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"SOME PIG," Charlotte the spider's praise for Wilbur, is just one fondly remembered snippet from E. B. White's Charlotte's Web. In Some Writer!, the two-time Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell his story, from his birth in 1899 to his death in 1985. Budding young writers will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and...
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As a boy, Walter Dean Myers was quick-tempered and physically strong, always ready for a fight. He also read voraciously--he would check out books from the library and carry them home hidden in brown paper bags in order to avoid other boys' teasing. He aspired to be a writer. But growing up in a poor family is Harlem during the 1940s and 1950s, his hope for a successful future diminished as he came to realize fully the class and racial struggles that...
4) Dav Pilkey
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"Presents the life and career of Dav Pilkey, including his childhood, education, and milestones as a best selling children's author"--Provided by publisher.
5) Jeff Kinney
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"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Jeff Kinney. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
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Presents the life of the author-illustrator who has won numerous awards and prizes, including the Caldecott Medal, for his children's books. The Children's Authors series gives young readers an intimate look at the lives of their favorite writers. Each engaging biography traces an author's childhood, education, and career. Readers will learn what inspired the authors to write and how they came up with story ideas. Clearly-written text and amusing...
7) J.K. Rowling
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"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to J.K. Rowling. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
9) Dr. Seuss
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"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to Dr. Seuss. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
10) Marc Brown
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Presents the life of the artist and author known primarily for his more than thirty children's books featuring Arthur the aardvark.
11) Roald Dahl
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"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Roald Dahl. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"-- Provided by publisher.
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The heartwarming story behind J.K. Rowling's rise to fame-and the answers to Harry Potter fans' most burning questions!
Harry Potter is loved throughout the world, and so is his creator. Joanne Kathleen (J.K.) Rowling is a true wizard, a woman who has the ability to recall vividly her days as a child and capture those wild, wonderful, difficult times-an ability that helps make her creation, Harry Potter, seem so real.
In this revealing book,...
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Recounts the life story of the author of the "Little House" books, from her childhood in Wisconsin to her old age at Rocky Ridge Farm. Reviewed The Children's Authors series gives young readers an intimate look at the lives of their favorite writers. Each engaging biography traces an author's childhood, education, and career. Readers will learn what inspired the authors to write and how they came up with story ideas. Clearly-written text and amusing...
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"Reader beware! The biography of R. L. Stine, author of the hugely popular Goosebumps series, is a scary-good time! R. L. Stine began writing stories at the age of nine, after finding a typewriter in his family's attic. (Was it a haunted typewriter? Who can be sure?) Often referred to as the 'Stephen King of children's literature,' R.L. has created some of the scariest books to have ever been passed around a campfire, leaving readers wide awake at...
17) R.L. Stine
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This title will introduce readers to the life and works of R.L. Stine, including the Goosebumps and Fear Street series. Complete with great photographs and a timeline! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
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The wordsmith Lewis Carroll is famed for the freewheeling world of Wonderland in his beloved classics Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass. In this gloriously illustrated picture book, Carroll's childlike love of life is showcased alongside his brilliance at creating and adapting playful words and phrases.
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"Meet the man who created Alice, the Mad Hatter, and Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. Lewis Carroll is the pen name of Charles L. Dodgson, a mathematician and church deacon, who taught at Oxford University. He was inspired to write his best known works, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by one of the Dean's daughters, Alice Liddell. The books were hugely successful and brought Carroll wide acclaim, especially for the nonsense...
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