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The Killick: A Newfoundland Story
by Butler, Geoff (Told and Illustrated by)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Light cover reading wear.
- ISBN 10
- 0887763367
- ISBN 13
- 9780887763366
- Seller
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Newport, New Hampshire, United States
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About This Item
Montreal / Plattsburgh NY.: Tundra Books., 1995. Hard cover. Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Light cover reading wear.. 1 Illustrated glossy paper over boards. Horizontal format: 26x22 cm. Colorful artwork plates; smaller B&W. Audience: Children/juvenile. A "Killick"of stone and a lashed framework of sticks was used on small boats such as a dory, providing ballast or anchoring perhaps and is a symbol of the bygone life oceanside on the Canadian eastern islands. Young George, at 12, helps his grandfather boat across a span of winter waters to an island on Armistace Day to honor his late grandmother and others. Cold weather creates an ice flow on their return trip, and his grandfather's experience, skill, and storytelling provide shelter and calm during the weather crisis. It will be two days before a rescue boat arrives. This is a beautifully illustrated and bravely told family tale in a land where challenges mark the seasons. A glossary and Newfoundland history follow.
Synopsis
Geoff Butler grew up in Newfoundland as his minister father travelled the province. He is one of the best known artists in the Atlantic provinces. His work depicts his respect for the hard lives of the people who live there, and for the beauty of his native home.
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- Bookseller
- Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Alibris.YC1720010789
- Title
- The Killick: A Newfoundland Story
- Author
- Butler, Geoff (Told and Illustrated by)
- Format/Binding
- Hard cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good. No dust jacket. Near fine. Light cover reading wear.
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0887763367
- ISBN 13
- 9780887763366
- Publisher
- Tundra Books.
- Place of Publication
- Montreal / Plattsburgh NY.
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- Dory skills|Winter ice flows|Survival tale
- Bookseller catalogs
- Youth Classics;
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About the Seller
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
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Newport, New Hampshire
About Hedgehog's Whimsey Books
Hedgehog's Whimsey Books was born in a random moment when I decided to become a used books seller. Beginning in 2001, I apprenticed myself with a longtime pro in the next town, hoping to learn her secrets. She encouraged my free help but was wary of sharing all those secrets. Nonetheless, she turned me loose when she felt I would not embarrass her; she was impressed, finding I actually knew something about books and authors and styles. I am still learning, and I am having a good time with the random avalanches of books to be recycled into good homes, one by one. Inventory has mounted: my mother downsized her 7,000-plus library, and we (my Geezer and I) went to library book sales, yard emporiums on weekends, estate dispersals, and added the books my kids left behind, wanting to stock their own shelves anew. Some folks simply tooled down our dirt road and left boxes on our porch. Myself? Well, I am also a photographer, journalist, curious stuff collector, avid reader, writer, editor, small-time publisher, and online pontificator. At Hedgehog Enterprises, I do "Words & Pictures by & for Folks with Prickly Backs, Soft Bellies, & Small Brains", established in 1991. Since I have the smallest brain (by unpopular vote), I am the Head Hedgehog. Do I specialize in particular genres? I thought I did, but my barn has lots of Geezer-built shelves, and we have many interests, so topics vary, as do book conditions and editions. I try to describe such, and sometimes have too much fun as I poke along. There is no charge for the therapy of browsing, folks, so find my sites and stay awhile. If a purchase results, know that the tax collector in Newport, New Hampshire, may get a pleasant surprise. Or, I may buy a few more apple cider donuts or sweet potatoes. No pressure. Hedgehogs do have yearnings. If you should visit by chance or by appointment, enjoy our old New Hampshire farmhouse location alongside the Sugar River and its companion recreation Rail Trail, nearby two historic railroad covered bridges just off Chandlers Mill Road. Feel welcome. -- Lucy G Wells, proprietor.
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