Animals and the sounds they make are paired up in this colorful picture book.

"The sounds of nature are being drowned out by the clamor of human activity, and that's not good for people, animals or the environment. Every living thing emits sound--birds sing, whales whistle, streams burble and trees pop and fizzle. Discover how the invasion of human sounds, from airplanes, traffic and machines, is threatening the survival of species that have adapted to their habitats over thousands of years."--

Describes the sounds different farm animals make. The question-and-answer story delights and encourages readers to mimic the familiar sounds of a cow, a donkey, a goose, and other animals heard around the farm.

Describes the sounds different jungle animals make.

Parent and child pairs (both animal and human) say "thank you" to each other.

In listening to cicadas, as well as other humming, clicking, and thrumming insects, Rothenberg considers the radical notion that we humans got our idea of rhythm, synchronization, and dance from the world of insect sounds that surrounded our species over the millions of years over which we evolved. He explores insect influences in classical and modern music, plays his saxophone with crickets and other insects, and confers with researchers and scientists...

"Listen for thunder, rain, songbirds, and more in this book about the sounds you can hear in the sky! Transition young readers from board books to picture books with tear resistant pages. Big, bold text and an engaging question-and-answer format provide a fun and interactive story time experience."--

"On Farmer George's farm, the pigs go 'oink', the sheep go 'baa', and cows go... well, you'll just have to look inside. Gold-topped comedy from some very naughty heifers"--Flap page 1 of dust jacket.

Noah is distracted by animals making whatever sound comes into their heads while he is trying to build, then pilot, the ark, and so he devises a way for each animal to choose only one sound.

From the blare of an alarm clock in the morning to snores and crickets in the evening, simple text explores the many loud noises one might hear during the course of a day.