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Cows That Type

Written by: Doreen Cronin

Illustrated by: Betsy Lewin

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2000

32 pages

Modern Fantasy

What happens when cows get access to a typewriter? The cows and hens in Farmer Brown's barn got cold at nights and desired to have some electric blankets to keep warm. They decided to correspond by letter with their owner. When Farmer Brown turns down the electric blankets, the cows and hens decided to close down and provide no milk or eggs. Farmer Brown gives in and gets them the blankets, but it appears that this will not be the last of his purchases.

The artist did brush drawings using black watercolor and then applied watercolor washes to the black drawings. The illustrations are colorful with bold lines outlining them. The artist represents all types of lines: straight, curved, jagged, soft, and bold. The texture seems very soft.

I chose English Language Arts as my subject and Kindergarten as my grade. I would bring a typewriter (if possible) or some sort of keyboard and cups to put over their hands. I would allow the kids to attempt to type with the cups on their hands to have an understanding of what it was like for the cows to type. This would also allow kids to recognize their letters and how they make different words. This would be a fun activity that kids would want to be involved in.