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1) Farm animals
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Explores the animals and produce often found on farms from sheep and chickens to dairy and grain. Includes text-related activities. Labeled pages encourage emerging readers to read with an older reader.
2) Goats
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Simple text and full-color photographs provide a brief introduction to goats.
6) Farm dogs
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Describes the characteristics of farm dogs and explains the types of tasks they perform. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.
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Presents a biography of Temple Grandin, revealing how she became a preeminent figure in the livestock industry and a spokesperson for people with autism. Discusses how Grandin's belief in fair treatment for animals resulted in her creation of cruelty-free facilities for livestock and features full-color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations throughout.
10) Herdsmen
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A small film crew tracks a Kazak family in Xinjiang, China's western-most province, from spring to winter. Unlike the people of Kazakstan, who grew into a nation of farmers and workers, the Kazaks retained their nomadic life and a close bond with nature.
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This film demonstrates the time-honored solutions to the problems associated with the Boran's dependence on cattle for living. Direct government intervention and the indirect impact of modernization are forcing the old patterns to change. The film depicts herding practices, movement patterns, watering strategies, and the lifestyle of the herdsmen.
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