Karen Hesse
Autor(a) de Out of the Dust
About the Author
Karen Hesse (born on August 29, 1952 Baltimore, Maryland) is an American author of children's literature and literature for young adults. She studied theatre at Towson State College, and finished her undergraduate degree at the University of Maryland in English, Psychology, and Anthropology. In mostrar mais 1998 she won the Newbery Medal for her young adult novel, Out of the Dust. Hesse lives in Vermont with her husband and two teen-aged daughters. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Obras por Karen Hesse
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 (1999) 1,284 exemplares
Associated Works
When I Was Your Age, Volume Two: Original Stories About Growing Up (1999) — Contribuidor — 92 exemplares
Scholastic Book Clubs Chapters - A Special Sampling of Novels By Newbery Authors (2001) — Contribuidor — 16 exemplares
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Hesse, Karen
- Outros nomes
- Donald, Karen
- Data de nascimento
- 1952-08-29
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Local de nascimento
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Locais de residência
- Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
- Educação
- Towson State College (theater)
University of Maryland (BA|English) - Ocupações
- waiter
nanny
librarian
personnel officer
agricultural laborer
advertising secretary (mostrar todos 12)
typesetter
proofreader
mental-health-care provider
substitute teacher
book reviewer
children's book author - Prémios e menções honrosas
- MacArthur Fellowship (2002)
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
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Discussions
Found: YA or children's novel, varying font sizes em Name that Book (Setembro 2021)
Found: YA Book walking home in the apocalypse em Name that Book (Março 2021)
Críticas
Out of the Dust por Karen Hesse
AR: 5.3
written in free verse this story of a young girl coming of age in the dust bowl is not to be missed. I wasn't sure I would like the format, but it conveys emotion with so much subtlety , it really enhances the story.
Join Granny and Bean as they enjoy a day walking on the beach and finding friends and treasures.
The rhyming text and soft mixed media illustrations create a beautiful sing song story that is calming and peaceful. The large illustrations and simple text make it a great read aloud to end a busy storytime or as a bedtime book. The illustrations are not too busy and provide room for the reader to add their own thoughts to the story. This book provides opportunities to talk about the illustrations, story and rhyming words fostering narrative skills, phonological awareness and vocabulary.… (mais)
The rhyming text and soft mixed media illustrations create a beautiful sing song story that is calming and peaceful. The large illustrations and simple text make it a great read aloud to end a busy storytime or as a bedtime book. The illustrations are not too busy and provide room for the reader to add their own thoughts to the story. This book provides opportunities to talk about the illustrations, story and rhyming words fostering narrative skills, phonological awareness and vocabulary.… (mais)
this sweet story features a grandson and grandma on their ocean adventure. This story is beautifully written in a lyrical style, and features amazing illustrations.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 32
- Also by
- 5
- Membros
- 24,141
- Popularidade
- #867
- Avaliação
- 4.0
- Críticas
- 782
- ISBN
- 329
- Línguas
- 7
- Marcado como favorito
- 11