My First Farm Board Book (My First) (Board book)

by Anne Millard (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review
Based on the big book version, My First Farm Book, this chunky little board book is the perfect size for small, inquisitive hands (and teeth!). As with all DK Publishing's My First Word books, the emphasis is on language development. Kids build up vocabulary and prereading skills as they learn about life on a farm. Each page features creatures, products, or tools found on the farm, from straw bales to combine harvesters to eggs. With DK's always-crisp photographs, new readers will have no problem identifying objects on the pages and soon will be making the connection between the object and the word printed in bold letters beside it. Soon, even kids from the most urban environments will be slinging around terms like "manure spreader" and "rooster comb" like old farmhands--and reading like fiends! Readers are also introduced to numbers, colors, and animal noises, as they count one bull, two ducks, three limes; identify chicks and bananas as yellow; and discover that sheep say baa baa and hens say cluck cluck. Readers simply can't go wrong with DK's excellent titles in this series, including My First Body Board Book, My First ABC Board Book, and lots more. (Baby to preschool) --Emilie Coulter

Product Description
Mooooove over Old MacDonald. Here's a delightful first concept board book packed full of farm images for little ones to discover. Spot the pig, duck, cow, barn, tractor, and all the animals and farm equipment! DK's realistic My First photography and simple word labels combine to form the best introduction to farm life.

Product Details

• Reading level: Baby-Preschool
  
• Board book: 36 pages
• Publisher: DK Preschool; Board edition (January 22, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0789474123
• ISBN-13: 978-0789474124
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,472,495 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

• This item is part of The My First Board Book Series.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!, February 5, 2002

By	Deanna Hockey (Sydney, Australia) - See all my reviews

This series of board books are fantastic.

I started collecting these for my daughter after she was given one at 6 months and this is what we started to read to her every night. She woud sit and demand it to be read over and over and over again. The board pages and are easy for baby and toddler to turn and the pictures (real photography not illustrations) are wonderful.

The farm one has lots of animals, fruit and vegetables and reading them over and over my toddler can now read and say the names of each thing herself while pointing to them. She recognises things she sees on her dinner plate and goes and gets the book to compare.

If your looking for a great picture book to share with your baby this is the one (and the series of books) to buy. You can never have too many books to read with your children.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars reading in louisiana, July 19, 2001

By	robin klym (Lafayette, Louisiana United States) - See all my reviews

I bought this book for my 14 month old little boy. He loves it - he carries it around the house. Of course, he can't read it yet, but he loves to point at the different, beautifully pictured animals in the book and listen to me say their names. He can even point to some of them after I say their names now! I love this book - great for toddlers. Easy to read, durable!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My first farm board book, March 22, 2001

By A Customer

We like the board book for several reasons. The bright colors and the shape of the animal characters. The board pages are great because they stand upright and are durable. The babies love the stimulation. It's a good way to encourage the development of colors and shapes while they are here in our Intensivecare Nursery. One of our baby who is on a ventilator for a long time loves to look at Zebra until he goes back to sleep. Thank you for letting me write this review. Books are great for

everyone. And we are very fortunate that the colorful books are available for sick infants as well. NICU RN