Ox-Cart Man
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.48 (526 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0140504419 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 40 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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He is the winner of the Caldecott Medal, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and has twice been nominated for the National Book Award. . He is the author of over 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and including 22 volumes of verse. Poet Laureate in 2006 and served for one year. Donald Hall is an American poet, writer, editor and litera
At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one - even his beloved ox. Winner of the Caldecott MedalThus begins a lyrical journey through the days and weeks, the months, and the changing seasons in the life of one New Englander and his family. And the cycle begins again."Like a pastoral symphony translated into picture book format, the stunning combination of text and illustrations recreates the mood of 19-century rural New England."—The Horn Book . He packs the birch brooms his son carved, and even a bag of goose feathers from the barnyard geese.He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. The oxcart man packs his goods - the wool from his sheep, the shawl his wife made, the mittens his daughter knitted, and the linen they wove
Good story but the pictures - not good As others have mentioned, the pictures in this copy of the book are poor quality - faded, pale and washed out. Very disappointed as this is a fun book for children but the pictures are more than half of its appeal! The story is good and the library copies I've checked out in the past had excellent pictures. Perhaps an older copy, even a used one, would be a . Richardlor said This is my "This is my 27 year old granddaughter's favorite autumn book from childhood" according to Richardlor. This is my 27 year old granddaughter's favorite autumn book from childhood. We would read it over and over. This is the first autumn for her and her new husband to be in their first house, so I had to get it for her to put on her bookshelf. She loved it.. 7 year old granddaughter's favorite autumn book from childhood. This is my "This is my 27 year old granddaughter's favorite autumn book from childhood" according to Richardlor. This is my 27 year old granddaughter's favorite autumn book from childhood. We would read it over and over. This is the first autumn for her and her new husband to be in their first house, so I had to get it for her to put on her bookshelf. She loved it.. 7 year old granddaughter's favorite autumn book from childhood. We would read it over and over. This is the first autumn for her and her new husband to be in their first house, so I had to get it for her to put on her bookshelf. She loved it.. "It's one of my favorite childhood books" according to Sarah Johnson. It's one of my favorite childhood books. Excited to give to a friend for a baby shower gift. The condition of the book was excellent!
Hall was named the fourteenth U.S. He is the winner of the Caldecott Medal, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and has twice been nominated for the National Book Award. . He is the author of over 50 books across several genres from children's literature, biography, memoir, essays, and including 22 volumes of verse. Poet Laureate in 2006 and served for one year. About the AuthorDonald Hall is an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic