ERIC ED476286: Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers. Author Series, Volume 13.

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Abbey, Cherie D., Ed.
Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young
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Readers. Author Series, Volume 13.
ISBN-0-7808-0651-4
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2003-00-00
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ABSTRACT
This special subject volume on "Authors" was especially
created to appeal to young readers in a format they can enjoy reading and
readily understand. Each volume contains alphabetically arranged sketches.
Each entry provides at least one picture of the individual profiled, and
bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information on birth, youth, early
memories, education, first jobs, marriage and family, career highlights,
memorable experiences, hobbies, and honors and awards. Each of the entries
ends with a list of easily accessible sources designed to lead the student to
further reading on the individual and a current address; obituary entries are
also included, written to provide a perspective on the individual's entire
career. Authors who appear in this volume are: Andrew Clements (1949- ); Eoin
Colfer (1965- ); Sharon Flake (1955- ); Edward Gorey (Retrospective)
(1925-
2000); Francisco Jimenez (1943- ); Astrid Lindgren (Retrospective)
(1907-
2002); Chris Lynch (1962- ); Marilyn Nelson (1946- ); Tamora Pierce (1954- );
and Virginia Euwer Wolff (1937- ). Contains a Cumulative Index, a Places of
Birth Index, and a Birthday Index.
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Biography Today
The Leading Collective Biography
Series for Today's Young Reader.
Who and Why
features current, high-
Biography Today
profile individuals of interest to young readers.
These include authors, actors, musical
performers, business and political leaders,
athletes, scientists, inventors, and more
people who are making a difference right now.
Biography Today, we're committed to
At
getting the facts straight through our
extensive research process. We're also
committed to presenting the information in
a format that's consistent and easy to read,
both for enjoyment and for research.
The Biography Today Library
The General Series, covering a wide variety of people in news, is published three
times a year in paperback and also in a hard-bound annual cumulation volume.
In addition, the Subject Series includes six targeted areas:
Artists
Scientists & Inventors
Authors
Sports
Performing Artists (new in 2003)
World Leaders
And, in 2003for the first time ever a selection of current profiles will be
published in Spanish,
called Biografras Hoy!
We Want to Hear from You!
The editors of
to know what you thinkand who you
Biography Today want
want to read about. If you have a comment or a suggestion, please write to us at
[email protected]. Thanks!
Visit us online at www.biographytoday.com
See the inside back cover for a complete list of titles in the
Biography Today
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Profiles
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Authors
Volume 13
Cherie D. Abbey
Managing Editor
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615 Griswold Street Detroit, Michigan 48226
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Cherie D. Abbey, Managing Editor
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Laurie Hillstrom, and Sue Ellen Thompson, Staff Writers
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Omnigraphics, Inc.
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Contents
Preface
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Andrew Clements 1949-
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American Writer of Picture Books and Novels, Author of
Frindle
Eoin Colfer 1965
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Irish Children's Writer, Author of the Best-Selling Artemis Fowl
Novels
Sharon Flake 1955-
37
American Writer for Young Adults, Author of The Skin I'm In
and Money Hungry
Edward Gorey (Retrospective) 1925-2000
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American Author, Artist, and Creator of Nearly 100 Comic and
Creepy Books, Including The Doubtful Guest and The Hapless
Child
Francisco Jimenez 1943-
67
Mexican-Born American Writer, Educator, Scholar, and
Academic Administrator, Author of The Circuit and Breaking
Through
Astrid Lindgren (Retrospective) 1907-2002
84
Swedish Children's Author, Creator of Pippi Longstocking
Chris Lynch 1962-
97
American Writer for Young Adults, Author of Freewill
Marilyn Nelson 1946-
113
American Poet and Author of Carver: A Life in Poems
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126
Tamora Pierce 1954-
American Writer for Young Adults, Author of the Fantasy
Series "Song of the Lioness," "The Circle of Magic," and
"The Protector of the Small"
142
Virginia Euwer Wolff 1937-
American Writer for Young Adults, Author of Probably Still
Nick Swansen, Make Lemonade, and True Believer
Photo and Illustration Credits
159
How to Use the Cumulative Index
161
Cumulative Index
163
(Includes Names, Occupations, Nationalities, and
Ethnic and Minority Origins)
Places of Birth Index
199
Birthday Index
211
(By Month and Day)
The Biography Today Library
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Preface
Welcome to the 13th volume of the Biography Today Authors. We
are pub-
lishing this series in response to suggestions from our readers, who want
more coverage of more people in Biography Today. Several volumes, covering
Artists, Authors, Performing Artists, Scientists and Inventors, Sports
Figures, and World Leaders, have appeared thus far in the Subject Series.
Each of these hardcover volumes is 200 pages in length and
covers approxi-
mately 10 individuals of interest to readers ages 9 and above. The length and
format of the entries are like those found in the regular issues of Biography
Today, but there is no duplication between the regular series and the special
subject volumes.
The Plan of the Work
As with the regular issues of Biography Today, this special subject volume
on
Authors was especially created to appeal to young readers in
a format they
can enjoy reading and readily understand. Each volume contains alphabeti-
cally arranged sketches. Each entry provides at least one picture of the indi-
vidual profiled, and bold-faced rubrics lead the reader to information
on
birth, youth, early memories, education, first jobs, marriage and family,
career
highlights, memorable experiences, hobbies, and honors and awards. Each of
the entries ends with a list of easily accessible sources designed to lead the
student to further reading on the individual and a current address. Obituary
entries are also included, written to provide a perspective on the individual's
entire career. Obituaries are clearly marked in both the table of contents and
at the beginning of the entry.
Biographies are prepared by Omnigraphics editors after extensive research,
utilizing the most current materials available. Those sources that
are general-
ly available to students appear in the list of further reading at the end of the
sketch.
Indexes
A new index now appears in all Biography Today publications. In
an effort to
make the index easier to use, we have combined the Name and General
Index into one, called the Cumulative Index. This new index contains the
names of all individuals who have appeared in Biography Today since the se-
ries began. The names appear in bold faced type, followed by the issue in
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which they appeared. The Cumulative Index also contains the occupations,
nationalities, and ethnic and minority origins of individuals profiled. The
Cumulative Index is cumulative, including references to all individuals who
have appeared in the Biography Today General Series and the Biography
Today Special Subject volumes since the series began in 1992.
The Birthday Index and Places of Birth Index will continue to appear in all
Special Subject volumes.
Our Advisors
This series was reviewed by an Advisory Board comprised of librarians, chil-
dren's literature specialists, and reading instructors to ensure that the concept
to provide a readable and accessible biographical maga-
of this publication
zine for young readers was on target. They evaluated the title as it devel-
oped, and their suggestions have proved invaluable. Any errors, however, are
thank them
ours alone. We'd like to list the Advisory Board members, and to
for their efforts.
Jane Klasing, Retired
Sandra Arden, Retired
School Board of Broward County
Assistant Director
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Troy Public Library, Troy, MI
Marlene Lee
Gail Beaver
University of Michigan School of Broward County Public Library System
Information
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Ann Arbor, MI
Sylvia Mavrogenes
Miami-Dade Public Library System
Marilyn Bethel, Retired
Broward County Public Library System
Miami, FL
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carole J. McCollough
Nancy Bryant
Detroit, MI
Brookside School Library,
Rosemary Orlando
Cranbrook Educational Community
St. Clair Shores Public Library
Bloomfield Hills, MI
St. Clair Shores, MI
Cindy Cares
Renee Schwartz
Southfield Public Library
Broward County Public Library System
Southfield, MI
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Linda Carpino
Lee Sprince
Detroit Public Library
Broward West Regional Library
Detroit, MI
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Carol Doll
Susan Stewart, Retired
Wayne State University Library and
Birney Middle School Reading
Information Science Program
Laboratory, Southfield, MI
Detroit, MI
Ethel Stoloff, Retired
Helen Gregory
Birney Middle School Library
Grosse Pointe Public Library
Southfield, MI
Grosse Pointe, MI
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Our Advisory Board stressed to us that we should not shy
away from contro-
versial or unconventional people in our profiles, and
we have tried to follow
their advice. The Advisory Board also mentioned that the sketches might be
useful in reluctant reader and adult literacy
programs, and we would value
any comments librarians might have about the suitability of our magazine for
those purposes.
Your Comments Are Welcome
Our goal is to be accurate and up-to-date, to give young readers information
they can learn from and enjoy. Now we want to know what
you think. Take a
look at this issue of Biography Today, on approval. Write
or call me with your
comments. We want to provide an excellent source of biographical informa-
tion for young people. Let us know how you think we're doing.
Cherie Abbey
Managing Editor, Biography Today
Omnigraphics, Inc.
615 Griswold Street
Detroit, MI 48226
[email protected]
www.biographytoday.com
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