A Farmer's Alphabet
Will be published approx. on 13. December 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
64 pages
978-0-87923-397-6 (ISBN)
Description
An alphabet book for families that lovingly celebrates traditional rural New England life, all the way from A to Z. "No matter where children live - on a farm, in the suburbs or the city - they will love this handsome book."-Smithsonian Magazine
Before she became a renowned children's book illustrator and printmaker, Mary Azarian was a teacher in one of Vermont's last one-room schoolhouses. In the late 1970s, the state board of education commissioned her to create "a farmer's alphabet" to provide balance in the classroom and provide rural children with reflections of their own lives. Those woodcuts, in bold, red-and-black, became this book, A Farmer's Alphabet.
In rustic images that evoke the sights and sounds of daily life on a farm-with its chores, animals, and gardens: A is for Apple, being picked fresh from a tree. D is for Dog, asleep in a cozy armchair. J is for the Jump kids make into a hay mound. N is for Neighbor to chat with across a picket fence. Z is for Zinnia flowers and, of course, F is for Farm.
This oversized book, perfect for sharing, represents a side of life rarely seen in children's books-a realistic view of a working farm as it provides an alphabetical view for children of country life.
Before she became a renowned children's book illustrator and printmaker, Mary Azarian was a teacher in one of Vermont's last one-room schoolhouses. In the late 1970s, the state board of education commissioned her to create "a farmer's alphabet" to provide balance in the classroom and provide rural children with reflections of their own lives. Those woodcuts, in bold, red-and-black, became this book, A Farmer's Alphabet.
In rustic images that evoke the sights and sounds of daily life on a farm-with its chores, animals, and gardens: A is for Apple, being picked fresh from a tree. D is for Dog, asleep in a cozy armchair. J is for the Jump kids make into a hay mound. N is for Neighbor to chat with across a picket fence. Z is for Zinnia flowers and, of course, F is for Farm.
This oversized book, perfect for sharing, represents a side of life rarely seen in children's books-a realistic view of a working farm as it provides an alphabetical view for children of country life.
Reviews / Votes
Praise for A Farmer's Alphabet:"No matter where children live - on a farm, in the suburbs or the city - they will love this handsome book."-Smithsonian Magazine
"A beautiful gift; a treasure to own."-The Boston Globe
"Each page is a frameable work of art."-American Library Association Booklist
"Azarian eschews the merely cute or quaint, creating a loving memorial to a way of life."-School Library Journal
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lincoln
United States
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 03 to 06 years
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 329 mm
Width: 220 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
313 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87923-397-6 (9780879233976)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Mary Azarian grew up on a small farm in Virginia, where she had horses, rabbits and chickens. After graduating from Smith College, where she studied printmaking with Leonard Baskin, she moved to a farm in northern Vermont. There she taught for four years in one of the last one-room schoolhouses in the state. She has been a full-time printmaker since 1969. Her books include A Farmer's Alphabet and the Caldecott Medal-winning Snowflake Bentley.