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Uri Shulevitz: Biography and Book Recommendations
Biography: In 1939, when Uri Shulevitz was just four years old, wartime turmoil forced his family to flee from their native Poland. They eventually settled in Paris in 1947, but left soon after for Israel, a country that Mr. Shulevitz would call home for the next ten years. During his time in ...
Source: Parents' Choice Foundation
Rosemary Wells: Biography and Book Recommendations
Biography: Rosemary Wells grew up in rural New Jersey, surrounded by art, music, and stories. Her mother, a ballet dancer, her father, a playwright and actor, and her grandmother all encouraged her creative interests from an early age. Wells attended the Museum School in Boston, but left ...
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What Makes a Children's Book a Classic?
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Arnold Lobel: A Children's Author Who Got it Right
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All the Little Houses: Following in the Footsteps of Laura Ingalls Wilder
The "Little House on the Prairie" books made Laura Ingalls Wilder a favorite children's author. Load up the wagons and...
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Vera B. Williams: Biography and Book Recommendations
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Peter Sis: Biography and Book Recommendations
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Raising a Reader
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Curious Like George: Nurturing Your Child's Inquisitive Nature
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A Magical Storytelling CD
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The New Wave of Young Nonfiction
We’re living in a golden age of adult nonfiction: a spectrum of memoir, investigative journalism, essay, and narrative...
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