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Dempsey, Frank J. – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Presents an appreciation of Russell Freedman, writer of children's nonfiction. Discusses Freedman's life and the development of his craft. (ARH)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Nonfiction
Babbitt, Natalie – Horn Book Magazine, 1986
Presents biographical sketch of Patricia MacLachlan, 1986 Newbery Award winner. (DF)
Descriptors: Authors, Awards, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Macaulay, David – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Provides biographical information on teacher-author Chris Van Allsburg. (AEA)
Descriptors: Artists, Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Namovicz, Gene Inyart – Horn Book Magazine, 1981
Provides biographical information on the 1981 Newbery Award winner. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Influences
Lucas, Barbara – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Provides biographical information on author Nancy Willard. (AEA)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Creative Writing
Hyman, Katrin – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Daily life with Trina Schart Hyman is described by her daughter. (EL)
Descriptors: Artists, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Illustrations
Girard, Linda W. – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Discusses the biographies of Jean Fritz, demonstrating that in the hands of an artist, biography benefits from the use of the conjectural tools of fiction, such as created dialogue or interior monologue. (ARH)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Dialogs (Literary)
Freedman, Russell – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Presents the Newbery Medal acceptance speech of Russell Freedman, writer of children's nonfiction. Discusses the place of nonfiction in the world of children's literature, the evolution of children's biographies, and the author's work on "Lincoln." (ARH)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Dialogs (Literary)
Windling, Terri; Arnold, Mark Allen – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
Describes Robin McKinley, Newbery Award winner and author of "Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of the Beauty and the Beast,""The Door in the Hedge," and "The Hero and the Crown."(EL)
Descriptors: Audiences, Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature
Cosgrave, Mary Silva – Horn Book Magazine, 1980
Reviews eight new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books reviewed include two novels, an anthology of selections about cats, an autobiography by a physicist, and books about Patricia Hearst, the abdication of King Edward VIII of England, naive painting, and American astronauts. (GT)
Descriptors: Autobiographies, Biographies, Book Reviews, Books
Cosgrave, Mary Silva – Horn Book Magazine, 1979
Reviews eight new adult books of interest to high school readers. The books include biographies, works of fiction, and books about dragons, Cubism and Futurism in art, and designing, knitting, and crocheting clothes. (GT)
Descriptors: Biographies, Book Reviews, Books, Nonfiction
Reuther, David – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Describes in brief some of the personal background of Beverly Cleary and attempts to portray some of the attributes of her writing that have made her popular with two generations of readers. (CRH)
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, Childrens Literature, Literary Genres
Fritz, Jean – Horn Book Magazine, 1985
A noted writer of historical biographies for children describes her attempts to get "inside" historical personages by studying the times in which they lived. (RBW)
Descriptors: Authors, Awards, Biographies, Childrens Literature
St. John, Judith – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Describes some highlights in the acquisition of rare editions for the Osborne collection and gives backgrounds of the people who wrote or illustrated these editions. (CRH)
Descriptors: Biographies, Childrens Literature, Library Collections, Literary History
Maguire, Gregory – Horn Book Magazine, 1984
Annotates one nature book, two novels, and one biography written for adults but of interest to young adult readers. (FL)
Descriptors: Adults, Biographies, Literature, Literature Appreciation
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