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Cows to the Rescue
It's the day of the county fair!
Three-legged races, a “Smartest Pig” contest, the Ferris wheel—what could be more fun? But the Greenstalks’car won’t start, so they’ll need some help getting there. . . .
Cows to the Rescue is the fabulous new book in John Himmelman’s hilarious barnyard saga. It follows Chickens to the Rescue and Pigs to the Rescue, bringing back the fun
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
September 13th 2011
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
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This is a funny story about a family's trip to the County Fair. The repetitive refrain of "Cows to the rescue!" accompanied by hilarious illustrations make this book a hoot to read aloud. We really enjoyed reading this story together and our girls had a lot of laughs by shouting the refrain as we read it.
I didn't realize until reading other reviews that this book is part of a series by John Himmelman. We read Chickens to the Rescue several years ago, and now we'll have to borrow Pigs to the Res...more
I didn't realize until reading other reviews that this book is part of a series by John Himmelman. We read Chickens to the Rescue several years ago, and now we'll have to borrow Pigs to the Res...more
This book is hilarious. The text drives the story for the illustrations to shine. Farmer Greenstalk and the animals are beset with problems to solve during the day, not a problem as Cows to the Rescue! Whenever I read the refrain I wanted to shout it out like I was super-hero. The illustrations are colorful and simple, and the cows have a lot of personality. One of my favorites is the cows on the ferris wheel, where you have the calm one, the biting nails one, the I must cover my eyes one, and t...more
The vibrant and humorous illustrations will keep kids laughing, and they'll no doubt enjoy the frequent refrain of "cows to the rescue!"
On a more mature note, I do wish children's authors would cease depicting county fairs as animal amusement parks in which farm animals enter "smart pig" or "handsome duck" contests. In reality, most farm animals on show at county fairs are auctioned to slaughter at the fair's conclusion.
On a more mature note, I do wish children's authors would cease depicting county fairs as animal amusement parks in which farm animals enter "smart pig" or "handsome duck" contests. In reality, most farm animals on show at county fairs are auctioned to slaughter at the fair's conclusion.
These stud-like cows have everything under control, so no need to worry. This book series takes different points of view of animals on a farm that solve everyday "problems". This is a fun book for students of early childhood settings to read pre-k through 1st grade. It is an easy book for students to read, and a fun book for teachers to read to students.
Okay, this book was only seriously funny because it was so wacky, but you can't argue with pigs in graduation gowns. And I wanted to frame the illustration of a cow doing a three-legged-race with a duck. Someone either needs to get this Himmelman character a literary award or find him some medication.
The County fair is in full swing, and the Greenstalk family don't want to miss one single minute. From a car that won't start, to a bunch of unprepared pigs, the cows solve one problem after another. The storytime set will delight in saying "Cows to the rescue", the repetitive refrain.
If you enjoyed Chickens to the Rescue and Pigs to the Rescue, you will love Cows to the Rescue. Himmelman is a clever creator to take popular farm animals and have them assist in a number of hilarious situations!
Theme: Cows
Additional themes: farm animals, help, county fair
Theme: Cows
Additional themes: farm animals, help, county fair
It is the day of the county fair and things keep going wrong. But who will help...why the cows of course. The cows come to the rescue time after time until the day is done and everyone is exhausted. This is a fun book with cute illustrations.
This is part of Himmelman's funny series of farm animals to the rescue. The refrain "Cows to the rescue!" with the alternating page turns makes this a great chime-in read-aloud. Nice to add a dash of humor to farm units.
cute and funny, but unremarkable.
good repetition, meter, predictability ("cows to the rescue!"). well-placed page turns. (cows' problem solving is always a spread by itself, so there's a reveal)
good repetition, meter, predictability ("cows to the rescue!"). well-placed page turns. (cows' problem solving is always a spread by itself, so there's a reveal)
When the family is ready to go to the fair, the car gives them problems, but the cows are to the rescue. As the day goes on, problems continue to arise and the cows continue to save the day.
Oh what fun! Antics abound as it's county fair day...and the cows must come to the rescue multiple times. Used this for preschool storytime, resulting in many smiles and giggles from the audience.
I love this series by John Himmelman. As with Chickens to the Rescue and Pigs to the Rescue, this book is funny and full of great cartoon-ish illustrations with a fair theme.
My daughter loves this book. I have now requested his other two "to the rescue" books as well. A fun story with great illustrations. Enjoyed all around!
After helping the Greenstalk family get to the county fair, the cows busy themselves finding solutions to many other problems that arise during the day.
Funny stuff! It's nice when a book has appeal for multiple ages. The combination of light text but varied level visual humor makes this a great sharing book.
When everything goes wrong on the day of the county fair, the cows save the day! Cute pictures and good repetitive story for young listeners.
Super cute book. And the other ones in the series are wonderful too. Hard to resist Pigs to the Rescue and Chickens to the Rescue too!
Not quite as good as "Chickens to the Rescue" or "Pigs to the Rescue" but the illustrations are still plenty funny.
Bobo loved shouting "cows to the rescue" as the refrain in this book.
Another silly story...made us laugh and illustrations are great!!
Giggle time. Fantasic read aloud, fun for both adult and child.
Nothing like a resourceful bovine to help you out in a pinch.
Clever book with very creative cows that save the day!
Super silly. Henry liked when they gave the duck a bath.
I really enjoy the pictures in this book. Pretty Funny!
Loved the artwork.
Hysterical!
very funny!
Very silly and fun, especially as a read-aloud.
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John Himmelman is the author and illustrator of more than sixty books for children, including Chickens to the Rescue. He lives in Connecticut with his family.
According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (S...more
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According John's Facebook page, he has been "making up stories and scribbling pictures since I could hold a crayon in my hand. It became my job in 1981, when my first book, "Talester the Lizard" was published during my last year in college (S...more
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