Author: Elliott Merrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881504354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A story about the thrills and perils of renovating an old farm on a shoestring, a warm and wise book about living simply in the country while pursuing the writer's craft.
Green Mountain Farm
Author: Elliott Merrick
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881504354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A story about the thrills and perils of renovating an old farm on a shoestring, a warm and wise book about living simply in the country while pursuing the writer's craft.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780881504354
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
A story about the thrills and perils of renovating an old farm on a shoestring, a warm and wise book about living simply in the country while pursuing the writer's craft.
Along Came a Llama
Author: Ruth Janette Ruck
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571363202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH* My Family and Other Animals meets The Secret Life of Cows: this rediscovered gem tells the charming tale of how a baby llama transformed a Welsh farming family forever (with a foreword by John Lewis-Stempel). Things llamas like: Snaffling cherry brandy, Easter eggs, and the Radio Times. Fluttering movie star eyelashes at surprised visitors. Curling up in 'tea-cosy' position by the fire. Orbiting, helicoptering, and oompahing. Humming along to classical music. Locking victims in the lavatory. Things llamas dislike: Having toenails trimmed by a visiting circus. Being adopted mother to an orphaned lamb. Invitations to star on Blue Peter. Accidentally swimming. Snowdonia's rainfall. The dark. Ruth Ruck's family live on a Welsh mountain farm, no strangers to cow pats on the carpet and nesting hens in the larder. When dark days strike, they embark on a farming experiment to cheer them all up - but raising a baby llama proves more of an adventure than expected .
Publisher: Faber & Faber
ISBN: 0571363202
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
*WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH* My Family and Other Animals meets The Secret Life of Cows: this rediscovered gem tells the charming tale of how a baby llama transformed a Welsh farming family forever (with a foreword by John Lewis-Stempel). Things llamas like: Snaffling cherry brandy, Easter eggs, and the Radio Times. Fluttering movie star eyelashes at surprised visitors. Curling up in 'tea-cosy' position by the fire. Orbiting, helicoptering, and oompahing. Humming along to classical music. Locking victims in the lavatory. Things llamas dislike: Having toenails trimmed by a visiting circus. Being adopted mother to an orphaned lamb. Invitations to star on Blue Peter. Accidentally swimming. Snowdonia's rainfall. The dark. Ruth Ruck's family live on a Welsh mountain farm, no strangers to cow pats on the carpet and nesting hens in the larder. When dark days strike, they embark on a farming experiment to cheer them all up - but raising a baby llama proves more of an adventure than expected .
The Cow Went Over the Mountain
Author: Jeanette Krinsley
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0375980946
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Little Cow thinks life will be better on the "other mountain," and convinces a few animals that the grass will be munchier, the bugs crunchier, the water sploshier, the mud sloshier . . . but when they get there, they find that the grass isn't really greener on the other side. This simple, witty tale, brought to life by Caldecott medalist Feodor Rojankovsky, was originally published in 1963 and is now back in print as a Little Golden Book Classic.
Publisher: Golden Books
ISBN: 0375980946
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26
Book Description
Little Cow thinks life will be better on the "other mountain," and convinces a few animals that the grass will be munchier, the bugs crunchier, the water sploshier, the mud sloshier . . . but when they get there, they find that the grass isn't really greener on the other side. This simple, witty tale, brought to life by Caldecott medalist Feodor Rojankovsky, was originally published in 1963 and is now back in print as a Little Golden Book Classic.
Colorful World
Author: Nastja Holtfreter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610675789
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Sturdy board books, ideal for multiple readings and eager young hands! Fun and (sometimes) silly illustrations. A playful way to discover the world.A series of look-and-find books for the very young featuring playful introductions to animals and nature. Every page has a new puzzle to solve! Which cow is the most colorful? Find the badger going the other way. Are they all brown bears? Which octopus is wearing a hat?
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781610675789
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 14
Book Description
Sturdy board books, ideal for multiple readings and eager young hands! Fun and (sometimes) silly illustrations. A playful way to discover the world.A series of look-and-find books for the very young featuring playful introductions to animals and nature. Every page has a new puzzle to solve! Which cow is the most colorful? Find the badger going the other way. Are they all brown bears? Which octopus is wearing a hat?
The Foxfire Book
Author: Foxfire Fund, Inc.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385073534
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions. This classic debut volume of the acclaimed series covers a diverse array of crafts and practical skills, including log cabin building, hog dressing, basketmaking, cooking, fencemaking, crop planting, hunting, and moonshining, as well as a look at the history of local traditions like snake lore and faith healing.
Publisher: Anchor
ISBN: 0385073534
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
First published in 1972, The Foxfire Book was a surprise bestseller that brought Appalachia's philosophy of simple living to hundreds of thousands of readers. Whether you wanted to hunt game, bake the old-fashioned way, or learn the art of successful moonshining, The Foxfire Museum and Heritage Center had a contact who could teach you how with clear, step-by-step instructions. This classic debut volume of the acclaimed series covers a diverse array of crafts and practical skills, including log cabin building, hog dressing, basketmaking, cooking, fencemaking, crop planting, hunting, and moonshining, as well as a look at the history of local traditions like snake lore and faith healing.
Stories of Mt. Washington
Author: Martha Treichler
Publisher: Crooked Lake Review Books
ISBN: 9780979337710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
In 1971 Martha and Bill Treichler bought an old farm on Mt. Washington, a high ridge in upstate New York. Stories of Mt. Washington tells of their search to discover who built their old house and what kind of life they and their neighbors had led. By good luck, the Treichlers met the great-great-granddaughter of the man who built their house, and with more good luck, found the descendants of other early settlers. The second edition adds new stories to the tales of what they discovered of the old Mt. Washington community.
Publisher: Crooked Lake Review Books
ISBN: 9780979337710
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
Book Description
In 1971 Martha and Bill Treichler bought an old farm on Mt. Washington, a high ridge in upstate New York. Stories of Mt. Washington tells of their search to discover who built their old house and what kind of life they and their neighbors had led. By good luck, the Treichlers met the great-great-granddaughter of the man who built their house, and with more good luck, found the descendants of other early settlers. The second edition adds new stories to the tales of what they discovered of the old Mt. Washington community.
Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns
Author: Orville Hicks
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781933251653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences beyond the porches of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, for more than two decades. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns captures the voice of the master storyteller in more than twenty transcribed stories, paired with lively pencil sketches. Having grown up in a hollow, he knows the mountain setting and his clever character Jack"--Provided by publisher.
Publisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 9781933251653
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 204
Book Description
"Orville Hicks has enthralled audiences beyond the porches of Beech Mountain, North Carolina, for more than two decades. Jack Tales and Mountain Yarns captures the voice of the master storyteller in more than twenty transcribed stories, paired with lively pencil sketches. Having grown up in a hollow, he knows the mountain setting and his clever character Jack"--Provided by publisher.
Tales of the Mountains and Steppes
Author: Čingiz Torekulovič Ajtmatov
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
A Farm Called Kishinev
Author: Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
Publisher: East African Publishers
ISBN: 9789966254184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In 1903, the British offered Uasin Gishu as a sanctuary and national home for Jews escaping persecution in Eastern Europe. But in the event, this was never put into effect; and instead of refugees, Afrikaner and British officers established themselves in the area. This novel explores the experiences and feelings of an ordinary Jewish settler family in twentieth century East Africa, considering the complex interplay between international politics, colonial dominance, and anti-Semitic and anti-African racist ideologies.
Publisher: East African Publishers
ISBN: 9789966254184
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
In 1903, the British offered Uasin Gishu as a sanctuary and national home for Jews escaping persecution in Eastern Europe. But in the event, this was never put into effect; and instead of refugees, Afrikaner and British officers established themselves in the area. This novel explores the experiences and feelings of an ordinary Jewish settler family in twentieth century East Africa, considering the complex interplay between international politics, colonial dominance, and anti-Semitic and anti-African racist ideologies.
Manjhi Moves a Mountain
Author: Nancy Churnin
Publisher: Creston Books
ISBN: 1939547342
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
For 20 years, Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit and determination to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. This inspirational story shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough. Full color.
Publisher: Creston Books
ISBN: 1939547342
Category : JUVENILE NONFICTION
Languages : en
Pages : 19
Book Description
For 20 years, Dashrath Manjhi used a hammer and chisel, grit and determination to carve a path through the mountain separating his poor village from the nearby village with schools, markets, and a hospital. This inspirational story shows how everyone can make a difference if their heart is big enough. Full color.