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The Animal Family
by Randall Jarrell

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

< P> This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family--and the life that the members of < I> The Animal Family< /I> live together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself.< /P> < /P> < P> < awards> 1966 Newbery Honor Book< br> Best Illustrated Children's Book 1965 < br> Year's Best Juvenile 1965 (NYT)< /awards>

Synopsis:

This is the story of how, one by one, a man found himself a family. Almost nowhere in fiction is there a stranger, dearer, or funnier family--and the life that the members of The Animal Familylive together, there in the wilderness beside the sea, is as extraordinary and as enchanting as the family itself.

1966 Newbery Honor Book

Best Illustrated Children's Book 1965

Year's Best Juvenile 1965 (NYT)

Synopsis:

When he died, in 1965, at the age of 51, Randall Jarrell was one of the most highly regarded literary figures of this time. Here is a new edition of his beloved tale of a lonely hunter and how he acquires a family. "Like many of the great books of fantasy, The Animal Family was written by a poet. In singing words, he catches the essence of family".--The Horn Book. A Newbery Honor Book.

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About the Author

Randall Jarrell (1914-1965) received the National Book Award for his book of poems The Woman at the Washington Zoo.His children's book The Animal Family was named a Newbery Honor Book, and his translation of The Three Sisters was produced by The Actors Studio Theatre.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780062050885
ill.:
Sendak, Maurice,
Author:
Sendak, Maurice
Author:
Jarrell, Randall
Author:
by Randall Jarrell and Maurice Sendak
Publisher:
HarperCollins
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Children's fiction
Subject:
Classics
Subject:
Children's 9-12 - Fiction - General
Subject:
Bears
Subject:
Mermaids
Subject:
Lynx
Subject:
Hunters
Subject:
Lynx -- Fiction.
Subject:
Animals - General
Copyright:
1997
Edition Description:
1st HarperCollins ed.
Series Volume:
5
Publication Date:
January 1996
Binding:
Hardcover
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
192
Dimensions:
6.88x5.51x.88 in. .70 lbs.
Age Level:
100
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