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Available
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Publication
Aladdin (1998), Edition: Reprint, 32 pages
Description
A poem, accompanied by evocative landscape paintings, celebrates the natural beauty of the prairie and the joys of growing up on it.
Media reviews
"If you're from the prairie or not it doesn't matter: this evocative book will take your breath away. David Bouchard has created a series of verses about life on the prairie that are simple, lyrical and exquisite. Henry Ripplinger's brush matches the cadence of the poetry stroke for stroke." -- T.
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LibraryThing member Dakota_Collegiate
Beautifully illustrated book showing life on a the prairie.
LibraryThing member galc2
If You’re Not From The Prairie… is by Canadian-born author David Bouchard and illustrated by Henry Ripplinger. It won the Canadian Children's Book Centre Our Choice Award, and was nominated for the Sheila A. Egoff Children's Literature Prize and the Ontario Silver Birch Award.
If you’re not
Even if you’re not from the prairie, this book will bring you there. The poignant poetry weaves a beautiful tapestry of the iconic sights and experiences of the Canadian prairie. Readers who have known this seemingly simple land will be whisked back as they remember lazy summer days in the ripe fields and the long winters of blistering cold. Complementing the verses are richly-detailed panoramic paintings, effortlessly capturing the glowing earth tones of the rolling land. This book is a sure favorite for any child or adult who has called the prairie home, as it gently reminds them of the unique land that made them who they are.
If you’re not
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from the prairie, can you know the hot shining sun? Or the ever-constant wind, the endlessness of the grass? Can you really say you know the harshness of the blizzards in winter and the blistering cold? And will you ever truly know the heart of someone grown in the midst of the prairie, unless you’ve lived the land for yourself? In this simplistically elegant book David Bouchard explains what makes the timeless land of his childhood so special.Even if you’re not from the prairie, this book will bring you there. The poignant poetry weaves a beautiful tapestry of the iconic sights and experiences of the Canadian prairie. Readers who have known this seemingly simple land will be whisked back as they remember lazy summer days in the ripe fields and the long winters of blistering cold. Complementing the verses are richly-detailed panoramic paintings, effortlessly capturing the glowing earth tones of the rolling land. This book is a sure favorite for any child or adult who has called the prairie home, as it gently reminds them of the unique land that made them who they are.
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LibraryThing member LibraryCin
4.5 stars
This is a picture book/book of poetry that celebrates the North American prairies. The poetry describes the sun, the wind, the grass, the snow and more. David Bouchard went to school in the same Southern Saskatchewan town as I did, and the words really bring the place back to life, as do
This is a picture book/book of poetry that celebrates the North American prairies. The poetry describes the sun, the wind, the grass, the snow and more. David Bouchard went to school in the same Southern Saskatchewan town as I did, and the words really bring the place back to life, as do
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the amazing illustrations, which look just like it! This book brought back all those memories, so vividly, between the poetry and the illustrations. It's a beautiful book that describes it all perfectly - beautiful words and beautiful illustrations! Show Less
LibraryThing member caseybp
A story of home. North Dakota in my case.
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Awards
Riverby Awards (Winner — 1996)
Silver Birch Fiction Award (Nominee — 1994)
Flicker Tale Award (Nominee — Picture Books — 1997)
NCTE Adventuring with Books: A Booklist for Pre-K—Grade 6 (11th Edition: 1993-1995)
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 10 x 9.5 inches
ISBN
0689820356 / 9780689820359