About this title: A year in the life of an early 19th-century New England family. This picture book depicts how a man and his family spend the year making items for him to sell from his ox-cart when he goes to town. Once all the items have been sold--knitted gloves, woven shawls, a hand-sewn ox yoke, even the ox--the man buys supplies so that the cycle can begin all over again. The illustrations are color paintings on wood. Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1979 and winner of the 1980 Caldecott Medal.
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Description: Good. 0590422421 Good condition soft cover book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Description: Fair. Purchasing this book supports the King County Library System Foundation. Thriftbooks and KCLSF have partnered to help raise additional funds for the library system. Dust Cover Missing. Ex-Library book-will contain library markings. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Cooney, Barbara. Very good. No dust jacket as issued. (A47_1/9)Book is in good condition. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 40 p. Contains: Illustrations. Picture Puffins. Audience: Children/juvenile. read more
Description: Good. 0670533289 Condition: GOOD. (Book may have one or a combination of the following characteristics: former library book, dust jacket missing, cover wear, name written inside cover, considerable underlining/highlighting, remainder mark, binding loose, binding slants, pages tanning / curling, etc. Overall, the book is in decent shape. This is a blanket description. Please email us if you require a specific, detailed description of the book condition. We will typically respond within one week ... read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic, New York
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780590422420ISBN:0590422421
Description: Barbara Cooney. Near Fine. 8" x 10" Small ownership stamp on inside rear cover corner and another on corner of second page. o/w fine condition. Caldecott Award Winner in 1980. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Scholastic, New York
Date Published: 1979
ISBN-13:9780590422420ISBN:0590422421
Description: Barbara Cooney. Near Fine. 8" x 10" Hint of small ink name on front cover corner and small name stamp inside cover; o/w unused condition. Caldecott Award Winner in 1980. read more
"The book is the most peaceful description of farm life that I've read. The cycle of the seasons and working for an honest living never felt so right. My husband, 20 month old and I all love to read it. Everything in me wants to move to a farm house will a cooking fireplace and a big black hanging pot when I read this book."
"Excellent opportunity to discuss good stewardship with children. The entire family uses their skills and talents, then the seasonal cycle brings the benefits of their work."
"This beautifully written story follows a year in the life of a 19th-Century New England family. It echoes the style of Donald Hall's poetic version of the story, which probably preceded this book.
In the first scene, the Ox-Cart Man loads his cart with goods to drive into town: wool, knitted goods, woven flax, hand-whittled brooms, shingles, and so on. As he loads the cart, the narrator embeds brief descriptions of how the family worked to create them. On selling the goods, the man buys supplies for his family for the coming year: a needle for his daughter, a knife for his son, a cooking pot for mother, and some wintergreen candies. He returns home, and the family incorporates the new supplies into their work, which is now described in more detail. The story ends with unspoken anticipation that soon the man will load a new cart to take this year's goods to town.
The hard work of colonial life is made very attractive in this story, as the children cheerfully pitch in and the family works together to build their life and homestead. The rhythmic text is gentle and spare, with just the right tone of anticipation for what will come next. Cooney's beautiful paintings, with earth-toned colors and straight lines, evoke a feeling of peaceful simplicity that encourages the reader to look back to those bygone days with romantic nostalgia. A beautiful book."
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