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Everywhere the Cow Says Moo

Everywhere the Cow Says Moo
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Ellen Weinstein
ILLUSTRATED BY
Kenneth Andersson
In Picture Book
Ages: 2–4
Pages: 32
List Price: $14.95
Cover: Hardcover
Published: 3/1/2008
ISBN: 1-59078-458-8
ISBN-13: 978-1-59078-458-7
Animal sounds around the world. In English, the duck says, “Quack, quack!" But in French, the duck says, “Kwang, kwang!" Children love voicing sound words, and Ellen Slusky Weinstein’s lively book introduces the sounds of a dog, a frog, a duck, and a rooster as pronounced in English, Spanish, French, and Japanese. With humorous illustrations by Kenneth Andersson, this colorful book is an entertaining way to introduce young children to foreign language and onomatopoeia. A chart in the back shows how the words are spelled in their respective languages.

Reviews

"Ellen Slusky Weinstein has taken the traditional "animal sounds" book and turned it into a fun beginning reader-foreign language lesson by using repetitive, easy-to-read text. ... Kenneth Andersson's simple digital pictures not only illustrate the animals and symbols from each country, but are sure to delight young readers as well. ... [T]his funny, entertaining picture book is sure to educate and delight readers."
     —Library Media Connection

"The spare and colorful cartoonlike pictures mix the look of folk art and digital precision. Bold primary colors and heavy black lines abound. A glossary includes proper and phonetic spellings. Overall, this is an interesting book that may appeal to children interested in different cultures.–Catherine Callegari, Gay-Kimball Library, Troy, NH"
     —School Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews looks at Ellen Slusky Weinstein's Everwhere the Cow Says "Moo!" in its February 1, 2008 issue:

"Colorful, appealing illustrations and straightforward, clear text highlight differences and similarities in languages here as young children are introduced to onomatopoeic animal sounds in French, Spanish, Japanese and English. ... [A] solid choice for young children who are learning about animal sounds or being introduced to the multiplicity of languages for the first time."

The April/May 2008 issue of Library Media Connection features a review of Ellen Slusky Weinstein's Everwhere the Cow Says "Moo!":

"Ellen Slusky Weinstein has taken the traditional "animal sounds" book and turned it into a fun beginning reader-foreign language lesson by using repetitive, easy-to-read text. ... Kenneth Andersson's simple digital pictures not only illustrate the animals and symbols from each country, but are sure to delight young readers as well. ... [T]his funny, entertaining picture book is sure to educate and delight readers."