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A Farmer's Alphabet by Mary Azarian
- Item Number
- 137
- Estimated Value
- 13 USD
- Sold
- 20 USD to sg0009f04
The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to CATAMOUNT ARTS (tax ID 030276780) on behalf of the winner.
- Number of Bids
- 2 - Bid History
Item Description
Paperback
Print Length: 64 pages
Dimensions: 8.66 x 0.43 x 12.94 inches
Publisher: David R. Godine, Publisher
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.
Item Special Note
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