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40 pp.
| Holt
| March, 2017
|
TradeISBN 978-1-62779-129-8$17.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Tim Zeltner.
In the 1830s, blacksmith John Deere revolutionized farming in the Midwest with a new plow made of steel. Zeltner's luminous, undulating landscapes and elongated figures, created using acrylic on plywood with a crackled finish, add a moody depth and period feel to the biography's folksy telling. Additional facts in the back matter provide context. Bib., glos.