Oh Lord, I Wish I Was a Buzzard

by Polly Greenberg

Book Overview

Bargain Books are non-returnable. From dawn to dusk, a little girl harvests cotton in the sweltering Mississippi Delta heat. Imagining her way through the endless day, she wishes she could be anyone... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• 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.