How to catch a frog
Subtitle: and other stories about family, love, dysfunction, survival, and DIY
By: Heather Ross
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori and Chang
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9781617690983
Subjects: Country life; Do-it-yourself work; Self-reliant living; Family
Description: Stories of growing up in rural Vermont as part of an eccentric family of artists and idealists, which involved self-imposed poverty, innovative living, daily lessons in self-reliance, and a deep appreciation for the natural beauty of the environment.
Notes: "A Melanie Falick book."
Table of contents: title: How to make a teepee from plastic flowers --; title: How to make paper flowers --; title: How to make coffee logs to start a fire --; title: How to make a bonfire --; title: How to catch a frog --; title: How to save a drowning child (part I) --; title: How to help a bird build a nest --; title: How to make a warm bed --; title: How to swim a horse -- How to make cream of broccoli soup --; title: How to make a very warm pair of pants --; title: How to run away --; title: How to fend off a bear --; title: How to start a children's clothing company --; title: How to make sugar on snow --; title: How to save a drowning child (part II) --; title: How to eat fresh trout --; title: How to begin again --; title: How to have faith --; title: How to not turn into your mother --; title: How to make a home.