Arthur Geisert
3) Thunderstorm
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Presents an illustrated account of a storm that moves through a Midwestern farming region over the course of several hours that is documented by a timeline and images of atmospheric changes and human response.
5) Lights out
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Told by his parents that his light must be out at eight o'clock, a young piglet who is afraid of the dark devises an ingenious solution to the problem.
6) Hogwash
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Illustrations without words depict the enormous and complicated contraption that Mama Pig uses to get her little piglets clean.
9) Oops
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Depicts, in wordless illustrations, how a little spilled milk led to the destruction of the pig family's house.
10) Ice
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This wordless tale depicts a community of pigs that suffer from the heat and go in search of ice despite the odds against them.
12) Pigs from A to Z
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Seven piglets cavort through a landscape of hidden letters as they build a tree house.
13) The ark
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Retells the familiar Bible story, using etchings as illustrations, and vividly depicting life inside the ark.
14) Oink oink
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Eight piglets wander off while their mother is still sleeping and enjoy a feast in a cornfield before she brings them home again. Story told without one word.
16) Oink
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When their mother falls asleep, the baby pigs sneak away, get into big trouble, and must be rescued.
17) Pigaroons
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The River Patrollers are tired of the Pigaroons always stealing things, so when they steal a block of ice and carve it for the annual ice festival, the River Patrollers find an ingenious way to fight back.
18) Desert town
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An overview of daily life in a small town in the middle of the hot, dry desert. For grades 3-6.
19) Prairie town
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Describes a year in the life of a prairie town including the effect of seasons and of economics on the ebb and flow of this agricultural community.
20) River town
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Describes, in brief text and illustrations, a year in the life of a river bank town and the many changes that occur throughout the seasons.