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    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.

    Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
    Die goldenen Äpfel
    Jody en het Hertejong
    Cross Creek
    Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction
    The Yearling
    Penguin Active Reading - 3: The Yearling Book and CD-ROM Pack
    • The Yearling

      The Pulitzer prize-winning, classic coming-of-age novel

      • 416 pages
      • 15 hours of reading

      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.

      The Yearling2016
    • 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.

      Cross Creek1984
    • Kniha Marjorie Kinnan Rawlingsovej, jednej z najväčších amerických rozprávačiek, držiteľky Pulitzerovej ceny, nás zavedie do prekrásnej kalifornskej prírody, kde prežívá Jody, pravé dieťa divočiny, svoje neuveriteľné príhody - zápas s vlkmi, pantermi, starým medveďom Zabijakom. Je to drsnýzálesácký život, bohatý na zážitky, úzko spätý s prírodou, kde ľudia rešpektujú zákony prírody a zvieratá silu a zvrchovanosť ľudí nad nimi.

      Dieťa divočiny1964
      3.9
    • 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.

      Dítě divočiny1939
    • 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.

      Penguin Active Reading - 3: The Yearling Book and CD-ROM Pack1938
      3.1