| Amish Children Original Edition Contributor(s): Good, Phyllis (Author) |
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ISBN: 156148380X ISBN-13: 9781561483808 Publisher: Good Books OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2002 Annotation: With unforgettable photos that are immediate, artistic, and respectful, Irwin shows moments within the Amish community and explores what it is like to be an Amish child. 150 color plates. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Portraits & Selfies - Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries - Social Science | Children's Studies |
| Dewey: 305.23 |
| LCCN: 00059633 |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 8.48" W x 11" (1.36 lbs) 154 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Theirs is a world of mystery, a place apart. Where children dress like miniature adults, where they speak Pennsylvania Dutch before English (which they usually learn in first grade), where they are entrusted with fieldwork and kitchen duty before they leave elementary school, where they nearly always share three meals a day with their parents and siblings (except lunch during the school year). These are children who grow up without television, computers, or telephones. But they know their grandparents intimately; the boys can harness a horse and take their part in the twice-daily milking operation; the girls can quilt, bake bread from scratch, and look after their preschooler sisters and brothers. What is it like to be an Amish child? With unforgettable photographs, Jerry Irwin shows moments within the Amish community. Children overlooking the barnraising, scholars (as the Amish refer to their elementary-school-aged students) conferring with their teacher, Datt (Pennsylvania Dutch for Dad) leading a fishing expedition of youngsters, sisters hosing down the buggy, a family at the school picnic, a sister and brother pitching watermelons to Mamm (Pennsylvania Dutch for Mom). The photography is immediate, artistic, respectful. Phyllis Pellman Good provides interpretive text, covering such themes as Working At Home and Working Away, Hope Chest Treasures, Ceremonial Moments, Belonging, Visiting, and Amish Children's Lessons: Driving the Buggy and Lighting the Lamps. |
Contributor Bio(s): Good, Phyllis: - Phyllis Good is a New York Times bestselling author whose books have sold more than 12 million copies. She is the original author of the Fix-It and Forget-It cookbook series, Lancaster Central Market Cookbook, Favorite Recipes with Herbs, and The Best of Amish Cooking. Her commitment is to make it possible for everyone to cook who would like to, whatever their age. Good spends her time writing, editing books, and cooking new recipes. She lives in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. |