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«» «M>W<t' isT!' •Ji .«\V' l! >/ /» A«B'« l' \» '^'«'l' "l»i •^ BY KATHRYN LASKY* PHOTOGRAPHS BY CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT G. n i'^^ % ^'"^ $10.95 V England, there is a time between ind spring when the combination of nights and warm days starts sap in the maple trees. This is sugarmg nen families like the Laceys of cen- mont engage in that still-flourishing can tradition—the gathering of sap for boiling into delectable syrup. ring is hard work. Kathryn Lasky hristopher G. Knight, award- g author and photographer of Tlw s Gift, follow the Laceys as they use agnificent Belgian horses to break a boriously through the snow to the tree stand. With help from theirchil- nd a small neighbor, Alice and Don drill 200 holes, position 200 spouts, mg 200 buckets and "hats." Over lays sapdrips into the buckets and is by sled to the sugarhouse, where ;enerations of Vermonters work to- exchangewisdom, and swapstories nded by the "muffled roar of the fire e bubbling tumble of sap." stopher G. Knight's brilliant photo- and Kathryn Lasky's evocative text art readers to the bleak grandeur of rmont countryside, to the cold and h, to the sights and sounds and / smellsof thatglorious time—sugar- le. Inc. BOSTOTSl PUBLIC LIBRARY 1 ^^>i^B SUGARING TIME SUGARING TIME ^ A ^ By KATHRYN LASKY Photographs by CHRISTOPHER KNIGHT G. MACMILLAN PUBLISHING CO., INC. NEW YORK J Copyright © 1983 Kathryn Lasky Copyright C' 1983 Christopher G. Knight All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the Publisher. Macmillan Publishing Co., Inc. 866 Third Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022 Collier Macmillan Canada, Inc. Printed in the United States of America Designed by Leslie Bauman 987654321 10 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Lasky, Kathryn. Sugaring time. Summary: Text and photographs show how a family taps the sap from maple trees and processes it into maple syrup. 1. Maple sugar—Juvenile literature. 2. Maple syrup—Juvenile literature. [1. Maple sugar. 2. Maple syrup] 1. Knight, Christopher C, ill. II. Title. SB239.M3L37 1983 633.6'45 82-23928 ISBN 0-02-751680-6 who For Meredith, cares -K.L. and C.G.K. J
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