Thing That Bothered Farmer Brown [Paperback]

Teri Sloat (Author), Nadine Bernard (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up

Farmer Brown and all his animals are ready for sleep, but a tiny whiny humming sound keeps them awake.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

There's mayhem aplenty as a pesky fly makes its way through a farmer's bedroom and barnyard. Ages 4-7.

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From School Library Journal

Kindergarten-Grade 2?Farmer Brown's battle with a mosquito is told in toe-tapping verse in this delightful story based on a classic theme. The farmer who cannot sleep tries to kill a bothersome insect and each attempt disturbs more and more animals on the farm, "But the thing exhausting Farmer Brown was something flying round and round with a tiny, whiny, humming sound." Finally the house is quiet, the farmer is asleep...and readers see the pesky critter now annoying the animals in the barn. Westcott's charming black-ink and acrylic drawings spill across the pages in colorful, action-filled pictures. The placement of text and illustrations is energetic and appealing. Byron Barton's wordless Buzz Buzz Buzz (Macmillan, 1973; o.p.) and Jim Aylesworth's Hush Up! (Holt, 1980; o.p.) and Old Black Fly (Holt, 1992) all deal with bothersome bugs. This one hums right along with the best of them. A rousing story-hour offering that's frivolous and fun.?Beth Tegart, Oneida City Schools, NY
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic Inc. (May 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0531071839
• ISBN-13: 978-0531071830
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 9.9 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #714,761 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Make the mosquito sound to crack your kid up, August 8, 2001

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This review is from: Thing That Bothered Farmer Brown (Paperback)

My son loves all of the Farmer Brown books, but I think he loves this one the most because I make that "tiny, whiny humming sound" when I read it to him!