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When Esme meets Trudy at the county auction, she knows there's something really special about her.
"She's quite a goat!"
But she doesn't know how special, until she takes her home: Trudy can predict the weather. Esme's goat becomes a local superstar!
"Heard you've got quite a goat!"
But one day, Trudy disappears inside her barn and doesn't come back out.
What's wrong with Trudy?
Esme is very worried. But she soon discovers that Trudy has something even more special in store. . . . |
From Organization / 国外机构评价: |
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PreSchool-Grade 2—Esme's grandfather promises that she can have an animal from the country auction, and she picks Trudy, a small goat that, unlike the other animals, isn't too big, too smelly, or too feathery. It isn't long before her talent for weather forecasting is discovered, and soon the whole town gathers around her barn to find out when snow will next fall. Only this time, Trudy's behavior predicts an event of a different nature—a baby goat. Cole's acrylic paintings are rounded and soft. They juxtapose muted, earth-toned colors of the environment with the bright, primary colors of man-made objects such as cars, clothing, and the red barn in which Trudy resides. The steady pace of the text combined with its loosely repetitive structure creates a calm, reassuring mood, making the book an excellent bedtime read. This warm story provides a subtle way for children to learn to appreciate animals as well as the cycle of seasons and life. |
Foreign Customer Review / 国外客户评价: |
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Esme and her grandfather were going to the farm auction to get an animal for her. They looked at a black-and-white cow, a rooster ("cccrock-a-doodle-doo"), some stinky pigs, ducks and some other birds not even worth mentioning. All of a sudden Esme spotted a very interesting sign. "`TRUDY' FREE TO GOOD HOME." Perhaps that was just the kind of animal that she had been looking for. It was the right size, wasn't stinky like a pig, and wasn't a birdy. Yes, Trudy was going home with them.
Trudy would keep Esme busy and happy. There were chores to do, but she found time to read to her. Trudy's job was to go into the barnyard and keep an eye on the family, but one day she went back into the barn because she knew it was going to snow. She did this thing for twenty-seven days and then grandmother said, "That goat is a natural-born weather forecaster." Word started to get around of her amazing talents, but one day she was wrong. The snow didn't come as she predicted. What had happened to Trudy?
I loved this little story and was quite taken by the love Esme obviously had for her pet. Henry Cole wrote and illustrated this charmer and I think because he wrote it knew exactly how to bring Trudy and her human family to life. This is an excellent book and has that extra little zip that will excite your little animal lover! |
About the Author / 作者介绍: |
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Henry Cole is the celebrated illustrator of many books for children, including the Bad Boys series by Margie Palatini, and is also the author and illustrator of the novel A Nest for Celeste. |
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