Prairie-Town Boy (Odyssey Classic) [Paperback]

Carl Sandburg (Author), Joe Krush (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 24, 1990 | Age Level: 8 and up | Grade Level: 3 and up | Series: Odyssey Classic

Always the Young Strangers, the author’s recollections of his childhood and youth in Galesburg, Illinois, is presented in a shortened version for younger readers.

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About the Author

CARL SANDBURG (1878-1967) was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, first in 1940 for his biography of Abraham Lincoln and again in 1951 for Complete Poems. Before becoming known as a poet, he worked as a milkman, an ice harvester, a dishwasher, a salesman, a fireman, and a journalist. Among his classics are the Rootabaga Stories, which he wrote for his young daughters at the beginning of his long and distinguished literary career.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 8 and up
  
• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Sandpiper (August 24, 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0152633324
• ISBN-13: 978-0152633325
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,509,402 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Prairie, April 5, 2010

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This review is from: Prairie-Town Boy (Hardcover)

Here in his own words, a great American -- poet, newspaperman, historian, and singer of folk songs -- tells of his boyhood and youth in Galesburg, Illinois.