SKU: 276
This item is not Amish-made. It is, however, authored and published by Mennonites.
by Phyllis Pellman Good
photographs by Jerry Irwin
Theirs is a world of mystery, a place apart. Where children dress like miniature adults, where they speak Pennsylvania Dutch before English (which they usually learn in first grade), where they are entrusted with fieldwork and kitchen duty before they leave elementary school, where they nearly always share three meals a day with their parents and siblings.
These are children who grow up without television, computers, or telephones. But they know their grandparents intimately; the boys can harness a horse and take their part in the twice-daily milking operation; the girls can quilt, bake bread from scratch, and look after their preschooler sisters and brothers.
What is it like to be an Amish child? With unforgettable photographs, Jerry Irwin shows moments within the Amish community. Phyllis Pellman Good provides engaging interpretive text.
8 7/8" x 11 1/8"
160 pages
More than 150 color plates
printed in the USA
hardcover with dustjacket
(also available in paperback for $19.95. To order, please call us at 866.471.4614.)
Reviews:
Sensitive, comical, striking, photos.Portrays another world, one where children belong and are cherished by both their parents and their community.
Sunday News
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