Farm Book

by Rien Poortvliet

A look at life on a farm in the author's own country, Holland. The book shows how wooden shoes are carved out of quartered logs, and the reader learns exactly how a horse is shod. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810908174
• ISBN13: 9780810908178
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.7" x 12.3"

Customer Reviews

Something special

This book takes you to another time and place. It is hard to put it down. The artist beautifully expresses his love for farm life and the inhabitants. Not to be missed if you love animals.

The Best

Speaking as a veterinarian, the combination of James Herriot's chronicles and the Farm Book gives one an accccurate and vivid portrayal of rural life.

Rien's Farm Book

The Farm Book is done wonderfully with great art. It will remind many people that have left the Netherlands and now live overseas, of the many small details of Dutch Farm life. The expressions on the faces of the typical Dutch farmers are rendered as only Rien could do it. Farms, animals, vegetation, it all is portrayed the way we used to see it around us, when living in that small country. Old farm tools can be seen as well. There is a variety of things all related to the old fashioned farm, and of course his text is humorous. This book is great!!!