A Day No Pigs Would Die Resources
Websites
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Robert Newton Peck's very own web site.
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Check out this brief history of the Shaker sect. How does the author do in portraying it?
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Here's a biography of Robert Newton Peck, with a list of his published books. You know you want to dig into more.
Articles and Interviews
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Check out this blog post from a teacher whose decision to teach a little differently was supported by a classroom visit from Robert Newton Peck. (How can we get in on that action?!)
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A blow-by-blow description of Peck's how-to book for writers, Secrets of Successful Fiction.
Video
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Want to get a feel for the Shaker way of life? Listen to this Shaker tune, "Simple Gifts."
Audio
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Enjoy a sample from the audio book edition of A Day No Pigs Would Die. You tell us—is it even sadder when read aloud?
Images
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Or wait… is this Crocodile Dundee?
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A little on the ominous side, huh?
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Feast your eyes on this picture of the Vermont countryside.