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Kathryn Lasky

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Kathryn Lasky was born in Indianapolis, Indiana on June 24, 1944, and knew she wanted to be a writer from the time she was ten. She majored in English in college and after graduation wrote for various magazines and taught. Her first book, I Have Four Names for My Grandfather, was published while mehr anzeigen she was teaching. She has written more than seventy books for children and young adults on everything from historical fiction to picture books and nonfiction books including the Dear America books and the Guardians of Ga'Hoole series. Many of her books are illustrated with photographs by her husband, Christopher Knight. She has received many awards for her titles including Sugaring Time which was a Newberry Honor Book; The Night Journey which won the National Jewish Book Award for Children; Pageant which was an ALA Notable Children's book; and Beyond the Burning Time which was an ALA Best Book for Young Adults. She has also received the Washington Post's Children's Book Guild Award for her contribution to children's nonfiction. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts. (Bowker Author Biography) weniger anzeigen

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Rechtmäßiger Name
Knight, Kathryn Lasky
Andere Namen
Swann, E. L.
Geburtstag
1944-06-24
Geschlecht
female
Nationalität
USA
Geburtsort
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Wohnorte
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Ausbildung
University of Michigan (English)
Berufe
children's book author
Beziehungen
Knight, Christopher (husband)
Kurzbiographie
Kathryn Lasky is a Newbery Honor author of over one hundred fiction and nonfiction books for children and young adults.  Her books range from critically acclaimed nonfiction titles such as Beyond the Burning Time and True North to the wildly popular Guardians of Ga'hoole fantasy series about owls. 

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Born to Rule in Read YA Lit (Juli 2011)

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Zauberhafte Geschichte um den kleinen Soren, der von seinem Bruder aus dem Nest gestoßten wird, bevor er flügge ist und in ein CAmp entführt wird. Dort freundet er sich mit dem Elfenkäuzchen Gylfie an und versucht zu fliehen. Die Buchvorlage für den Kinofilm. Unbedingt zum Vorlesen geeignet,
 
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