When a drought tests the commitment of a mail-order bride from Maine to her new home on the prairie, her stepchildren hope they will be able to remain a family.

Describes summer days growing up on the prairie.

This book explains how you can profitably raise grain and livestock while regenerating your Prairie Soil back to Natural Health and Productivity. Chapter 1: Prairie History Locations, Origins, Settlement. Chapter 2: Prairie Ecology Rules of Nature, Developing a Farm Plan. Chapter 3: Plants for a Prairie Farm Rotate Mixtures of Companion Grains and Forages. Chapter 4: Animals for a Prairie Farm Grassland Use for Soil Renewal and Climate Control. Chapter...

The stories in Coming Home are as surprising as the landscape of Saskatchewan itself and as varied as its weather. Through the author's reminiscences, we experience prairie life as it was more than sixty years ago, and as it is today. A rich cast of characters appears - neighbours, drunks, misfits - all with a place in the story. These are the tales of a father who lived hard, failed often, and was loved much, of a mother who was an artist at heart...

Earth is home to many different organisms. Each of these organisms require special conditions to thrive. The homes of animals are called habitats. In this book, you will learn about the different types of habitats and the kinds of animals that live in each. If you're excited to read about this topic, then buy a copy of this book today!

Candace Savage's acclaimed and beautifully written guide to the ecology of the prairies, now revised and updated. This revised edition of Prairie features a new preface along with updated research on the effects of climate change on an increasingly vulnerable landscape. It also offers new information on: · Conservation of threatened species, including the black-tailed prairie dog and farmland birds. · Grassland loss and conservation. · The health...

Thought That Nature identifies and captures moments when the border between personal consciousness and the otherness of the physical become porous. Ironically, it also allows Moody to measure the distance between consciousness and direct experience, even as he casts this gap in memorable speech. This debut collection offers the reader sensual delight and intellectual pursuit - a rare and bracing combination.

The prairie grassland biome covers the heartland of North America with an eastward extension called the Prairie Peninsula. Primarily composed of tallgrass prairie, this biome lies between the shortgrass prairies of the west and the eastern deciduous forest region and includes the states of Illinois, Indiana, southeastern Wisconsin, and Ohio. With text by co-authors Gary Meszaros and Guy L. Denny and striking photographs by Meszaros, The Prairie Peninsula...

A must-read companion to the Little House books Laura Ingalls Wilder's beloved Little House series is a classic coming-of-age story based on Wilder's own family and the pioneer spirit of the time. Deeply rooted in the natural world, Wilder describes the plants, animals, and landscapes in such detail, they are practically their own characters. The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, by New York Times bestselling author Marta McDowell, explores Wilder's...