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Burton Helps Dixie Duck
ABOUT THE BOOK Dixie Duck has always wanted a family, but she doesn't like all the commotion in Farmer Green's fowl yard! If she raises her babies there, how will she ever get any rest? Deciding to nest near the creek instead, Dixie lays seven beautiful eggs in a pile of soft dirt. When she returns from sharing her exciting news with the birds and animals living nearby, Dixie discovers that her precious eggs are missing! As Burton the Scarecrow comes to help her find them, Dixie learns an important life lesson about cooperation, friendship, and the value of companionship. With Burton's encouragement, she decides to move her eggs-which have taken a most unexpected ride-back home to the barnyard, where her ducklings can hatch safely among friends. Teaching children about tolerance, counting, recognizing the days of the week, and much more, Burton Helps Dixie Duck integrates lessons about farming with important lessons about life. Exploring topics from the life cycle of a duck to having a namesake and cooperating with others, V.A. Boeholt's tender story of parenthood and service helps young readers develop both improved self-awareness and greater appreciation of the world around them. The book's accompanying resource guide helps caregivers reinforce these lessons at home, at school, and at play, creating unforgettable opportunities for learning.
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Burton Helps Dixie Duck
ABOUT THE BOOK Dixie Duck has always wanted a family, but she doesn't like all the commotion in Farmer Green's fowl yard! If she raises her babies there, how will she ever get any rest? Deciding to nest near the creek instead, Dixie lays seven beautiful eggs in a pile of soft dirt. When she returns from sharing her exciting news with the birds and animals living nearby, Dixie discovers that her precious eggs are missing! As Burton the Scarecrow comes to help her find them, Dixie learns an important life lesson about cooperation, friendship, and the value of companionship. With Burton's encouragement, she decides to move her eggs-which have taken a most unexpected ride-back home to the barnyard, where her ducklings can hatch safely among friends. Teaching children about tolerance, counting, recognizing the days of the week, and much more, Burton Helps Dixie Duck integrates lessons about farming with important lessons about life. Exploring topics from the life cycle of a duck to having a namesake and cooperating with others, V.A. Boeholt's tender story of parenthood and service helps young readers develop both improved self-awareness and greater appreciation of the world around them. The book's accompanying resource guide helps caregivers reinforce these lessons at home, at school, and at play, creating unforgettable opportunities for learning.
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Burton Helps Dixie Duck

Burton Helps Dixie Duck

Burton Helps Dixie Duck

Burton Helps Dixie Duck

Overview

ABOUT THE BOOK Dixie Duck has always wanted a family, but she doesn't like all the commotion in Farmer Green's fowl yard! If she raises her babies there, how will she ever get any rest? Deciding to nest near the creek instead, Dixie lays seven beautiful eggs in a pile of soft dirt. When she returns from sharing her exciting news with the birds and animals living nearby, Dixie discovers that her precious eggs are missing! As Burton the Scarecrow comes to help her find them, Dixie learns an important life lesson about cooperation, friendship, and the value of companionship. With Burton's encouragement, she decides to move her eggs-which have taken a most unexpected ride-back home to the barnyard, where her ducklings can hatch safely among friends. Teaching children about tolerance, counting, recognizing the days of the week, and much more, Burton Helps Dixie Duck integrates lessons about farming with important lessons about life. Exploring topics from the life cycle of a duck to having a namesake and cooperating with others, V.A. Boeholt's tender story of parenthood and service helps young readers develop both improved self-awareness and greater appreciation of the world around them. The book's accompanying resource guide helps caregivers reinforce these lessons at home, at school, and at play, creating unforgettable opportunities for learning.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781589852044
Publisher: Five Star Publications, Incorporated
Publication date: 02/21/2014
Series: Burton the Scarecrow aC" Friendship Tales from the Farm Series , #5
Pages: 36
Product dimensions: 7.70(w) x 10.20(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range: 6 - 7 Years

About the Author

V.A. Boeholt, Ph.D., has made professional contributions to students, parents and instructors around the world as a teacher, author, and curriculum/program developer. Now extending her influence to children's literature, she is delighted to introduce young readers to the endearing Burton the Scarecrow--Friendship Tales from the Farm series, bringing Burton to life with memorable lessons in character development, service, and gardening. For more information, please visit www.ScarecrowStories.com.

Nathaniel P. Jensen earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Texas and contributes professionally across multiple mediums, including architecture, 3-dimensional canvas, print media, and television/feature film animation. As an award-winning children's book illustrator, he has illustrated 10 titles to date. Often dressing the part of his subject matter, Nate enjoys presenting classroom workshops to students throughout the State of Texas.

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Burton Helps Dixie Duck

By V. A. Boeholt, Nathaniel P. Jensen

Five Star Publications, Inc.

Copyright © 2014 V. A. Boeholt
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-58985-204-4
CHAPTER 1

Dixie was a duck hen. She liked living on Farmer Green's farm, but Dixie wanted a family of her own. It was time to start nesting!

Everywhere Dixie looked for a place to make her nest, it was too noisy. All day in the fowl yard and coop house, she heard honking, clucking, quacking, scratching, hissing, pecking, and cock-a-doodle-doo-ing. If she nested there, Dixie and her ducklings would never get their rest!

One day, Dixie went waddling down the road. She saw a huge pile of soft dirt. It was next to her friend Burton the Scarecrow's field; close to the creek and very quiet. The little duck's feathers fanned and fluttered with excitement. "This is a wonderful place for my nest," she quacked to herself.

Choosing just the right spot in the dirt, Dixie wiggled, jiggled, and twisted to form a cozy nesting bed. Now, she was ready to lay her eggs.

On Sunday, the nest had one egg.

On Monday, the nest had two eggs.

On Tuesday, the nest had three eggs.

On Wednesday, the nest had four eggs.

On Thursday, the nest had five eggs.

On Friday, the nest had six eggs.

On Saturday, the nest had seven eggs.

From Sunday to Saturday, it had been one busy week.

Dixie was proud of her seven large, lovely eggs. She couldn't wait to tell her friends how smooth and oval-shaped they were! Dixie hopped off the nest and flapped her wings. Away she went to share her important news.

"I have laid 7 beautiful eggs in 7 days," Dixie bragged to a turkey, who was sunning himself by the creek.

"That's nice," he gobbled.

Next, Dixie spied a chipmunk scurrying up a tree. "Wait, wait," Dixie quacked. "I have laid 7 smooth eggs in just one week."

"That's nice," the chipmunk squeaked.

Dixie had a grand afternoon visiting all of the animals near the creek. Far from her nest, she didn't see a dump truck and trailer pull up to the pile of dirt where her eggs rested in the warm sun. Soon, a front-end loader scooped a load of dirt from the pile. It took Dixie's eggs with it and emptied them into the dump truck!

After it was loaded, the truck was driven to Hill's Garden Shop, not far from Farmer Green's farm. "Hi Joe," the shop's owner, Mr. Hill, hollered to the driver. "Dump that dirt over by the sand pile. Then, fill your dump truck with gravel and take it back to Farmer Green's place. Please tell Mr. Green I said 'hello.'"

Joe drove over to the piles of sand and gravel and parked between them. While the dirt was being emptied, he didn't notice Dixie's seven duck eggs rolling out of the truck and onto the heap of sand. Luckily, it just so happened that the garden shop fans blowing warm air over the top of Mr. Hill's trays of seedling plants also heated the nearby piles of sand and gravel; and now Dixie's eggs.

Even though they had been moved from the nest, the seven duck eggs would be safe and warm!

After finishing his work at the garden shop, Joe returned to Farmer Green's place with the load of gravel. "Thank you 'much," Farmer Green said, examining the pile from top to bottom. "This load looks mighty fine."

"My pleasure," said Joe. "And Mr. Hill says, 'hello.'"

"Thanks, Joe. See ya later," Said Farmer Green.

"Let's spruce up the coop house while we wait for the next load," the busy farmer told his dog. "Come along, Pal."

Together, they left the field.


(Continues...)
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