Customer Reviews

Farmyard Jamboree (Fun First Steps) (Hardcover with CD) (Book & CD)

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I bought this book for my students who happen to have autism. They LOVE it and request it all the time. The first time I heard it I thought "Oh no, this is boring" BUT it really speeds up and has a nice melody. You will find yourself singing this in your sleep. My 20 month old daughter loves it as well. I think any young child will enjoy the melody, the pictures and the rhythm of this story.

I first saw this book in the local library, borrowed it and was so impressed with it that I immediately ordered a copy from Amazon.com. I have almost used it to death since at school. The children love the catchy folk tune and it has room for so many applications as it goes through family relationships as well as being an excellent counting book. The illustrations are top notch and the singing on the CD clear and easy to follow. As a bonus, a child could follow the story on the CD as a ding tone indicates when to turn the page. I have used it with special needs kids with great success and it would go down just as beautifully in a mainstream classroom. Highly recommended.

I bought this book to use in speech-language therapy for special needs children. I agree with another person who wrote that she first put it in and thought it might be boring. I too had that same thought. Give this a chance! It does speed up and the kids really like it. You can use it for teaching so many different aspects of language. Barefoot Books really has some great things to offer and this is one of them!

We got this book out of the library and have absolutely loved it. Many read/sing along books with CDs are a disappointment and this one definitely was not! The song is very musically sound and has a very catchy tune. I like how it is folksy with real instruments. The pictures are interesting and my kids loved it. I think it will go on a Christmas list.

We really liked Animal Boogie, so we decided to try this one. It's another good musical book, but with a little more ominous sounding song. Not as upbeat as we would have liked.

Ok, I just read another review by a teacher of students with autism. I am also a teacher who works with children with autism and they love this book. Like the other reviewer I was disappointed at first and my students didn't seem to enjoy it on the first read through but then it became one of the most requested stories during circle time. They cannot get enough of it.