Tenth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators: 0 (BOOK OF JUNIOR AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS) - Hardcover

Wilson, H.W.

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ISBN 10: 0824210662 ISBN 13: 9780824210663

Verlag: H.W. Wilson Publishing Co., 2009

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Since the first volume was published in 1934, the Junior Authors & Illustrators series has been a welcome and essential source of information. Its biographical profiles have introduced generations of young readers to the authors and artists who create the books they know and love. Children and young adults, parents and educators, as well as aspiring children's book writers and illustrators, will also appreciate the valuable insights presented. The latest volume in this indispensable series covers over 180 award-winning authors and illustrators who represent the rich variety and multicultural nature of children's literature today. Included are Caldecott Honor Book illustrators Bryan Collier and Mo Willems; Newbery Medalists Cynthia Kadohata and Lynne Rae Perkins; popular fantasy creators Cornelia Funke and Rick Riordan; and cultural icons who have written critically acclaimed children's books, such as Julie Andrews and Holly Hobbie. Authors for teens are also well represented in profiles of Printz Award winners David Almond and Meg Rosoff and Printz Honor book recipients Laurie Halse Anderson, Sonya Hartnett, and Markus Zusak. Retrospective profiles in this volume include comprehensive overviews of the careers of some of children and young adult literature's greatest 20th century stars - Roald Dahl, Astrid Lindgren, and Dr. Seuss, among them - as well as those who continue to grow in their careers-such as Patricia Reilly Giff and Jane Yolen. The Tenth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators reflects the diversity of children's literature today with profiles of many African-American, Hispanic, and Asian- American authors and artists, such as Robert Casilla, Grace Lin, Yuyi Morales, Sean Qualls, and Yoko Kawashima Watkins/ The Tenth Book of Junior Authors & Illustrators provides the following: Lively anecdotes, important observations, and an account of each writer or artist's career An essential tool for readers' advisory, with lists of works by each person profiled Intimate first-person sketches-authors and illustrators speak directly and naturally to young readers in many of the entries Photographic portraits and jacket illustrations that enliven the entries A perfect starting point for further research-with lists of additional biographical sources Cross-references to pen names, which makes finding favorite authors easy A Cumulative Index guides readers to profiles in other Junior Authors & Illustrators volumes.

Biografía del autor:

Connie C. Rockman is a specialist in children’s literature as well as an experienced librarian and storyteller. An Adjunct Professor at several universities in Connecticut as well as San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science, she teaches graduate courses in children’s literature, adolescent literature, and storytelling. As an active member of the American Library Association, she has served on the Newbery, Caldecott, Sibert, and Odyssey Award Committees. Ms. Rockman holds a B.A. degree in English from Dickinson College and an M.L.S. from the University of Pittsburgh.

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• Verlag: H.W. Wilson Publishing Co.
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0824210662
• ISBN 13: 9780824210663
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 850