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Raising Yoder's Barn |
Author: Jane Yolen
Published: 2002-09-01 |
List price: $6.99
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Customer comments on this selection.
 Raising Yoders Barn
I am a proffessional illustrator and Bernie Fuchs is one of the very best.
Colourful, evocative,full of nuance and delightful accents.The story is
historically interesting and depicts the humanism of people working together.
Wonderful story...a MUST have!
I got this book from the library because of the beautiful illustrations but had no idea that the story would be as charming as the pictures. It is the sweet story of a community who rebuilds the Yoder's barn after it is burned in a storm. Told by a little boy in the Yoder family who is coming to the age of working with his father, the story has an innocent, simple quality. I highly recommend this book! A must for any good children's library!!!!
 Touching Story
This book is a touching story about an Amish community which pulls together to help each other when a family is in need. It is a wonderful book to help teach children the meaning of community and our role in that community.
The Amish Community in Raising Yoder's Barn
Jane Yolen has written a substantial number of picturebooks. She touches fantasy, the ghoulish, the comic, and also thecultural in her many titles. Some of her titles have struck me as too dark or gory for young children, and some have struck me as a little too political, but most of her work I have found quite enjoyable. Of all her books that I have read, however, Raising Yoder's Barn is the best.It is an exploration of the Amish community way of life. The story is told from the point of view of a young boy, Yoder's son. He tells of a lightning strike that burns his family's barn to the ground, and the resulting "barn raising" that their Amish community holds to help the family recover from the loss. The text is beautiful, almost poetic, and Bernie Fuchs's paintings offer an emotional enhancement to the story. He uses slight blurring and an emphasis on light to make emotional statements with each one. It's lovely. The story nicely conveys the religious faith of the Amish, with Yoder encouraging his family at the end of the barn raising to give thanks to God for His wonderful provision. A poignant way to introduce children to the Amish lifestyle.
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