Look a herd of cows!
The Bird in the Herd is a playful, cumulative rhyming story that takes readers on a farm adventure stalking slugs and bugs with a very cheeky (and hungry) bird.
Kathryn Apel's skilful rhyming makes this a fun story to read aloud to the rhythm of the herd as it moves along guided by the drover on his horse that nods as it plods and his dog who gives a yip and a nip until an unexpected Hoooot! Toooot! and an ending that will have you laughing out loud!
Rene Treml's warm water colour illustrations capture an Australian farm with lots of little details to explore on each page. What can you see as the bird stalks slugs and bugs around the farm? Can you see the cheeky bird sitting on the cow? This bird is a Cattle Egret and they stand on cows to look out for insects.
Kathryn Apel is an author and poet who lives on a grazing farm in Queensland and is scared of cows! Kat has also recently released another rhyming picture book for young readers called Up and Down on a Rainy Day (videos and activities HERE)
Thank you for the copy of this book to review UQP.
Happy reading!
