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A prairie boy’s summer opens with the gentle, familiar scenes of a farm in the 1930s, blending text and twenty full‑color paintings to bring the day‑to‑day experiences to life.
Through its vivid illustrations and simple prose, the book traces the life of a young boy as he learns the customs and chores of prairie agriculture, the camaraderie of his classmates, and the joy of seasonal routines.
The work offers a gentle portrait of rural Canada, offering both a quiet narrative and an eye‑catching visual record of farm life and youth culture from that era.
First publish date: 1975
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: William Kurelek
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