Synopsis
FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Lyrical prose and warm watercolor illustrations bring a ""certain part of the country called Appalachia"" alive for young readers. Two award-winning artists, forever touched by their experiences growing up in this unique landscape, have teamed to create a quietly powerful and beautifully crafted portrait of life in a timeless place.
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About the Author
Cynthia Rylant is a Newbery Medalist and the author of many acclaimed books for young people. She's well known for her popular characters for early readers, including Mr. Putter & Tabby and Henry & Mudge. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Visit her website at www.cynthiarylant.com.
BARRY MOSER is the prize-winning illustrator of many beautiful books for children and adults, including Harcourt’s Telling Time with Big Mama Cat and Sit, Truman!, both co-illustrated by his daughter Cara Moser and written by Dan Harper. He has won the American Book Award and earned accolades from the American Library Association and the American Institute of Graphic Arts. Mr. Moser lives in western Massachusetts.
From Publishers Weekly
Like a cherished photograph album, this portrait of Appalachia by two natives of the region is suffused with memories made golden by time. Beginning with the dogs that are "named Prince or King" and live in towns "with names like Coal City and Sally's Backbone," Rylant moves to the people, their houses and their activities. Neither story nor factual treatise, the text offers pure nostalgia--a skillfully structured essay that appears, deceptively, to meander like a dusty country lane and underscores the warmth, generosity of spirit and steadfastness of the inhabitants of the "shimmering painted mountains." Rylant is frequently effusive: "The men and women and children who live in Appalachia have no sourness about them," she says; and "The children love all the seasons." But when she focuses on particular details, lyricism suffuses her prose: the "mountains wear heavy shawls of fog, and giant moths flap at the porch lights while cars cut through the dark hollows like burrowing moles." Moser's masterfully executed paintings--from the stretching coon dog to the biscuits that wait on the iron stove--find beauty in plainness, capturing the culture and people of the hollows with affection and sensitivity. Ages 5-up.
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Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds
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Trumpet Club (edition Trumpet Club special ed), 1993
ISBN 10: 0440846854
ISBN 13: 9780440846857
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Paperback
Seller: BooksRun, Philadelphia, PA, U.S.A.
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Barry Moser (illustrator). Trumpet Club special ed. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0440846854-11-1
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Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds
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Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Barry Moser (illustrator). Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Seller Inventory # G0440846854I3N00
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Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds
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Condition: Good. Barry Moser (illustrator). Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Seller Inventory # P15E-01305
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Appalachia: the Voices of Sleeping Birds
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Staple Bound. Condition: Used Good. Barry Moser (illustrator). Worn but intact. Clearly previously read. Edge and corner wear, bent spine with creases. Pages are clean and unmarked. Firefly sells new and used books through our store front. We try to add a detailed description to as many titles as possible. If you have questions regarding this title, please contact us. Photos available on request. Seller Inventory # 440616
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Appalachia, The Voices of Sleeping Birds
Published by
The Trumpet Club/New York,, 1991
ISBN 10: 0440846854
ISBN 13: 9780440846857
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First Edition
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Barry Moser (illustrator). soft cover book is covered with clear Mylar, 23 pages, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, 1st edition, January 1993 printing, very good + book condition, no dust jacket, juvenile picture book, Seller Inventory # N 3166
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Paperback. Condition: good. Barry Moser (illustrator). Prompt Shipment, shipped in Boxes, Tracking PROVIDED; Good trade paperback with creasing, nicked, book plate front cover, marker marking on front paste, and prompt shipping with tracking. Seller Inventory # Bing908psd005
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Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
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paperback, Condition: Good, Barry Moser (illustrator). Trumpet Club Special Edition, c.1993, 8-1/2"x11",staple-bound paperbk., 23pp., color illusts., water-stain to corner of text, ow G $. Seller Inventory # 92917