Leah's Pony
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Leah's Pony by Elizabeth Friedrich
Leah's pony was swift and strong. Together they would cross through cornfields and over pastures, chasing cattle as they galloped under summer skies. Then came the year the corn grew no taller than a man's thumb. Locusts blackened the sky. The earth turned to dust. Gone were the cornfields and pastures where Leah and her pony once rode. It was the beginning of the great drought. Now Leah's papa faced losing the family farm. Set in the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, Elizabeth Friedrich's deeply felt story, vividly portrayed through Michael Garland's stunning oil paintings, tells of one child and what she would sacrifice for love of her family.
★ "A fine example of successful historical fiction in picture book formatLeah's parents are farmers in the Great Plains of the 1930s... the oil paintings with subdued color values have great intensity, especially several that catch their subjects full-face and frozen at the peak of strong emotional reactions. Impact is enhanced by the starkness of the setting and the illustrations' stillness." — School Library Journal, starred review
Elizabeth Friedrich is a prolific author whose books celebrate religious values. Among her popular titles are Close to Jesus and The Story of God's Love, which has sold more than a half-million copies. Ms. Friedrich lives with her husband and two children in Stratham, New Hampshire.
Michael Garland has won numerous honors for his work, including the Society of Illustrators Silver Medal. His books include Dinner at Magritte's, Circus Girl, and My Cousin Katie. He also provided the illustrations for the Boyds Mills Press edition of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Mr. Garland lives with his wife and their three children in Patterson, New York.
Michael Garland has won numerous honors for his work, including the Society of Illustrators Silver Medal. His books include Dinner at Magritte's, Circus Girl, and My Cousin Katie. He also provided the illustrations for the Boyds Mills Press edition of Washington Irving's The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. Mr. Garland lives with his wife and their three children in Patterson, New York.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781563978289 |
| ISBN 10 | 1563978288 |
| Title | Leah's Pony |
| Author | Elizabeth Friedrich |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Astra Publishing House |
| Year published | 1999-09-01 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |