Moo Cow Kaboom!
By Thacher Hurd
Harper Collins Publishing, 2003
“Moo Cow Kaboom!” is a science fiction picture book about a “moo cow” who is abducted by aliens for their “Inter Galactic Rodeo”. The animals on Planet 246 all resemble animals on Moo Cow’s home farm and are referred to as zigs and zickens (pigs and chickens). Eventually, Moo Cow flies home over the moon, to make his way back to his own farm. (Parallel to the cow jumped over the moon?)
This is a really cute story to read to children and discuss a science fiction book. Students know that aliens and talking animals are not real, so discussing the contents of the book is a great way to get them talking about a genre they might not be familiar with. The illustrations are very bright and grab your attention. There are also speech bubbles to add thoughts for the animals and aliens.
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