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Binding: PaperbackEAN: 9780140504415 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0140504419 Label: Puffin Manufacturer: Puffin Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 40 Publication Date: October 27, 1983 Publisher: Puffin Reading Level: Ages 4-8 Studio: Puffin Related Items:
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 Rating:  - Beautiful reference to old AmericaHere is a beautiful story that is able to tell itself through some of the most incredible pictures ever published. It is a tribute to old-school America and its culture and landscape. Rating: - A favorite with my three year old sonI loved this book the first time I read it to my three year old son. It is a quality story and the language is wonderful. It is one we purchased in hardcover because I wanted it to be more durable since we read it several times per week. Rating: - I love Oxcart Man!This is a wonderful book about earlier and simpler days when a family wasted nothing and supported themselves off the land. Each member of the family contributes and their activities change as the seasons do. It's wonderful! Rating: - Ox-Cart ManThis is one of my family's all-time favorite children's books, with lovely, quiet pictures and a calm tone in the text. We love the feeling of the "circle of seasons" that it gives, as well as a glimpse back into a simpler era. The story also portrays the ethic of working hard and being rewarded for it. I read it to all five of our children as they were growing up. This Christmas I bought it for our 23 year-old daughter, who had asked for it. She doesn't have children yet; she just loves the ... Read More Rating:  - Entertaining in a peaceful wayGave this account of a year in the life of a farm family to my 2-1/2 year old grandson. Worked, because the first time he asked his father to "read it again." Appealed to me, since it shows a natural cycle of growing/making things, selling them, and starting over. We may not operate quite this way, but it may still provide understanding of the world to a youngster. Appealing pictures, peaceful telling - perhaps the most "exciting" event is the farmer kissing his ox good-bye at market. Maybe a ... Read More 
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