sounds

The people of Hushtown help two young boys build a tree house, and the boys help the people in town appreciate sounds.

Describes several types of sounds, from sounds on the farm to music in the city.

Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for noises heard around the house that sound like what they describe, such as tick tock, beep beep, and ring ring.

Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for different feelings that sound like what they mean, such as: tee hee, ah-choo, boo hoo, whee, hmm, yuck.

Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words that sound like what they mean: sizzle, crackle, glug, slurp, swoosh, fizz, shatter, clatter, crinkle, tinkle, sizzle, fizzle.

Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for noises related to weather that sound like what they describe, such as the whoosh of a gust of wind or the boom of thunder.

Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words that sound like what they mean: whack, splat, splash, clink, slam, thud, bang, clang, whack, crack, smash, crash.

Uses photographs and simple sentences to introduce words for different sounds that animals make. Includes a short story using some of these words.