On a Farm (Penguin Young Readers, Level 1)

Yesterday was Christmas Day. I saw my great-niece, age two and a half, open a package with a few board books and immediately begin to identify pictures. (When she got to chocolate, she rubbed her tummy- smart girl!)If her mom had read this book to her a few times, I have no doubt that she could begin 'reading' it to herself.There are two methods of teaching reading: phonics, and word recognition. If those board books continue to hold little Liz's attention, she'll learn that c-h-o-c-o-l-a-t-e spells and means chocolate. She'll have to learn her alphabet at some point, but no one will need to hold her hand and teach her how to read.My mom taught me how to read by word recognition. She put her finger under each word as she read to me. But Mom was surprised when I began to read. She had no idea what she had done.Because this book repeats the same basic phrase, your child will pick up some words more quickly than others. Some children might see certain animals for the first time in this book.Be sure your children know their are different types of farms. Some farms are just dairy farms, produce (pronounced with a long o and a long u sound) farms, farms with pig parlors (bet that's a new one for you city folks), as well as farms with a little bit of everything.And some people, like my former neighbors, were parents who each worked but had a big garden (they canned what wasn't eaten immediately) and raised chickens, too. They didn't consider their five acres a farm, but did put their land to good use.Most farms these days are gigantic corporations. I hope you can be lucky enough to take your child to visit a much smaller farm. It will make this book come alive.

From 30 pages, almost 8 had ads to others books from the same publisher. I know that publishers need to sell others book too but I don't like to read a book that has more than 25% of the ads...I gave the book to my child opened at the first page of the story and he really love it. The images were really good and a child that lives in the city, this book could help him learn more about the farm and the animals!If you ignore the ads, the book is really good!Andrew Becket, author of " Children's Book: The Adventures of Bob and Andrew "

Easy to read book for beginning readers. The pictures are wonderful and this is a great book for young children.

Simple photos and text tell the story about what happens on a farm. The book is broken down into sections called:AnimalsFoodOn a FarmEach section shows different examples of the subject under discussion. You will find color images depicting what is being written about.The author and/or publisher suggest activities you can do after reading the book On a Farm. The activities suggested include:Picture CluesPatternsRecommend.Penmouse

On the farm book has great illustrations and short sentences perfect for a small toddler. It discusses animals, food, and other things that you can find on a farm. I recommend this book to parents of small toddlers that would be more interested in pictures rather than an actual story.

One of my friends has a copy of this simple book called On the Farm. I have borrowed it to use with my English Second Language preschool children as we go through it to give them the English vocabulary for farm animals. This simple book has good pictures that accurately show the animals. It is very helpful to bring more simple English vocabulary words into the classroom. We make a game of naming the animals as we go through the book together to make it fun for the children.

Perfect for my beginner reader - would be good for a kindergarten or 1st grade reader. My 6 year old is an "average" reader and found this to be easy enough to read but not so "babyish" that he wasn't interested.

This early reader has photography of the anime, fruits and vegetables, as well as items found on a farm. I felt it could have offered more but as a basic, beginner book, the information sufficed. I recommend this to parents and teachers for use in schooling. There is no storyline to follow.

Very happy with my purchase.Thanks a lot.

繰り返しのフレーズ、名詞をたくさん覚えられると思います。挿絵もリアルで良いと思います。

こういう本は楽しく読めて良いですね。無料と言うのも非常に好ましいです。

fun book for learning