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On the Farm

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Manufacturer: Candlewick
Author: David Elliott
Binding: Hardcover
Publication Date: 2008-03-11
Publisher: Candlewick
Label: Candlewick
Number Of Pages: 32

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Editorial Review
A New York Ttimes best-selling author and a Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator evoke life on a farm in a simple, lyrical text and boldly expressive images.

From the bull to the barn cat to the wild bunny, the farmyard bustles with life. The rooster crows, the rams clash, the bees buzz, and over there in the garden, a snake — silent and alone — winds and watches. David Elliott’s graceful, simple verse and Holly Meade’s exquisite woodcut and watercolor illustrations capture a world that is at once timeless yet disappearing from view — the world of the family farm.
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THIS ONE'S A KEEPER !

2008-03-30
Artist Holly Meade well remembers her childhood visits to her grandparents dairy farm. She writes that it was one of the highlights of her young life, "I would wake early in my feather bed to the lowing of cows.....I wish that every child could experience having the natural world as excitingly near as it is on the farm."

Today not many children have that experience yet David Elliott and Ms. Meade have created a happy reminder of what life was like on a family farm. For the first time, Ms. Meade uses woodcuts for a picture book and they are stunning - full page illustrations enhanced with watercolors bring all of the animals to eye-popping life from the crowing strutting rooster to the sly barn cat to the silent rabbit.

Mr. Elliott's easy, descriptive verse will be a pleasure for young eyes and ears. Of the snake he writes, "Coils in the garden like a spring or the wild and winding melody he hears but cannot sing."

This one's a keeper!

- Gail Cooke

My 16-month old adores this book

2008-03-29
The illustrations are beautiful. The woodcuts are colourful without being overly complex. The text is short and descriptive for each animal. My little girl adores this book with special affection lavished on the cow, dog and pig. :) I would love to see more books from this author and illustrator duo as this is one of the best picture books I've seen though my taste tends towards the more old-fashioned books with less flash such as
Virginia Lee Burton's and Dr. Seuss.