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Anita Silvey
Author
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
"This biography for children trace's Goodall's life, but each chapter will also focus on two or more the chimpanzees that she observed, with information in sidebars about these particular animals. Along with biographical details, the book will explore the ethical issues that surround Goodall's work and show what has changed in our understanding of Great Apes. What do we know today about these animals in terms of language, speech, tool use, and DNA?...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
c2004
Physical Desc
xv, 192 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
By selecting only 100 "best books" Anita Silvey distinguishes her guide from all the others and makes it possible to give young readers their literary heritage in the childhood years. The books we hear or read when we are children stay with us all our lives. If we miss them when we are young, we"ll miss them forever: no Hungry Caterpillar, no Winn-Dixie, no Roll of Thunder. As adults we remember a few familiar favorites, but no one but an expert like...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
104 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Pete Seeger, the iconic folk musician and multiple Grammy winner, discovered early in life that what he wanted to do was make music. His amazing career as singer, songwriter, and banjo player spanned seven decades, and included both low points (being charged with contempt of Congress) and highlights (receiving the Kennedy Center Honor from President Clinton). An activist and protester, Seeger crusaded for the rights of labor, the rights of people...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xiv, 397 p. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Formats
Description
If you are looking for a book to give to a teenage reader, here's the reference you've been waiting for. Until now, there's been no accepted guide to what's good, bad, or indifferent in the flood of books coming off the presses in the hot new category of young-adult publishing. If it's true that you can't judge a book by its cover, it is especially true for teen books, as publishers take aim at a new class of readers. The books land on shelves without...
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
388 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Part fun- and information-filled almanac, part good book guide, the Children's Book-a-Day Almanac is a new way to discover a great children's book--every day of the year! This fresh, inventive reference book is a dynamic way to showcase the gems, both new and old, of children's literature. Each page features an event of the day, a children's book that relates to that event, and a list of other events that took place on that day. Always informative...
Author
Publisher
Clarion Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
115 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Sarah Emma Edmonds enlisted because she believed in the Union cause; Melverina Peppercorn joined to stay near her twin brother. Although women were not allowed to enlist as soldiers in the Civil War, many disguised themselves as men and fought anyway.
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
88 p. : col. ill. ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents the experiences and contributions of early adventurers, explorers, and scientists responsible for discovering and documenting new types of plants, showing how their often dangerous voyages help establish the field of botany.
Author
Series
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
96 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
This dramatic conclusion to Leakey's "Trimates" will inspire the next generation of scientists and conservationists as they meet Dian Fossey, who studied and protected her beloved gorillas from poachers and other threats until her murder in 1985.
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
vii, 233 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
"What children's book changed the way you see the world?" Anita Silvey asked this question to more than one hundred of our most respected and admired leaders in society, and she learned about the books that shaped financiers, actors, singers, athletes, activists, artists, comic book creators, novelists, illustrators, teachers... Writers (Anna Quindlen, Sherman Alexie, Bobbie Ann Mason, Azar Nafisi, Angela Johnson, David McCullough, Ann Tyler,...
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin
Pub. Date
©1995
Physical Desc
xvi, 800 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm
Language
English
Formats
Description
Anita Silvey, a leading authority in the field, has gathered information from nearly two hundred outstanding critics, writers, and artists to compile this companion to children's books. Covering genres, history, issues, authors, and illustrators, the volume emphasizes twentieth-century books, particularly those of the last fifty years.
Children's Books and Their Creators includes articles on such topics as sports stories, easy readers, Holocaust...
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Co
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
xv, 542 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
This new volume introduces readers to the wealth of children's literature by focusing on the essentials -- the best books for children, the ones that inform, impress, and, most important, excite young readers. This edition features more than 475 entries on the best-loved children's authors and illustrators, numerous essays on social and historical issues, thirty personal glimpses into craft by well-known writers, illustrators, and critics, and invaluable...
