A satire on totalitarianism in which farm animals overthrow their human owner and set up their own government

After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.

A child naps like the cat, flaps like the hen, swims like the duck, and imitates the other animals on the farm.

"Count up to 20 by twos, learning about baby farm animals along the way"--

The sheep and other animals, unable to sleep, join in a giant farmyard dance, but they may have gone too far when the frolic wakes Farmer Sue.

A mother hen wakes up one morning to find a gigantic egg among the others in her nest and goes in search of the egg's origin.

"Introduces the reader to finding object found on a farm"--

"Once upon a time, Old MacDonald didn't have a farm. He just had a yard--a yard he didn't want to mow. But then, under the direction of the wise (and ecologically sensitive) Little Red Hen, Mac learns to look at the environment in a very different way, and whole new worlds start to bloom."--Dust jacket.

Acoustic Rooster forms a jazz band with Duck Ellington, Bee Holliday, and Pepe Ernesto Cruz to compete in the annual Barnyard Talent Show against such greats as Thelonius Monkey, Mules Davis, and Ella Finchgerald. Includes glossary, notes on the characters and songs, and jazz timeline.