Ma Macdonald Flees the Farm: It's Not a Pretty Picture Book (Mini-Mysteries for Minors)

What would you do if Old MacDonald’s farm animals ruined your catering business? Search—and see what Ma does—inside.

Build young minds today! A tongue twister with ethnically diverse characters and online SECRETS (for ages 4 – 8, preschool to third grade). Children love finding and naming the animals and foods (learn nouns).

“Laugh out loud...clever...colorful.” – Israel Drazin, Amazon Vine Voice reviewer.

The perfect length picture book for kids (not too long for adults): 32 pages, 500 read-aloud words in dyslexic-friendly font by award-winning author and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (don’t miss his 60 multiracial books), illustrated by Alycia Mark.

Discover all four Careers for Kids books in a bundle—plus free ebooks and classroom lesson plans:

Bright Star, Night Star: An Astronomy Story
The Bridge of the Golden Wood: A Parable on How to Earn a Living
Great Cape o’ Colors – Capa de colores (Spanish-English)

LOOK inside! KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights © Nov. 2014) and major activity book distributors.

Bedtime peace. Explore this child’s nursery rhyme with a business woman, Indian (from India:), White, Latino, and Black characters; plus reptile pets, insects, and zoo animals (hard/soft/ebook).

School/homeschool ESL/ELL/ESOL/ESE; no AI, CRT, gender, or orientation discussions—just happy multicultural fun! 8"x10". Library of Congress Control Number: 2014947745; JUV002090, JUV019000, JUV050000, JUV010000; YFF, YFP, YNNF; Hard ISBN: 978-1951599027, soft ISBN: 978-0692220979 (ebook: 978-1311606884)

Karl Beckstrand is the freckle-faced author of 12 books and more than 30 online titles. Raised in San Jose, CA, he received a B.A. in journalism from BYU and an M.A. in international relations from APU. A bilingual publisher with traditional and digital publishing experience, Beckstrand speaks about both kinds of publishing. He has presented to Taiwan's Global Leadership for Youth, city and state governments, library and humanities organizations, festivals and schools. He has lived abroad and enjoys volleyball and kayaking (usually not at the same time). Beckstrand's nationally-lauded activity books, Spanish & bilingual books (with pronunciation guide), ebook mysteries, and nonfiction stories feature characters of color and usually end with a twist. His work has appeared in: Barnes & Noble, Border's Books, Deseret Book, Costco, Kindle/Nook/iBooks, Amazon, The Children's Miracle Network, LDS Film Festival, U.S. Congressional Record, and Papercrafts Magazine. http://GozoBooks.com, https://www.facebook.com/KarlBeckstrand.AuthorSpeaker.