Sunday, September 21, 2008
Moo Ba La La La
Moo Ba La La La is a famous children's book by Sandra Boynton and includes characteristics that make is stand out from other children's books. I was drawn to this book because I am from a farm first of all and I was able to relate to the book and also bring back memories from my childhood. When children are young I think it is important they learn about animals, because children are naturally attracted to animals. Children love to visit zoo's and farms, and have pets around there home because it gives them something to play with and also entertains them. The book introduces animals to children in a great way because it allows them to sing and dance along to the animal sounds. The books starts by introducing the sound of a cow and then a sheep, and as the story goes on a pig is introduced singing "La, La,La" just to make sure the children are paying attention. The book teaches children sounds of many other animals including rhinoceroses, dogs, cats, horses, ducks, and kittens. Children being listening to the animal sounds to help them to interact and become involved with the book. At the end of the book, it provides an opportunity for children to participate and practice the animal sounds. The books say "Its quiet now,_____ what do you say?" This allows the reader to interpret which animal sound they liked and practice the sound. This enables a connections for a child because the child becomes part of the book and is able to not only learn something, but also engage by singing and dancing. I wanted to blog about this book because right away I felt a connection with the book because of my childhood. I lived on a farm with cattle and horses, it brought back memories from when I would go out to the pastures and want to pet the animals and I would sing the sound of the animal to try and get its attention. For example " I would say mooooo, and hope the cow would come towards me." I hope that children have the opportunity to read this book, even if a child goes to an inner city school, because animals are important to child's life in many ways.
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I was so excited to see that someone else is a fan of Sandra Boynton! I was going to start a post of my own on her, but then saw this one! :) I also thing that her book "Barnyard Dance" is a wonderful book that has some of the same elements as "Moo Ba Lalala". I read both of these books quite frequently to the 2 year old that I nanny for and she LOVES them! I think that their sing-song nature is part of what Lilly loves about them. I started really focusing on the elements that are similar in all of her favorite books, and the ones that have a rhythm to them are definitely her favorite. I am curious to know why people might think that this is. She loves books like "Chicka Chicka abc" by Bill Martin and John Archambault and illustrated by Lois Ehlert,as well as "Little White Duck" Lyrics by Walt Whippo, Music by Bernard Zaritzky, and illustrations by Joan Paley. Pretty much any book that is sing-songy she loves and can memorize very quickly and will sing the words all day long. Also I've noticed that she really enjoys books with animals in them over ones that don't. What causes these kind of books to be favored over others for her age group? Or do you think that other age groups might prefer these types of books as well?
I remember reading a book very simular to the book "Moo Ba La La La" to a first grade class, and they really enjoyed it. They kept asking me to read it again and again. Unfortunatly I do not remember the title of the book, but it had to do with farm animals, and the different sounds they make. I think that little kids like these kinds of book so much because it gives them a chance to be silly and use thier imagination. They can pretend to be the different characters in the book by talking like them and making the different sounds the animals make. I wonder myself why little kids 5 and under seem to like animal books better than books without. Maybe because they look so cute and cuddly, or because they are a more realistic type of fiction, I do not know but I do know that most little kids will go crazy for them. I think that older children would enjoy these kinds of books as well but to me they seem to like more of an "out of this world" type of fiction. They want to go beyond the unknown and really explore the world around them. Let me if you agree or not.
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