Down on the Funny Farm (Step into Reading, Step 3) [Paperback]

P. E. King (Author), Alastair Graham (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 12, 1986 | Age Level: 6 and up | Grade Level: 1 and up | Series: Step into Reading

Illus. in full color. "A young farmer thinks he has gotten a real deal when an old man sells him a farm for one dollar. Upon inspection, however, there are a few liabilities: a cat that thinks it's a horse, a rooster that thinks it's a dog, and other animals with identity problems. The initial joke will really tickle new readers. Long, but easy; kids will feel a sense of accomplishment when they finish this."--Booklist.  

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Illus. in full color. "A young farmer thinks he has gotten a real deal when an old man sells him a farm for one dollar. Upon inspection, however, there are a few liabilities: a cat that thinks it's a horse, a rooster that thinks it's a dog, and other animals with identity problems. The initial joke will really tickle new readers. Long, but easy; kids will feel a sense of accomplishment when they finish this."--Booklist.  

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 6 and up
  
• Paperback: 48 pages
• Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers (April 12, 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394874609
• ISBN-13: 978-0394874609
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,162,841 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Acid Test: Kids want to hear it again and see the pictures!, July 18, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Down on the Funny Farm (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Hardcover)

What a great book for me to use in our Rotary Club sponsored reading program with Will Rogers School in Altus, Oklahoma. I enjoy reading and making the farm sounds to the 1st grade class. We, (members of the business community), read twice a week to show how important reading is to us. This book is one of my favorites because it gives them a positive experience with a book. Plus, I love to see them smile and hear them laugh!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best book in the series!, March 1, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Down on the Funny Farm (Step into Reading, Step 3) (Paperback)

My son and daughter were raised on the Step Into Reading Series and this is clearly the best title in the series. Pre-readers will find the illustrations and animal sounds hilarious. Early readers will be challenged and rewarded time and time again. It is a gem.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Down on the Funny Farm, June 16, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Down on the Funny Farm (Step-Into-Reading, Step 3) (Hardcover)

The story I finished reading is called Down on the Funny Farm. The story is kind of funny. Well the book is adout a farmer that is looking for a farm. Then he went walking looking for a farm. All of a sudden he saw an old man and the old man asked him if he wanted his farm. The farmer asked how much. The old man told him for only one dollar. The farmer said yes and got so happy.

Then when the farmer took a look at the farm. The animals were acting strange. The cat was trying to pull the wagon, hores was on the barn roof, the rooster was burrying a bone, the dog was sitting on a nest, the chiken was rolling in the mud, and the pig was chasing mice. Then the farmer told all the animals what they were supposed to do. Then they did what were born to do. The farmer then got married with a lady so he would not be alone in his farm.

My opinions and recommendations are that the book was okay, but not that okay, because it is not that funny. I recommend it to people that have strange pets and that do not like to read, because it is a small book.