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Illustrations and easy-to-read text pair animal sounds, from the coo of a pigeon and caw of a crow to the "zzzz" of a mosquito and the "ssss" of a snake.

As darkness falls in the forest, animals hoot, chirp, whirr, and bark, lulling drowsy children to sleep.

Lift the flap to see who's playing peek-a-boo and match the animal sound.

The new dragon on Old MacDonald's farm puts all the other animals, and the farmer, in peril.

Zoo animals from polar bear to walrus make their distinctive sounds for each other, while children imitate the sounds for the zookeeper.

All the farm animals are where they should be, clucking and mucking, mewing and cooing, except for the missing goose.

"Do cows sing? Do cows coo? All I know is cows go--moo! Lift the flaps to find lots more barnyard animal sounds!"--P. [4] of cover.

Everybody Says Meow! Or do they? Fans of Sandra Boynton and of Jules Feiffer's classic Bark, George will meow, bark, and ribbit when they hear this hilarious picture book about a waggish group of adorable animals that just cannot follow one simple instruction.

As Old MacDonald sings of farm animals that moo and woof, Señor Pancho sings of those that jii and guau, until the animals realize they understand each other and get together for a fiesta.

"Since Ellie the elephant saved her home with her wonderful paintings, the zoo is back in business and the animals are more energetic than ever. All except for Lucy the giraffe, who hasn't been able to sleep with all the noise. Determined to help her friend, Ellie tries to tone down the ruckus and organize the animals into an orchestra"--