Kid authors : true tales of childhood from famous writers
Stabler, David2017
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Click and Collect for Kid authors : true tales of childhood from famous writersPresents stories featuring authors when they were children, including Roald Dahl, J.K. Rowling, and Zora Neale Hurston.
Main title:
Kid authors : true tales of childhood from famous writers / stories by David Stabler ; illustrations by Doogie Horner.
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Imprint:
Philadelphia, PA : Quirk Books, 2017
Collation:
199 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 188-193) and index.
Contents:
Part one It's not easy being a kid. J.R.R. Tolkien meets a baboon tarantula -- J.K. Rowling, a storybook life -- Edgar Allan Poe, little orphan Edgar -- Sherman Alexie, off the reservation -- Lewis Carroll, one tough nerd -- Laura Ingalls Wilder, heart of a pioneer -- Part two All in the family. Zora Neale Hurston, jumping at the sun -- Mark Twain, bad boy makes good -- Langston Hughes, history lessons -- Jules Verne, castaway for a day -- Part three The write stuff. Roald Dahl, the boy who loved candy -- Stan Lee, the incredible reader -- Beverly Cleary, flight of the blackbird -- Lucy Maud Montgomery, the adventures of story girl -- Jeff Kinney, stuck in the middle -- Fun facts about famous authors.
ISBN:
9781594749872
Dewey class:
809
Language:
English
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BRN:
311563
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaumaris Library | Junior Non-Fiction Biography | J 809 STA | Available |
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