Overview
"There's been so much tomfool nonsense told about McBroom's wonderful one-acre farm?." It's a good thing Farmer Josh McBroom is back, setting matters straight in this pair of hilarious, homespun, illustrated chapter books, issued in an easy-to-read paperback format for the very first time! What better way to find out how it all began than by starting at the beginning-as McBroom, his wife, and their 11 redheaded children pack up their homestead and head West!
After leaving their rocky Connecticut farm to seek their fortunes in the West, Josh McBroom, his wife Melissa, and their eleven redheaded children stop in Iowa where they become the owners of a small but very unusual piece of property.
Synopsis
"There's been so much tomfool nonsense told about McBroom's wonderful one-acre farm.." It's a good thing Farmer Josh McBroom is back, setting matters straight in this pair of hilarious, homespun, illustrated chapter books, issued in an easy-to-read paperback format for the very first time! What better way to find out how it all began than by starting at the beginning-as McBroom, his wife, and their 11 redheaded children pack up their homestead and head West!
Children's Literature
Josh McBroom packed up his family, all of them, and headed West. With only $10 in his pocket, he was stunned when he was offered an 80-acre farm for just that sum. Hector Jones was a con man, and rejoiced in fleecing McBroom, selling him only a muddy pond. McBroom, being of great disposition despite the circumstances, encouraged his brood to jump into the pond and cool off on that very hot day. A dry spell followed, and McBroom realized that his dried up pond was extremely rich top soil. Within an hour they had planted and harvested a crop of beans, and they only had to wait three hours for a shade tree to grow. But Hector Jones was now even more determined to swindle McBroom back out of his miraculous farm. Despite his best efforts, the family perseveres. A great story about creative problem solving and making the best of what appears to be a bad situation.