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1	The Story of Edgar Sawtelle more books like this by David Wroblewski add to wishlist A riveting family saga, "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" explores the deep and ancient alliance between humans and dogs, and the power of fate through one boy's epic journey into the wild. see all copies from £4.05! new only from £4.05! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Where the Red Fern Grows: The Story of Two Dogs and a Boy more books like this by Wilson Rawls add to wishlist This classic about a 10-year-old boy growing up in the Ozark mountains with his inseparable pair of coonhounds will warm the hearts of young and old alike. Great Stone Face Award. see all copies from £2.29! new only from £2.29! \| first editions
3	Listen to the Wind: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea more books like this by Greg Mortenson, Susan L Roth add to wishlist Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into a remote Himalayan village after a failed climb up K2. The villagers saved his life, and he vowed to return and build them a school. The remarkable story of his promise kept is now perfect for reading aloud. see all copies from £2.28! new only from £2.28! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Foxfire 2 more books like this by Eliot Wigginton (Editor) add to wishlist Interviews and essays describe the way of life and crafts of pioneer America still surviving in the Appalachian region. see all copies from £6.61! new only from £10.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	Tiger Rising more books like this by Kate DiCamillo add to wishlist This National Book Award finalist introduces 12-year-old Rob Horton, who encounters a real tiger in the misty Florida woods. That same day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other and be friends, Rob and Sistine prove that some things can't be locked up forever. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.47! \| signed copies \| first editions
6	Brian's Return more books like this by Gary Paulsen add to wishlist The continuing story of Brian Robeson, a now 16-year-old boy who, two years earlier, spent a harrowing winter in the Canadian wilderness after surviving a plane crash. Having endured such a cataclysmic event, Brian finds it difficult to adjust to life in regular society and decides that he must return to the wilderness in order to help himself ... see all copies from £1.72! new only from £1.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Open the Barn Door, Find a Cow more books like this by Christopher Santoro (Illustrator) add to wishlist Take a tour around the barnyard and find out who's making all those animal sounds. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24!
8	Grapes of wrath more books like this by John Steinbeck add to wishlist John Steinbeck lived and worked with a group of migrant workers in California, from whom he drew the material for his great Dust Bowl saga of a wandering Okie family, the Joads. This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel awakened the American reading public to the plight of migrant workers and made Steinbeck famous worldwide. One of the most popular novels ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.39! \| signed copies \| first editions
9	One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey more books like this by Richard Proenneke, Sam Keith add to wishlist Longtime Alaska-phile Sam Keith set himself the task of writing about an amazing encounter with the frozen north: that of his friend Richard Proenneke, who left his native Iowa in 1967 at the age of 50 to live in the unspoiled Twin Lakes country west of Anchorage. Proenneke kept a journal of the experience, from which Keith has drawn this ... see all copies from £7.43! new only from £7.86! \| first editions
10	Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management more books like this by M G Kains, J E Oldfield (Introduction by) add to wishlist Great back-to-the-land classic explains basics of self-sufficient farming. The one book to get. 95 illustrations. see all copies from £4.47! new only from £5.09!
11 view cover	Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression more books like this by Mildred Armstrong Kalish add to wishlist The story of a time, a place, and a way of life, this is a slice of Americana--set during the Great Depression--that shows readers, through the portrait of one high-spirited young girl, how the right stuff can make even a time of adversity seem like a good time. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £7.39! \| first editions
12 view cover	Big Red Barn Board Book more books like this by Margaret Wise Brown, Felicia Bond (Illustrator) add to wishlist In the barnyard there are roosters, cows, horses, goats, and a pink piglet learning to squeal. Margaret Wise Brown's lulling story about a day at the barnyard is now available as a sturdy board book. Felicia Bond's atmospheric illustrations add to the tranquil simplicity of this story. Full color. see all copies from £4.95! new only from £6.76!
13 view cover	Charlotte's Web more books like this by E B White (Read by) add to wishlist Wilbur, the runt of a litter of pigs, is doomed until Fern, the farmer's daughter, saves him. Happy with his life, Wilbur seems to have all he needs, until he discovers he is destined for the dining room table. The innocent pig is befriended by a wise spider named Charlotte, who, by spelling words in her web, brings fame to Wilbur and thus ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Summer at Willow Lake more books like this by Susan Wiggs add to wishlist Real estate expert Olivia Bellamy reluctantly trades a trendy Manhattan summer for her family's old resort camp in the Catskills, where her primary task will be renovating the bungalow colony for her grandparents. A poshresort in it's heydey, the camp is now in disarray, and Olivia is forced to hire contractor Connor Davis-a still-smoldering ... see all copies from £3.48! new only from £3.48! \| first editions
15 view cover	Ethan Frome more books like this by Edith Wharton add to wishlist This tragic short novel tells the tale of Ethan Frome, who lives an isolated life in cold New England. When his mother dies, he marries his cousin Zeena for companionship, rather than for love. When they hire Mattie Silver as a live-in household helper, Ethan and the young Mattie fall desperately in love. Inevitably, Zeena discovers the affair. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Back to Basics more books like this by Reader's Digest, Robert Dolezal, Of Readers Digest Editors add to wishlist A how-to reference on everything from braiding a rug to building a log cabin. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £26.39! \| first editions
17 view cover	Night in the Country more books like this by Cynthia Rylant add to wishlist The sights and sounds of night in the country. see all copies from £2.24! new only from £2.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Time to Hunt more books like this by Stephen Hunter add to wishlist Vietnam veteran Bob Lee Swagger, known as "Bob the Nailer" for his sharpshooting skills, can't forget the day when his young partner was struck down by a bullet he always thought was meant for him. Even after moving to Idaho and raising a family with the young boy's widow, Bob can't help but look over his shoulder. When an old enemy finally ... see all copies from £1.71! new only from £5.20! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Dream snow more books like this by Eric Carle add to wishlist A farmer just has a few animals that he can count on one hand. He calls them One, Two, Three, Four and Five. He has one tree he calls Tree. One night he dreams that snow has covered his animals and remembers that it's Christmas. He delivers presents to the animals and Tree gives him a big surprise. see all copies from £6.18! new only from £12.61! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Wish You Well more books like this by David Baldacci add to wishlist When the Cardinal family suffers a car accident and only 12-year-old Lou and 7-year-old Oz survive unscathed, their great-grandmother agrees to raise the children on her Virginia farm. But soon their rural idyll is threatened by the discovery of natural gas on the mountain. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
21 view cover	Montana more books like this by Debbie Macomber add to wishlist When her grandfather asks her to move back home, Molly figures it will be good for her and her two sons to escape the big-city influences that have threatened to tear the small family apart. But warm memories of a sprawling ranch don't quite match the reality: Molly's grandfather is quite ill, the place is rundown and there is a stranger running ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.59! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	My Side of the Mountain more books like this by Jean Craighead George add to wishlist Tired of living in a cramped New York City apartment, teenaged Sam Gribley takes an ax, a penknife, a ball of cord, $40, and pieces of steel and flint with him to the Catskill Mountains where he attempts to live off the land. In order to survive in the wilderness, Sam must depend not only on his knowledge of nature but also on his own ingenuity ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.43! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Shining more books like this by Stephen King add to wishlist In an enormous, snowbound hotel in Colorado, a caretaker is slowly driven mad by his own failings, sheer isolation, and a supernatural presence in the hotel. His son, possessed of a strange "gift" of premonition, and his wife can only stand by and watch. A classic horror novel. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	Unsettling of America: Culture and Agriculture more books like this by Wendell Berry add to wishlist Berry's assessment of modern agriculture and its relationship to American culture--our health, economy, personal relationships, morals, and spiritual values--is more timely than ever. This new edition of Berry's work presents a a classic testament to the value of the American family farm. see all copies from £5.57! new only from £9.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Painted House more books like this by John Grisham add to wishlist It's harvest time at the Chandler family farm in Arkansas, and there are two groups of workers on hand to help pick the burgeoning cotton crop. There are the Spruills, a large family from the Ozark mountains; and there is also a group of migrant workers from Mexico. When beautiful young Tally Spruill becomes romantically involved with Cowboy, a ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.77! \| signed copies \| first editions

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