On the Farm: Our Holiday with Uncle Kev

by Roland Harvey, Roland Harvey (Illustrator)

Overview

In this sixth picture book in Roland Harvey's hilarious and delightful vacation adventure series, Uncle Kev has a farm!

Kev invites the family for a vacation, then sets them to work on his farm, where the pigs do the polishing and the cows are the happiest in all the hills. There's lots to be done before the big Harvest Festival—and Kev is distracted, because he's fallen in love! With a moo moo here and an oink oink there, here a honk, there a quack, everywhere a neigh neigh, Uncle Kevin had a farm!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781741758825
Publisher:	Allen & Unwin Pty., Limited
Publication date:	06/01/2013
Product dimensions:	9.50(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	5 - 7 Years

About the Author

Roland Harvey is the author of All the Way to W.A., At the Beach, In the Bush, In the City, and To the Top End.

Editorial Reviews

"The real star here is the dizzying artwork, sort of a watercolor take on Where's Waldo? that invites any reader to scrutinize the jam-packed scenes for the details mentioned by the children. There's so much going on that everyone will find something different."  —Booklist on In the City

"Rollicking . . . sharp-eyed children will be left thoroughly primed for road trips of their own."  —Kirkus Reviews on In the Bush

"Harvey’s mirth and ingenuity are apparent throughout. . . delightfully daffy." —Kirkus Review

From the Publisher

Uncle Kevin has a farm, e-i-e-i-oh, there's a lot going on there! No job is too big or too small on Kevin's farm, and everyone pitches in. Harvey's busy illustrations have a Where's Waldo? feel, the first presenting an aerial view of the entire enormous place, with about 100 critters and nearly as many people working in various areas. Subsequent two-page spreads give close-up views of each area. Each has some descriptive text, and most include a bit of verse. In the shed, all kinds of farm equipment is being repaired. One woman holds a bright blue drill and has a piglet peeking out of the front pocket of her bib overalls; a man walks down the stairs holding a cow (!) in his arms; a barrel labeled "take your pick" is full of, well, pickaxes. Elsewhere, the pigs and the sheep play right next to each other; the former get washed every day, while the latter are being lovingly sheared. The orchard features a variety of trees, like pears and almonds and "ozfruit" (this is an Australian import). Signor Paddy and Signora Maria Antipasto keep all the egg-laying fowl on the farm and make great cakes and biscuits, too. There's also a vineyard, rows of crops, stables, a diner with adjoining lawns for picnics, etc. Harvey's mirth and ingenuity are apparent throughout, and though some components misfire, many more are delightfully daffy. Like a big box of chocolates. (Picture book. 4-7)

Kirkus Reviews