Cock-a-Doodle-Doo: A Farmyard Counting Book - Hardcover

Lavis, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525675426 ISBN 13: 9780525675426

Publisher: Dutton Juvenile, 1997

Synopsis

Warm illustrations, a simple text and large letters enhance this fun-filled counting book that takes youngsters on a mathematical journey through a farmyard filled with pigs, horses and cats.

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About the Author

Steve Lavis The author-artist of the endearing Little Mouse series and Cock-A-Doodle-Doo!

From Publishers Weekly

Here's a book with clear-cut appeal, capitalizing on two major toddler obsessions: counting and animal sounds. A rooster's wake-up call sets off a chorus of barnyard noises and a flurry of numerically orchestrated activity, including "Four frisky dogs looking for some fun" and "Ten clucking chickens roosting in the barn." A scampering mouse, appearing on each spread, provides continuity; a final scene brings the entire noisy chorus together. First-time author/artist Lavis's illustrations are, for the most part, accomplished-rendered in warm, autumnal tones, every watercolor virtually pops off its spread, while bold, playful typography makes each animal sound come alive. A minor drawback is that Lavis's draftsmanship and composition can lack consistency: some of the bright-eyed, smiling animals are more cartoon-like than others. But from the cows' bovine charm to the merry pigs and grinning cats, the animals' energy and joyful cacophony of sounds make this a lively counting book, and an especially fun one to read aloud. Ages 2-6.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Juvenile
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0525675426
• ISBN 13: 9780525675426
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32