Farmer's Garden: Rhymes for Two Voices - Softcover

Harrison, David L.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1590781775 ISBN 13: 9781590781777

Publisher: WordSong, 2003

Synopsis

Farmer's dog is a curious dog. He wanders through Farmer's garden greeting each creature, fruit, and vegetable he meets with a question: Butterfly, where have you been? Strawberry, how do you like the garden? Corn, how do you grow? The result is a lyrical conversation in rhyme for two voices.

About this title

About the Author:

David L. Harrison is the author of more than sixty books, including Dylan the Eagle-Hearted Chicken and the Christopher Award-winning Book of Giant Stories. He lives in Springfield, Missouri.

Arden Johnson-Petrov has illustrated many books, including Cabbage Moon by Jan Wahl and Bow-Wow Birthday by Lee Wardlaw. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

From Booklist:

Ages 4-6. In a series of rhythmic, rhyming conversations, a farmer's dog asks various animals and plants about what they like about or what they do in the farmer's garden: "Worm, Worm / what do you eat?" asks the dog; "Delicious dirt / Is such a treat!" comes the reply. Each conversation, which usually involves more than one question-answer snippet, is presented on a double-page spread. Reflecting good humor and joyful curiosity, the accompanying paintings appear to be gouache on textured paper, with Johnson-Petrov's real-life brown, black, and white pooch the model for the inquisitive canine. In one painting, the dog is featured on its back talking with a butterfly; in another, it appears with nose to the ground, conversing with carrots. A good way to introduce children to poetry or to classroom theater presentations. Ellen Mandel
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About this edition

• Publisher: WordSong
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1590781775
• ISBN 13: 9781590781777
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Johnson-Petrov Arden