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Never before has a barnyard menagerie of cows, sheep, horses, ducks, goats, chickens, and pigs gotten together so happily to play! With lots of pettable textures, surprise flaps, a duck that quacks, and a cow you can milk, toddlers can learn to identify farm animals while they have hours and hours of fun!
Matthew Van Fleet’s books have sold more than 4 million copies and he is loved by babies, toddlers, and by their parents and teachers too! Moo features five irresistible textures, four gatefold pop-ups, two tab mechanics, one squeaker, and dozens of farmyard friends. This farmyard funfest is sure to be a bedtime, school time, storytime, and anytime favorite!
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andlt;bandgt;Mooandlt;/bandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;iandgt;Matthew Van Fleet, photos by Brian Stanton. Sandamp;S/Wiseman, $16.99 (18p) ISBN 978-1-4424-3503-2andlt;/iandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; Using a formula similar to its predecessors, Cat and Dog, Van Fleet's interactive board book identifies farm animals using simple, playful rhymes: "Mommy cow,/ Baby calf,/ Shaggy daddy bull./ Moo cow,/ Milk the cow--/ grab the udder, pull!" (The farmer's hands milk the cow at the pull of a tab, while a cat turns its mouth toward the spraying milk.) Textures--a woolly sheep, a duck's downy chest feathers--provide a touch-and-feel aspect, while flaps and pop-ups make this a playful excursion. Ages 2and#8211;up.andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Bandgt;--andlt;iandgt;Publishers Weeklyandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/Bandgt;, July 18, 2011
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VAN FLEET, Matthew. Moo. photos by Brian Stanton. andlt;BRandgt; PreSand#8211;This interactive board book dazzles the senses by portraying farm animalsand#8217; sounds and textures. Nimble fingers can manipulate pages that include lifting flaps to reveal surprises, pulling and pushing tabs that create animal actions, and touching textures that represent animal fur and feathers. Touch and sound combine when listeners discover a rubber duck among the real ones and push a pad that makes the toy squeak. Children will learn the names for male and female, adult and young of each variety (and#8220;Mommy ewe, Daddy ram, Lambs just bornand#8221;). The minimal text includes rhythm and rhyme. Stantonand#8217;s full-color photographs contribute to the authenticity of the animals and the sensations stimulated in this book. Children are in store for an enriching, tactile-rich experience.and#8211;Diane Antezzo, Ridgefield Library, CT andlt;BRandgt; andlt;Iandgt;andlt;Bandgt;School Library Journal, andlt;/Bandgt;November 2011andlt;/Iandgt;
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A New York Times Bestseller
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This multipurpose book follows the same format as the creatorsand#8217; Dog (2007) and Cat (2009), expanding the concept to include various farm animals like sheep, chicken, pigs, and horses. Crisp animal photos are arrayed against a white background, and the spreads feature different interactive elements from fuzzy touch patches to spring-loaded tabs that put the critters in motion, to flaps that reveal simple pop-ups. The text offers rhythmic morsels of information, such as the goat page that reads, and#8220;Mommy nanny, / Daddy billy, / Little kids butt.and#8221; A hefty and handsome barnyard book. -- andlt;Bandgt;Booklistandlt;/Bandgt;
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A New York Times Bestseller
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A andlt;Iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/Iandgt; Bestseller
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From the #1 New York Times bestselling children's book creator Matthew Van Fleet.
Oink, Cluck, Squeak, Moo...Cock-a-doodle-doo
Ingeniously designed flaps and pull tabs, accompanied by pettable textures, offer a flock of interactive fun in this innovative introduction to the habits and distinctive voices of seven species of barnyard residents. Toddlers will delight in identifying and imitating each critter
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From baby lambs to wooly lambs to chicks just born, readers will delight in this interactive book that even lets them milk a cow. Learn animals sounds and have fun in Matthew Van Fleet's most fun-fiilled novelty book ever!
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From the #1 andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt; bestselling childrenand#8217;s book creator Matthew Van Fleet.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Oink, Cluck, Squeak, Moo...Cock-a-doodle-doo!andlt;BRandgt; andlt;BRandgt;Ingeniously designed flaps and pull tabs, accompanied by pettable textures, offer a flock of interactive fun in this innovative introduction to the habits and distinctive voices of seven species of barnyard residents. Toddlers will delight in identifying and imitating each critter!
About the Author
Matthew Van Fleetandrsquo;s innovative books have been introducing children to basic concepts for more than twenty years.andnbsp;His uniquely designed board booksandnbsp;invite toddlers to touch, press, pull, lift, and even sniff as they explore colors, shapes, numbers, letters, opposites, and more. Hisandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;andnbsp;bestselling titles includeandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Catandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Headsandlt;/iandgt;, andlt;iandgt;Alphabetandlt;/iandgt;andnbsp;andandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Mooandlt;/iandgt;andnbsp;asandnbsp;well as the #1andnbsp;andlt;iandgt;New York Timesandlt;/iandgt;andnbsp;bestsellersandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Tailsandlt;/iandgt;andnbsp;andandnbsp;andlt;iandgt;Dogandlt;/iandgt;. His books have sold more than six million copies and have been translated around the world.Brian Stanton is a New York based commercial photographer who shoots advertising, corporate, and editorial assignments. His clients include The Independent Film Channel, NBC, Bravo Networks, Lincoln Center, Panasonic, and Novartis. Brianandrsquo;s work can be viewed at BrianStantonPhoto.com.