Immagine dell'autore.

Robert Paul Smith (1915–1977)

Autore di "Where did you go?" "Out." "What did you do?" "Nothing."

39 opere 477 membri 9 recensioni

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Fonte dell'immagine: http://www.tinhouse.com/

Opere di Robert Paul Smith

Baseball in America (1961) 18 copie
Lost and Found (1973) 16 copie
Baseball (1947) 14 copie
Pioneers of baseball (1978) 13 copie
Babe Ruth's America (1974) 11 copie

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Informazioni generali

Nome legale
Smith, Robert Paul
Data di nascita
1915-04-16
Data di morte
1977-01-30
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
USA
Istruzione
Columbia University

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Simple and very charming pictures that build up to fill the page with color and then back down to nothing at all.
 
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boxofdelights | Nov 28, 2019 |
I regret not having read this book when I was very young. Maybe I would not have appreciated it as much, though. Now I am old enough to know how much care and love has gone into it, how carefully each suggestion is considered and balanced until just of the right weight to be put onto paper. The ideas are partly easy, paertly tricky to work out, but always rewarding and interesting and make the young adventurer feel supported all the way. The book is also beautifully illustrated by the author's wife. I am trying to think who I could give the book to, but it is a book one neds to discover for oneself. So maybe one should donate it to the local library, a treasure for someone to find.… (altro)
 
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flydodofly | 1 altra recensione | Jul 14, 2016 |
I liked the style of writing and the philosophy more than the instructions, but the instructions were clear and most children even now should be able to find most of the buttons & burrs & paper & leather scraps needed for these little projects. Every child should spend time relying on his or her own resources instead of just video games and friends.
 
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Cheryl_in_CC_NV | 1 altra recensione | Jun 6, 2016 |
Robert Paul Smith was widely known for (among other things) his writing about childhood - How to Do Nothing with Nobody All Alone by Yourself - and the first half of this poetry collection feels like it comes from the same wellspring, mostly playful nonsense rhymes and child-related themes (Tell Us a Story, Frog). Near the end the subject matter swings towards the adult spectrum, with subject matter that feels much more personal and experiential in nature, especially poems on urban commuters and pedestrians, and the entire final section titled Some Songs About My Suns. Some of the shorter works in this collection appeared in publications such as Good Housekeeping at the time, and at the risk of sounding a tad snobbish, many of the poems in this collection have that "Reader's Digest back issue" feel to them. Smith was more widely known for his prose, and so it shouldn't be surprising that much of this poetry collection winds up reading more like the idle distraction that the title itself implies.… (altro)
 
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smichaelwilson | May 18, 2016 |

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Statistiche

Opere
39
Utenti
477
Popolarità
#51,683
Voto
½ 3.7
Recensioni
9
ISBN
29

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