The Farmer by Sam Braidwood
Waking up at the crack of dawn to attend to his livestock, harvest the produce, reap the wheat fields and repair his machinery, this is just the typical busy day in the life of The Farmer....
A fun, early childhood rhyming picture book that details the daily duties of "The Farmer". The first book of a series unfolding fun stories about interesting characters performing their everyday occupation. This book has a touch of humour through a mixture of sophisticated and simple vocabulary with emphasised text of the rhyming words which is perfect for developing emergent literacy skills in young children.
The Farmer is the first book of a series with characters based on real people performing their everyday occupations as a form of dedication or appreciation for having a positive influence in the author's life. This book is based on his father in-law, a passionate farmer in the Adelaide Plains region of South Australia and genuinely great guy!
Key Features
- Story and illustrations based on real life people who have inspired, motivated or positively impacted the author.
- Develops an understanding of rhyming words in young children with relevant emphasised text.
- Combined sounding words that are perfect for parents, teachers and speech pathologists to develop children's communication; literacy; and speech and sound skills.
- Colourful, fun, entertaining and interesting illustrations for both child and parent.
