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Depicts the animal inhabitants of an old barn in Maine as the creatures shelter there during the harsh winter, waiting for spring

School and Library:

9780027701708 | Atheneum, October 1, 1986, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A dilapidated old barn shelters a wide variety of animals, including snakes, porcupines, cats, and a skunk, during the sub-zero winter temperature of Maine, while they wait for the first signs of spring.

Weaves together facts, a variety of anecdotes, and a view of the power and beauty of daytime birds of prey

Hardcover:

9780027701906 | Atheneum, November 1, 1984, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Discusses American birds of prey, such as eagle, hawk, osprey, and falcon, giving technical information as well as anecdotes of the author's experience with them.

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Describes the activities of one day, from dawn to dusk, in the life of a road runner living in the desert.

Hardcover:

9780525384854 | Dutton Childrens Books, September 1, 1980, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Describes the activities of one day, from dawn to dusk, in the life of a road runner living in the desert.

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Illustrates a dog's self-sought encounters with a variety of birds including a blue heron, albatross, loon, and eagle.

Hardcover:

9780684151816 | Encore Editions, September 1, 1977, cover price $1.59 | About this edition: An appealing dog seeks out, chases, and sometimes hides from various kinds of birds in this illustrated guide to feathered creatures

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The animals on Alfalfa Hill prepare for the cold and quiet of winter

Hardcover:

9780385024488 | Doubleday, October 1, 1975, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Describes the coming of winter and its effect on the animal inhabitants of a New Jersey hill.

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Using her ability to read, Emma Pigeon attempts to alleviate her own discontent and elevate the status of pigeons in general.
By Mary Anderson and Peter Parnall (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780689301049 | Atheneum, September 1, 1973, cover price $5.95 | About this edition: Emma, a pigeon who can read, learns about people as well as other birds when she leaves the comforts of home on Riverside Drive to visit Greenwich Village

Describes, in simple terms, the way of life and characteristics of earthworms and their importance to nature and man
By Peter Parnall (illustrator) and Laurence P. Pringle

Hardcover:

9780690841541 | Ty Crowell Co, March 1, 1973, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and reproduction of a few of the world's 2,700 kinds of earthworms.

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Drawings and brief text reveal how an effort to preserve a wilderness area brought about its destruction.

Hardcover:

9780385058001 | Doubleday, September 1, 1971, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: A group of people try to preserve the beauty of a mountain by making it a national park

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