Conversations with J.K. Rowling
From her birth in Chipping Sodbury near Bristol, England, to stories about her favorite teachers, to her first fan letter, the author of the Harry Potter books discusses her life and her writing.
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- 9780439314558
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- 96 pages : illustration ; 19 cm
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- 928 ROW
Roald Dahl : a life of imagination
Introduces young readers to the life of Roald Dahl and the character trait imagination. Dahl is the author of beloved children's novels including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda, James a…
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- 9780822588269
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 17 cm
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- 928 DAH
Dav Pilkey
This biography introduces readers to humorous author and illustrator Dav Pilkey, creator of the Captain Underpants series and Caldecott Honor winnerfor The Paperboy. Readers will learn about Pilkey…
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- 9781617835773
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Children's Authors
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- 928 PIL
Dr. Seuss
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 …
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- 9781577651109
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Children's Authors
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- 928 SEU
C.S. Lewis
This biography introduces readers to C.S. Lewis, the British author of The Chronicles of Narnia series that includes The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian. Readers will learn abou…
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- 9781604530773
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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- Children's Authors
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- 928 WHE
Maurice Sendak
Introduce students to Maurice Sendak, the author of children’s favorites like Where the Wild Things Are. This biography uses simple text structures and clear images to help readers learn about th…
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- 9781432959616
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- 24 pages : illustration ; 22 cm
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- Author Biographies
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- 928 SEN
Picasso
Clever illustrations and story lines, together with full-color reproductions of actual paintings, give children a light yet realistic overview of each artist's life and style in these fun and educa…
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- 9780516422718
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- 32 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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- Getting To Knows The World's Greatest Artists
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- 927 PIC
Claude Monet
Discusses the life, art, and legacy of the artist Claude Monet, and includes a timeline linking the events in his life with world events.
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- 9780531166192
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- 46 pages : illustration ; 26 cm
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- Artists In Their Time
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- 927 MON
Talkin' about Bessie : the story of aviator Elizabeth Coleman
Elizabeth "Bessie" Coleman was always being told what she could & couldn't do. In an era when Jim Crow laws and segregation were a way of life, it was not easy to survive. Bessie didn't let that st…
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- 9780439598712
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- 48 pages : illustration ; 30 cm
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- 926 COL
The girl with a mind for math : the story of Raye Montague
After touring a German submarine in the early 1940s, young Raye set her sights on becoming an engineer. Little did she know sexism and racial inequality would challenge that dream every step of the…
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- 9781943147427
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- 44 pages : illustartion ; 25 cm
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- 925 MOS
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