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Can I read If You're Not from the Prairie... on EtoBox?
If You're Not from the Prairie... by David Bouchard, story; Henry Ripplinger, images is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is If You're Not from the Prairie... about?
<p>this Poetic Tribute Invites Readers To Experience The Blazing Light, Cutting Wind, Endless Sky, Piercing Cold, And Extraordinary Beauty Of The Prairie. It's A Land Of Extremes, As The Lyrical Text And Illustrations Make Clear, That Inspires Extreme Devotion From Its Hardy Inhabitants. Full Color.</p><h3>children's Literature</h3><p>addressing The Reader In Free Verse Questions Which Frame A Rhymed Stanza, An Insider Lists The Ways That A Stranger Can't Possibly Know What He Knows About The Prairie: Endless Wind, Sun, Sky Messages, Grass That You Can Hear, And Stunning Cold. A Young Boy Is Pictured In Realistic, Detailed Prairie Settings In Various Seasons Playing, Biking, Hanging Around With Friends, Or Walking Down A Streambed. Abruptly, The Voice Switches To A Middle-aged Man Who May Be The Boy Grown Older, And Italicized Print Reaches Out To Mend The Narrator's Rift With The Reader-you Can't Know Me Unless Some Part Of You Has Known This Same Blazing Sun. These Two Canadians Obviously Love Saskatchewan And Know Their Prairies First-hand. Midwesterners Will Identify With The Boy's Interpretation Of The Land's Harsh Beauty While Others May Begin To Understand How Beautiful It C
Who reads If You're Not from the Prairie...?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- David Bouchard, story; Henry Ripplinger, images
- Publisher
- Raincoast Books ; Publishers Group West
- Published
- 2002
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781895714661
- Category
- work of literary fiction
- Subjects
- Children'S, History, Fiction
- Rating
- 4.49 / 5 (108 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14