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1) Sleep tight farm: a farm prepares for winter

Author

Doyle, Eugenie

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

[2016]

Language

English

Description

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It is December, and there are many things for the family to do around the farm to get it ready for winter.

2) Look! what do you see?: an art puzzle book of American and Chinese songs

Author

Xu, Bing

Publisher

Viking Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2017]

Language

English

Description

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"Seventeen traditional American and Chinese songs are written in artist Xu Bing's signature Square Word Calligraphy"--

3) Mr. McCloskey's marvelous mallards: the making of Make way for ducklings

Author

Smith, Emma Bland

Publisher

Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

Appears on these lists

2023 Graded Reading Lists: Grades 2 & 3
Books You May Have Missed 2022: Combined

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"As soon as artist Robert McCloskey saw the ducks in Boston Public Garden, he knew he had to write about them. But how? Studying stuffed birds didn't help... As the ducklings grew, he got down on his hands and knees and followed them with pad and pencil. At times he even acted like a duck! Through revision, after revision, Robert improved the art and story, until he and his editor were finally satisfied."--

4) Decorating a room of one's own: conversations on interior design with Miss Havisham, Jane Eyre, Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth Bennet, Ishmael, and other literary notables

Author

Harlan, Susan

Publisher

Abrams Image

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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What would Little Women be without the charms of the March family's cozy New England home' Or Wuthering Heights without the ghost-infested Wuthering Heights' Getting lost in the setting of a good book can be half the pleasure of reading, and Decorating a Room of One's Own brings literary backdrops to the foreground in this wryly affectionate satire of interior design reporting. English professor and humorist Susan Harlan spoofs decorating culture...