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Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1995. Hardcover. 0395673445 . Ex-Library; 0.47 x 9.36 x 10.59 Inche; 64 pages; Old Order Mennonites live in closed communities, rejecting much of modern life. Many still use horse-drawn equipment on their farms; their style of clothing has changed little in the last 100 years. They strive for lives of peace, humility, and simplicity. Yet, as Kathleen Kenna and Andrew Stawicki show, their lives are not simple or easy. After years of attending barn raisings, religious services, and events in private homes, the writer and photographer befriended members of several Mennonite communities, who agreed to be interviewed and photographed. .
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Old Order Mennonites live in closed communities, rejecting much of modern life. Many still use horse-drawn equipment on their farms; their style of clothing has changed little in the last 100 years. They strive for lives of peace, humility, and simplicity. Yet, as Kathleen Kenna and Andrew Stawicki show, their lives are not simple or easy. After years of attending barn raisings, religious services, and events in private homes, the writer and photographer befriended members of several Mennonite communities, who agreed to be interviewed and photographed.
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- Title A People Apart
- Author Kathleen Kenna
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 64
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin, Boston
- Date 1995-10-15
- ISBN 9780395673447 / 0395673445
- Weight 1.19 lbs (0.54 kg)
- Dimensions 9.36 x 10.59 x 0.47 in (23.77 x 26.90 x 1.19 cm)
- Ages 10 to 12 years
- Grade levels 5 - 7
- Reading level 1080
- Library of Congress subjects Old Order Mennonites - Juvenile literature
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 94018545
- Dewey Decimal Code 289.73
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"Kenna and Stawicki provide much more than a curiosity seeker's view. . . a heartfelt, understanding profile of a people who live a life in which time seems to have stood still." Booklist, ALA, Starred Review
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