The Folks in the Valley: A Pennsylvania Dutch ABC - Hardcover

Aylesworth, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060216727 ISBN 13: 9780060216726

Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books, 1992

Synopsis

A rhyming alphabet book about the people and activities of a Pennsylvania Dutch settlement in a rural valley

About this title

About the Author:

Stefano Vitale's award-winning artwork appears in galleries and exhibitions as well as in such picture books as When the Wind Stops, by Charlotte Zolotow (an ALA Notable Book). Mr. Vitale is a graduate of the University of Southern California and of the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California. He lives with his family in Venice, Italy.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 2 --A horse-drawn cart ride through the alphabet that provides glimpses of life in the bucolic valley that has been home to the Pennsylvania Dutch for generations. Aylesworth's gentle rhyming couplets take readers through one family's day from A for ``Alarm clocks ring;/ It's almost dawn. The folks in the valley/ Stretch and yawn'' through their collective rural labors that end in ``Z's the sound/ Of their well-earned rest;/ They sleep in peace./Their lives are blessed.'' Each letter features a half-page, stylized scene painted on wood in rich, earthy tones surrounded by elaborate borders adorned with familiar folk-art motifs. The fields, barnyard, orchard, and hearth are shown abuzz with the activities of the farmer and his country neighbors. There is no mention of their religious beliefs or philosophies toward technology and education; but the values they place on hard work, family, and community come through strong and clear. A simple, eye-catching alphabet book that speaks volumes.
- Luann Toth , School Library Journal
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0060216727
• ISBN 13: 9780060216726
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: Vitale Stefano