A timeless classic this is not. First of all, there are too many words in this picture book. The illustrations, which reflect an American Gothic style, are stiff and idealized. Mostly, though, on a personal level, the story lost me when the farmer sold his ox. Not a good book for animal lovers. ( )

this book is great for when you are teaching early american history. THis story is about a family who works hard all year to sell and trade all of the things they have made and grown.This was all to get a small amout of money for their dad to pick up some more supplys for the work to happen next yesr.

Grade Level: 4
This book is a very good story for children to read. It shows an importance for work and family and how to work together. This book also shows all the season and what is done during those season. It shows the dedication of the father to walk for ten days to sell thier goods for his family and it buy them gifts(even though they are to make money for the next year). You could do many lesson plans with this book. It could just be a quick read that takes you 10 minutes or you could get your students to write a short story themselves about how they would live back in day. http://teacher2b.com/creative/creativ... is a website used for creative writing. After your students have written the story they can share with the class.

This book has a great steady rhyme scheme that is good for reading aloud. This book is also great because it shows the reader of a simple time when people would live by making things and selling them or for trade. This book is also excellent because it as very poetic versus. ( )

The ox-cart man is about a family who each does a different craft to provide for the family. Once they have completed their craft the father takes the things and takes them to town and sells them all. After selling them he then goes and buys supplies for the process to start all over again for the next year.