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Usborne Farmyard Tales (Numbered)
Series · 18
books · 1989-2005

Books in series

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#1

Pig Gets Stuck

2005

Farmyard Tales are delightful stories of the people and animals on Apple Tree Farm. Each story has a simple text to encourage young children to read themselves, and a longer text that children enjoy listening to - and a duck to find on each page. Curly, the littlest pig, sets out on an adventure, but gets stuck!. Ages 5-7.
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#2

The Naughty Sheep

1989

— Usborne Farmyard Tales Mini books are child-sized and perfect for beginning readers—The soft, plush toys with key rings have been safety tested and are fun to collect
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#3

Barn On Fire

1989

Brightly coloured editions of the much-loved Farmyard Tales series. All 20 stories available in miniature format. Enjoyable and collectible stories for children who are just learning to read.
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#4

The Runaway Tractor

1989

Runaway Tractor
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#5

Pig Gets Lost

1990

Curly the baby pig is missing from Apple Tree Farm! Poppy and Sam help Mrs. Boot look for him. Where could that little pig be?
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#6

The Hungry Donkey

1994

— Each page has two reading levels, one for beginners and one for more advanced readers—Beginners can use the first reading level to achieve the satisfaction of reading whole book by themselves—Stephen Cartwright's illustrations give clues to the words and their meanings
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#7

The Scarecrow's Secret

1990

Part of the "Farmyard Tales" series from Usborne.
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#8

Tractor in Trouble

1990

Tractor-in-Trouble
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#9

The Silly Sheepdog

1990

Patch the new sheepdog can't do anything right - until Ted the farm worker learns to whistle. Perhaps Patch is not so silly after all! Farmyard Tales are gently humorous stories of the people and animals on Apple Tree Farm. Each story has a simple text to encourage young children to read themselves, and a longer text that children enjoy listening to. ("... delightful stories with simple, short texts and lovely, detailed pictures." Waterstone's Guide to Children's Books) Paperback. 16
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#10

Kitten's Day Out

1993

\— Each page has two reading levels, one for beginners and one for more advanced readers—Beginners can use the first reading level to achieve the satisfaction of reading the whole book by themselves—Stephen Cartwright's illustrations give clues to the words and their meanings
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#12

The Grumpy Goat (Mini Farmyard Tales)

1990

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#13

The Snow Storm

1995

Designed for young children who are just beginning to read, this book is part of a series based on life at Apple Tree Farm.
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#14

Surprise Visitors

1990

When Mrs. Boot, Poppy, and Sam investigate why their cows are making so much noise, they discover a balloon with two people has descended into one of their fields.
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#15

Market Day

1990

Young children will love reading about Poppy and Sam's adventure at the farmer's market in this charming short story, specially written for new readers with the help of language experts. Exclusive ebook material includes a map of Apple Tree Farm, showing all of the places mentioned in the story. Don’t forget to spot the Little Yellow Duck on every double page.
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#16

Camping Out

1995

Poppy and Sam try their hand at camping when visitors come to their Apple Tree farm.
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#17

The Old Steam Train

1999

Poppy and Sam help restore Apple Tree Station and its steam train, then go for a ride.
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#19

Rusty's Train Ride

1999

When Sam and Poppy Boot go with their mother and dog Rusty to see the old steam train, they are in for a surprise when Mrs. Hill's puppy, Mopp, disappears and Rusty jumps into the train while it leaves the platform.
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#20

Woolly Stops the Train (Farmyard Tales)

1990

Woolly and her friends have escaped from their field and are blocking the train track. But Poppy, Sam and Rusty round them up onto the old steam train and deliver them safely back to the farm. Ages 5-7.

Author

Heather Amery
Author · 63 books
Heather Amery was born and brought up in Bath, Somerset. Heather has written over a hundred books for children, including alphabet books, science and history books, craft books, classical fairy tales, a series for beginner readers called Farmyard Tales, Usborne Bible Tales, and Greek Myths.
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