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Karen Hesse

Autor(a) de Out of the Dust

31+ Works 23,836 Membros 782 Críticas 11 Favorited

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

Out of the Dust (1997) 7,438 exemplares
The Music of Dolphins (1996) 2,550 exemplares
Letters from Rifka (1992) 2,453 exemplares
Witness (2001) 1,725 exemplares
Stowaway (2000) 1,591 exemplares
Come On, Rain (1999) 1,587 exemplares
Just Juice (1998) 904 exemplares
Phoenix Rising (1994) 859 exemplares
The Cats in Krasinski Square (2004) 768 exemplares
Sable (1994) 630 exemplares
Aleutian Sparrow (2003) 382 exemplares
A Time of Angels (1995) 378 exemplares
Brooklyn Bridge (2008) 300 exemplares
Safekeeping (2012) 218 exemplares
Spuds (1898) 146 exemplares
Night Job (2018) 128 exemplares
Lavender (1681) 86 exemplares
Wish on a Unicorn (1991) 68 exemplares
The Young Hans Christian Andersen (2005) 58 exemplares
Poppy's Chair (1993) 41 exemplares
Lester's Dog (1993) 33 exemplares
Granny and Bean (2022) 17 exemplares
My Thumb (2016) 14 exemplares
Night of blue magic 3 exemplares
Lift : Phoenix rising (1998) 1 exemplar
School Age-2200 1 exemplar

Associated Works

A Christmas Carol (1843) — Introdução, algumas edições24,451 exemplares
What You Wish For: A Book for Darfur (2011) — Contribuidor — 70 exemplares
Dear America: The Nation at War: The Civil War Collection (2002) — Contribuidor — 12 exemplares

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ASSG.Library | 351 outras críticas | Mar 8, 2024 |
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.
 
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cspiwak | 351 outras críticas | Mar 6, 2024 |
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)
 
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SWONclear | 2 outras críticas | Mar 5, 2024 |
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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kaylee.dicey | 2 outras críticas | Mar 1, 2024 |

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Wendy Watson Illustrator
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Marcia Sewall Illustrator
Erik Blegvad Illustrator
Sarah Jones Narrator
Evon Zerbetz Illustrator
Rodica Prado Cartographer
Trina Schart Hyman Cover artist

Estatísticas

Obras
31
Also by
5
Membros
23,836
Popularidade
#880
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
782
ISBN
329
Línguas
7
Marcado como favorito
11

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