| Writers and Their Pets: True Stories of Famous Authors and Their Animal Friends Library Edition Contributor(s): Krull, Kathleen (Author), Ezzo, Lauren (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1982694416 ISBN-13: 9781982694418 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $27.00 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Literary - Juvenile Nonfiction | Animals - Pets |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 6.1" (0.45 lbs) |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Discover how animals influenced twenty of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J. K. Rowling. Did you know that a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Or that Edgar Allan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more that will delight not only children but also literary experts, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Each short chapter focuses on one author's life, using simple and entertaining text to weave tales of the pets that affected the lives and works of these writers. Writers and Their Pets features a diverse list of both male and female international authors, from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century, including Beatrix Potter, E. B. White, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Kurt Vonnegut, Maurice Sendak, Ernest Hemingway, and more. |
Contributor Bio(s): Ezzo, Lauren: - Lauren Ezzo, an Earphones Award-winning narrator, is a commercial voice talent and Chicago-based actor and graduate of Hope College. She has acted in Peppermint Creek Theatre Company's world premiere of Or You Could Kiss Me. Her narrations have placed her on several "Best of the Year" lists, including AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of the Year list. In 2018, she was part of a full cast of narrators nominated for the prestigious Audie Award for Best Original Work. Krull, Kathleen: -Kathleen Krull is a multiaward-winning children's book author. She graduated from Lawrence University in Appleton, Wisconsin, and worked for four companies as a children's book editor. While on the job, she wrote mysteries in the Trixie Belden series and other books. She then began working at home, writing her own books and getting the chance to explore subjects she's passionate about, including history, music, and extraordinary people. Awards for her body of work include the 2011 Children's Book Guild Nonfiction Award, Leo Politi Golden Author Award, Lucia Russell Briggs Distinguished Achievement Award, California Reading Association's Armin R. Schulz Literacy Award for promoting social justice thru books 2016, and the International Literary Association and Greater San Diego Reading Association Celebrate Literacy Award, among others. |