A fun twist to the typical Old MacDonald. This MacDonald is not really a very smart farmer. Great to compare and contrast with other stories.

Old Macdonald has a farm but doesn't know how to manage it. He was a functional farm is animals and he brings in an elephant, a lion, and a baboon. Of course none of these animals are suited for a farm but he tries. The animals leave while he's asleep that night. The next day, Macdonald's neighbor decides to help him out and gives him animals better suited for a farm. All is well until Macdonald tries to plow the ground with the help of the chicken.
This is a very funny book, students may enjoy pointing out what he's doing wrong. ( )

The illustrations are black & white and in pencil and cartoon-like. This is a different take on the children's song Old MacDonald Had a Farm. At first he has no animals and then gets some exotic ones that up and leave. His neighbor then loans him some farm animals of which Macdonald is very grateful for.