Reviews

Doug Unplugs on the Farm by Dan Yaccarino

libraryrobin's review

3.0

Liked the illustration style, especially the crowd line drawing on the title page.

melissarochelle's review

3.0

When Doug unplugs, he always has an adventure! This time he becomes a farmhand. Good times for any kid that loves robots AND farms.

kristinajean's review

2.0

This colorful story about a robot helping on the farm is informative for farm life. I appreciate the attempt for high tech/low tech dichotomy, but it feels forced, didactic and falls flat.

amageske's review

4.0

“Doug learned that roosters can be bossy.”

I’m always leery of unplug books. I think this one toes the line nicely of the benefits of technology and unplugging together.

saragrochowski's review

4.0

Doug is a city-bot, but he's excited for his trip to the countryside to visit his grand-bots. Determined to learn everything his can about life on a farm, Doug plugs in during the drive, learning all sorts of farm and animal facts. When a flock of sheep runs onto the road and the car ends up in the ditch near a real-life farm, Doug gets to experience all the things he's read about and more! In the end, its Doug's research paired with his real-world experiences that allows him to think outside the box and save the day! A great story about the importance of all types of learning, DOUG UNPLUGS ON THE FARM imparts a worthwhile message for all young reader-bots.

rachel_from_avid_bookshop's review

5.0

This second in the Doug Unplugged picture book series further illustrates that unplugging from technology can yield life experiences that can't be duplicated virtually. In this short read-aloud book, Doug applies the knowledge he downloaded when plugged in to access his higher-order thinking skills (like evaluating and creating) to solve tricky farm dilemmas he encounters. Even better than the first Doug Unplugged book!