WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE 'A literary masterpiece for all ages . . . a tale of growing up, of love and laughter, of tragedy and loss and grief - a tale that is so compelling that it turns the page for you: The Yearling leaves you tearful, breathless, exhilarated' MICHAEL MORPURGO 'An unsentimental, stone-cold classic that should be spoken of in the same breath - and read as religiously - as Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird' THE TIMES 'A genuine classic . . . I was stunned to awe by The Yearling's beauty and strength' LAUREN GROFF In the remote, unforgiving landscape of central Florida, Ezra 'Penny' Baxter, his wife Ora and their son Jody carve out a precarious existence. Only ever a failed crop away from disaster, life in the Big Scrub is one of lurking danger, wild beauty and the thrill of the hunt. Jody's world is transformed when he rescues a starving fawn, who becomes his constant companion. But their bond is threatened when the yearling endangers the family's survival - and Jody is forced to make a terrible choice that will change him forever. Winner of the 1939 Pulitzer Prize and an instant bestseller, The Yearling is a moving and richly evocative classic for readers of all ages.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Book order (chronological)
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings was an American author whose novels were deeply rooted in the rural Florida landscape. She focused her writing on the themes and settings of country life, with her most celebrated work depicting the bond between a boy and an orphaned fawn. Though written long before the category of young adult fiction existed, this book is now commonly found on teen reading lists. Rawlings's evocative prose captured the unique atmosphere and spirit of her Southern home, cementing her place as a significant voice in American literature.
xvi, 629 p. : 28 cm
Cross Creek
- 320 pages
- 12 hours of reading
Marjorie Rawling's classic memoir of her adopted home in the Florida backcountry, where she wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, The Yearling.
Frühlung des Lebens
- 381 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Jody, hrdina nášho príbehu, žije s rodičmi na Floride uprostred divej, bujnej prírody. Baxterovci bývajú na samote. K najbližším susedom treba prejsť veľa míľ. S ľuďmi sa takmer nestretávajú, oveľa častejšie s dravou zverou: s medveďmi, jaguármi, vlkmi, líškami a v močiaroch s aligátormi. Všetka ich obživa závisí od toho čo ulovia a dorobia na políčkach. Jodyho otca pre malý vzrast prezývajú susedia i známi Penny. No v čom mu príroda ukrivdila na vzraste, štedro zasa nahradila prirodzenou múdrosťou, rozvahou a pevnou vôľou. Penny všetku svoju lásku preniesol na Jodyho, posledné a jediné dieťa, ktoré mu ostalo nažive. Usiluje sa, aby aspoň syn mal dobré spomienky na detstvo, hoci nemajú ľahký život. Keď Pennyho pohryzie štrkáč a pečeň srnky, ktorú zastrelí mu zachráni život, dovolí Jodymu aby si vzal jej malého srnčeka. Jody je nesmierne šťastný. Konečne má priateľa, niekoho blízkeho, komu sa môže so všetkým zveriť. Všade chodia spolu: na poľovačku, na drevo, na pole. Lepšieho priateľa si ani nemohol želať. A predsa-Jody netuší, čo mu priateľstvo so srnčekom prinesie. Tretie vydanie. Cena knihy v čase vydania: 31.- Kčs
Příběh o chlapci Jodym, který vyrůstá na samotě uprostřed přírody floridských pralesů. Každý den je tu jiný, bohatý na překvapení, přesto Jodymu něco chybí. Přátelství. Náhoda mu přivádí do cesty osiřelého srnečka. Jody je šťastný, jeho touha je splněna. Ale jako každého, i Jodyho, jednoho dne čeká bolestné rozčarování. Je konec přátelství se srnečkem, konec dětským hrám a snům. Jody si uvědomuje, že je dospělý a že už je čas, aby zastal otce v práci. Dítě divočiny je půvabná kniha, plná vzrušujících dobrodružství, zároveň však i obraz čistého a statečně prožívaného života.
Penguin Active Reading - 3: The Yearling Book and CD-ROM Pack
- 76 pages
- 3 hours of reading
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 story.
