{"product_id":"peculiar-lessons-lois-braun-9781773370378","title":"Peculiar Lessons: How Nature and the Material World Shaped a Prairie Childhood","description":"Part memoir, part social history, this collection of ten essays explores the various physical and natural elements that form the backdrop to Braun's memories of growing up on a farm in southern Manitoba in the mid-20th century. From blackboard chalk to curling rocks in the chapter on stone, from mirages to straight-line winds in the essay on light and air, she reflects on her interactions with the elements as a child and how her responses influenced her evolution into adulthood.Braun includes intriguing tidbits about the science and history behind each element as it pertains to life in her unique location on our planet. The book highlights the value and beauty of the simple components of our surroundings that we take for granted growing up, exposes their true complexity, and reveals how the fascination with a \"simple\" thing can become a lifelong pursuit that sustains our artistic and spiritual needs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lois Braun\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1773370375\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781773370378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Great Plains Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d","brand":"Lois Braun","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48088759533823,"sku":"9781773370378","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_741a17b4-f9cd-4135-922a-529e76dcfe0c.jpg?v=1769106463","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/peculiar-lessons-lois-braun-9781773370378","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}