Do we really need another Old MacDonald picture book? The answer is YES if this lovely edition illustrated by Mandy Foot is anything to go by. This is a uniquely Australian version of Old MacDonald had a Farm combines traditional animals such as sheep, cows and horses with animals that by default are often part of the Australian farming life such as kangaroos, emus and cockatoos.It is the illustrations that make this book. Foot has dispersed humour through her pictures with Old McDonald getting chased by a cheeky Emu, taking a bath under the water tank, and kangaroos jumping fences. It ends with a jamboree of animals. Children can also count how many kookaburras are on each page starting with one to ten.
The book also has its own website http://www.oldmacdonaldsfarm.com.au/ where children can scroll through a farm scene based on the book, listen to the song and get information about the animals in the book. There are also some activities that can be downloaded.
This was a wonderful and fun book that combines rhyming and counting. 8/10
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