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When it comes to having fun, everyone speaks the same language!

"Old MacDonald Had a Farm" goes multicultural in this rollicking Spanish-English rendition. An abundance of onomatopoeia and tongue-twisters encourages children to laugh and sing along. The colorful illustrations perfectly match the silly text, comparing the two farms and their playful, singing animals.

The barnyard animals on Old MacDonald's and Señor Pancho's farms have a hard time communicating. MacDonald's rooster says cock-a doodle-doo! while Señor Pancho's gallo says quiquiriquí. The English-speaking chick says peep, peep, but el pollito says pio, pio. Then the cow says moo—and la vaca says mu! Maybe they're not so different after all! The animals come together for a barnyard fiesta in a celebration of languages.

A pronunciation guide is included for readers and teachers. This book was awarded Bank Street’s Book of the Year.

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ISBN-13:	9780823431731
Publisher:	Holiday House
Publication date:	08/30/2014
Edition description:	Bilingual
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 9.70(h) x 0.20(d)
Lexile:	AD360L (what's this?)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

René Colato Laínez is an award-winning author born in El Salvador. He currently lives in Southern California where he teaches kindergartners in a bilingual classroom. Other titles by René Colato Laínez include ¡Vámonos! Let’s Go! and Mamá the Alien.

Elwood Smith has illustrated more than a dozen books for children, including Zoo Ah-choooo by Peter Mandel. A guitar player, Smith has written songs and two musicals. He lives in the Hudson River Valley.

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"Chock-full of bicultural fun on the farm."—Kirkus Reviews

"The multimedia ink and watercolor cartoons provide a visual feast, striking a solid balance between engaging detail and white space while ably moving the narrative forward. Smith's farmyard animals steal the show; they are full of humor and a playful energy to which young readers will relate. This is an excellent choice for read-alouds, but it also includes a glossary and pronunciation guide, making it useful in one-on-one contexts for young readers looking to develop Spanish vocabulary."—School Library Journal

"this humorous rendition of the song should be part of any library where singing is allowed."—Booklist

"The energetic illustrations are a good match for the lively reworked lyrics, which include Spanish words and animal sounds."—The Horn Book

A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year

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PreS-Gr 1—In this rollicking, sing-along picture book, Colato Laínez tells the story of two neighbors, Old MacDonald and Señor Pancho, pairing a new and vibrant bilingual English-Spanish version (just try to get the catchy "cha-cha-cha-cha-cha" chorus out of your head) with the classic children's song. Just like Old MacDonald, Señor Pancho has a farm bursting with animals. But he speaks Spanish, so his farm is un rancho, his dog is un perro, and his horse says "jii," not "neigh." The spreads feature the traditional verse on one side and its bilingual counterpart on the other. Things get really interesting when Señor Pancho's vaca and Old MacDonald's cow teach each other how to "muu" and "moo," respectively; farm and rancho come together in a celebration of song and dance, with each verse expanding to include all the animals singing together in both languages. The multimedia ink and watercolor cartoons provide a visual feast, striking a solid balance between engaging detail and white space while ably moving the narrative forward. Smith's farmyard animals steal the show; they are full of humor and a playful energy to which young readers will relate. This is an excellent choice for read-alouds, but it also includes a glossary and pronunciation guide, making it useful in one-on-one contexts for young readers looking to develop Spanish vocabulary.—Ted McCoy, Oakland Public Library, CA

School Library Journal

Colato Laínez (The Tooth Fairy Meets El Ratón Pérez, 2010) presents a bicultural rendition of "Old MacDonald Had a Farm," one of the most widely known and loved children's songs. This book introduces readers to the various animals on two separate farms. On the first page of each spread is Old MacDonald and a traditional verse of the song in English. The next page presents Señor Pancho, whose rancho is also filled with animals whose Spanish names and sounds are blended into the English text. The opening pages prepare readers who may not be familiar with Spanish by providing a glossary of terms and a pronunciation guide to the Spanish sounds. Finally, the animals from the two farms meet, and everyone joins in dancing and singing, mixing all of the sounds and names together. The lively illustrations are imbued with movement and humor, significantly contributing to the overall joy of the book. Subtle nuances, such as in landscape and textile patterns, are used to distinguish Old MacDonald and Señor Pancho. For some readers, the repetition of each verse might lack sufficient action to keep them engaged. Others, however, will enjoy learning the names of the animals in both English and Spanish and comparing the onomatopoeia in each language. Chock-full of bicultural fun on the farm. (glossary, pronunciation guide, author's note) (Picture book. 3-7)

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