| Ox-Cart Man Contributor(s): Hall, Donald (Author), Cooney, Barbara (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0670533289 ISBN-13: 9780670533282 Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers OUR PRICE: $17.09 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1979 Annotation: "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. 1980 Caldecott Medal Book. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Classics - Juvenile Fiction | Lifestyles - Farm Life & Ranch Life - Juvenile Fiction | Concepts - Seasons |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 79014466 |
| Lexile Measure: 1130 |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 10.7" W x 8.52" (0.83 lbs) 36 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - New England |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6084 Reading Level: 4.5 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Winner of the Caldecott Medal Thus 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. 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. 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. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one - even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. 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 |