EIEIO: How Old MacDonald Got His Farm

Written by Judy Sierra · Illustrated by Matthew Myers

A yard transforms into a legendary farm with composting magic.

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32 pages· AD540L

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Bookroo's summary

Old MacDonald has no farm, just a yard he dreads mowing. Enter the Little Red Hen, who teaches him the wonders of composting. With mud, garbage, and worms, MacDonald's yard blossoms into a thriving farm. Discover how a simple yard becomes a legendary farm, complete with gardens and a farmers' market. Will Mac embrace this new world of ecological wonders?

From the publisher

The Little Red Hen gives old MacDonald some pointers on composting – and a legendary farm is born – in this rhyming, rollicking read-aloud. Once upon a time, Old MacDonald didn’t have a farm. He just had a yard – a yard he didn’t want to mow. But under the direction of the wise (and ecologically sensitive) Little Red Hen, Mac learns to look at the environment in a very different way, and whole new worlds start to bloom with the help of some mud, garbage, horse poop, and worms! Judy Sierra’s spirited verse, paired with Matthew Myers’s exuberant illustrations, yields a fresh take on a children’s classic, complete with raised-bed gardens and an organic farmers’ market – making this a perfect story for armchair gardeners and devoted locavores of all sizes.

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