Harry J Baerg (1909–1996)
Autor de Benny the Beaver
Sobre El Autor
Obras de Harry J Baerg
Humpy the Moose, Chipmunk Willie, Benny the Beaver (Forest Friends, Set of 3) (Forest Friends) (1995) 2 copias
Creation and Catastrophe 1 copia
O Mundo Já Foi Melhor 1 copia
Bright Eyes 1 copia
Molly Cottontail 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1909-05-17
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1996-11-28
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- Canada
- Lugares de residencia
- Vernon, British Columbia
- Ocupaciones
- illustrator, artist, author
- Relaciones
- Booth, Ernest Sheldon (teacher, collaborator)
Miembros
Reseñas
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 26
- Miembros
- 267
- Popularidad
- #86,454
- Valoración
- 4.5
- Reseñas
- 5
- ISBNs
- 12
Beginning with purchase of his family’s farm outside the town of Waldheim in 1917 when he was 8, Baerg writes about many features of life over the next 9 years until his family left for British Columbia. As an avid nature writer, Baerg’s descriptions of the wildlife around his farm and his family’s farm animals are very well done as well as chores surrounding the latter. His descriptive illustrations, in both words and images, of various activities brought to life how farmers a century ago dealt with daily life without the technological developments that would occur over the course of the rest of the century. Baerg spends time on both his schooling and how modern inventions slowly started coming into town and into their family’s life, making one realize that even the faintest resemblance to our world today was barely visible a century ago.
Coming in under 130 pages, Prairie Boy is a very quick read but very informative and entertaining. Although intended for a young adult audience, Harry Baerg’s autobiography of his time growing up is something adults looking for an relaxing read would find interesting.… (más)