Doug Cushman
Autor(a) de Valentine Mice!
About the Author
Doug Cushman was born in Springfield, Ohio, on May 4, 1953. He moved to Connecticut with his family when he was 15 years old. Cushman attended a private art school in Connecticut called the Paier School of Art. While in high school he created comic books, selling them to his classmates for a nickel mostrar mais a piece. He also drew a comic strip for the school newspaper. Since 1978 he has illustrated over 80 children's books, 14 of which he wrote himself. Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery is a Reading Rainbow book. Other awards include a notable trade book honor from the National Council of Teachers of English for King Karfu, a nomination for the 1998 Garden State Children's Book award for Aunt Eater's Mystery Christmas and the 1996 Rebuen Award for Magazine and Book Illustration sponsored by the National Cartoonists Society for King Karfu. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Doug Cushman
Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery, C2 1 exemplar
Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery, C3 1 exemplar
Aunt Eater Loves a Mystery, C4 1 exemplar
Das Wuschel Finger-Zähl Buch 1 exemplar
Associated Works
Let's Try It Out in the Water : Hands-On Early-Learning Science Activities (2001) — Ilustrador — 118 exemplares
Let's Try It Out in the Air: Hands-On Early-Learning Science Activities (2001) — Ilustrador, algumas edições — 93 exemplares
Let's try it out with towers and bridges : hands-on early-learning science activities (2003) — Ilustrador — 53 exemplares
Let's Try It Out in the Kitchen: Hands-On Early-Learning Science Activities (2003) — Ilustrador — 1 exemplar
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- 4,006
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Premise/plot: Rex, a warthog, "teaches" his (oh-so-reluctant) friend, Oslo, an oxpecker, how to swim. Oslo has zero interest in learning to swim. NONE. Rex thinks Oslo should want to learn to swim. He's just as insistent as Oslo is resistant. Will Oslo learn to swim?
My thoughts: I was underwhelmed. Granted I am not the intended audience for this one. Granted I overthink things. The over-thinker in me is like why does Oslo *need* to learn how to swim? Why does it matter so much to Rex that Oslo learns to swim just so they can swim together in the future? Like isn't Rex being just a little too pushy if he's a good friend? Why should Oslo have to do something just because his friend wants him too. Isn't this just peer pressure? But I overthink things apparently.… (mais)