Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
Robyn Scott~TWENTY CHICKENS FOR A SADDLE~SIGNED 1ST/DJ~NICE COPY
US $24.95
ApproximatelyEUR 22.42
or Best Offer
Condition:
Very Good
A book that has been read and does not look new, but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the book cover, with the dust jacket (if applicable) included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Some identifying marks on the inside cover, but this is minimal. Very little wear and tear. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
Postage:
US $5.76 (approx EUR 5.18) USPS Media MailTM.
Located in: Mill Valley, California, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Tue, 24 Sep and Sat, 28 Sep to 43230
Returns:
30 days return. Buyer pays for return postage.
Payments:
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:124311058343
Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781594201592
- EAN
- 9781594201592
- Book Title
- Twenty Chickens for a Saddle : the Story of an African Childhood
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Item Length
- 9.5 in
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.3 in
- Genre
- Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
- Topic
- Aids & Hiv, Cultural Heritage, Children's Studies, Personal Memoirs, Customs & Traditions
- Item Weight
- 24.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.9 in
- Number of Pages
- 464 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1594201595
ISBN-13
9781594201592
eBay Product ID (ePID)
61633378
Product Key Features
Book Title
Twenty Chickens for a Saddle : the Story of an African Childhood
Number of Pages
464 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Aids & Hiv, Cultural Heritage, Children's Studies, Personal Memoirs, Customs & Traditions
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, Biography & Autobiography, Medical
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
24.1 Oz
Item Length
9.5 in
Item Width
5.9 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2007-035827
Dewey Edition
22
Grade From
Twelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal
968.83/02092 B
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
A glorious new voice on Africa, Robyn Scott's adventures growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric family will be one of the season's most talked-about memoirs Robyn Scott's story of moving at the age of seven to Botswana with her adventure-seeking parents is described by Alexander McCall Smith as "beautifully written" and "acutely observed." It is that and more. Twenty Chickens for a Saddle is an exquisitely rendered portrait of Africa, and of childhood, written by an astonishing new talent. The Scotts are truly one of the most unusual families you are likely to meet. Robyn's father is a flying doctor who always wanted to be a vet. Her mother believes in holistic medicine and homeschooling. Both are deeply eccentric, and under their affectionate but relaxed guidance, life for the children is a daily adventure of the kind usually confined to storybooks. Storybooks-or being read to from them-comprise, it turns out, most of their homeschooled education. That, and searching the surrounding bush for animals (poisonous and otherwise) to let loose in their schoolroom. As a result of the absolute freedom of spirit, thought, and movement that they are given, all three children grow into fascinating, if rather eccentric, characters in their own right. When the family moves to a game farm bordering South Africa, the children become more aware of the darker undercurrents of life in Africa. Here the apartheid mind-set lives on in many of their white South African neighbors. And when at fourteen Robyn begins conventional school in neighboring Zimbabwe, she sees more of the racism initially only glimpsed in Botswana. AIDS also rears its head. Long witnessed by Robyn's father at his village clinics, the existence of the disease is acknowledged by the government too late-only as death, on an unprecedented scale, begins to devastate this peaceful and prosperous African country. Robyn Scott is an extraordinarily gifted writer and storyteller. Like the witch doctors who compete with her father for patients, she weaves a spell from the start. Her funny, moving memoir, told with clear-eyed unsentimental affection, is about an idyllic childhood and a family's enthusiasm for each other and the world around them, with the essence of Africa-both beautiful and challenging- infusing every page., An exquisitely rendered portrait of Africa, and of childhood, written by an astonishing new talent, "Twenty Chickens for a Saddle" is a funny, moving memoir that follows Scott's adventures growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric family., A glorious new voice on Africa, Robyn Scott's adventures growing up in Botswana in a loving but eccentric family will be one of the season's most talked-about memoirs Robyn Scott's story of moving at the age of seven to Botswana with her adventure-seeking parents is described by Alexander McCall Smith as "beautifully written" and "acutely observed." It is that and more. "Twenty Chickens for a Saddle" is an exquisitely rendered portrait of Africa, and of childhood, written by an astonishing new talent. The Scotts are truly one of the most unusual families you are likely to meet. Robyn's father is a flying doctor who always wanted to be a vet. Her mother believes in holistic medicine and homeschooling. Both are deeply eccentric, and under their affectionate but relaxed guidance, life for the children is a daily adventure of the kind usually confined to storybooks. Storybooks-or being read to from them-comprise, it turns out, most of their homeschooled education. That, and searching the surrounding bush for animals (poisonous and otherwise) to let loose in their schoolroom. As a result of the absolute freedom of spirit, thought, and movement that they are given, all three children grow into fascinating, if rather eccentric, characters in their own right. When the family moves to a game farm bordering South Africa, the children become more aware of the darker undercurrents of life in Africa. Here the apartheid mind-set lives on in many of their white South African neighbors. And when at fourteen Robyn begins conventional school in neighboring Zimbabwe, she sees more of the racism initially only glimpsed in Botswana. AIDS also rears its head. Long witnessed by Robyn's father at his villageclinics, the existence of the disease is acknowledged by the government too late-only as death, on an unprecedented scale, begins to devastate this peaceful and prosperous African country. Robyn Scott is an extraordinarily gifted writer and storyteller. Like the witch doctors who compete with her father for patients, she weaves a spell from the start. Her funny, moving memoir, told with clear-eyed unsentimental affection, is about an idyllic childhood and a family's enthusiasm for each other and the world around them, with the essence of Africa-both beautiful and challenging-infusing every page.
LC Classification Number
CT1988.S38A3 2008
Item description from the seller
Registered as a business seller
Seller Feedback (22,090)
- o***m (1598)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchasePerfect.....Thank You!
- i***p- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchase.....
- g***o (1678)- Feedback left by buyer.Past monthVerified purchaseVery good!
More to explore:
- 1st Edition F. Scott Fitzgerald Antiquarian & Collectable Books,
- Walter Scott 1st Edition Antiquarian & Collectable Books,
- Walter Scott 1st Edition Antiquarian & Collectable Books in English,
- Robyn Carr Fiction & Fiction Books,
- Walter Scott Classic Literature 1st Edition Antiquarian & Collectable Books,
- Playboy Numbered Copy Magazines,
- Dj Magazines,
- Numbered Copy Penthouse Magazines,
- Mayfair Numbered Copy Magazines,
- Fiction Fiction & Books Numbered Copy