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154th out of 268 books
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172 voters
Sakes Alive! a Cattle Drive
by
Karma Wilson (Goodreads Author)
Two cows, Mabel and Molly, take the farmer's truck and go for an eventful joyride into town.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
July 6th 2005
by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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Sixty children attended our "Stars Out West" story time, which was launched with this rollicking story. Here's a sample of the dialogue our dynamic performer streamed to engage the group.
(Pointing to the cover of the book)"Who can tell me what these cows are doing?" "This story is called SAKES ALIVE -- Can you say that with me?" "We're going to be saying that a lot in this story."
"Can you wave to the farmer?"
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"They didn't stop at the stop sign! Is that a good choice?"
"What does the siren sound...more
(Pointing to the cover of the book)"Who can tell me what these cows are doing?" "This story is called SAKES ALIVE -- Can you say that with me?" "We're going to be saying that a lot in this story."
"Can you wave to the farmer?"
...
"They didn't stop at the stop sign! Is that a good choice?"
"What does the siren sound...more
What does the phrase "cattle drive" conjure up for you? Unless you have read this book or you are Karma Wilson, you are probably wrong. This isn't like any cattle drive I've ever heard of. Two cows, Mabel and Molly, filch the keys to the farmer's truck right out of his pocket and go on a joyride. Joyful for the cows, the people in the town, and the reader. It's a fun-filled rhyming book with hilarious illustrations that show the surprise and the amusement at seeing a truck with two cows careenin...more
Being avid Karma Wilson fans, my kids and I always look forward to a new discovery of hers. This one is cute, funny, rhythmic, etc. like many of her others. My problem is that the feel of the book is preschool-kindergarten, but the humor depends in part on kids having a firm grasp of the word plays (like "cattle drive"). So, a fun read aloud, but some humor goes over their heads.
Close to being too long for storytime, but good for use with older kids in preschool storytime. The kids loved the silliness of the book and looking at the pictures to see what the cows were not understanding (like the red sign--the kids read "stop" for me).
This book is fun for kids to repeat the main line as they read a book about cows that took the car for a drive! It rhymes and repeats the main line, which kids will enjoy saying as they read!
Read this to my daughters preschool class for story time and they LOVED it. Great rhythm, cute characters, super fun refrain that can be parroted by the kids.
A funny, great read aloud for you and your kids. The rhymes are fantastic, and the situations are hilarious. My son laughed through the entire story.
Oct 22, 2011
Relyn
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
teachers, parents, kids
Recommended to Relyn by:
I like the author.
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This book is full of mini-lesson opportunities. Curved lines, a variety of picture placement, repeating lines, humor, and a funny, satisfying ending.
The town go crazy when they see Molly and Mabel, the Farmer's cows, driving his truck right through town. Hilarious story and very cleverly written.
This is a great book for storytimes about parades, cowboys or farm animals!
Cute and hilarious, will be using this for story times this fall!
Good for reading aloud and making Texas drawl voices.
Silly pun. Great fun. Lots of rhyme. "One more time!"
Chaos ensues when two cows go joyriding.
literally. The cattle drive the truck to town.
I read this to Emily's 1st grade class and they loved the cows driving the truck. The illustrations are lovely and the story is cute. Great book to read aloud.
Hilarious! Great rhyming book.
My kids really enjoyed this one.
"I like the cattle drive."
Because cows can't drive.
Fun illustrations and a unique kind of Cattle Drive with good rhyme and read-aloud rhythm.
Very funny for parents too!
Fun
A five star book, says Max. Time for another trip to the library, says Dad.
One of my favorite stories to read during storytime.
Andy LOVES this one
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Karma Wilson grew up an only child of a single mother in the wilds of North Idaho. Way back then (just past the stone age and somewhat before the era of computers) there was no cable TV and if there had been Karma could not have recieved it. TV reception was limited to 3 channels, of which one came in with some clarity. Karma did the only sensible thing a lonely little girl could do…she read or pl...more
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