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Loading... The Secret River (1955)by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. A lyrical story told in the voice a young girl, Calpurnia, who searches for a river in which to fish so "hard times will be soft times" for the people of the forest. The rhythm, connection to nature, and intelligence remind me of Opal. There was no attempt to make the poems any better than a child could write, which should inspire young writers to try also. ( ) This is the edition I read when I was a child. I remembered it quite well when I read the new one, with illustrations by the Dillons, 4 decades later. Mystical & moving. I especially liked the idea that the wilderness itself can help you find success in your quest, if you simply trust, and follow your nose."" The Secret River?áis too long to read aloud to a toddler. And it's abridged slightly from the original, too, as noted in the illustrators' (?) (publishers ?) note. I'd say allow at least 15 minutes to read it to yourself. The part I remembered from my childhood reading of the original chapter book was the 'follow your nose' quest itself. This edition focuses on the people, on hard times, on Calpurnia's courage. When I first read Weisgard's edition, I felt more of a focus on the Quest, and on the interactions with the mysteries of nature.?á In any case, this is a beautiful book, and the Dillons have outdone themselves in the pictures for it.?á" no reviews | add a review
Young Calpurnia takes her dog, Buggy-horse, and follows her nose to a secret river in a Florida forest, where she catches enough fresh fish to feed her hungry neighbors, even after giving some to the forest creatures she meets on the way home. No library descriptions found.
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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