physical characteristics, diet, and farm life.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Zoom 2017
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JE Preschool Statts 2017Ivy, Bill.
Summary: A colorful and informative book about the habits, habitat, characteristics, and diet of bighorn sheep and prairie dogs.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 1999
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1 available in J Non Fic Series, Call number: J 591Riggs, Kate
Summary: "Meet the bighorn sheep! Learn about how this horned mammal thrives in the mountains and deserts of North America. Elementary-aged readers will discover how bighorn sheep stay safe from predators by climbing onto narrow ledges. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating mountain creatures. A folktale explains how the bighorn sheep...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Creative Company 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 599.649 RIGGreenwood, Nancy
Summary: "This . . . guide takes young animal enthusiasts through the basic steps of showing their sheep at the fair. . . . Text helps readers learn how to care for and train their sheep and encourages them to be good sports and make friends at the fair"--Provided by publisher.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.3 GREUrbigkit, Cat.
Summary: Photo essay shows how guardian dogs are raised to provide protection for flocks of sheep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Boyds Mills Press 2005
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Summary: Introduces the farming of sheep for wool, covering such aspects as shearing, lambs, sheep dogs, wool processing, farm maintenance, and the proper care of sheep.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 1997
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 636.31 KALHerriot, James.
Summary: Gyp, a cheerful but always silent sheep dog, startles everyone with uncharacteristic behavior during the championship sheep dog trials.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1985
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Herriot 1985Herriot, James.
Summary: After leaving Farmer Cobb's flock and exploring the outside world, Smudge the lamb has trouble returning home.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1991
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE Herriot 1991Rusch, Elizabeth
Summary: "Una historia real sobre un científico contemporáneo que salvó la capa de ozono y el planeta, evitando un desastre en el medioambiente. Mario Molina es un científico mexicoamericano y un héroe de nuestros días que ayudó a resolver la crisis de la capa de ozono de la década de 1980. Se crió en la Ciudad de México y desde niño sintió curiosidad por los mundos ocultos que estudiaba a través de un...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2019
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1 available in Juvenile World Languages, Call number: J SPANISH 921 MOLRodríguez, Patty
Summary: "Inspired by one of the oldest traditional games of chance, this book will introduce your little one to their first English and Spanish words"--Page 4 of cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little Libros 2014
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1 available in Foreign Language, Call number: JE ROD Board BookBrown, Monica
Summary: A powerful and accesible bilingual picture book that highlights "the power and impact of ordinary but dedicated citizens." Every day, thousands of farmworkers harvested the food that ended up on kitchen tables all over the country. But at the end of the day, when the workers sat down to eat, there were only beans on their own tables. Then Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez teamed up. Together they...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: [Library Ideas, LLC] 2021
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J READ-ALONG BROLevy, Janice.
Summary: Simple text and color illustrations present the historical background and contemporary celebration of the Cinco de Mayo holiday.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman 2007
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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J468 LEV SPANISHMills, Deborah
Summary: Alfredo y su papá deben cruzar la frontera en un viaje difícil de México a los Estados Unidos. ¿Encontrarán el nuevo hogar que están buscando en el otro lado? Basándose en hechos reales, esta historia cobra vida gracias a la ilustradora Mexicana Claudia Navarro, y está repleta de notas al final del texto para iniciar conversaciones sobre inmigración.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Barefoot Books 2018