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A tractor is more than a piece of farm machinery. It's farmer's partner that helps him get the hard work done. This dynamic picture book shows a big tractor from spring to harvest—planting, cultivating, harvesting, and doing other important tasks on a busy farm. Bold illustrations, coupled with a simple and lyrical text, show a tractor at work throughout the seasons.

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ISBN-13:	9781620917909
Publisher:	Astra Publishing House
Publication date:	03/03/2015
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.80(w) x 11.10(h) x 0.40(d)
Lexile:	350L (what's this?)
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nathan Clement is the author and illustrator of Drive, Job Site, and Speed. A graphic artist by profession, he currently works at illustrating and writing. Clement earned his BFA in art and writing from Indiana Wesleyan University in 1989. He lives in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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Clement is a deity of vehicular lit. . . . The computer-rendered images are dramatic and beautiful, treating readers to a wide variety of colors and perspectives.' —School Library Journal

A burly man in a plaid shirt and baseball cap addresses his tractor as "Ol' Partner," reminding his green-painted friend of all the jobs they do together over the course of one agricultural year, from spring to winter. . . . Impressive graphics on a series of spreads show different tools hooked up to the tractor as it assists with tasks throughout the seasons, ending with a lovely post-harvest activity.' —Kirkus Reviews

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02/01/2015
PreS-Gr 2—Clement is a deity of vehicular lit. When kids enter the moving machinery phase of childhood, they revel in his Drive (2008), Job Site (2011), and Speed (2013, all Boyds Mills). Big Tractor is another wonderland of superlative illustrations that convey interesting information with the help of minimal text. The main characters here are a farmer in a checkered shirt and green-and-white cap, and a large green tractor. On the first page, the farmer opens a huge door and says, "Wake up, Ol' Partner. It's springtime!" He talks to the vehicle about the jobs they are tackling as they proceed through the growing season: "Hurry up! Time to tow the planter. Time to seed the rows." "Take a break, Ol' Partner. Time to start up the combine. Time to cut down the wheat." Each spread is a lesson in agriculture, demonstrating the many phases of activity and the attachments a tractor pulls in order to get the work done. The computer-rendered images are dramatic and beautiful, treating readers to a wide variety of colors and perspectives. VERDICT Pair this title with Michael Garland's Grandpa's Tractor (2011) and Joy Cowley's The Rusty, Trusty Tractor (1999, both Boyds Mills) for a farm machinery storytime that's downright heartwarming.—Susan Weitz, formerly at Spencer-Van Etten School District, Spencer, NY

School Library Journal

2014-11-18
A burly man in a plaid shirt and baseball cap addresses his tractor as "Ol' Partner," reminding his green-painted friend of all the jobs they do together over the course of one agricultural year, from spring to winter.The type on the cover emphasizes the word "big," and the tractor's increasing size on the title and acknowledgment pages confirms that the tractor is indeed the book's star. In the first spread of the actual story, it looms so large in the foreground that just a fraction of its large girth is depicted, while in the background, the farmer slides open a door and says, in boldly lettered words, "Wake up, Ol' Partner. It's springtime!" Impressive graphics on a series of spreads show different tools hooked up to the tractor as it assists with tasks throughout the seasons, ending with a lovely post-harvest activity. Young children will enjoy the frequent appearances of a woman in pink and a child—probably male—in green, who sometimes help with activities and are obviously part of the farm family. The boy, who shows subtle growth over the seasons, can be spotted relaxing under an umbrella attached to Ol' Partner during one of the tractor's rest periods, and the woman drives Ol' Partner in an appealing, crepuscular scene of autumn harvest, with patterns of cornstalks backlit by the man's harvester. Definitely worth a second look among the extensive array of books about large vehicles. (Picture book. 2-6)

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