Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type

Title: Click, Clack, Moo Cows That Type

Author: Doreen Cronin published this book during the time she was practicing law in downtown Manhattan. She since has left her job as an attorney to write children's books.

Publisher: Antheneum Books for Young Readers (2000)

Genre: Fiction

Grade Level: First-Third

Brief Synopsis: This story is about a farmer who finds out his cows know how to use a type writer. They begin to type the farmer a complaint saying it is too cold in the barn at night and they want electrical blankets to sleep with. The farmer is distraught about the whole idea that cows knew how to type. The farmer does not full-fill the cows wishes so the cows go on strike and do not produce milk anymore. The next day they got the chickens involved and wrote a note to the farmer about what the chickens want. The farmer does not full-fill the chickens wishes either so they also go on strike with the cows and do not produce eggs. The farmer decided he needed to do something about this fast so he decided he was going to have the cows exchange the type writer and he will give all the animals electrical blankets. At the end everyone agreed and it all worked out.

Theme/Skill: Compromising/prediction (Language Arts)

Pre-activity: Have the students write in their journals about what they think the story is about just by looking at the front cover of the book. Then as a class we will have a discussion about their predictions.

Post-activity: Have the students create a venn-diagram comparing and contrasting their predictions to what really happened in the book. Then I will have some of the students share their venn-diagrams.

My Refection of the book persuading people to read it:

I enjoyed reading this book a lot! It had a lot of rhyming throughout the story. This story alos provides cooroperting learning (give and take). I feel that elementary student children will enjoy reading this book because it is very funny.