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Michelson, Richard

Tuttle's Red Barn: The Story of America's Oldest Family Farm

40 pp. | Putnam | September, 2007 | Trade ISBN 978-0-399-24354-7 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Mary Azarian. Tuttles have farmed the same land for twelve generations, and this interesting family saga offers a real sense of history. Michelson's chosen details suggest the arc of social and economic change over four centuries. Azarian's woodcuts make a splendid complement, visualizing costumes, architecture, and historical artifacts and implements with equal felicity. Her down-home pictures epitomize the characters' self-reliance, optimism, and work ethic.

Reviewer: Joanna Rudge Long | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2008