Books in Life on the Farm series

Taking care of cows isnt always easy, but the reward is great: milk! Dairy farms are an important food source. This book takes a look at how cows live on dairy farms. From grazing in fields to life in the barn and how they are milked, young readers will love learning about these amazing animals and how they help give us food. Using full-color photographs and accessible text, readers learn what cows eat, where milk comes from, and many of the foods we eat that come from milk.

Few creatures are more fun and loveable than Labrador retrievers! But can you picture a big beautiful yellow lab dreaming of herself dressed as a librarian or a soccer player? Kit is a farm dog, with the very important and very special job of watching over her many barnyard friends like Ernie the Emu or Rachel the Rabbit. But what if Kit became a preacher or a storekeeper? As she sleeps, she envisions herself dressed up and fulfilling her dreams of being a ballerina, a seeing-eye dog, and many other wonderful careers. Filled with brilliant and colorful photos of Kit dressed in appropriate yet humorous get-ups, surrounded by the elements of her fantasy jobs, Susan Cormier’s When Kit Dreams is certain to entertain and delight young children. They will discover, as Kit does, what her true calling is when she awakens to the reality of the bustling barnyard of friends.

This is the true story of Bear and Whiskers, two dogs who came to our sanctuary. For 10 years they lived a life like no other, roaming free and living off what they caught in the hundred acres of woods surrounding us. And they ruled the streets of the neighborhood, daring any dog—or human—to intrude upon their territory. People complained. Some people even thought the dogs should be put to sleep. What these people didn't realize is that we were the ones encroaching on Bear's territory. This was his street and his neighborhood. And he had recruited Whiskers to help him rule it.