Everyone knows that the wheels on the bus go round and round. But what happens when the bus trundles into a wildlife park? Forget `the wipers on the bus go swish, swish, swish`, this rhyme has far more excitement to offer: bouncing baboons, happy hippos, leaping lemurs and more are here to entertain a bus-load of children in this riotous romp!Watching from the windows of their zebra-striped all-terrain bus, a group of happy children arrives at the wildlife park. They`re joining in the catchy refrain that `the wheels on the bus go round and round`, encouraging readers to do exactly the same! As the bus drives the children all around the park, it`s the animals who take centre-stage, allowing this much-loved rhyme to enter new territory, steered by Jan Ormerod`s fresh and lively interpretation of the song. So, with the established rhythm of the song put in motion by the bus, children can join in as the `antelopes spring so high in the air`, `the otters in the pool float paw in paw`, and `the llamas in the field go trot, trot, trot`. And, of course, there are actions inspired by the animals` antics, too. Lindsey Gardiner has created colourful collage illustrations bursting with expressive and energetic animals that children just won`t be able to resist wanting to copy as they leap, splash, and roll over the pages! So it`s a book for more than reading: it`s a book for climbing aboard, singing along to, and joining in with . . . all . . . day . . . long!
