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Amazing Cows: Udder Absurdity for Children [Hardcover]

Sandra Boynton
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

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Book Description

November 25, 2010 5 and up
From Sandra Boynton—as it could only come from Boynton—an inventive new exuberant jumble of a book for the young reader. Amazing Cows is a picture book, a storybook, a book of fun and games—it’s all those things in one. Plus it even shows you how to find the startling recording of Maurice Ravel’s “Bolero Completely Unraveled for Orchestra and Kazoos” performed by Sandra Boyton & The Highly Irritating Orchestra. (Running time is 17:14, but seems MUCH longer.)

A work of pure obsession, Amazing Cows celebrates cows and offbeat cowness with a miscellany of cow stories, cow poems, cow jokes, and other bovine ephemera. Along the way, expect lively guest appearances by ducks, pigs, and excessive numbers of chickens. There’s a song: "It Had to Be Moo." A game: "Find the Hidden Cows." Famous Barnyard Composers (surely you’ve heard of Wolfgang Amadeus Moozart and Johann Sebastian Bockbockbock). Knock-knock jokes, a cow myth, and an Amazing Cow comic-book adventure: "Trouble on Zebblor 7." Cow fashion. Cow Limericks. How to Speak Cow. Plus so much mooer.

Amazing Cows is full-color, 96 pages long, and packed with the kind of silly fun that young readers adore, especially when they can read it to themselves—and then read it to their parents, and then to their little brothers, and then to the family dog. Or the family cow.



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Editorial Reviews

From Booklist

No one can take �cute and goofy� quite as far as Boynton, and here she is in top form, milking several silly cow-themed mini tales, a comic featuring the exploits of a bovine superhero, limericks, song lyrics, knock-knock jokes, advertisements, fashion notes, and �so much mooer!� for all they�re worth as herds of Holsteins�interspersed with a supporting cast of chickens, ducks, pigs, and other livestock�cavort across the pages with expressions of wide-eyed befuddlement. Adding educational value with a gallery of �Famous Barnyard Composers� (�Johann Sebastian Bockbockbock�) and a diagram of the stages of �Metamoophosis� from �cattlepillar� to �udderfly,� she then closes with an invitation to download an all-kazoo rendition of Ravel�s Bolero. Somehow, that just seems to fit in with the general zaniness. It would take a heart of stone to find this less than udderly entertaining. Grades 2-4. --John Peters --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Review

Not since the heyday of Gary Larson has so much adoration been shown to bovines. With her trademark irreverence, Boynton offers an impassioned and hyperbolic ode to cows, replete with jokes, a spread devoted to cow fashion, a cow "myth" that takes place in ancient Athens ("though Fort Lauderdale is also a strong possibility"), limericks, and puns aplenty. One highlight is a comic "from the golden age of overambitious farm animals," featuring a shy research assistant whose alter ego is the cape-wearing superhero, Amazing Cow. Those seeking hard facts about cows are mooing up the wrong tree; those in the mood for "udder chaos" need look no further. It's pure fun. -- Publisher's Weekly

Product Details

  • Age Range: 5 and up
  • Hardcover: 96 pages
  • Publisher: Workman Publishing Company (November 25, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0761163719
  • ISBN-13: 978-0761163718
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,688 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sandra Boynton is a popular American humorist, songwriter, children's author and illustrator. Boynton has written and illustrated more than forty books for both children and adults, as well as over four thousand greeting cards, and four music albums. Although she does not license her characters to be redrawn or adapted, she has herself designed???for various companies???calendars, wallpaper, bedding, stationery, paper goods, clothing, jewelry, and plush toys.

Customer Reviews

So, if you liked Boynton's younger fare, this is a fun, silly book for older readers. Robert  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
Her stories and songs are funny and simple. Robert Broussard  |  2 reviewers made a similar statement
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Popular with my seven-year-old December 3, 2010
By Robert
Format:Hardcover
We've been reading Boynton books to my daughter since she was born. And when she started reading for herself, the Going to Bed book and a few other Boynton titles were her favorites.

Now that she's getting a bit too old for the board books, this was a wonderful step up for her. I gave her the Cows book last night, and she read it cover to cover. My wife and I could hear her laughing away in her room.

So, if you liked Boynton's younger fare, this is a fun, silly book for older readers. I enjoyed thumbing through it quite a bit.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Udderly Funny and a Family Favorite December 7, 2010
Format:Hardcover
Sandra Boynton has been a staple in our home since our eldest daughter, Diva-J was a little girl. We would read Barnyard Dance every night and sometimes even multiple times each night. Her rhythm and cadence that she placed in that book was wonderful and Diva-J and now Diva-PJ loves listening to it.

This book, while geared toward older readers, still has the wonderful cadence and rhythm that Boynton shares in her younger fare and as we shared this book with Diva-J, she and we laughed at loud at many of the parts of the book.

I am particularly drawn tot he illustrations within this book and all of her books. For me it is the illustrations that bring the story to life. I know that in this book, some of the humor is still above our eldest daughter's head, but we know she will grow into it and she will come to find it as funny as it truly is!

If you are already a Sandra Boynton fan, or if you are just starting, this book is a definite keeper and one that I would highly recommend!
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Love Sandra Boynton August 26, 2011
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My entire family loves Sandra Boynton. Her stories and songs are funny and simple. Her work is also enjoyable and tolerable for adults. I recommend her to any with kids or expecting.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Funny pictures, but a cow is a female
I bought this book for my sister who loves cows. We grew up on a dairy farm. I thought the pictures were hilarious, and I hoped she would really like it. Read more
Published 7 months ago by Ann Tyrone
5.0 out of 5 stars amazing cows
this is a fun book for children and adults! Sandra Boynton is an amazing wit and if you want your funny bone tickled, this book is clever enough to do it.
Published 15 months ago
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Cows
Hilarious book by Sandra Boynton. Received very quickly, in perfect condition, well packaged. No complaints at all. A perfect online transaction.
Published 16 months ago by Eric
5.0 out of 5 stars Any book where...
you find out why you don't want chickens to play "Red Rover" is OK by me. Also, finding out how to communicate in the Bovine dialect is good. Read more
Published 18 months ago by rjones2818
5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful...a Mooving Bovine Tribute
Exactly what one expects from Sandra Boynton...such fun!
In this household, though, we are most partial to her CD & book combos, and here is a helpful hint: Never order just... Read more
Published 23 months ago by SC in SC
5.0 out of 5 stars A Boynton Book for the School-Aged Set!!!
When a PR person pitched this book to me for review, I said, "I loved Boynton books when my kids were preschoolers, but they've sadly outgrown them. Read more
Published on April 1, 2011 by Jennifer Donovan
5.0 out of 5 stars love love love boynton!
i have purchased all of boynton's books for years. she is so delightful. i would read her books to my son at night before he went to sleep and while it entertained and calmed him... Read more
Published on January 19, 2011 by Jan R. Schulman
4.0 out of 5 stars Great for kids
Its no secret to my friends that I love cows, I think that they are pretty darn neat, I like how they hang out in herds and I love cheese. Read more
Published on January 5, 2011 by Mallory
2.0 out of 5 stars Not So Amazing Cows
Don't get me wrong. I adore Sandra Boynton's books and recordings, but I just didn't find Amazing Cows up to her usual standards. Read more
Published on December 30, 2010 by Jerce
5.0 out of 5 stars To be enjoyed by kids and kids at heart ..
Have purchased artist/author Sandra Boynton's products over the years ... this book is definitely for kids of all ages ... the bovine humor and artwork is so clever! Read more
Published on December 19, 2010 by TeashB
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