Friday, March 28, 2014

Old MacDonald's (Urban) Farm



EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm [with a Little Help from a Hen]
by Judy Sierra; illus. by Matthew Myers
32 pages; ages 4 - 8
Candlewick, 2014

Old MacDonald had a house. And around this house he had a yard – but mowing grass was not high on his list of “things I love to do”. So MacDonald decided to get a goat to keep the grass short.

Then he got a chicken. Not just any chicken, but the “smartest hen in history”. She convinces MacDonald to cover his lawn with cardboard and paper, and top it off with a layer of dirt. In short: a garden. The hen decides a bit of manure is needed to add nutrients for the vegetables…. but the neighbors Are Not Amused.

So begins the legend of Old MacDonald’s (urban) farm… e-i-e-i-oh! A fun book, to be sure. Give it, with a package of seeds, to your young readers and see what happens.
Review copy from publisher.

2 comments:

  1. What a humorous story. Almost sounds like a fractured fairy tale, but song. Very clever idea for a book.

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  2. What a practical, fun book!

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