Ox-Cart Man
by Hall, Donald. Illustrated by Barbara Cooney. (Puffin, 1979 ISBN 0 1405 0441 0) Picture Book. 32 pages. Grades K+.
This book was reviewed by Carol Otis Hurst in Teaching K-8 Magazine.
Review
Using an early American art style, the book tells the simple story of a farmer who loads his wagon with this year's produce and makes the trip to Portsmouth, barters his goods and returns home.
Related Areas of Carol Hurst's Children's Literature Site
- Barbara Cooney (illustrator of Ox-Cart Man), featured author article.
- Farms in Children's Literature
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