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To Market, to Market
Known for art that celebrates the virtues of community, hard work, and living gently on the planet, Nikki McClure here explores a topic close to her heart: the farmers market. Alternating between story and fact, this lovingly crafted picture book follows a mother and son to the weekly market. As they check off items on their shopping list, the reader learns how each partic...more
Hardcover, 40 pages
Published
April 1st 2011
by Harry N. Abrams
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Nikki McClure’s most recent cut-paper picturebook tells the story of a bustling farmer’s market. Her celebrated images catch the eye of children and adults alike as the story follows a young boy and his mother shopping for goods. To Market, To Market will resonate strongly with today’s children and families, particularly those who have experienced the vibrant environment of a farmer’s market before.
The story shares information about how each item is grown or made, introduces the farmers and art...more
The story shares information about how each item is grown or made, introduces the farmers and art...more
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To Market, to Market by Nikki McClure (also the illustrator of the beautiful All in a Day) has created a beautiful and educational story with a nice story included as well.
Focusing on the wonders of a farmers market, the pages switch between a story about a family going to visit the market and facts about how different fruits and vegetables end up at the market. We learn about kale, apples, honey, cheese, and even napkins!
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To Market, to Market by Nikki McClure (also the illustrator of the beautiful All in a Day) has created a beautiful and educational story with a nice story included as well.
Focusing on the wonders of a farmers market, the pages switch between a story about a family going to visit the market and facts about how different fruits and vegetables end up at the market. We learn about kale, apples, honey, cheese, and even napkins!
The text...more
Quick! Where does food like fruits, vegetables, meat, eggs, and cheese come from? Of course, silly, from the grocery store. Well, not always, and there’s more to it than just that. More and more people are turning to local farmers markets to find fresher and healthier foods. In this book, a young boy and his mother go on Market Day to shop for Michael’s crisp apples, Colin and Genine’s kale, Steve’s smoked salmon, Benjamin’s maple honey, Evan and Emma’s blueberry turnovers, Heather and Katelyn’s...more
Have you ever wondered how goat cheese is made or how beekeepers extract honey? Readers follow a mother and son through the market as they stop at each vendor to pick up the items on their shopping list (from the title page). Intricate cut paper illustrations detail the wonders and the artisans of the farmer’s market capturing every feature, from scraggly beards and tattoos to a mother reminding her son to use good manners. The simplicity of the black and white color scheme paired with a single...more
I love Nikki McClure's illustrations! This book is a love-letter to farmers' markets and the wonderful items they bring us.
The reading level is a little difficult to determine. The first few pages, and the intro to each "chapter" read like a traditional picture book. Each "chapter" (contained on one page) goes into detail about a certain vendor - the apple-seller, an indigo dyer, the bakers, etc. These are on a much more difficult level, probably about third grade. It would make a good book to...more
The reading level is a little difficult to determine. The first few pages, and the intro to each "chapter" read like a traditional picture book. Each "chapter" (contained on one page) goes into detail about a certain vendor - the apple-seller, an indigo dyer, the bakers, etc. These are on a much more difficult level, probably about third grade. It would make a good book to...more
Cut-paper illustrations with digitally added color are the stars here as a boy and his mother visit the community market and purchase apples, kale, salmon, honey, blueberry turnovers, cheese, and even napkins for a feast they'll have at home later. Detailed descriptions of the farmers and craftsmen and women and the work they must do before bringing anything to the market is provided, ending with a thank you to each one. The tidbits provided are intriguing and will educate readers who often take...more
Ok, first of all, everything Nikki McClure does is so beautiful. I can't help but check out anything I see of hers. This books is very interesting for preschoolers (and older) who are curious about how things work and where food comes from. My 3 year old is often asking questions about such things, and this book explains it: when you see the guy selling eggs at the market, this is the kind of work he does to get them there. I personally like how this book also shows a modern view of farmers--the...more
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Like most Nikki McClure books it has beautiful artwork and a thoughtful approach to a story. In this case - McClure takes us on an adventure through a farmer's market and highlights the people that one may encounter. Then she highlights the process that those poeple take to make the product that that they sell in the market. My 3 year-old loved it, and I found it interesting enough to not get bored the first couple read-throughs. If you've never been to a farmer's market or are not into slow foo...more
This might not be the "To Market, To Market" that you expect at first. It is actually a beautiful ode to the farmer's market. Although it is a picture book, the information is deep, describing the individuals who bring their wares to the market and how they grow or make their product. With lots of gratitude on every page, you are given ample opportunity to consider where the apples you eat, the kale you munch, or the cheese you love to snack on really come from. This might just inspire you to ex...more
I was disappointed in this one. I was hoping for a simple, relatable tale about going to the farmer's market, but was bombarded with page after page of "wall o'text" preaching at me about eating expensive artisan foods. My kids like the illustrations, but I am taking this Michael Pollan Jr. book back to the library before they demand I read it out loud to them, as I am certain the text would bore them at least as much as it annoyed me.
With increased interest in buying locally grown food and using responsible growing practices, this book is timely. A boy and his mother visit the local farmers' market and select foods to eat. Includes detailed descriptions of how each food is grown and prepared for market. Rich with vocabulary words and food terminology. McClure's elaborate paper-cut illustrations appear in black, white, and one bold color representing each food.
Wonderfully rich story of where each item on their grocery list comes from as they shop at a farmer's market. I do have to wonder if I am the only one who feels McClure's illustrations can be both pleasing (loved the illustration of the woman dying the napkins) and off-putting. Sometimes they strike me as so strange it jars me out the story. This book has renewed my interest in reading Barbara Kingsolver's "Animal, Vegetable, Miracle"
A delightful and informative look at the local Farmer's market. Nikki McClure interviewed and shadowed some of the farmer's from her local market to create a behind the scenes look at where our food comes from as well as sharing the personality and individuality of the farmers. Warm and engrossing made even more so by her ever lovely paper cut illustrations. And fascinating for the whole family to read.
This is my first experience with a Nikki McClure book. I was impressed with the artwork used and think it was effective in drawing the eye toward what the author wants you to notice. It is a bit lengthy non-fictional read packed with plenty of information on different products you can buy at a farmer's market. I appreciate the explanations of how an item got to the market ready for purchase.
This book did make me want to get back out to the farmer's market when the weather permits around here! I...more
This book did make me want to get back out to the farmer's market when the weather permits around here! I...more
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Neat little picture book that describes a childs visit to market with his mother. For each item they buy you get a slightly in depth explanation of where the item came from or how it was made. All of the times are used for a feast later that night. The colors are plain except for the items being described. Interesting art style.
Handsome, but neither fish nor fowl, so to speak. The art is handsome as are all of McClure books, but there is minimal child appeal. The long complicated explanations of how each item is made are crammed onto single pages of text, too long to read to preschoolers and with language more suited to older elementary school kids.
This is a school age version of the traditional tale. Readers are given details of various market items. Interesting paper-cutting technique is used to illustrate the book--fools the eye a bit, as it appears to be wood cuts. Worth taking a look at for the art, if not the story.
I had thought the illustrations were linocut, but they are actually papercuts (and excellently rendered, in my opinion). I thought the story was going to be short, but there are pages of long text detailing how the specific item came to be in the market.
i love Nikki McClures illustration style, and this was a wonderfully written and illustrated book about the people who sell at the Farmer's market, and the stories behind their livelihood.
A preschooler may find this book enjoyable. Features a variety of foods found at the Farmer's Market and gives a detailed, factual account of how that food made it from farm to farm stand.
Illustrations a good but a little spooky. Text goes back and forth between a little and a lot on the page. Can't decide what type of book it wants to be.
I love Nikki McClure's work. Another beautiful book. I loved the community she created through the people at the Farm Market.
Great illustrations (of course) but the actual text was a little involved. M has wanted this read to her about seven times in a row.
Fabulous book with Nikki's wonderful cut paper illustrations. Great message to children about eating healthy local foods.
I usually like McClure's books, but this one wasn't my favorite. Too much text perhaps? It didn't really work as a read-aloud.
Gorgeous illustration! You could skip the longer pages and use this for storytime, or share it with an individual child too.
A great book for those who love farmers' markets, and the perfect book for Thanksgiving Day.
Great to use with Kindergarten when they are learning about where food comes from.
Fabulous and informative!
This book was pretty awesome!
This was the story of a mother and son (I think) who go to a farmer's market. Whenever they stop at a booth, they explain how the food or goods they're buying were made and how they got to the farmer's market.
The illustrations were beautiful and the writing was very good! I learned a lot and I liked it quite a bit. It's not a suitable read-aloud for my class but oh wells.
I love that it promotes sustainability and locally grown foods. :)
This was the story of a mother and son (I think) who go to a farmer's market. Whenever they stop at a booth, they explain how the food or goods they're buying were made and how they got to the farmer's market.
The illustrations were beautiful and the writing was very good! I learned a lot and I liked it quite a bit. It's not a suitable read-aloud for my class but oh wells.
I love that it promotes sustainability and locally grown foods. :)
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Nikki McClure of Olympia, Washington is known for her painstakingly intricate and beautiful paper cuts. Armed with an X-acto knife, she cuts out her images from a single sheet of paper and creates a bold language that translates the complex poetry of motherhood, nature, and activism into a simple and endearing picture.
Nikki McClure is a self-taught artist who has been making paper-cuts since 1996...more
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