Interrupting Cow and the Horse of a Different Color: Ready-to-Read Level 2

by Jane Yolen, Joëlle Dreidemy (Illustrator)

Overview

From acclaimed and prolific author Jane Yolen comes the fourth hilarious Level 2 Ready-to-Read in the Interrupting Cow series about a very unusual horse.

There’s a new horse at the farm and he’s unlike any horse that Interrupting Cow has ever met. It turns out he’s a zebra! Zebra knows a lot of jokes—and all about the big bright world beyond the farm. Could this new friendship be the start of Interrupting Cow’s next big adventure?

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781665914413
Publisher:	Simon Spotlight
Publication date:	12/13/2022
Series:	Interrupting Cow
Sold by:	SIMON & SCHUSTER
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
Lexile:	610L (what's this?)
File size:	47 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Jane Yolen is an award-winning author who has written more than 380 books for children, including the bestseller How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and the 1988 Caldecott Medal winner Owl Moon. She is known for her beautiful poetry, picture books, fairy tales, novels, and nonfiction, and has even been called “the Hans Christian Andersen of America” (Newsweek). She lives in Hatfield, Massachusetts. Visit her at JaneYolen.com.

Joëlle Dreidemy can’t remember the first time she started drawing…maybe the first time she picked up a pencil! She spent her childhood among books from Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake, Tony Ross, Ralph Steadman, and others who influenced her style. Joelle studied art at the famous Emile Cohl School in Lyon, France, where she met fantastic and motivating teachers like Yves Got and Jean Claverie. She now lives in Paris illustrating projects for French, English, American, and Korean publishers. When not drawing, Joelle practices karate, plays piano, and goes to museums and the movies.

Editorial Reviews

02/10/2023

PreS-Gr 2—The latest installment of the "Interrupting Cow" series takes place back at the farm, where readers meet a strange animal who is horse-shaped and has black stripes on white. Turns out Zebra, who is quite funny and knows lots of jokes, is the new addition. As Interrupting Cow and Zebra walk through the farm, other cows, horses, ducks, and goats watch them. Interrupting Cow is the perfect guide for Zebra; they bond over jokes and interruptions. This tale of friendship and humor is accompanied by colorful illustrations, which allow readers to easily identify the animals. The main characters wear shoes and walk upright, allowing them to stand out from the other animals in the story. Subject specific vocabulary like "neighing," "hooves," and "scribble of foam" may need to be introduced. Additionally, some words like "recovered," "ringmaster," and "astonished" could be unfamiliar to readers. VERDICT A fun addition to this ongoing series.—Katie Loomis

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