Ox-Cart Man (Hardcover)

from mj113469

This book was about a farmer and a family took everything they had made all winter and put it in the Ox-cart so that the farmer could take it to market and sell. The farmer goes to market and sells everything including the ox and the cart. He returns home to start making everything they sold at t...

from marietybur

Excellent artwork, primitive style perfectly suits the story of the year-round life of an early American farmer and his family. A satisfaction in seeing the end results of their work at harvest-time. Noble quality of a good work ethic: honesty and integrity.

from szierdt

How much I adore folk art! The illustrations in this book are a lovely representation of this artform and lends well to the historical nature of the story. Many unfamiliar items and ways of living to explore in this story. As well, the element of a season is present. It would be fun to assign chi...

from McKennaMiller

I really enjoyed this portrayal of the life of a farmer. It does an excellent job of showing how hard the families work each year and how at the end of the year they go and sell everything they've worked on and start over again. I also thought the pictures added a lot to the words and went togeth...

from whitneyw

This book has a great steady rhyme scheme that is good for reading aloud. This book is also great because it shows the reader of a simple time when people would live by making things and selling them or for trade. This book is also excellent because it as very poetic versus.