When phoebe preble brings her special doll, hitty, with her. Check out other translated books in french, spanish languages. Introduce the next generation of readers to the winsome adventures of hitty, a doll of great charm and regal character. First carved in maine in, i think, the early 1800s, hitty passes through a number of different families and goes on a series of adventures, including sailing the high seas, becoming a castaway and. Her first hundred years by field, rachel and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Her first hundred years 1929 by rachel field illustrated wonderfully in what i assume is pen and ink by dorothy p. Hitty is an excellent narrator, and her stories brim with adventure and details about all the eventful and the notsoeventful years she has seen. It won the newbery medal for excellence in american childrens literature in 1930. Following the life of a wooden doll may seem like a strangely passive way of learning american history, but it turns out to be a remarkably gripping approach. Please feel free to contact me about permissions to copy, use material from, or link to this page. Her first hundred years by rachel field and dorothy p. This is the story of the first 100 years of a special doll named hitty, and her owner, phoebe prebel, and how together they get involved in exciting adventures on land and sea. Her first hundred years by rachel field, because that second part sounded so intriguing. Rachel field author of hitty, her first hundred years.
Young phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. I remember a librarian giving me this book when i was in the first or second grade and asked for a book about dolls. Hitty, her first hundred years perfection learning. Her first hundred years, by rachel field point of view. Rachel fields other books for children include newbery medalist hitty, her first hundred years. Susan jefferss richly imagined illustrations are definitely worthy of. These are hittys adventures in the original book, hitty, her first hundred years, by rachel field. Over a period of one hundred years, readers will see hittys beginningsbeing molded from a piece of white ash wood by an irish peddler in maineand her first owner phoebe preble, up to her being discovered in an antique shop in new york, and all of the adventures that she. This is the story of hittys years with phoebe, and the many that follow in. Rachel lyman field was an american novelist, poet, and author of childrens fiction. The book is told from the point of view of an inanimate doll named hitty short for mehitabel, who was constructed in the 1820s and has since traveled around the. Jul 14, 2014 hitty is an imagined history of a small doll carved from a piece of mountain ashinspired by a real doll that its author, rachel field, found in a new york city antiques shopwhich takes its heroine around the globe via whaling vessel and missisippi river boat, and in the custody of many different children.
Her first hundred years with new adventures, was written by rosemary wells and illustrated by susan jeffers 1999. Chapter 1 hitty is carved out of mountain ash wood for good luck by the old irish peddler, and given to phoebe preble. Hitty a paper doll paper dolls, vintage paper dolls, dolls. Pdf hitty her first hundred years by rachel field download. Rachel field rsquo s hitty her first hundred years. Prayer for a child by rachel field pdf free download ebook. Her first hundred years summary, chapterbychapter analysis, book notes, essays, quotes, character descriptions, lesson plans, and more everything you need for studying or teaching hitty. It is a book written by rachel fields and illustrated by dorothy lathrop. Posted on june 16, 2008 by missprint i have been meaning to read hitty. She is best known for her newbery medalwinning novel for young adults, hitty, her first hundred years, published in 1929.
Free download or read online hitty, her first hundred years pdf epub book. Hitty, or mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for phoebe preble, a little girl from maine. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are. Theobold and i have it all to ourselves, for the cuckoo clock was sold day before yesterday and theobold has been so industrious of late there are no more mice to venture out from behind the woodwork. Her first hundred years by rachel field librarything. The story follows the adventures of a doll, carved by a peddler from a piece of mountain ash, as told in her own words. Hitty her first hundred years is a first person narrative told from the perspective of a wooden doll. The actual doll featured in the book is in a eastern doll museum. These are hitty s adventures in the original book, hitty, her first hundred years, by rachel field. I tried to read it, but just couldnt get into it and avoided it in my kitty lit class. Illustrated by dorothy lathrop and inscribed by rachel field. The fact that hitty is an inanimate object provides physical limits to what she can do, but at the same time it allows her a longevity which opens up to the authoress, rachel field, other possibilities denied to a human character. Hitty, her first hundred years is a childrens novel written by rachel field and published in 1929.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 256 pages and is available in paperback format. She is based on a book published in 1929 titled hitty, her first hundred years by rachel field. Field also won a national book award, newbery honor award and two of her books are on the lewis carroll shelf award list. Her first hundred years, as originally written by rachel field in 1929, is delightful. Her first hundred years online books in format pdf. She is best known for the newbery award winning hitty, her first hundred years. Pdf hitty, her first hundred years book by rachel field. Rachel field tells the story of a mountainash wood doll that changes hands several times over the course of a hundred years.
This is the story of hitty s years with phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a wellloved doll. Although she died in her 40s, she was a prolific writer of childrens and adult books, and she was the first woman to win the newbery medal, for hitty. Hitty is an imagined history of a small doll carved from a piece of mountain ashinspired by a real doll that its author, rachel field, found in a new york city antiques shopwhich takes its heroine around the globe via whaling vessel and missisippi river boat, and in the custody of many different children. Hitty, her first hundred years was an ambitious book in scope and story. Rachel field wrote a prayer for a child for her own daughter, before sharing it with children around the world. Rachel lyman field september 19, 1894 march 15, 1942 was an american novelist, poet, and childrens fiction writer. Spotlight on literary elements see inside discuss andor write about her concerns, opinions, and memories. Her first hundred years topics for discussion rachel field this study guide consists of approximately pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of hitty. See more ideas about wooden dolls, dolls, peg wooden doll. Her first hundred years by rachel field 1999 simon and schuster following the life of a wooden doll may seem like a strangely passive way of learning american history, but it turns out to be a remarkably gripping approach. Her first hundred years by rachel field, dorothy p.
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