AGE LEVEL
3 and 4 year-olds
GENRE
Nonfiction (Numbers, Counting)
REVIEW
This is not your average counting book. In addition to practice with the numbers one through ten, it contains a humorous story of a group of turkeys' barnyard visit, encouragement to help others, and a fun game of find-the-turkey toward the end of the story. The story starts off peacefully with one mare quietly eating at night, two calves sleeping, three kittens cuddled close to their mother, etc. But then, "Gobble-Gobble-Crash!," the turkeys arrive to take this count home, alternately annoying and delighting the animals whom they visit, such as six chicks, seven mice, eight baby goats, etc. The farmer, awoken by all the racket, threatens to catch the turkeys. The other animals come to their aid, and children will enjoy discovering just where the turkeys are hidden. Although this story has a very predictable structure, the amount of text makes it more appropriate for 3 and 4 year-olds than younger children. The painted illustrations are warm and joyful. Children will enjoy participating by counting and repeating "gobble-gobble-crash!" A highly recommended book.
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