Usborne Farmyard Tales: Surprise Visitors - Heather Amery

***Background*** Usborne Publishers are well known for their range of educational books for children and within that range, one of the popular series of books is Farmyard Tales. These books are written by Heather Amery and illustrated by Stephen Cartwright, who is sadly not with us anymore but leaves behind a large collection of books with his signature on each page of a little yellow duck to find. This set of books is especially aimed at children who are learning to read. There is a shorter and easier line of text at the top of each page, which can be mastered first, and then a more descriptive story at the bottom of each page. ***The ...  Read the complete review

'Surprise Visitors' by Heather Amery and Stephen Cartwright is one of twenty titles in the Usborne Farmyard Tales mini edition series. All of the stories revolve around Apple Tree Farm and the family that live there; Mr and Mrs Boot, Poppy and Sam and their dog Rusty. In each book the children have an adventure joined by the rest of the family or some of the other characters who live in the village. In this story Poppy and Sam are busy having breakfast with their mum when they hear the cows being very noisy in the fields. They wonder what all the fuss is about and all three go outside to have a look. They see a hot air balloon floating overhead. The ballooon ...  Read the complete review