The Cow Buzzed - Hardcover

Zimmerman, Andrea; Clemesha, David

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060208082 ISBN 13: 9780060208080

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1993

Synopsis

The farm animals give one another a cold, passing along their distinctive voices along with the coughs, sniffles, and sneezes

About this title

About the Author:

Andrea Zimmerman received a degree in fine arts for children from California State University at Los Angeles and a graduate degree from the UCLA dental school.

From Publishers Weekly:

Old MacDonald meets Dr. Mom in this husband-and-wife team's jovial lesson on how we catch cold. A bee visits a farm, sneezes and passes his cold to the cow. The cow catches not only the sneeze and the cough, but the bee's buzz as well. Chaos reigns as each farm animal "catches" another animal's noise and the confused farmer feeds them the wrong foods. Finally, the wise rabbit ends the epidemic by covering his mouth as he sneezes. Easygoing wit permeates this book, from Clemesha's whimsical style to the surprise punchline, in which the bee reveals the source of its cold by emitting an exceptionally loud roar. The switcheroo of farm animal noises and foods is a motherlode of silliness for the younger set, as well as an opportunity (or an obligation) for parents to hone their animal impersonations as they read aloud. The message of avoiding contagion is probably of interest to many, but the book's humor is even more infectious than the bee's cold. Ages 3-6.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0060208082
• ISBN 13: 9780060208080
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Meisel Paul