If You're Not from the Prairie
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Book Overview
If You're Not From The Prairie is a poetic tribute that invites readers to experience the blazing light, cutting wind, endless sky, piercing cold, and extraordinary beauty of the prairie. The Prairie is a land of extremes and, as the lyrical text and illustrations make clear, one that inspires extreme devotion from its hardy inhabitants.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0689820356
ISBN13:9780689820359
Release Date:June 1998
Publisher:Aladdin Paperbacks
Length:32 Pages
Weight:0.34 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 9.0" x 9.8"
Age Range:7 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 2 to 5
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Great for teachers in South Dakota!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
This is an awesome book! Coming from Eastern South Dakota (plains) it is just so perfect! I taught a lesson to students (4th grade) who live in Western South Dakota (the Black Hills) and we compared the two regions of South Dakota. We then wrote a poem that used the author's structure as a guide. We entitled the poem "If you're not from the Black Hills..." It went over great and the kids loved it! It also correlates to 4 state standards and probably many more! This book made me cry! Awesome!
beautiful stories and pictures
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
this book is beautifully done. the words paint pictures and the pictures tell a story. i read it to my 3rd grade class and am planning to buy one for my 83 year old father for christmas!!
Heritage for the soul..for kids and adults
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I am not a prairie native and loved how this book has shown me why the heartland has captured the hearts of so many. My three year old wants to check this book out from the library every time we go - I finally am buying our own copy and will probably use it as a coffetable book for awhile! The illustrations evoke memories as well as feelings my family has shared in small Nebraska towns. HOORAy for this book!
Excellent description for growing up on the Prairie
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I found this book by accident and it caught my eye since I grew up in Nebraska. I bought it for Christmas presents and read it to my grandchildren on tape so they could hear Grandma telling them about her childhood which was so different from their own. This has been a main stay present for everyone in my family!
highly reccomend for all ages
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
The words and paintings combine to tell the best of the prairie to the rest of the world. It also manages to remind those of us who live here why we wouldn't live anywhere else. We use this book for a variety of programs, children and adult, at our small museum. It appeals to both groups with its graceful text and enchanting art. I have three copies, one I read to my niece, the other two are framed on the wall.
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