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Title: The Milkman's Boy

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Reinforced Hardcover, 1997

Synopsis
Paul Graves is proud of his father, the owner of a dairy farm. In the era in which the book is set, milk is delivered right to people's houses in glass bottles fresh from the dairy, and the process of pasteurization (sterilizing the milk) was a new invention. Paul's father refuses to pasteurize his milk, calling the process a fad. However, when Paul's sister gets sick from unpasteurized milk, Paul's father learns an important lesson about balancing change and tradition. Color illustrations accompany the text. Tells the story of the Graves Family Dairy, whose three horses pulled the wagons delivering milk to families in the years before trucks and shopping centers replaced them.

Details
Illustrator:         Greg Shed
Language:        English
Reading Level:  Grades 2 to 3

Size
Length:        32 Pages
Weight:        0.9 Pounds
Height:         11.8 Inches
Width:          8.8 Inches
Thickness:    0.5 Inches



Publisher Notes
Paul Graves is coming of age during a time when horses and carriages shared roads with Model Ts, and new technology changed old ways of doing things. His father, Henry Graves, owner of the Graves Family Dairy, calls the new invention of pasteurization nothing but a fad . . . until one day a fever strikes Paul's sister, and his family learns a hard lesson about the need to balance change and tradition. Full color.



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Book Details Summary: The title of this book is The Milkman's Boy and it was written by Donald Hall, Greg Shed (Illustrator). This edition of The Milkman's Boy is in a Hardcover format. This books publish date is September 1997 and it has a suggested retail price of $17.95. There are 32 pages in the book and it was published by Walker & Co. The 10 digit ISBN is 0802784631 and the 13 digit ISBN is 9780802784636. For the most current lowest price, Click Here.