Can a Rooster Drive a Tractor?

By Bonnie Richardson Murphy

Book Overview

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0971441901
• ISBN13: 9780971441903
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Alabama Farmers Federation
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.3" x 11.3"

Customer Reviews

Can A Rooster Drive A Tractor?

My grandchildren's reaction to this book was, "Nana, read it again!" So we read it again and again and again. [She]was so impressed the tractor could do a wheelie. Now my granddaughter wants to learn to read using the repetitive phrases in this book. She is in kindergarten. The illustrations are excellent.

An Imaginative Dialogue

What a wonderful book Shelley and Bonnie have created! I really liked the fact that Bonnie used some words that little kids might not know (like "remote") but could learn. And Shelley's illustrations are perfect for young (and not-so-young) eyes: really personal (the animals and tractor have personalities), variation in details (like the eyes and the little patches of hair, the beard on the farmer), and good colors (and use of color words). I tried this out on a 3 year old in our Sunday School and her face lit up with anticipation of the next question: To each she responded, "Nooooo" with a great big smiile. Until we got to the farmer, of course!

Great Book!

This is a wonderful book for all young children. Our learning to read 6 year old enjoys being able to read this book. The wonderful illustrations and the repetition help him have success each time he picks up the book. The introduction of words like remote and absurd in "How Remote," said the goat and "How absurd," said the bird challenge and stretch his vocabulary. Our 18 month old, who is just learning to sit still for books, loves having this book read again and again. You will be delighted with Can a Rooster Drive a Tractor!

For boys and girls just learning the joys of reading

The lively illustrations by Shelley Richardson are in perfect balance with Bonnie Murphy's delightful and simple presented story line in Can A Rooster Drive A Tractor?, a cheerful color picturebook intended for the youngest of early readers. Charming rhymes teach young people the names of various farm animals, in a book that's perfect for reading out loud at bedtime. "Can a rooster drive a tractor?" "'Not without a booster,' said the rooster." "Can a cow drive a tractor?" "'I don't know how,' said the cow." Out of all the creatures on the farm, only the human farmer can indeed drive the tractor. Can A Rooster Drive A Tractor? is a flippant, humorous, highly recommended picturebook for boys and girls just learning the joys of reading.

This one's a keeper!

Filled with funny illustrations and clever rhymes, this fabulous children's book is worth filling a thousand Christmas stockings!