{"product_id":"the-yearling-by-marjorie-kinnan-rawlings-nc-wyeth-scribner-classics","title":"The Yearling by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, N.C. Wyeth (Scribner Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAn American classic--and Pulitzer Prize-winning story--that shows the ultimate bond between child and pet, now in a lush keepsake edition.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo novel better epitomizes the love between a child and a pet than \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e. When young Jody Baxter adopts and orphaned fawn he calls Flag, he 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThere has been a film and even a musical based on this moving story, a fine work of great American literature which won Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings a Pulitzer Prize. Complete with N.C. Wyeth's original oil paintings, this glowing work features a soft touch cover, gold foiling, and tip-in artwork.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\"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.-- \"The New York Times\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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.\"-- \"Amazon.com\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarjorie Kinnan Rawlings\u003c\/strong\u003e (1896-1953) lived for twenty-five years in Cross Creek, Florida, the area that is the setting for \u003ci\u003eThe Yearling\u003c\/i\u003e, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1939. She is the author of several earlier novels as well as a memoir, \u003ci\u003eCross Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, which inspired the acclaimed motion picture of the same name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eN.C. Wyeth\u003c\/strong\u003e (1882-1945) began his artistic career as a young adult. Born in Needham, Massachusetts, Wyeth traveled the American West extensively and drew what he saw. His prolific career includes three thousand works and more than one hundred book illustrations, including those for a majority of the Scribner Illustrated Classics series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTarget age: 10 to 13\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAtheneum Books for Young Readers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePub Date: September 3, 2013\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e1.49\" H x 9.26\" L x 7.34\" W\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e416 pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHarcover\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67710269292599,"sku":"bxe1793760219310","price":19.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0605\/6568\/4279\/files\/the-yearling-by-marjorie-kinnan-rawlings-nc-wyeth-scribner-classics_1.jpg?v=1793760227","url":"https:\/\/www.meadowandhearth.shop\/products\/the-yearling-by-marjorie-kinnan-rawlings-nc-wyeth-scribner-classics","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}