Inspired by childhood visits to family farms, Minor shares descriptions and facts about different farm animals and their behaviors. The interactive verse playfully engages readers, asking, "When it's early in the morning / Will you cock-a-doodle too?" or, "...suppose you tried to take a bath / And a cow got in your way?" Some of the rhymes and the rhythm are frankly awkward: "Turkeys can be very friendly / Sometimes sitting in your lap / They even purr when they're content / Just like a kitty cat!" Nevertheless, this book begs to be read aloud, individually or with a group. Multiple readings may be in order, as young listeners will want to visit this iconic farm over and over. Rich watercolor-gouache paintings fill each page and evoke a timeless feeling, at once recalling the past but perfectly at home in the present. Every scene is depicted realistically with a just a touch of anthropomorphism for child-friendly appeal. Whimsical facts at the back extend the information offered, and a list of Internet sources includes several farm and farm-sanctuary websites. (Informational picture book. 2-5)
Inspired by warm memories of childhood visits to family farms, Wendell Minor celebrates the furry, feathered and wooly animals that inhabit a arm.
Playful, descriptive verse provides fascinating and fun facts about the various animals, and bold, beautiful paintings give young animal lovers adorable images of what it's like to be down on the farm.
A Live Oak Media audio production.
Inspired by warm memories of childhood visits to family farms, Wendell Minor celebrates the furry, feathered and wooly animals that inhabit a arm.
Playful, descriptive verse provides fascinating and fun facts about the various animals, and bold, beautiful paintings give young animal lovers adorable images of what it's like to be down on the farm.
A Live Oak Media audio production.
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Product Details
| BN ID: | 2940172688232 |
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| Publisher: | Live Oak Media |
| Publication date: | 01/01/2012 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
| Age Range: | 5 - 8 Years |
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