E-audiobook
Farmer boy
Record details
- ISBN: 9780060754938
- ISBN: 0060754931
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Physical Description:
remote
1 online resource (1 sound file (06 hr., 31 min., 47 sec.)) : digital - Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: [New York] : HarperAudio, 2017.
Content descriptions
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Cherry Jones. |
| Source of Description Note: | Online resource; title from title details screen (OverDrive, viewed February 22, 2017). |
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| Genre: | Audiobooks. Downloadable audio books. Audiobooks. Fiction. Juvenile works. |
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Electronic resources
- AudioFile Reviews : AudioFile Reviews 2004 August/September
The New York childhood of the young man who becomes her husband is the stuff of Laura Ingalls Wilder's FARMER BOY. With her signature insight into the daily life of a nineteenth-century farm, Wilder champions the earnest hard work and family joy of Almanzo Wilder. Details abound --the techniques for training a team of young oxen, the agony of a Saturday night bath, the myriad of delicious foods at the county fair, the unrest the "big boys" cause at school, the wisdom and guidance of parents. Wilder is a keen observer, and Cherry Jones has an eager voice. Her narration is quick paced and enthusiastic as she recounts each story with an immediacy that brings the listener into each season's happenings. Fiddle music complements the recording. A.R. (c) AudioFile 2004, Portland, Maine - Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews - Audio And Video Online Reviews 1991-2018
Wilder's classic story details the childhood of her husband, Almanzo Wilder, who grew up on a big farm in New York State. Wilder's story outlines a farm-child's life in the early nineteenth century, illuminating the hard work (shearing sheep, milking cows, etc.) as well as the good times. Jones is a capable narrator, and her well-timed performance and energetic reading reflect young Almanzo's curiosity. Jones does not assign individual characters distinct voices, but this is not a problem because the story is told in the third person. She reads clearly and smoothly. Young listeners will surely appreciate and absorb the differences between their lives and that of Almanzo. Jaunty fiddle music begins and ends each CD. Grades 3-5. Copyright 2019 Booklist Reviews.
