On the Farm/ Los Animales De La Granja

Picture Book Month

Day 6 theme: Farm

Los Animales De La Granja

Author of the day: Doreen Cronin

Link to Doreen Cronin's Picture Book Month post today

On the Farm by David Elliott

Illustrated by Holly Meade

Publisher: Candlewick Press

Ages: 3 to 6         

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake — silent and alone — winds and watches. 

This bold and beautifully illustrated picture book is a perfect read aloud to introduce younger children into the lives of farm animals. The language is fun and flows well enticing children to join in and sound like a cow, a pig, cat or one of the many farm animals. A big A plus plus for On the Farm.

David Elliott author website

Holly Meade illustrator website

 Animales de la granja by Lynn Stone

This book is from a series entitled la vida en la granja explaining all aspects of American farm life. "Animales de la granja" offers colorful photos of individual farm animals-the cow, goat, sheep, pig, chicken, duck, and others along with some brief information about each one.

Los Animales De La Granja  

 

 

Farm activities and printables

Enchanted Learning farm printables 

Enchanted Learning farm book printable in Spanish

Primera Escuela  Animales de la Granja

Day 2 Picture Book Month

Theme: Rabbits

A Baby Rabbit Story
by Jeni Wittrock
Pebble Plus book 
Capstone Press

Click here to view pages of A Baby Rabbit Story


Many times when I read a fiction picture book to students, I like to begin with an informational picture book on a related topic. This is the type of book that is well paired with a fictional story about rabbits. 

A Baby Rabbit Story begins with mama rabbit preparing her nest for the birth of her four babies. This page is accompanied by an amazing photograph of a mother rabbit in action with a mouth full of twigs. The next few pages follows the babies through their early stages of growth and explains how they are fed and protected by their mother until they are able at three weeks of age to begin eating on their own. We learn how the rabbits groom, play, and at the age of two months are ready to find their own mates and begin the own family. The illustrations consist of large, vibrantly clear photographs of rabbits in their natural environments. The final illustration on page 21 is absolutely stunning in its natural beauty. 

Additional resources include a glossary, suggested book titles, and an internet link to www.facthound.com where you can type in the ISBN number and access kid-friendly resources. These are posted below.

National Geographic:  Cotton Tail Rabbit

Print out a rabbit to color at Enchanted Learning