Driving My Tractor (with Enhanced Audio CD)

by Jan Dobbins, David Sim (Illustrator), SteveSongs (Performed by)

Overview

Chug along with a farmer and his tractor on this multi-season animal adventure! A busy farmer picks up fifteen animals along his route, but when his trailer hits a stone, chaos ensues. This colorful book combines simple counting instruction with humor, repetition and rhythm to encourage learning fun. Book with CD edition includes song sung by acclaimed children’s performer SteveSongs.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781846866647
Publisher:	Barefoot Books
Publication date:	03/01/2012
Series:	Barefoot Singalongs
Pages:	32
Sales rank:	1,004,956
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 9.90(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jan Dobbins is a well-known music educator and composer who mentors music teachers from all over the world. She enjoys writing songs for children, teaching violin, singing and cooking. Jan lives in Somerset, UK with her husband Simeon.

David Sim studied at the Royal College of Art and has worked as an illustrator for many years creating many children's books. David and his wife also run a gallery in Crail, a beautiful fishing village in Fife, Scotland.

SteveSongs blends participatory songs, clever stories and great melodies to create an interactive, educational and musical journey for his listeners. His music has won numerous awards, including a Parents' Choice Gold Award, a CMW Best Audio Award, a NAPPA Honor and an iParenting Media Award. He currently lives in Connecticut, USA.

Editorial Reviews

PreS-K—A farmer drives his tractor down a bumpy road through various seasons, gradually loading one cow, two donkeys, three pigs, four sheep, and five chickens onto his trailer. When his filled vehicle hits a stone, the grinning load shakes loose and all escape. By the time the farmer arrives home, he is greeted by all the critters. This tale is ideal for storytime with its rhyming text, fun sounds, and refrain, "Chug, chug, clank, clank, toot! It's a very busy day." This is a jolly read-aloud, and the accompanying CD with a jazzy version adds to the charm, with both an instrumental track and SteveSongs (of PBS fame) singing the text. In addition to a page of the music, the book's extras include a spread of farm vehicles with brief descriptions of their purposes and another of a dozen different types of crops, explaining when they're grown. Dobbins's text, with its bounty of information and fun, is well matched with Sim's cartoonlike, folk art illustrations in acrylics and pastels.—Gay Lynn Van Vleck, Henrico County Library, Glen Allen, VA

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