Once Upon MacDonald's Farm

by Stephen Gammell

Book Overview

MacDonald tries farming with exotic circus animals, but has better luck with his neighbor's cow, horse, and chicken--or does he'.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0689713797
• ISBN13: 9780689713798
• Release Date: April 1990
• Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.9" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

New twist on an old song

Poor old farmer MacDonald is a little confused. In a story told more through expressive, black-and-white line drawings than with words, old MacDonald tries to figure out what to do with all those animals on his farm. Ei-ei-o. Unfortunately, MacDonald first tries to farm with zoo animals. When the animals run away, MacDonald continues undaunted, now using proper farm animals, but assigning them the wrong jobs (e.g., he tries to use the chicken to plow).Gammell's Old MacDonald is charming, educational, and easy for both parent and child to read again and again. In addition to the surprising revision of the old song, children enjoy the amusing, beautifully drawn illustrations and the chance to laugh at silly old MacDonald's mistakes. This book is everything a good children's book should be.