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1) Dav Pilkey
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Publisher
ABDO Publishing
Pub. Date
c 2013
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A profile of the author of the Captain Underpants series and countless other books, featuring Dav Pilkey's childhood, education and career.
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Pub. Date
2021.
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Born into the middle of World War II, Gary Paulsen's turbulent childhood provided plenty of subject matter for his bestselling novels, and the librarians in his life gave him the inspiration and support to explore the world through books. As a soldier himself, his storytelling technique developed, and for the first time he shares his own.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
“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,...
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New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers traveled back to his roots in this memoir that is gripping, funny, and ultimately unforgettable. Don't miss this memoir by a former National Ambassador of Books for Young People!
As a boy, 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...
5) Lois Lowry
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Lois Lowry. Developed by literacy experts for students in second through fifth grade"--
7) Dr. Seuss
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to Dr. Seuss. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
8) Rick Riordan
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Rick Riordan. Developed by literacy experts for students in second through fifth grade"--
10) Judy Blume
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2016.
Description
"Simple text and full-color photographs introduce readers to Judy Blume. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--
11) R.L. Stine
Author
Publisher
Bellwether Media, Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"Leveled text and full-color photographs introduce readers to R.L. Stine. Developed by literacy experts for students in second through fifth grade"--
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Publisher
Triangle Square, an imprint of Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"Dan Wakefield's biography of Kurt Vonnegut: "You could say the same for his stories, novels, and memoirs. And for the way he spoke. He said things that other people thought but didn't say, or hadn't dared to think, but recognized as true when they heard it. The truth is often shocking, he wrote, because we hear it so seldomly.""--
16) Dr. Seuss
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
A brief biography of Theodore Geisel, the creator of the Dr. Seuss cartoons and characters.
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Astra Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
"As soon as artist Robert McCloskey saw the ducks in Boston Public Garden, he knew he had to write about them. But how? Studying stuffed birds didn't help... As the ducklings grew, he got down on his hands and knees and followed them with pad and pencil. At times he even acted like a duck! Through revision, after revision, Robert improved the art and story, until he and his editor were finally satisfied."--
