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Pizza, pigs, and poetry : how to write a poem
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Jack Prelutsky

Have you ever tried to write a poem about a pizza? How about a pig? How about a pigeon, penguin, potato, Ping-Pong, parrot, puppy, pelican, porcupine, pie, pachyderm, or your parents? Jack Prelutsky has written more than one thousand poems about all of these things--and many others. In this book he gives you the inside scoop on writing poetry and shows you how you can turn your own experiences …

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9780061434495
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191 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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811 PRE
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Christopher Paul Curtis
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Jill C. Wheeler

This biography introduces readers to Christopher Paul Curtis, the Newbery Award and Coretta Scott King Award winning author who wrote The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963, Bud, Not Buddy, Elijah of Buxton, and other novels for young readers. Readers will learn about the years Curtis spent on an automobile assembly line in Michigan, his path to becoming a writer, and the inspiration for his books. …

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9781617830464
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24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Series Title
Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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928 WHE
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Suzanne Collins
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Jill C. Wheeler

This biography introduces readers to Suzanne Collins, the best-selling author of the Underland Chronicles series and the Hunger Games series. Her books include Gregor the Overlander, The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, and Mockingjay. Readers will learn about Collins's childhood in the United States and Belgium, the influence of her father's military career, her early love of reading, and her init…

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9781617835742
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24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Series Title
Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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928 WHE
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Margaret Wise Brown
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Jill C. Wheeler

Highlights the life and career of the children's author best known for her work "Goodnight Moon."

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9781596797628
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24 pages : illustration ; 16 cm
Series Title
Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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928 BRO
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Beverly Clearly
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Cari Meister

Traces the childhood, education, and career of Beverly Cleary.

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9781577654803
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24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Series Title
Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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928 CLE
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Stan & Jan Berenstain
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Mae Woods

The Children's Authors series gives young readers an intimate look at the lives of their favorite writers. Each engaging biography traces an author's childhood, education, and career. Readers will learn what inspired the authors to write and how they came up with story ideas. Clearly-written text and amusing anecdotes provide readers with easy access to the lives of these beloved authors.

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ISBN/ISSN
9781577651154
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24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Series Title
Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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928 BER
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Cynthia Rylant
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Jill C. Wheeler

This biography introduces readers to Cynthia Rylant, the Newbery Medal winning American author of When I was Young in the Mountains, Missing May, A Fine White Dust, The Relatives Came, and the Henry and Mudge and series. Readers will learn about Rylant's childhood in West Virginia's Appalachian Mountains, her early separation from her parents, and their affect on her life and work. Rylant's aut…

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9781604530797
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24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
Series Title
Children's Authors Checkerboard Biography Library
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928 RYL
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David Shannon
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Tamara L. Britton

This biography introduces readers to David Shannon, author and illustrator of Caldecott Honor Book No, David! others in the David series, A Bad Case of Stripes, and How Georgie Radbourn Saved Baseball, and illustrator of The Rough-Face Girl, The Ballad of the Pirate Queens, and Jon Scieszka's Trucktown series. Readers will learn about Shannon's childhood in Washington, DC, and Spokane, Washingt…

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9781617830501
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24 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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Children's Authors
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928 SHA
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Writer's toolbox : learn how to write letters, fairy tales, scary stories, jo…
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Nancy LoewenChristopher LylesDawn BeaconTodd Ouren

Turn readers into writers. Using a single or small number of genre-specific works, this new series explores the tools all beginning writers need. Each title includes a review list of key concepts, at least four exercises for getting started, and numerous writing tips.

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9781404859050
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192 pages : illustration ; 20 cm
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808 LOE
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Share your smile : Raina's guide to telling your own story
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Raina Telgemeier

Calling all fans of Raina Telgemeier! Have you ever thought about telling your own story, whether it be true or imagined? Are you interested in writing, drawing, or both? If the answers are yes, this fun, colorful, and interactive journal is for you! With guidance from Raina herself, brainstorm ideas, make lists, paste in personal photos, and use your imagination like never before to create …

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9781338353846
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133 pages : illustration ; 21 cm
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