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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 8
Lexile measure
780L
Language
English
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Overview: Every summer the men of the Chavez family go on a long and difficult sheep drive to the mountains. All the men, that is, except for Miguel. All year long, twelve-year-old Miguel tries to prove that he, too, is up to the challenge - that he, too, is ready to take the sheep into his beloved Sangre de Cristo Mountains. When his deeds go unnoticed, he prays to San Ysidro, the saint for farmers everywhere. And his prayer is answered - but with...
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Language
English
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James Rebanks takes us through a shepherd's year, offering a unique account of rural life and a fundamental connection with the land. It is a story of working lives, family, neighbors, the English Lake District, and farming -- and of trying to exist and endure even as the surrounding culture changes.
12) Sheep in a jeep
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Out for a drive in the country, sheep run into some mishaps with their sturdy red jeep.
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English
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"Molly is thrilled when her family adopts a beautiful Old English sheepdog puppy. She names the puppy Max, and soon, the two are inseparable. Max misses Molly when she's at school, and he longs for her to come home and play. One day, Max gets out of the house through an open window and sets off to find Molly. But the world is a scary place for a puppy, and before long, Max is lost and in danger. How will he ever find Molly and get back home safely?"--Page...
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Illustrates how guardian dogs are raised with sheep and instinctively know that their job is to protect the herd from predatory animals among the Rocky Mountains. Like other livestock in the Rocky Mountains, sheep need protection from predators, such as coyotes and wolves. Guardian dogs help ranchers protect their flocks. But they are not the typical herding dogs, and they are not native to the region. The breeds were imported from Europe, where they...
19) Valentine
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Language
English
Description
While waiting for her mother to come home from work on Valentine's Day, Heather helps her grandmother rescue a newborn lamb and bake a special cooky.
20) Now & forever
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Series
Wild at heart volume 2
Language
English
Formats
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"In the late 1860s, homesteader Shannon Wilde tumbles over a cliff with mountain man Matthew Tucker, and their adventures begin. Can they survive as they learn to love and protect each other--for better or worse?"--
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