Jo Macdonald Had a Garden (Jo MacDonald Series)
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (703 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1584692251 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 26 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Cute book!" according to Supera710. What a wonderful book! I was trying to come up with a way to get my Cute book! What a wonderful book! I was trying to come up with a way to get my 3 yr old interested in helping me plant some veggies and flowers, and I believe this book piqued her interest more than if I would've just brought the idea up on my own! She of course knows the song, and now sings it every time we check on our "harvest" . I need to find more books like this!. yr old interested in helping me plant some veggies and flowers, and I believe this book piqued her interest more than if I would've just brought the idea up on my own! She of course knows the song, and now sings it every time we check on our "harvest" . I need to find more books like this!. for all young gardeners If you had a garden, what would you plant in it? Or if you do have one, what do you plant? First, we all know that "Old MacDonald had a farm." Then we found out that on this farm his granddaughter Jo MacDonald Saw Pond. Now, Jo plants, tends, and harvests a garden on her grandfather's farm, with help from her cousin Mike. So Mary Quattlebaum's cute text, following the rhythm and. My son's favorite book right now chk This is a redo of the "Old McDonald Had a Farm" song, and it is awesome! I sing it to my 16-month-old son, making a few motions and pointing at the pictures. He LOVES it, and tries to sing the E-I-E-I-O part. He also tries to make some of the motions. (For example, I wiggle my finger in the worm part when it goes "a wiggle wiggle here, and a wiggle wiggle there, here a wiggle et
Readers will anticipate and predict which creature will be introduced next; even younger readers can be encouraged to do so. Beginning with reeds that 'swish-swish here' (and 'there'), the reader is treated to the appearance of the pond's inhabitants one by one, as they are spotted and then drawn by Jo, who is obviously fascinated by nature. The text is full of wonderfully descriptive sounds that match each animal children will love to echo the 'scree-scree' of the red-winged blackbird, 'chat-chat' of the raccoon, 'flick-flick' of the white-tailed deer, and the 'whir-whir' of the dragonfly that flits across the beautiful watercolors. --Patricia Austin, ALA booklistEver
And keep an eye on one mysterious plant. Old MacDonald had a garden? Yes! Sing along with young Jo MacDonald as she grows healthy food for people and wild creatures. E-I-E-I-O! Find out how butterflies, bumblebees, and birds help a garden to thrive - and how you can help them too. What will it become? Youngsters learn about garden ecosystems and stewardship through this playful adaptation of Old MacDonald Had a Farm.