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Chargement... Two Little Savages (1911)par Ernest Thompson Seton
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. The title page says "Two Little Savages; being the adventures of two boys who lived as Indians, and what they learned; with over three hundred drawings; written and illustrated by Ernest Thompson Seton; author of Wild Anmials I have known, Lives of the hunted, Biography of a grizzly, Trail of the Sandhill stag, etcetera, and Naturalist to the Government of Manitoba. Inside it says "Two Little Savages: a book of American Woodcraft for boys". During their camping adventures the boys learn from experience and from their parents, and hunter and trapper friends: how to build a wigwam, and camp lore like drying their blankets in the sun to avoid damp, making a smudge to get mosquitoes out of the teepee, and keeping the camp site clean to keep away flies and other pests. There are many details about plants and animals. And many sketch illustrations, both small drawings along the margins, and occasional full page illustrations. Interesting and practical. Suitable for young teens (boys or girls). aucune critique | ajouter une critique
"Two Little Savages" is a 1910 novel by Ernest Thompson Seton. One of the great classics of nature and youth written by one of America's best remembered nature experts, it tells the story of two boys who build a teepee in the woods and convince their parents to allow them to live alone among nature for a whole month. During that period, they learn how to cook food, make fires and beds, sanitise water, read the stars, hunt, and much, much more. Full of real lessons for real situations, this charming volume is both enjoyable and instructive, and it is ideal for young children with a love of the outdoors. Ernest Thompson Seton (1860 - 1946) was an English-born Canadian author and wildlife artist who founded the Woodcraft Indians in 1902. He was also among the founding members of the Boy Scouts of America, established in 1910. He wrote profusely on this subject, the most notable of his scouting literature including "The Birch Bark Roll" and the "Boy Scout Handbook". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Aside from all the details about making a temporary living in the forest, the book is a good story about a bunch of kids, just being kids. They have their moments- staunch camaraderie, teasing and heated quarrels by turns. I really appreciated that each kid had a very distinct character. ... It is also a great picture of what life was like for people in rural, relatively poor areas over a hundred years ago. Yan's family is not well off by any means, but he finds there is another level of poverty altogether when he visits an 'old witch' who lives in by herself in the woods... The written vernacular can be a puzzle- it was amusing to read it out loud when sometimes I couldn't figure out in my head what people were saying.
There are also ghost stories, a distracted coon hunt, and a bit of mystery to solve that exonerates a man who had for years been shunned by the community, righting a long-standing wrong. And so much more. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It's not as long as the page count might make it seem- the print is fairly large and there are tons of drawings- bird tracks, animal prints, diagrams showing how things are made or built, profiles of ducks, humorous sketches and full-page illustrations.
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