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A Very, Very Noisy Tractor

A uniquely, self-assured woman drives her extremely noisy tractor down the road.  As she passes different people, they each notice a feature in her appearance: a beehive hairdo, thick glasses, blue raincoat, rubber boots, red purse, and remark that she should not be driving a tractor.  The tractor chugs so loudly she cannot hear a word.  As she turns off the road into a pretty village, a young boy happily greets her and they have a very pleasant conversation.  He learns her husband is the cook and stays home with their daughter.  This untraditional family is extremely happy.  When the daughter tells her mother she wants to grow up to be a farmer too, her mom encourages her to follow her heart, but to be sure the tractor is deafeningly loud so she cannot hear the silly things grown ups say.  Large, colorful, interesting illustrations add fun details to this tale that encourages individuality and turning a deaf ear to disapproval and narrow-mindedness.  Translated from Spanish by Jon Brokenbrow.