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Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
1995
Physical Desc
261 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Follows the popular children's author through college years during the Depression; jobs including that of librarian; marriage; and writing and publication of her first book, "Henry Huggins."
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of E.B. White's life and career through personal letters, photographs, family ephemera, and original artwork, while offering glimpses into the origins of his iconic works.
5) Mark Twain
Author
Publisher
Lucent Books
Pub. Date
c1994
Physical Desc
112 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Discusses the life, works, and legacy of Mark Twain, the most successful author of his day.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The inspiring true story of Harper Lee, the girl who grew up to write To Kill a Mockingbird, from Bethany Hegedus and Erin McGuire. Perfect for fans of The Right Word and I Dissent. Nelle Harper Lee grew up in the rocky red soil of Monroeville, Alabama. From the get-go she was a spitfire. Unlike most girls at that time and place, Nelle preferred overalls to dresses and climbing trees to tea parties. Nelle loved to watch her daddy try cases in the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c1989
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
56 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English author and illustrator who grew up during the Victorian era and whose detailed drawings of plants and animals found their way into her famous picture books.
Author
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books / Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color iiustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
When young Elwyn White lay in bed as a sickly child, a bold house mouse befriended him. When the time came for kindergarten, an anxious Elwyn longed for the farm, where animal friends awaited him at the end of each day. Propelled by his fascination with the outside world, he began to jot down his reflections in a journal. Writing filled him with joy, and words became his world. Today, Stuart Little and Charlotte's Web are beloved classics of children's...
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
p. cm.
Language
English
Description
In a story inspired by the modern and groundbreaking writing of Gertrude Stein herself, not alot makes sense. Enter the whimsical world of Gertrude Stein and Alice B. Toklas. In this tribute to Gertrude Stein, a colorfully illustrated picture book captures the beauty and joy of appreciating art and reading words in a unique and imaginative way.
Author
Publisher
Harper & Row
Pub. Date
[1974]
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 4
Physical Desc
xviii, 124 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A selection of letters by Laura Ingalls Wilder to her husband in which she describes the highlights of her visit to the west coast in 1915.