Metropolitan Cow by Tim Egan 1996 Hardcover Childrens Book-image
Metropolitan Cow by Tim Egan 1996 Hardcover Childrens Book-image

Metropolitan Cow by Tim Egan 1996 Hardcover Childrens Book

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Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Book Title: Metropolitan Cow gtin13: 9780395730966 Item Weight: 15.1 Oz Dewey Edition: 20 Topic: Animals / Cows, Animals / Pigs, General, Social Themes / Friendship brand: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company Dewey Decimal: E LC Classification Number: PZ7.F2815Me 1996 Reviews: A sly look at the tensions caused by class and race--or, more correctly in this case, species. Young Bennett Gibbons comes from a prominent cow family and enjoys all the advantages that come with his position. His parents are displeased when a family of pigs with a son, Webster, who is just Bennett's age, moves into their building. And although the Gibbonses agree that Webster is nice enough, he is, after all, a pig, so they can't condone the friendship. Tensions reach the boiling point when Bennett throws off all bovine respectability and jumps into the mud with Webster. Faced with his parents' fury, Bennett runs away. Only Webster is able to track him down at his favorite place, the Natural History Museum, and then the Gibbonses realize how silly they've been to block such a sincere friendship. Bennett returns, reasonableness reigns, and Mr. Gibbons proves that he has seen the error of his ways by jumping into the mud with the pigs. Told in a wry voice, yet kidlike in its essence, this appealing story, with its very New York setting, is lifted to a higher level by the delightfully offbeat ink-and-watercolor art. Dressed in similar thirties-style garb, the pigs and cows are intentionally sometimes hard to tell apart; both are as round as Weebils and the exact same color. Children will catch on that any animosity comes from the head, not from real differences. Isn't that silly? March 1, 1996, Bennett Gibbons, a young calf in a prominent cow family, is forbidden to befriend a nice young pig, Webster Anderson, because e was, after all, a pig.Bennett runs away, but Webster finds him, and the families become friends, taking delightful (if undignified) mud baths together. The splendid romp through bovine and porcine prejudice is made more pointed by the extremely urban and sophisticated setting, portrayed in richly colored watercolor and ink illustrations. Grade From: Kindergarten Genre: Juvenile Fiction LCCN: 95-023382 Author: Tim Egan ISBN-10: 0395730961 Format: Hardcover Type: Textbook Item Width: 9.8 in Number of Pages: 32 Pages Illustrator: Yes Edition Description: Teacher's edition Item Length: 9 in Grade To: Third Grade Synopsis: In this first book-length treatment of Descartes' important and influential natural philosophy, Daniel Garber is principally concerned with Descartes' accounts of matter and motion-the joint between Descartes' philosophical and scientific interests. These accounts constitute the point at which the metaphysical doctrines on God, the soul, and body, developed in writings like the Meditations , give rise to physical conclusions regarding atoms, vacua, and the laws that matter in motion must obey. Garber achieves a philosophically rigorous reading of Descartes that is sensitive to the historical and intellectual context in which he wrote. What emerges is a novel view of this familiar figure, at once unexpected and truer to the historical Descartes. The book begins with a discussion of Descartes' intellectual development and the larger project that frames his natural philosophy, the complete reform of all the sciences. After this introduction Garber thoroughly examines various aspects of Descartes' physics: the notion of body and its identification with extension; Descartes' rejection of the substantial forms of the scholastics; his relation to the atomistic tradition of atoms and the void; the concept of motion and the laws of motion, including Descartes' conservation principle, his laws of the persistence of motion, and his collision law; and the grounding of his laws in God., Bennett Gibbons was a very fortunate young cow. His parents, Frederick and Henrietta, were prominent members of their herd and noted socialites. They lived in a beautiful apartment and gave Bennett just about everything he could want. Indeed, young Bennett Gibbons was the luckiest little calf in the neighborhood. Problem was, he was the only little calf in the neighborhood. Language: English Intended Audience: Juvenile Audience ISBN-13: 9780395730966 Publication Year: 1996 Item Height: 0.3 in

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  1. Absolutely love this quirky, heartwarming tale! The illustrations are charming, and the story cleverly blends humor with a sweet message about staying true to yourself. Perfect for kids and adults alike—a timeless gem that sparks laughter and thoughtful conversations. Highly recommend adding this to your collection!

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