Sunday, February 12, 2012

Review: Farm Life

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Farm Life
Written by Elizabeth Spurr
Illustrated by Steve Björkman

Publication date: 2003
Publisher: Holiday House
ISBN: 0-8234-1777-8

Summary/Back cover:
Rhymed descriptions of life on a farm introduce basic colors and the numbers one to ten.

Review:
This book reminds me a bit of the way "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?" is written - the very first page is "Red Barn, Red Barn, what are you keeping?" - a bit too similar to be original, I think!

However, it does introduce colours and numbers very well, and the kids seem to love it. There is a glossary of farming terms used, such as reaping, thresher and heifers, so the less-farm inclined parents can still explain to their children what these words mean (as kids will invariably ask about them!)

3.5 out of 5

Review written by Ruth

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