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A Long Road on a Short Day
- Author
- Elizabeth Stickney
- Narrator
- Matt Godfrey
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Publish Date
- 10 November 2020
- Run Time
- 31 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Farm animals, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up
What to expect
But the winter day will be short, and snow is coming.
As the few hours of daylight pass and the snow flies, Samuel shows Papa he can keep up and even help with the trading—a good day’s work. And by the time they return to the warmth of home, Samuel has earned the perfect reward.
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Details
- Author
- Elizabeth Stickney
- Narrator
- Matt Godfrey
- Duration
- 31 minutes
- Release Date
- 10 November 2020
- ISBN
- 9781705000472
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Recorded Books, Inc.
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Boys and men, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Nature and animal stories, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Farm animals, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Rural and farm life, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Families and family members, Children’s / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First experiences and growing up
Synopsis
Today, Papa is going to trade for the milk cow needed at home, and Samuel will walk the long road with him. But the winter day will be short, and snow is coming. As the few hours of daylight pass and the snow flies, Samuel shows Papa he can keep up and even help with the trading—a good day’s work. And by the time they return to the warmth of home, Samuel has earned the perfect reward.
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