| Dakota Dugout Contributor(s): Turner, Ann (Author), Himler, Ronald (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0689712960 ISBN-13: 9780689712968 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks OUR PRICE: $8.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1989 Annotation: "Tell you about the prairie years? I'll tell you, child, how it was." And through a combination of spare, poetic text and expansive illustrations, readers can learn of life on the prairie as the settlers knew it -- seen through the eyes of a woman who lived there a century ago. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Fiction | Historical - United States - 19th Century - Juvenile Fiction | Girls & Women |
| Dewey: E |
| LCCN: 85003084 |
| Lexile Measure: 1040 |
| Series: Reading Rainbow Books |
| Physical Information: 0.11" H x 6.95" W x 8.8" (0.22 lbs) 32 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Plains - Geographic Orientation - North Dakota - Geographic Orientation - South Dakota |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 6260 Reading Level: 3.3 Interest Level: Lower Grades Point Value: 0.5 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tell you about the prairie years? I'll tell you, child, how it was. And through a combination of spare, poetic text and expansive illustrations, readers can learn of life on the prairie as the settlers knew it -- seen through the eyes of a woman who lived there a century ago. |
Contributor Bio(s): Himler, Ronald: - Ron Himler lives in Tucson, Arizona. An interest in American Indian culture first brought Mr. Himler to the southwest, and his work often features western subjects as well as historical themes. His paintings are frequently exhibited in galleries in the southwest. Ron Himler has illustrated more than seventy-five children's books.Turner, Ann: - Ann Turner is an award-winning screenwriter and director, avid reader, and history lover. She is drawn to salt-sprayed coasts, luminous landscapes, and the people who inhabit them all over the world. She is a passion-ate gardener. Her films include the historical feature Celia, starring Rebecca Smart--which Time Out listed as one of the fifty greatest direc-torial debuts of all time; Hammers Over the Anvil, starring Russell Crowe and Charlotte Rampling; and the psychological thriller Irresistible starring Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, and Emily Blunt. Ann has lectured in film at the Victorian College of the Arts. Returning to her first love, the written word, in her debut novel The Lost Swimmer, Ann explores themes of love, trust, and the dark side of relationships. Her second novel, Out of the Ice, a mystery thriller set in Antarctica, was published to great acclaim in Australia and will be available in the United States in 2018. Ann was born in Adelaide and lives in Victoria. Visit Ann's website at AnnTurnerAuthor.com. |