The Noisy Farm

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Summary: ZOUNDS! SUCH SOUNDS!
Review: Few will forget Old MacDonald Had A Farm whether we enjoyed it as children or made those moo, moos here and moo, moos there for our children. Personally, the oinks were my favorite.

Well, there are just as many animal sounds to make young ones giggle on The Noisy Farm. The farmer is the only quiet person on his farm, and is known only as the quiet farmer. The story of a day in his life unfolds. He is, of course, awakened by a rooster's crow. Then, he immediately goes to work with full buckets making pong poink sounds against his knees as he feeds the chickens.

Thus, it goes from morning to sundown. The cow moos as she is milked, and the milk goes splish-splash into a pail. As he enters the stable, the horses snort and their hooves make thumping sounds.

At last as evening comes and his chores are all done the quiet farmer speaks with words. Ask young listeners to guess what those words are.

Those who enjoy a giggle provoking story won't be disappointed with The Noisy Farmer.

- Gail Cooke

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Summary: Cute New Book That Rivals 'Old MacDonald Had A Farm'
Review: The farmer awakes every morning to the sound of a rooster crowing. He begins doing his chores about the farm, staying quiet for the entire day, as he listens to the sounds around him. The oinking of the pigs, mooing of the cows, plink-plink of the milk dripping into the pail, and so much more. However, once night falls, and it's time for the farmer to head inside for a good night's sleep, he bids everything on his farm a kind farewell until tomorrow.

OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM is one of the best loved songs/rhymes to hit the kindergarten playground, and THE NOISY FARM bears many similarities to that song. The various noises of the farm animals, as well as the noises created by the farmer's daily chores will help your youngster learn what's to be found on a farm. Very young readers will adore this book, and for an extra learning tool, be sure to teach them the song OLD MACDONALD HAD A FARM, to get them even more excited about farm life.

Erika Sorocco
Book Review Columnist for The Community Bugle Newspaper