What a wonderful young chapter book--billed as grades 2-5 or ages 7-10. However, I think the humor would be lost on most children that age. The story begins when Josh McBroom learns that the 80 acres of Iowa farmland he's purchased are all stacked up on top of each other beginning at the bottom of a muddy pond. Although his neighbor, the wind, and the grasshoppers have it in the McBroom property, Josh and his 11 children and wife use ingenious ways to thwart them! Really fun! 61 pages ( )

McBroom Tells the truth: The first entry in the classic children's book series, McBroom Tells the Truth introduces us to the McBroom family and the origin of their amazing farm with soil so rich that it will grow anything, and I mean ANYTHING. As with every McBroom book, this one is full of amusing exaggerations and tall tales sworn to be the truth, with the humorous confession of a minor fib at the end of the tale.

McBroom and the Big Wind: In this McBroom tall tale, Josh McBroom tells yet another story about life on the farm, this time detailing their experiences with prairie winds so strong that they broke his leg. Includes a jump-rope skipping bear and migrating rabbits. ( )

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