Ma MacDonald Flees the Farm: It's Not a Pretty Picture . . . Book

by Karl Beckstrand, Alycia Mark (Illustrator)

Overview

"Laugh out loud...clever...colorful." - Israel Drazin, Amazon Vine Voice reviewer. A tongue twister with diverse characters. What would you do if Old MacDonald's farm animals ruined your catering business? Search--and see what Ma does--inside.

Children love to find and name the animals and foods (learn multiple nouns; ages 4 - 8, preschool to third grade). 500 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and media professor Karl Beckstrand (The Dancing Flamingos of Lake Chimichanga--see 60+ multicultural books--click Karl Beckstrand above), illustrated by Alycia Mark. Available in hard, soft, and ebook versions with ONLINE EXTRAS: ChildrenEarn.

Look inside! The perfect length picture book for kids (not too long for adults): 32 full-color pages. Discover all four Careers for Kids books (series--previous title not needed). Others in the series: Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story; The Bridge of the Golden Wood: A Parable on How to Earn a Living; Great Cape o' Colors - Capa de colores (Spanish-English).

8"x10", perfect bound child's nursery rhyme activity book with business woman, reptile pets, insects, and zoo animals. Worldwide rights © Nov. 2014 Premio Publishing & Gozo Books. More inside images/video book trailers: PremioBooks and libraries. LCCN: 2014947745, JUV002090, JUV019000, JUV050000, JUV010000, hard ISBN: 978-1951599027, soft ISBN: 978-0692220979 (ebook: 9781311606884)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781951599027
Publisher:	Premio Publishing & Gozo Books
Publication date:	10/09/2019
Series:	Careers for Kids , #2
Edition description:	Large Print
Pages:	34
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Media professor Karl Beckstrand is the bestselling and award-winning author/illustrator of 22 multicultural/multilingual books and more than 60 ebook titles (reviews by Publisher's Weekly, Kirkus, School Library Journal, The Horn Book's blog, ForeWord Reviews). Raised in San Jose, CA (he knows the secret to peeling avocados), he has a B.A. in journalism from BYU, an M.A. in international relations from APU, and a broadcast/film certificate from Film A. Academy. Since 2004 he has run Premio Publishing. His survival western, To Swallow the Earth, won a 2016 International Book Award. Beckstrand has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, festivals, and schools. His nationally lauded Y.A. stories, ebook mysteries, nonfiction, Spanish/bilingual/ESL, wordless, career, and STEM books feature ethnically diverse characters-and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Amazon, Baker & Taylor, Barnes & Noble, Costco, Deseret Book, Follett, iBooks, Ingram, Papercrafts Magazine, Target.com, The U.S. Congressional Record, Walmart.com, FB, Twitter, https://KarlBeckstrand.com

Editorial Reviews

"[A] hilarious reinterpretation of a familiar…story...a Noah's Ark of assorted hungry…beasties...will have an audience of readers age 2-7 rolling in the aisles--or the pastry crumbs--and hunting every page to find the…animal action…[G]oes way beyond funny caricature and will leave enraptured gigglers in its wake.” – Midwest Book Review

“A funny book with funny pictures...laugh out loud...take-off on ‘Old MacDonald had a Farm’...filled with clever rhymes and...colorful pictures...Children will delight seeing...many different kinds of animals...different kinds of foods.” – Israel Drazin, Amazon Vine Voice reviewer

“A delightful learning picture book for tots. Author Karl Beckstrand...makes identifying the various animals a fun vocabulary building activity. But the humor will bring a smile to the lips of adults as well...colorful and charming illustrations...I would recommend this book for children two (read to them) and up.” - Author David Wilcox

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