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But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town

Helen Lester is a full-time writer who makes her home in New York

observing plants and animals everywhere

American Barns and Covered Bridges (Americana) by Eric Sloane fables and they provide ideas forWhen this book was first published in the mid 1950s, the author was concerned that such functional structures as the American barn and the covered bridge would soon give way to progress and be replaced by "modern" elements. Today, a number of these sturdy, beautifully proportioned barns and bridges are still standing monuments to the skill and keen eye of their original builders. This lovingly written book, accompanied by more than 75 of the author's