Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure
Thump, Quack, Moo: A Whacky Adventure
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Annotation: The annual Corn Maze Festival is coming and every day the chickens, cows, and Duck help Farmer Brown--with a few bribes--to create a special Statue of Liberty corn maze, and every night Duck works hard recreating his own surprise.
 
Reviews: 5
Catalog Number: #32391
Format: Perma-Bound from Publisher's Hardcover
Common Core/STEAM: Common Core Common Core
Publisher: Atheneum
Copyright Date: 2008
Edition Date: 2008 Release Date: 09/02/08
Illustrator: Lewin, Betsy,
Pages: 1 volume (unpaged)
ISBN: Publisher: 1-416-91630-X Perma-Bound: 0-605-22486-2
ISBN 13: Publisher: 978-1-416-91630-7 Perma-Bound: 978-0-605-22486-5
Dewey: E
LCCN: 2007044075
Dimensions: 26 cm.
Language: English
Reviews:
Horn Book (Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2009)

Farmer Brown (Click, Clack, Moo, among other barnyard romps) has the animals helping him prepare for the annual Corn Maze Festival. They're building a Statue of Liberty maze, to which Duck adds his own personal touch. This offering hits the mark thanks to the industrious text and comical watercolors capped off by a hilarious visual surprise.

ALA Booklist (Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 CDT 2008)

The creators of the immensely popular series that began with Caldecott Honor Book Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type (2001) continue the story of Farmer Brown and his barnyard full of insubordinate animals. Here, Brown eagerly prepares for the annual Corn Maze Festival, and he invents Tom Sawyer like tactics to convince the animals to lend a hoof or wing. Only Duck is unmoved, and it's only after Farmer Brown threatens to withhold Duck's favorite food that he finally agrees to help. Kids who know Duck from the first titles won't be surprised at all that the wily bird only appears to be compliant; his secret revenge (a much-altered corn maze) is revealed in a final, laugh-out-loud gatefold illustration. Composed of short sentences printed in large type, the entertaining story is well suited to new readers, who will stretch for the few vocabulary words (meteorology, for example). Readers and listeners both will delight in Lewin's typically comic bold-lined illustrations and in Farmer Brown's folly, even as they (and their parents) recognize the familiar power struggles.

School Library Journal (Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2008)

K-Gr 4 Duck and his comical cohorts return in another zany tale. Farmer Brown plans a Statue of Liberty maze for the annual Corn Maze Festival, enlisting (by bribe and threat) the reluctant help of his animal friends to see the project through. Before long, the chickens are constructing a fence, the cows are painting the barn, and Duckcurmudgeon extraordinaireis furiously hammering out a ticket booth. As Farmer Brown busily sketches, measures, and mows by day, Duck keeps equally busy, sneaking into the cornfield every night armed with night-vision goggles, glow-in-the-dark ruler, and hedge clippers. Although the animals' various endeavors don't turn out as expected (the disasters are humorously depicted in the artwork), an undaunted Farmer Brown eagerly boards a hot-air balloon for an aerial view of his masterpiece during the opening ceremony. Along for the ride, a smug Duck is able to witness the man's priceless reaction to the nighttime design changes, which readers can view on a two-page fold-up. Once again, Cronin and Lewin get everything right, from the perfectly paced deadpan narrative, to the amusing characterizations, to the vibrant brush and watercolor cartoons that play off and extend the text's humor. Throughout the tale, the farm mice, who are taking a meteorology correspondence course, present weather-prediction charts that reflect the mood of the plot, gradually building from partly sunny skies to stormy climax. Fans will not be disappointed. Joy Fleishhacker , School Library Journal

Starred Review for Publishers Weekly

It's another interspecies battle of wits—and read-aloud winner—from a celebrated duo. This time, Farmer Brown is trying to put together a fabulous Statue of Liberty corn maze. But the ever-subversive Duck has different ideas—and given that he also owns night-vision goggles and a glow-in-the-dark ruler, it's not surprising whose artistic vision triumphs. This entry is more goofy than satiric—it's closer in spirit to <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">Dooby Dooby Moo than <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">Duck for President. But it also proves that this team continues to operate in top form. Lewin is especially good here: her bold, loosely rendered watercolors continue to find new comic depths in the obsessive, cranky Duck (the scenes drawn from the perspective of his night-vision goggles are a hoot). And the subsidiary characters garner plenty of giggles, too. Ages 3–7. <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">(Sept.)

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Starred Review for Publishers Weekly
Word Count: 532
Reading Level: 2.8
Interest Level: P-2
Accelerated Reader: reading level: 2.8 / points: 0.5 / quiz: 125149 / grade: Lower Grades
Reading Counts!: reading level:2.3 / points:1.0 / quiz:Q53472
Lexile: AD590L

It's time for the annual Corn Maze Festival.

The farm is bursting with activity.

Cluck
Whack!

The chickens build a fence around the cornfield.

Moo
Thwack!

The cows give the barn a fresh coat of paint.

Thump. Quack!

Duck builds the ticket booth for the hot-air balloon ride.

Everyone is excited. Well, Duck is not excited exactly. But he has a plan. As Farmer Brown designs the corn maze for the festival, Duck does some designing of his own. Guess who's in for a big surprise?

The always-creative, always-hilarious, always-champions-of-corn-mazes pair who brought you Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type; Giggle, Giggle, Quack; and Duck for President have planned a terrific event. Step right up, folks.


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