A biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, who actually lived in the little houses about which she wrote.
Jeff Bezos:: Amazon.com Architect (Publishing Pioneers)
by Tom Robinson
Edwin Arlington Robinson (Voices in Poetry (Child's World))
by Michael E. Goodman
Examines the life of the American poet and presents some of his poems.
Mark T-W-A-I-N! (A Carolrhoda creative minds book) (Creative Minds Biography (Paperback))
by David R. Collins
In this autobiographical account an author and illustrator of children's books shares his life, daily activities, and creative process, and shows how all are intertwined.
As a young girl growing up in El Paso, Texas, Pat Mora felt as though she belonged to two worlds - the American culture of Texas and the Latino culture of Mexico. When her parents gave her a typewriter as an 8th-grade graduation gift, Mora started expressing her feelings through poetry. She would go on to become the Chicana voice of the Southwest, telling stories about the desert and the Latino people who are forced to straddle two cultures. Mora has also turned her talents toward authoring stor...
Offers a biographical profile of the poet and provides analyses and critical views of his work.
Dr. Seuss (Checkerboard Biography Library) (Children's Authors)
by Mae Woods
Presents the life of the famous English playwright and discusses some of his notable works.
The only biography series to include a section on career information. The ""Ferguson Career Biographies"" series tells the stories of some of the world's most influential and admired people, focusing on the subject's early education and training, challenges faced on the job, important mentors, and career achievements. Students follow each person's journey along one or more career paths and get a sense of the person's historical importance. These unique volumes present important information on ea...
In these pages, some of today's most wonderful culture-makers-writers, artists, scientists, entrepreneurs, and philosophers-reflect on the joys of reading, how books broaden and deepen human experience, and the ways in which the written word has formed their own character. On the page facing each letter, an illustration by a celebrated illustrator or graphic artist presents that artist's visual response. Among the diverse contributions are letters from Jane Goodall, Neil Gaiman, Jerome Bruner, S...
Rl Stine (Remarkable Writers ) (Remarkable Writers (Weigl))
by Neil Purslow