- Mass Market Paperback: 32 pages
- Publisher: Puffin USA; Reprint edition (May 18 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 014050351X
- ISBN-13: 978-0140503517
- Product Dimensions: 26.4 x 20.6 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,384,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From School Library Journal
Grade 1-4 Locker teams his considerable artistic talents with a story that touches both the sentiments and the social con science. A young boy, Mike, tells of his family's struggle to keep its farm going through another difficult year. The lo cal school has closed, milk and crop prices are down, and the boy's father is forced to take a factory job in town to make it through the winter. Mike's sis ter suggests expanding their mother's pumpkin and flower garden into full farm production. The financially suc cessful experiment allows the farm to continue for at least one more year. Mike's unadorned prose tells a very personal story, at the same time intro ducing children to the tenuous state of the family farm. While the text may be understated, Locker's oil landscapes are a true celebration of the strength, glory, and tradition of rural America. His now-familiar striking use of color and light is especially effective in scenes of the changing seasons spring's and summer's vibrant greens and yellows, autumn's rich browns and oranges and winter's icy grays and blues. Unfortunately, most real life farm stories won't have this hopeful an ending, but Locker's story and art are a well deserved tribute to this threatened life. Heide Piehler, Shorewood Public Library, Wis.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Book Description
Beautifully warm full-color paintings highlight a tale about Mike and Sarah, who try to help their family farm survive some lean times by raising pumpkins and flowers, but still they need more money. Reprint. SLJ. AB.
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Another Exquisite book by Thomas Locker,
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This review is from: Family Farm (Hardcover)
My daughter and I can't get enough of Thomas Locker's incredible artwork. His gorgeous paintings in Mare on the Hill, Gray Wolf Country, and Family Farm are museum-quality. Family Farm is a wonderful, poignant story about a family trying to keep their farm going for another season. Locker writes about what he knows, and each page is infused with emotion. Any child over the age of 6 who dreams of living in the country will love this story.
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Another Exquisite book by Thomas Locker,
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This review is from: Family Farm (Hardcover)
My daughter and I can't get enough of Thomas Locker's incredible artwork. His gorgeous paintings in Mare on the Hill, Gray Wolf Country, and Family Farm are museum-quality. Family Farm is a wonderful, poignant story about a family trying to keep their farm going for another season. Locker writes about what he knows, and each page is infused with emotion. Any child over the age of 6 who dreams of living in the country will love this story.
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