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Sheep in a Jeep (Sheep)
Beep! Beep! Sheep in a jeep on a hill that’s steep.
Sheep in a Jeep is well loved by the preschool and early-reader sets for its slapstick story of five sheep (in a jeep) and silly sound effects—especially when the jeep goes splash and thud in the mud! Nancy Shaw’s rollicking rhymes are Seuss-snappy, and Margot Apple’s appealing pencil illustrations are expressive and hilar...more
Sheep in a Jeep is well loved by the preschool and early-reader sets for its slapstick story of five sheep (in a jeep) and silly sound effects—especially when the jeep goes splash and thud in the mud! Nancy Shaw’s rollicking rhymes are Seuss-snappy, and Margot Apple’s appealing pencil illustrations are expressive and hilar...more
Board Book, 26 pages
Published
August 25th 1997
by HMH Books
(first published 1986)
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A long-time favorite, this was a repeat request read when my kids were leetle ones. (P.S. to those who think the subject matter might be disturbing: Unless they suffer from car-accident-induced PTSD, kids aren't bothered by the likes of jeeps crashing in picture books. They don't have the life experience to make the negative connection, so it's just funny to them. Toy cars crash all the time without disastrous consequences. It's the adults who might have problems with that sort of thing, and loo...more
A current favorite of my son's-we're reading it nightly at the moment. We read a lot of children's books, and sometimes I post them here, if they are really noteworthy. We love everything about this book! The illustrations of the sheep really convey the emotions they're experiencing as they completely screw up their attempts at driving their jeep for the first time. They're really funny, and my 4 year old loves them. The story is funny too, and is told in simple couplets that are easy to memoriz...more
Dec 20, 2012
Danielle Freeman
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
books-im-reading-with-my-son
My son has autism and although he is 10 he likes younger books that he can read successfully himself. This one also has many words with 'S' so it provides good practice for his speech!
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy Shaw and illustrated by Margot Apple is an average rhyming book for children. It is very predictable in its rhyming pattern and would be good for teaching students pattern and rhyme, but other than that I did not find it particularly interesting. Children would probably love hearing a story about the antics of sheep driving a jeep and subsequently getting it stuck in mud, having to push it up a hill, and crashing to pieces since these are not things that barnyard animal...more
Sheep in a Jeep is a cute little story about sheep going on a trip in a jeep. Along the way they struggle to get up a hill and then when they reach the top, the jeep gets out of their hands and rolls down getting stuck in the mud. The sheep try to push and pull the jeep out together and eventually call for help. Some pigs come help them out and get the jeep out of the mud. The sheep are so excited that they forgot to have someone steer the jeep, and they end up crashing. In the end they work tog...more
This book first caught my eye because of the red Jeep on the cover, owning a similar jeep I dove head first into this mind boggling 32 page masterpiece thinking it would help with the sheep like noises coming from my jeep. I learned all too quick that this book was well beyond my age when I failed to realize that sheep cannot drive a jeep! The artistic factor in this book is well below sub-par, I think I could have drawn better in an ambien induced coma. I am not sure who the author was trying t...more
Summary:
"Beep! Beep! Sheep in a jeep on a hill that's steep."
This story, much like the jeep, gathers momentum from page one. When five foolish sheep cram into one jeep, their high spirits and occasional lack of foresight (like forgetting to steer) combine to make a riotous, if ill-fated, road trip. Plummeting over a hill, tumbling into a mud puddle, yelping for help, these muttonheads just can't get their act together, much to the delight of young readers.
Nancy Shaw's Seussian rhymes are guara...more
"Beep! Beep! Sheep in a jeep on a hill that's steep."
This story, much like the jeep, gathers momentum from page one. When five foolish sheep cram into one jeep, their high spirits and occasional lack of foresight (like forgetting to steer) combine to make a riotous, if ill-fated, road trip. Plummeting over a hill, tumbling into a mud puddle, yelping for help, these muttonheads just can't get their act together, much to the delight of young readers.
Nancy Shaw's Seussian rhymes are guara...more
Sheep in a Jeep by Nancy E. Shaw is the first in Shaw's Sheep series. Five silly sheep rhyme their way through a totally unsuccessful drive.
Sheep push the stalled jeep so that it gets stuck in mud. They are assisted by stong pigs, but crash into a tree. Sheep then try to sell the wrecked jeep!
This story features a rhyming text, a large, bold font, about fifty words, and lots of repetition making it work well as a beginning reader. The small pictures make this a best bet for reading to a few chil...more
Sheep push the stalled jeep so that it gets stuck in mud. They are assisted by stong pigs, but crash into a tree. Sheep then try to sell the wrecked jeep!
This story features a rhyming text, a large, bold font, about fifty words, and lots of repetition making it work well as a beginning reader. The small pictures make this a best bet for reading to a few chil...more
The illustrations in this book are in such a way that children can look at the book and tell what is going on in the story. The words are few and simple and children who are familiar with site words may even be able to read it. The book is filled with relavent position words.It is a fun book that can be read within a few short minutes.
Learning activity:
I read the book one time through so that the children are familar with the book. I will read the book a second time and as a whole group we will...more
Learning activity:
I read the book one time through so that the children are familar with the book. I will read the book a second time and as a whole group we will...more
In Nancy Shaw’s Sheep in a Jeep, a flock of sheep drive a jeep. The sheep go up a hill, but the jeep stops working. The sheep push the jeep a little to hard and it ends up in the mud. Then, they tug and shrug, yell for help, until finally, it goes! However, the driver sheep forgets to steer and the jeep crashes into a tree. At the end of this comical story, the sheep are selling their jeep for cheap. This book is very basic, so I would have to recommend it for preschool or kindergarten students...more
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I rated Sheep in a Jeep as just OK. While the story of the mischievous sheep taking an adventurous ride in a Jeep and illustrations were both well intentioned, to me, they were not well coordinated and did not provide as good of a beginning to the story as they could have. The story does involve a car wreck that might be disturbing to some children. I did find the artist's illustrations unique in the medium used.
Learning Extension: Pre-school children and early readers would enjoy the easy readi...more
Learning Extension: Pre-school children and early readers would enjoy the easy readi...more
Nancy Shaw, Sheep in a Jeep (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1986)
Simply put: the kid's favorite book four months running. Inventive use of rhythm, excellent word choice, hilarious, expressive illustrations. (Our edition is also a massively oversized board book, which is too heavy for baby to hold, but that doesn't stop him trying, and it's really doing wonders for his coordination; he loves turning the pages on his own.) Let me put it this way: the entire family is so enthralled by it that come next...more
Simply put: the kid's favorite book four months running. Inventive use of rhythm, excellent word choice, hilarious, expressive illustrations. (Our edition is also a massively oversized board book, which is too heavy for baby to hold, but that doesn't stop him trying, and it's really doing wonders for his coordination; he loves turning the pages on his own.) Let me put it this way: the entire family is so enthralled by it that come next...more
I think that young children will enjoy this quick moving adventure, because anything that can happen seems to happen to these "wild jeep sheep riders!" There are many new ways that children can
learn to express themselves by listening to the words in the story. The illustrations are very expressive and allow adults an amazing way to share a children's book with the class.
Extension:
For an activity, the children can act out the story of the sheep and all of the adventures that occur. They can prete...more
learn to express themselves by listening to the words in the story. The illustrations are very expressive and allow adults an amazing way to share a children's book with the class.
Extension:
For an activity, the children can act out the story of the sheep and all of the adventures that occur. They can prete...more
Though this one was around in my youth I don’t think I ever experienced it. I don’t know where to start! The rhyming, the rhythm, the illustrations, the mischief… it’s all so enchanting and timeless. The words just itch to be read aloud and chanted and repeated over and over again. Each sheep has a personality from the driver with his hat to the knitter to the one with the snacks or the one with the bell and put them all in a jeep and you are in for a ride. They experience engine trouble and get...more
This book is a fun way to introduce short simple words to 3 to 4 year olds. The entire book also rhymes. Children in this age group enjoy short rhymes. It is funny and will also take children through a range of emotions.
Extension
After reading the book the teacher can reinforce some words in the book and help children understand their meaning.She can also have a discussion about emotions the sheep were feeling in different situations in the book.Then they can play a game where the teacher says a...more
Extension
After reading the book the teacher can reinforce some words in the book and help children understand their meaning.She can also have a discussion about emotions the sheep were feeling in different situations in the book.Then they can play a game where the teacher says a...more
Mar 09, 2009
Val
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
People looking for a funny rhyming book to read to one child
Shelves:
children-or-young-adult,
picture-books
I was very amused by this book -- the text is simple (and rhyming), but the pictures are
HILARIOUS
. It would be a fun book to read on an individual basis, but I don't know if this book would be good to read to a group. The board book is pretty small, and so much of how the story is told depends on being able to see the pictures. I'm envisioning preschooler shoving matches for a seat in the front row ("I can't see! Make her move!). I would not mind reading this again, or reading this aloud. Ther...more
This is a colorful book about sheep that aren’t exactly paying attention. This book teaches children to be aware of their environment. This book is also a great way to introduce the double e words. An example of the double e is Sheep, and jeep just in the title. This would be read to a kindergarten or 1st grade class.
Learning Experience:
After reading the book as small groups have the students think back to words that had the double E in them. After making a list of the ones the children knew, go...more
Learning Experience:
After reading the book as small groups have the students think back to words that had the double E in them. After making a list of the ones the children knew, go...more
Apr 17, 2009
Emmanuel
rated it
3 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
1 to 5 year olds
Recommended to Emmanuel by:
my teacher
When I read this book to my little brother, Anthony, he liked it a lot. I told him the title of the book, and I said, "Who is that?" and he told me Snoopy. Then I said, "That is not Snoopy. That is the sheep." Then when I started to read, he started to say, "BEEP" for every word I said to him. So I started to read fast, so he started to say, "BEEP" fast too. I laughed with my little brother. Then I turned my smile upside down. He was still laughing. He couldn't stop! He went running around sayin...more
This book is great for young children maybe age 2 and up. The letters are big and the sentences are short enough to keep attention. Children will love the fun and interesting pictures where they can predict what is happening without reading it. I would like to use this for a lesson on rhyming words since that is mostly what the book has int it.
Activity extension: I can have a basket of things that will rhyme with the words that i have picked out. I will tell one child a word and they will need t...more
Activity extension: I can have a basket of things that will rhyme with the words that i have picked out. I will tell one child a word and they will need t...more
Review: This story has a lot of rhyming words, which will capture children’s eyes to wanting to read it more. The print on the page is bold, large font, and there are only a few words on each page. The illustrations are funny. The print goes along with the pictures of each page. Children could just look at the picture without reading the words.
Learning Experience: This book teaches children about rhyming words. An activity that would be great with this book is say a word and the children have t...more
Learning Experience: This book teaches children about rhyming words. An activity that would be great with this book is say a word and the children have t...more
A very cute short story about sheep riding in a jeep. The sheep are silly and get into silly situations. The pictures in the book are funny and the story would be very appropriate for young children. The story ends when the sheep wreak the jeep because they are being silly sheep.
Learning Experience:
This is a perfect book to use to talk to children about Rime and Onset. You could make a chart using the words in the story and create cards that have a different rime and ask the children to come up...more
Learning Experience:
This is a perfect book to use to talk to children about Rime and Onset. You could make a chart using the words in the story and create cards that have a different rime and ask the children to come up...more
Oct 30, 2009
Liz
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
3 years old - 7 years old
Shelves:
lis-565
I love this silly rhyming book! It was one of my favorites when I was a kid, I learned to read with this book. A bunch of sheep in a jeep get stuck, they all jump out to push and it ends up in the mud. With the help of some friendly pigs they get out only to crash in to a tree! This doomed road trip is made even more hilarious by the colored pencil illustrations. The facial on the sheep are priceless! The sing-songy words make it easy for young kids to follow and they will soon know the book by...more
It is funny story, so I like this book, "Sheep in a Jeep" by Nancy Shaw. The plot of story is very simple and clear in this book. This book helps children learn and understand many verbs each situation of story. Children enjoying and laughing while they read this story. They would learn rich vocabulary very easily through this book.
Extension: Teacher make a funny activity in classroom. After teacher read this book, he/she makes whole group. Turn on a radio, let children dance freely in classroo...more
Extension: Teacher make a funny activity in classroom. After teacher read this book, he/she makes whole group. Turn on a radio, let children dance freely in classroo...more
A colorful book about some sheep that don't quite pay attention. As they drive their jeep they get stuck in the mud and need help getting out. Some pigs help them out and the sheep are so excited that they forget to steer and crash into a tree.
This is a fun story that teaches children to be aware of their surroundings.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE: While outside, children will take turns on the bikes/trikes going on a set path with one child taking the role as a traffic director. It is up to the children...more
This is a fun story that teaches children to be aware of their surroundings.
LEARNING EXPERIENCE: While outside, children will take turns on the bikes/trikes going on a set path with one child taking the role as a traffic director. It is up to the children...more
A group of silly sheep pile into a jeep and attempt to drive it. This hilarious book consumes its audience in laughter while following these sheep on a bumpy and muddy ride through the country. Children will love this book and will want to learn to read it as well because if its simple and funny text.
In the literature center I would have the class come up with a list of rhyming words to make up their own story with. I would then help the children write out their story and instruct them to make...more
In the literature center I would have the class come up with a list of rhyming words to make up their own story with. I would then help the children write out their story and instruct them to make...more
Sep 21, 2009
Ashley Stone
added it
In this story, a couple of sheep are out for a joyride in a big red jeep. Since they’re only sheep, they wreck the jeep into a big mud puddle. They work together to pull it out only to wreck it again and they decide to just sell it.
This book is one big rhyme so I think it would perfect for a toddler. This would give them maybe their first taste of words that sound the same. I also think that this would be a good aid in a theme of teamwork. The sheep had to work together to get out of their situa...more
This book is one big rhyme so I think it would perfect for a toddler. This would give them maybe their first taste of words that sound the same. I also think that this would be a good aid in a theme of teamwork. The sheep had to work together to get out of their situa...more
Jan 29, 2013
Miss Pippi the Librarian
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
picture-books,
storytime-2013
The sheep are taking a trip! Unfortunately, the jeep doesn't cooperate. The sheep must work together to continue their journey.
Shaw's sheep are memorable and rhythmic. Shaw freely sprinkles rhyming words throughout her short tales. Young readers will enjoy the wording and the silly predicaments of the sheep. Shaw also gives excellent hints for readers to predict the next page of the story.
Theme: Sheep
Additional themes: transportation, working together
Reviewed from a library copy.
Shaw's sheep are memorable and rhythmic. Shaw freely sprinkles rhyming words throughout her short tales. Young readers will enjoy the wording and the silly predicaments of the sheep. Shaw also gives excellent hints for readers to predict the next page of the story.
Theme: Sheep
Additional themes: transportation, working together
Reviewed from a library copy.
Short, cute, and sweet. This book would keep a child attention, amuse them and have them asking questions like, "Why did all those silly sheep get in the jeep?" and "What happened to the Piggies that helped the sheep with the jeep?”
Lesson: The teacher can introduce counting to the class, as well as build vocabulary with the rhyming words. The teacher can also ask the children about the different sounds they hear and what sounds they can make up on their own.
Lesson: The teacher can introduce counting to the class, as well as build vocabulary with the rhyming words. The teacher can also ask the children about the different sounds they hear and what sounds they can make up on their own.
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