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While the text of David Bouchard's If You're Not from the Prairie , with illustrations by Henry Ripplinger, is rooted in the physical, and child-appropriate, I did not find myself engaged by this book. I am from the Prairie, have felt the wind, and the cold, and heard the grass, as Bouchard exhorts one to do. While I am sympathetic to the author's desire to represent the special qualities of the Prairie reality, the plodding verse and parsimonious spirit of the book don't do justice to either the culture or the landscape.
Rhea Tregebov (Books in Canada) --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.
Rhea Tregebov (Books in Canada) --This text refers to the School & Library Binding edition.
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Grade 2-6?Blazing skies in bright blues bounce from the full-page acrylic illustrations that face every page of poetic text in this piece about modern-day life on the prairie. Ripplinger's paintings are done in a realistic style somewhat similar to Andrew Wyeth's. In them, a young boy and his dog play through every season on farmlands, prairie fields, and country roads. He and his friends have a snowball fight in front of a large country house and board the school bus in a winter blizzard. The child walks in a creek bed in solitude and down the road beside his dad. For the most part, the accompanying verse is well written. The dialogue style works well rhythmically and makes for a possible story hour or program read-aloud. Adults would also enjoy this nostalgic piece that ends with the boy a grown farmer: "You see, my hair's mostly wind,/My eyes filled with grit,/My skin's red or brown,/My lips chapped and split." With its attractive format, this will make a nice additional purchase for poetry collections, though in prairie areas it might be a "must."?Susannah Price, Boise Public Library, ID
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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If you're not from the prairie, You don't know the sun, You can't know the sun. Read the first page
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