The Yearling (Aladdin Classics)

The Yearling (Aladdin Classics)

by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Author), Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (Author), Patricia Reilly Giff (Foreword)

Synopsis

No novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than The Yearling. Young Jody adopts an orphaned fawn he calls Flag and makes it a part of his family and his best friend. But life in the Florida backwoods is harsh, and so, as his family fights off wolves, bears, and even alligators, and faces failure in their tenuous subsistence farming, Jody must finally part with his dear animal friend. There has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature.

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More Information

Format: Illustrated
Pages: 528
Edition: Illustrated
Publisher: Aladdin
Published: 08 Jan 1999

ISBN 10: 0689846231
ISBN 13: 9780689846236

Media Reviews
Never before has Mrs. Rawlings created a set of characters who are so close and real to the reader, whose intimate life one can share without the taint of unconscious patronage.
Heart-stopping adventure and heart-wrenching human elements.... This is a classic well worth its Pulitzer Prize. Earthy dialect and homespun wisdom season the story, giving it a unique and unforgettable flavor, and N.C. Wyeth's warm, soft illustrations capture an era of rough subsistence and sweet survival.
Author Bio
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings (1896-1953) is the celebrated American author of The Yearling, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for fiction in 1939.