Modern Fantasy"Farmer Brown has a problem. His cows like to type." This humorous story tells of a group of cows who use a typewriter to communicate with their farmer. They want heated blankets because the barn is cold at night. When the farmer thinks that is ridiculous, the cows go on strike. What's more, the chickens now want blankets, too, so they go on strike as well. The farmer is distraught because he does not have milk or eggs from his animals. The cows, hens and farmer came to an agreement. If the farmer would give them their blankets, they would give up the typewriter. Because this seemed reasonable, the farmer agreed. Unfortunately, the ducks now have the typewriter and begin negotiations with the farmer. This creative story is full of wonderful illustrations. The big pictures would make reading this story aloud to a class perfect. Students would fully enjoy this story, its inventive style and the unique characters. This book could be used during a "class meeting" to discuss how to work out problems among each other. Although this book's zany characters and problems would not take place in a classroom, it could open up a discussion on proper ways to approach dealing with issues and problems. The teacher could read the story with students, allow the students to think about ways to approach problems and issues with each other, and then present students with other strategies that will also work. The students will obviously not have issues such as the farmer's, but they will encounter dilemmas in which having strategies to solve them would be beneficial.
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