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Jan Slepian (1921–2016)

Autor von The Hungry Thing

32 Werke 2,285 Mitglieder 30 Rezensionen

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Jan Slepian was born Janice Berek in New York City on January 2, 1921. She received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Brooklyn College and a master's in speech therapy from New York University. She worked as a speech therapist in hospitals. She was an author, essayist, and poet. She wrote mehr anzeigen books for children and young adults including The Alfred Summer, Lester's Turn, The Broccoli Tapes, Risk n' Roses, Pinocchio's Sister, and Emily Just in Time. Her collection of essays, Astonishment: Life in the Slow Lane, was published in 2008. She also wrote two collections of poetry entitled Jellybeans in Space and The Other Shoe. She died on November 2, 2016 at the age of 95. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen
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Werke von Jan Slepian

The Hungry Thing (1967) 672 Exemplare
The Hungry Thing Returns (1990) 323 Exemplare
Der Sommer mit Alfred (1980) 56 Exemplare
Risk N' Roses (1990) 51 Exemplare
Back to Before (1993) 35 Exemplare
Lost Moose (1995) 27 Exemplare
Emily Just in Time (1998) 18 Exemplare
The Cock Who Couldn't Crow (1964) 12 Exemplare
The Mind Reader (1997) 12 Exemplare
The Roaring Dragon of Redrose (1964) 12 Exemplare
Pinocchio's Sister (1995) 12 Exemplare
The Night of the Bozos (1983) 10 Exemplare
The Silly Listening Book (1967) 10 Exemplare
magic arthur and the giant (1964) 9 Exemplare
Ding-Dong, Bing-Bong (1967) 8 Exemplare
Lester's Turn (1981) 7 Exemplare
an ear is to hear (1967) 7 Exemplare
lester and the sea monster (1964) 6 Exemplare
Astonishment (2009) 6 Exemplare
Best Invention of All (1967) 3 Exemplare
Getting on With It (1985) 2 Exemplare
bendemolena 2 Exemplare
Something Beyond Paradise (1987) 1 Exemplar
Mere end paradis (1987) 1 Exemplar
The Other Shoe (2016) 1 Exemplar
Jellybeans in Space (2015) 1 Exemplar
How To Be Old (2012) 1 Exemplar

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This poor little unsuspecting town was visited one day by a VERY hungry...thing. They know he's hungry because of the sign he wears around his neck, but when they ask him what he wants he yells nonsense! Things like "Schmancakes!" "Tickles!" or "Crackeroni and Sneeze!" The adults in town all think they have the answers and come up with even more nonsensical answers to what this creature wants. The children are the voices of reason and wind up deciphering the wants of this visitor. The townspeople feed the new kid all of the things he craves and he leaves the town satisfied and with a great big, "Thank You!" on his sign. Not to mention a town full of new friends.… (mehr)
 
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anicol83 | 8 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 28, 2022 |
Super fun book where all ssss sounds are pronounce in a silly matter until the end. The authors did an awesome job of phonic awareness with a relatively wholesome and entertaining story.
 
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CHASEROCKS954 | May 30, 2022 |
Funny things happen because a cat with a pot on her head can't hear her mother clearly.
 
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BLTSbraille | 2 weitere Rezensionen | Sep 8, 2021 |
When the eldest of 10 kittens wears a shiny pot as a hat, she has a hard time hearing her mother correctly. Her mis-interpretation of her mother's instructions creates some very funny, silly situations.
 
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