Endearing memories become more vivid as you page through This Old Barn, a wonderful, heartwarming anthology of stories and artwork--from such favorites as Patricia Penton Leimbach, Justin Isherwood, Grant Wood, Eric Sloane, and others--that celebrates the glorious barns of yesteryear. Whether you grew up on a farm, or wished you did, you’ll cherish This Old Barn, which will bring you back to simpler days.

From hay barns to corn cribs, from fences to chicken coops, from silos to outhouses, 'The Old Barn Book's' clear drawings, photos, maps, and descriptions make it easy to figure what's what around a farm.

A pictorial tribute to North America's vanishing rural heritage, as seen in the variety, simplicity, and homely beauty of old barns across the continent.

"Originally published in the 1970s ... updated with color photographs"--Inside front cover.

With heartwarming anecdotes and nearly 600 photos, this is a study of the countryside barn.

Learn new words and practice motor skills and shape recognition with this playful book of opposites. Press out the shape and turn the page to complete a new picture. Best of all, ask a grown-up to play along with you. From 'take' and 'give' and 'break' and 'build' to 'now you see me', 'now you don't!' till you rediscover the red circle of the beginning, now become an apple. Once you're there, you can go backwards through the book and do it all again! This stunning and robust novelty book contains 9 press-put pieces and a surprise mylar mirror.