| Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers Contributor(s): Stabler, David (Author), Horner, Doogie (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1594749876 ISBN-13: 9781594749872 Publisher: Quirk Books OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Social Topics - Self-esteem & Self-reliance - Juvenile Nonfiction | People & Places - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2016961075 |
| Lexile Measure: 1020 |
| Series: Kid Legends |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.8" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 200 pages |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 194646 Reading Level: 6.4 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 4.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the growing-up years of Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 13 other great writers. Every great author started out as a kid. Before the best sellers, fan clubs, and beloved stories we know today, the world's most celebrated writers had regular-kid problems just like you. Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) loved to skip school and make mischief, with his best friend Tom, of course A young J. R. R. Tolkien was bitten by a huge tarantula--or as he called it, "a spider as big as a dragon." Toddler Zora Neale Hurston took her first steps when a wild hog entered her house and started chasing her Kid Authors tells their stories and more--the diverse and inclusive cast that includes Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, J. K. Rowling, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, Stan Lee--through kid-friendly texts and full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page. |