McGrath, Barbara Barbieri
Summary: In this version of "The Little Red Hen," set at a farm, the other animals eat and play while the little gray bunny does all the chores in the barn, until one day he teaches them a lesson about laziness.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Charlesbridge 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Holidays - Springtime Holidays, Call number: JE MCGBamber, Adrianna
Summary: "When Ku-ku-ri-ku finds some wheat in his yard, he shows it to his friends Twist and Turn. They decide to use it to make some buns. But turning wheat into a delicious bun is a lot of work--and not everyone does their share."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint 2024
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 BAMBerry, Joy Wilt.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grolier Enterprises Corp. 1988
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: E BerHodgkinson, Tom.
Summary: Presents a whimsical antidote to today's work-obsessed culture, sharing a twenty-four-hour guide to achieving happiness while living leisurely.
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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollinsPublishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158 HODPrice, Devon
Summary: A social psychologist uncovers the psychological basis of the "laziness lie," which originated with the Puritans and has ultimately created blurred boundaries between work and life with modern technologies and offers advice for not succumbing to societalpressure to "do more."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021
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Summary: A poor Japanese woman maneuvers events to change the lazy habits of her son.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 1988
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SNYWillems, Maartje
Summary: "A guide to slowing down for self-care with niksen, the Dutch secret to rest and relaxation"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: The Experiment 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 158.1 WILCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult, Call number: Belief Phil WillemsLutz, Tom.
Summary: "Couch potatoes, goof-offs, freeloaders, good-for-nothings, loafers, and loungers: ever since the Industrial Revolution, when the work ethic as we know it was formed, a chorus of slackers has held the pretensions of hardworking respectability up to scorn. Reviled by many, heroic to others, these layabouts stretch and yawn their way through life and literature while the rest of society sweats....
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 174 LUTJarrow, Gail
Summary: "Imagine microscopic worms living in the soil. They enter your body through your bare feet, travel to your intestines, and stay there for years sucking your blood like vampires. You feel exhausted. You get sick easily. It sounds like a nightmare, but that's what happened in the American South during the 1800s and early 1900s. Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers 2022
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1 available in Young Adult Non-fiction, Call number: YA 616.9 JARCarey, Benedict.
Summary: A leading neuroscientist presents an exploration of what is known about learning and memory that considers how to adapt such negative characteristics as ignorance and laziness to expand learning potential.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2014