The New Baby Calf [Paperback]

Edith Newlin Chase (Author), Barbara Reid (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

A baby calf is born, and under his mother's guidance grows happy and fat.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

"Buttercup the cow had a new baby calf, a fine baby calf, a strong baby calf. Not strong like his mother, but strong for a calf, for this baby calf was so new." Plasticene-relief illustrations give this book an unusual three-dimensional look, as the baby calf grows up with lots of love and mother's milk. It's a sweet story, which should encourage those readers who despair of ever growing up themselves. Reid's observations of country life are on target, from the barnyard full of animals to the pink-cheeked farmer who tends them.
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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks (April 1, 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0590447769
• ISBN-13: 978-0590447768
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 7.4 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #280,963 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars outrageous!, December 26, 2010

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This review is from: The New Baby Calf (Paperback)

i never received this and i ordered it a very long time ago. i am extremely annoyed to put it mildly.

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect for small children, beautiful poem beautifully illustrated, April 30, 2010

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J. Mann (southwestern NH) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The New Baby Calf (Paperback)

Full disclosure: I am a son-in-law of Edith Chase. What the book does is reassure children of the pleasure and approval adults feel toward them, who, while weak, are growing robustly. The "new baby calf" represents (is) the child to whom this story is being read. The marvellous illustrations give the person reading the book to children a wonderful experience as well.

4.0 out of 5 stars Reid always amazes, March 31, 2010

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Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Baby Calf (Paperback)

Barbara Reid is a world renowned Plasticine artist. In this book she takes a story about the love between a mother cow and her new calf and creates a fun board book for children of all ages. With 15 full pages of illustrations and embellishments on the pages facing the text, this will be a fun book for the young children in your life.