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Available
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Publication
New York, Harcourt, Brace, Jovanovich [1972, c1957]
Description
A retelling of an old rhyme about meadow animals and their activities.
User reviews
LibraryThing member dangerlibearian
I love, love, love this book. The illustrations are gorgeous, this is the song my mother used to sing to me when I was little. Boy was I surprised a couple of years ago when I found this book and realized she hadn't made up the song just for me.
LibraryThing member brandonachey
This is an excellent poem to read aloud to young students for a multitude of reasons. It has a great rhythm and a predictable rhyme scheme that students can help complete the words to while you read it aloud to them. The animals throughout the story are completing actions that students can perform
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as a part of a short sensory break or kinesthetic activity. Finally, This poem seems like it would connect with students in a very fundamental sense because it is describing families and what they do together. I think this book has a lot of applications for various activities in the classroom and is an excellent book for teachers to use with students. Show Less
LibraryThing member KristenRoper
Because the text of this book is a song, it has a wonderful rhythm for reading aloud. Alternatively, you can sing it while turning the pages! Rojankovsky's illustrations have a lovely sketched quality which present charming pastoral scenes for each animal family without the animals becoming
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anthromorphized. This book also helps with learning the counting numbers 1-10, as the song progresses from the tortoise with one tortoise child to the rabbit with ten rabbit children. Cecelia loves to listen to and sing the song while following the illustrations in the book. Show Less
Awards
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (12th Edition: 1996-1998)
Language
Original publication date
1957
Physical description
23 cm
ISBN
0156705001 / 9780156705004