The Yearling
Published on 3. September 2013
Book
Hardback
416 pages
978-1-4424-8209-8 (ISBN)
Description
A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has lovingly raised as a pet.
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Series
Edition
Reissue ed.
Language
English
Target group
Children/juvenile
US School Grade: Kindergarten, Reading Age: From 10 to 14 years, Interest Age: From 10 to 13 years
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 236 mm
Width: 184 mm
Thickness: 40 mm
Weight
1162 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4424-8209-8 (9781442482098)
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Persons
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953) lived for twenty-five years in Cross Creek, Florida, the area that is the setting for The Yearling, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir, Cross Creek, which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.
N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) began his artistic career as a young adult. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, Wyeth traveled the American West extensively and drew what he saw. His prolific career includes three thousand works and more than one hundred book illustrations, including those for a majority of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series.
N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945) began his artistic career as a young adult. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, Wyeth traveled the American West extensively and drew what he saw. His prolific career includes three thousand works and more than one hundred book illustrations, including those for a majority of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series.