authors, american

A brief, illustrated biography of children's book illustrator and author Maurice Sendak.

Presents a biography of Laura Ingalls Wilder, discussing her early years, her young adult life, her marriage, and her career as an author. Includes a glossary.

Examines Laura Ingalls Wilder's life as a pioneer girl and her work as a writer describing that life for others.

Presents an introduction to the children's author, Dan Gutman, in simple text with photographs, providing information on his childhood, education, and how he became a writer.

Profiles the career and achievements of James Weldon Johnson, who became famous as a writer and civil rights advocate for African Americans from the second decade of the twentieth century to the 1930s.

Contains a brief biography of author, folklorist, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston, describing her childhood, her achievements, and her legacy. Includes time line.

Discusses the early life, education, and career of children's book artist and author Tomie de Paola.

Discusses the early life, education, and career of children's book artist and author Maurice Sendak.

A brief biography on the life and career of American author and humorist, Mark Twain, that describes his childhood and stories of adventure.

"In the ten years since her beloved, groundbreaking Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, New York Times bestselling author Amy Krouse Rosenthal has been quietly at work on this modest but mighty magnum opus, creating a spectacular literary experience that is unprecedented, unforgettable, and explosively human. Amy Krouse Rosenthal has cultivated a distinct blend of nonlinear memoir, observational humor, wistful reflections, and interactive connections with readers. A decade after Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life, she's back with a sublime new work, a timeless collection of insights, memories, and moments that are at once intimate and universal. Why the title Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal? Because each piece of prose is organized into classic subjects such as Social Studies, Music, and Language Arts. Because textbook would accurately describe a book with a first-of-its-kind interactive text messaging component. Because textbook is an expression meaning "quintessential"--Oh, that wordplay and unconventional format is so typical of her, so textbook AKR. Because if an author's previous book has the word encyclopedia in the title, following it up with a textbook would be rather nice. Textbook Amy Krouse Rosenthal speaks to the awe, bewilderment, and poignancy of being alive"--.