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Summary: good moral
Review: Good moral about compromise and wanting to get one's own way.Pictures, as usual, are great! Nice little story for children who've heard "the cow jumped over the moon".
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Summary: Udderly fabulous!
Review: My son and I were hooked on this book from the first page! The characters are delightful, with the histrionic cow grumbling and throwing tearful fits in her quest to visit the moon, and the earnest owner trying creatively to help her out. The story is zany and funny (who knew cows could take a tour bus to Crater Lake?) and the words are delectably well-suited to giggly read-aloud sessions.
The owner's cross-country trip with his cow is also educational for young readers. It includes a subtle geography lesson and an introduction to the wonders of museums...plus a nice example of true friendship.
To top it off, Mark Teague's impressionistic illustrations are a marvel, and a perfect comedic counterpoint to the text. I recommend this book highly!
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Summary: The Creme de la creme
Review: This is among our most ultimately favorite storytime books ever. My children, now 7 and 9, have enjoyed this since they were toddlers. The pictures are bright and interesting and the story is hilarious. Try as he may to please her, Rob just can't seem to Moooove Martha from her quest to go to the moon. The thing I as a parent liked was I never became bored of reading this aloud. There is humor for the child, naturally, but there is plenty of "clever" humor as well, to satisfy the grownup or the terribly precocious child! LOL In fact, reading this may just help children develop that quirkly sense of humor.... Anyway, Martha is just insistent enough to be interesting but not annoying. Rob is both amused and somewhat frustrated at Martha's determination, but together it's a match made in the barnyard. I highly recommend this, as do my children.
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Summary: The Creme de la creme
Review: This is among our most ultimately favorite storytime books ever. My children, now 7 and 9, have enjoyed this since they were toddlers. The pictures are bright and interesting and the story is hilarious. Try as he may to please her, Rob just can't seem to Moooove Martha from her quest to go to the moon. The thing I as a parent liked was I never became bored of reading this aloud. There is humor for the child, naturally, but there is plenty of "clever" humor as well, to satisfy the grownup or the terribly precocious child! LOL In fact, reading this may just help children develop that quirkly sense of humor.... Anyway, Martha is just insistent enough to be interesting but not annoying. Rob is both amused and somewhat frustrated at Martha's determination, but together it's a match made in the barnyard. I highly recommend this, as do my children.
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