Doug Unplugs on the Farm, Dan Yaccarino
Doug Unplugs on the Farm, Dan Yaccarino
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Doug Unplugs on the Farm

Author: Dan Yaccarino

Narrator: Brittany Thornton

Unabridged: 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/08/2020


Synopsis

A high-tech robot boy enjoys a day of low-tech fun on the farm. When he unplugs, Doug discovers a whole world of what's possible. Soon to be the basis of an animated series from DreamWorks and Apple TV!
 
Doug and his parents are off to visit the grandbots. But when their journey is interrupted by some sheep in the road, Doug goes from downloading information about farm animals to actually interacting with them!
 
Doug gets to learn by doing—he herds sheep, milks a cow, gathers eggs, and then uses good old-fashioned “horse sense” to get their car back on the road.
 
Doug Unplugs on the Farm is a lively celebration of farm life and the value of hands-on learning that will encourage kids to go screen-free and explore the real world! A terrific companion to Dan Yaccarino’s first book of low-tech learning, Doug Unplugged.
 
Praise for Dan Yaccarino’s Doug Unplugged:
 
“Without preaching, [Yaccarino] comments smartly on children’s screen time and the necessity of outdoor play and exploration.” —Publishers Weekly
 
“Yaccarino is especially good at slipping in the small, nourishing details that are savored upon repeated readings. . . . It’s a sweet tale and true to the anti-technology, analog strain that runs through much of Yaccarino’s work.” —The New York Times Book Review

About Dan Yaccarino

Dan Yaccarino is an internationally acclaimed author-illustrator with more than 30 books to his credit. Dan is also the creator of the animated TV series Oswald and Willa's Wild Life, and he designed the characters for The Backyardigans.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon on October 08, 2017

Another adventure that teaches children that it is fun to learn by getting out into the real world to experience different people and situations.......more

Goodreads review by Kiwan on March 25, 2017

Doug unplugs on the farm is a book about Doug a robot boy who is traveling to visit his grandbots. And while he is traveling to his grandbots house he plugs into the car where it teaches him all about farms. During this the car crashes due to lose Sherpa forcing Doug to unplug. He meets a farm girl......more

Goodreads review by Amelia on June 20, 2020

it is cool how it seems like Doug had brain. Doug is a robot.......more

Goodreads review by Annawade on October 09, 2016

This picture book about a robot who unplugs and experiences learning through all his senses, is a informative and creative book within the science fiction genre for young readers (pre-k through second grade). The story mosts likely takes place in the future, or in our current time because it begins......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer on April 30, 2016

Once again Doug, the robot, is ready for another unplugged adventure! He and his parents are heading to the country to visit his grandbots. While they travel they are each plugged in, learning facts about farms. Doug has just learned about sheep and sheepdogs when a flock of real sheep runs across t......more


Quotes

School Library Journal review, October 2014:

"Doug’s childlike enthusiasm for helping while attempting and accomplishing new tasks is delightful. Yaccarino makes an excellent point: learning by doing as well as by studying makes for a well-rounded robot."

Kirkus review, May 2014:

"A fine farm story that doubles nicely as a lesson about experiential learning."