Oh Lord, I Wish I Was a Buzzard

by Polly Greenberg

Book Overview

"We picked and we picked and we picked and we picked..." From dawn to dusk, a little girl harvests cotton with her family during the sweltering crop season. Imagining her way through the endless day, she wishes she could be anyone else-from a snake curved up and cool to a buzzard going round and round in the sky. Then at last, sunset approaches and a special treat awaits. Polly Greenberg's rhythmic, easy-to-read text and Aliki's striking sun-soaked...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1587171228
• ISBN13: 9781587171222
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.6" x 10.5"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7

Customer Reviews

Simple, beautiful book to read again and again

My 15 month old loves this book, and I think I know why. The illustrations by Aliki depicting a day in a cotton field are simple but bold and full of character. The text is nothing short of poetry, and reminds one of a traditional spiritual song. For older children, there is a lot of content that can be discussed along with enjoying the song-like text: child labor, racism, stereotypes, history. Because of the repetitive text, it is a good book for children learning to read.My daughter asks for this one again and again since the day we came across it by accident, and I think we will continue to enjoy it for many years.