Cock-a-Doodle-Moo: A Mixed Up Menagerie

By Keith DuQuette

Book Overview

Since the dawn of civilization, people have imagined creatures that combine parts of different animals, such as the Griffin(lion + eagle) and the Cockatrice(rooster + serpent). Following that tradition, Keith DuQuette creates a world of hybrid animals as wondrous as any found in mythology.Readers will thrill to discover such creatures as the proud Cooster(cow + rooster), who greets the day with his unique call, and the poor Mosquiphant(mosquito + elephant) who?s just too fat to fly. And who could forget the Tortare(tortoise + hare), who wins the race no matter what?Featuring short, witty poems accompanied by eye-popping artwork, Cock-a-doodle Moo!is a visual tour de force that offers a fantastic world of possibilities?no doubt readers will soon be making up hybrids of their own!

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399238891
• ISBN13: 9780399238895
• Release Date: March 2004
• Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 11.4" x 0.5" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3