Old MacDonald Had a Farm - Softcover

Hellen, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185406052X ISBN 13: 9781854060525

Publisher: ABC/The All Children's Co., 1990

Synopsis

The inhabitants of Old MacDonald's farm are described, verse by verse. On board pages with die cuts to reveal the animals.

About this title

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-- Yet another addition to the crowded field of recent renditions of the popular tune. The book begins with Old MacDonald standing solidly alone on the verso. On the opposite page is a barnyard full of sacks, wheat, flowers, and other objects. As each thick die-cut page is turned, the farmer is joined by another animal and its verse in the song. The new twist is that the object pictured in the farmyard becomes an animal upon the turn of the page--the sacks become a cow, a sheaf of wheat becomes a lamb, a basket turns into a chicken. By the end of the book, Old MacDonald is surrounded by his critters, the full song has accumulated at their feet, and the barnyard on the opposite page is empty. The clever use of die cuts gives the book an almost three-dimensional look. Hellen's simple, blocky, colorful cartoons are reminiscent of those in Eric Hill's "Spot" books (Putnam). Both Rounds's version (Holiday, 1989), distinguished for its droll humor, and the cheerful confusion of Pearson's edition (Dial, 1984) are aimed at older audiences. Carol Jones also uses die cuts as a guessing game for her delicately detailed illustrations (Houghton, 1989). This book, perhaps less suited for circulation because of its delicate pages, would be most useful in toddler story hours. The song's score is printed on the endpapers. --Marge Loch-Wouters, Menasha Public Library, WI
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC/The All Children's Co.
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 185406052X
• ISBN 13: 9781854060525
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 20