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Welcome to: A Book or Two: Children's Literature Reviews, a blog site that offers information on new, classic, and favorite children's literature, reviewed by university professors, classroom teachers, librarians, and those studying to become teachers. We hope you will find "just the right book" to share with others. Our goal is to keep the site updated with information about children's authors, book awards, and new releases. Each entry will include the book cover picture, a brief overview, bibliographic information, and suggested uses for families, librarians, and teachers. We will categorize books in several different ways, to facilitate searching.

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11/21/13

On the Farm

TITLE:  On the Farm
AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR: Kirsten Hall/ John Steven Gurney
PUBLISHER:  Children’s Press        
PUBLICATION DATE:  September 1, 2004
GENRE:  Nonfiction/Informational          READING LEVEL:  5 years of age
BRIEF OVERVIEW:  This book is about the farm and is an easy reader.  It teaches children to recognize and identify familiar words so that they can learn to read on their own.
INTEGRATED ACTIVITY:  Each child will create a farm flipbook.  The children will cut out farm animals and things found on the farm, then paste them to the book and find the matching word or animal sound to it.

REVIEWER’S NAME & AFFILIATION:  Jocelyn Williams, Valdosta State University