Status
Available
Genres
Publication
HarperCollins (1997), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 32 pages
Description
After Almanzo helps with the chores on his family's farm in the New York countryside, he joins his parents, brother, and sisters for dinner and a winter evening at home.
User reviews
LibraryThing member klightwi
A book about what life was like as a child for Almazo (a boy) in a New York farm in the pioneer days of the late 1800s. Great illustrations and a good way to open eyes to what live was like in the past.
LibraryThing member krystalramirez
Summary: This is about a little boy who lives with his father, mother, brother and two sisters. They live on a farm where they take care of everything their self. The kids have chores to do, Almanzo and his brother have to help take care of the animals with their father. His sisters help with
Personal Reaction: Great book. I wish life was more like this now. The book shows the family getting along, working together, and spending time together as a happy family.
1.) We could talk about things the children could do to help their parents out and find ways to spend time together.
2.) Work as a class to build a small farm made of little scraps and things we find around the classroom or at home, that we do not need. Maybe use the milk and juice cartons to make the house and glue a few together to make the stables. We can make animals out of clay.
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dinner and the family comes in and they all sit together and eat dinner. This is the story of Almanzo's life as a little boy on a farm. He loves being a Farm boy.Personal Reaction: Great book. I wish life was more like this now. The book shows the family getting along, working together, and spending time together as a happy family.
1.) We could talk about things the children could do to help their parents out and find ways to spend time together.
2.) Work as a class to build a small farm made of little scraps and things we find around the classroom or at home, that we do not need. Maybe use the milk and juice cartons to make the house and glue a few together to make the stables. We can make animals out of clay.
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Language
Original publication date
1996-09-01
Physical description
32 p.; 9 inches
ISBN
006440692X / 9780064406925