Old MacDonald Had a Farm

Frances Cony. Orchard, $10.95 (12pp) ISBN 978-0-531-30129-6

Old MacDonald Had a Farm by Frances Cony, illus. by Iain Smyth, brings readers to the barnyard with a full assortment of interactive elements. Pull tabs make cows simultaneously snack on straw and roll their eyes; a lift of the flap allows the farmer to reach for eggs in the chicken coop. (Mar)

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