Who goes moo?
Read4Nature – Picture Books about Farms
You can print a copy of the table below from the pdf version who goes moo
| Book name |
Who Goes Moo? a Lift- the-flap book
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| Author |
David Bennett Books Ltd |
| Illustrator |
Sam Williams |
| Thumbs up! |
I love the use of sound to go with the illustrations. |
| Main theme |
Farm animals sounds, heads and bodies. |
| Living things in this book |
pig, cat, cow, dog, sheep, duck, horse, hen |
| things to talk about in the illustrations |
- { sound matches to the animals
- { Characteristics of living things
- { Heads
- { Colours
- { Shapes
- { Ears
- { Mouths
- { Noses
- { Whiskers, manes, combs, horns
- { And notice the facial expressions for fun!
- { Bodies
- { Colours
- { Shapes
- { Body covering
- {Tails
- {Number of legs (4= mammals, 2= birds)
- { Relative sizes (not shown)
- { links into the environment
- { how people use these animals
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| things to notice in the text |
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| Now to observe |
- { Go outside, into your garden or into a park or even a zoo, to listen for what animal sounds are around you and try to identify them
- { Observe carefully the head features of animals that you have around you – and then the body features.
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| And to record |
- { Make drawings/photos of the heads of, and whole bodies, of animals that your child knows to play matching games
- { Add cards for the sounds and names and make your own version of this book for the living things around you – you might want to include your child with a favourite word/noise your child says!
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| More about this book: |
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| Science notes |
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| Publisher |
Koala Book Company, Redfern, NSW (Australian Edition) |
| Year |
1996 |
| ISBN |
0-86461-006-4 |
| Publisher’s suggested age |
The Koala Toddler Library |
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