Cows Can Moo! Can You? All About Farms

The Cat in the Hat's Learning Library

by Bonnie Worth

A visit to a family farm with the Cat in the Hat!

Join the Cat in the Hat as he spends a day on the farm with Mr. and Mrs. Greenbean and their three little Greenbeans: Jean, Dean, and baby Irene! From dawn to dusk, kids will see cows being milked, chickens being fed, sheep being sheered, fields being tilled, fertilized, reaped, mowed, irrigated—and lots more!

Ideal for kids who love animals AND for kids who love machines (in other words, all kids ), this is a perfect choice for families making their first visit to a farm or petting zoo, or for explaining where food comes from. Fans of the hit PBS show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! will be delighted at this new—and long overdue—addition to the Learning Library series.

Genres: Childrens, Nonfiction, Animals, Picture Books, Poetry

48 pages, Hardcover

Published January 2, 2018

About the author

BONNIE WORTH is the author of countless books for young readers, among them the Cat in the Hat Learning Library books If I Ran the Rain Forest, HarK! A Shark!, Oh Say Can You Seed? (winner of the 2003 Ohio Farm Bureau Award), Wish for a Fish, Oh Say Can You Say Di-No-Saur?, Would You Rather Be a Pollywog?, Ice Is Nice!, and Safari, So Good!

Reviews

[Westin Hankins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story holds fun rhyming patterns but is also an informative story. This allowed you to understand how a farm works and learning about the different animals that live on a farm. Overall this is a fun engaging story for kids to read and learn.

[Vicki · Rating 3 out of 5]

A nice rhyming flow, with many farm details and info. This probably best for early readers, not a read aloud.

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute, cute book! Can you tell I’m with my grandson?

[Brianna Nance · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story has fun rhyming patterns but is also an informative story. This book helps students understand how a farm works and teaches them about the different animals that are on a farm.

[Rose Rosetree · Rating 5 out of 5]

Educational fiction, in the spirit of Dr. Seuss. How much fun is that?

What is it like, running a family farm?

Readers find out, with the Cat in the Hat as their tour guide.

He's spending a day on the farm with Mr. and Mrs. Greenbean. Their three human children aren't called "children" but "little Greenbeans."

Fortunately, they have more normal names too: Jean, Dean, and Baby Irene!

Readers encounter vicariously:

* Cows being milked
* Chickens being fed
* Sheep being sheared -- as though that happens on a daily basis? Hello!
* Crops growing.
* Fertilizing the fields.
* Then having to mow them.

All this happening in just one day? Maybe it strains credulity, but the rhymes may help to lull all but the most skeptical young reader into credulity.

FIVE STARS seems fair.

[Jillian · Rating 2 out of 5]

The information is good, but there's so much of it crammed into a small space, and it all starts to run together after a while. Also, the pressure of keeping the Seussian rhyme scheme is too much sometimes, and the meter falters awkwardly when explaining the facts takes precedence (as it should! Don't sacrifice meaning for rhyme!).

[Helen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is a good introduction to farming, with animals, crops, and a garden. It includes a glossary and an index.

[Kathryn Chipchase · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay rhyming. Still fun book.

[PottWab Regional Library]

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