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Eve Merriam (1916–1992)

Autor(a) de 12 Ways to Get to 11

92+ Works 3,483 Membros 99 Críticas

About the Author

Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 - April 11, 1992) was an American poet and writer. Her first book was entitled, Family Circle. She was born as Eva Moskovitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. After graduating with an A.B. from the Cornell University in 1937, Merriam moved to New York to pursue graduate mostrar mais studies at Columbia University. Her book, The Inner City Mother Goose, was described as one of the most banned books of the time. It inspired a 1971 Broadway musical called Inner City and a 1982 musical production called Street Dreams. Merriam won an Obie Award from the Village Voice in 1976 for her play, The Club. In 1981 she won the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Merriam died on April 11, 1992, in Manhattan, NY from liver cancer. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos

Obras por Eve Merriam

12 Ways to Get to 11 (1993) 632 exemplares
Bam Bam Bam (1995) 312 exemplares
Blackberry Ink (1985) 206 exemplares
Halloween ABC (1898) 204 exemplares
Mommies at Work (1961) 173 exemplares
The Wise Woman and Her Secret (1991) 164 exemplares
Train Leaves the Station (1992) 160 exemplares
The Story of Ben Franklin (1965) 134 exemplares
Growing Up Female in America: Ten Lives (1971) — Editor — 106 exemplares
The Inner City Mother Goose (1969) 88 exemplares
Daddies at Work (1989) 85 exemplares
Low Song (2001) 60 exemplares
Higgle Wiggle: Happy Rhymes (1994) 55 exemplares
That Noodle-head Epaminondas (1968) 52 exemplares
Quiet, Please (1993) 43 exemplares
Ten Rosy Roses (1999) 42 exemplares
Miss Tibbett's Typewriter (1966) 36 exemplares
A Sky Full of Poems (1986) 34 exemplares
The Christmas Box (1985) — Autor — 32 exemplares
What in the World? (1998) 26 exemplares
Fighting Words (1992) 23 exemplares
There Is No Rhyme for Silver (1962) 21 exemplares
Jamboree (1984) 19 exemplares
It Doesn't Always Have to Rhyme (1964) 18 exemplares
The Hole Story (1995) 17 exemplares
The Birthday Door (1986) 17 exemplares
Where's That Cat? (2000) 17 exemplares
On My Street (2000) 15 exemplares
The Real Book about Amazing Birds (1955) 15 exemplares
The Nixon Poems (1970) 14 exemplares
A Gaggle of Geese (1960) 13 exemplares
Bam! Zam! Boom! (1972) 12 exemplares
What can you do with a pocket? (1964) 11 exemplares
Catch a little rhyme (1966) 11 exemplares
A Book of Wishes for You (1985) 10 exemplares
Boys and Girls, Girls and Boys (1972) 10 exemplares
Funny Town (1963) 10 exemplares
Emma Lazarus Rediscovered (1998) 9 exemplares
Fresh Paint: New Poems (1986) 9 exemplares
Do You Want to See Something? (1965) 8 exemplares
The Birthday Cow (1978) 7 exemplares
After Nora Slammed the Door (1964) 6 exemplares
Unhurry Harry (1978) 6 exemplares
Rainbow Writing (1976) 5 exemplares
Don't Think about a White Bear (1965) 4 exemplares
Thinking of You (1991) 4 exemplares
Small Fry 4 exemplares
Out Loud (1973) 3 exemplares
Ben Franklin 3 exemplares
At Her Age (1983) 2 exemplares
Finding a Poem (1970) 2 exemplares
Independent Voices (1968) 2 exemplares
And I Ain't Finished Yet (1982) 2 exemplares
Weather 1 exemplar
Variety 1 exemplar
The Stray Cat 1 exemplar
The Trouble With Love (1960) 1 exemplar
The Clock Ticks 1 exemplar
Project 1-2-3 (1971) 1 exemplar

Associated Works

Eric Carle's Animals Animals (1989) — Contribuidor — 2,173 exemplares
My Dog Does My Homework! (2004) — Contribuidor — 857 exemplares
Never Take a Pig to Lunch and Other Poems About the Fun of Eating (1994) — Contribuidor — 294 exemplares
No More Masks! An Anthology of Poems by Women (1973) — Contribuidor — 122 exemplares
Thanksgiving Poems (1985) — Contribuidor — 47 exemplares
The Yale Younger Poets Anthology (1998) — Contribuidor — 33 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 3, November 1975 (1975) — Contribuidor — 3 exemplares
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 11, July 1977 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar
Mainstream : volume 1 number 4 Fall 1947 — Contribuidor — 1 exemplar

Etiquetado

Conhecimento Comum

Nome legal
Eva Moskovitz
Data de nascimento
1916-07-19
Data de falecimento
1992-04-11
Sexo
female
Nacionalidade
USA
Local de nascimento
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Local de falecimento
Manhattan, New York, USA
Locais de residência
New York, New York, USA
Educação
Cornell University
University of Pennsylvania
Ocupações
poet
playwright
lecturer
children's book author
teacher
feminist
Relações
Lewin, Leonard C. (husband|divorced)
Lerner, Gerda (co-writer)
Salt, Waldo (husband)
Salt, Jennifer (stepdaughter)
Organizações
City College of New York
Prémios e menções honrosas
Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children - NCTE (1981)
Obie Award (Playwriting, 1977)

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Eva Moskowitz was born to Russian Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia who ran a small chain of women's dress shops. As a child, she began writing poems and was deeply impressed by the Gilbert & Sullivan musicals her parents took her and her siblings to see. She contributed poems to her high school magazine and weekly newspaper. After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937, she moved to New York City for graduate study at Columbia University but then went to work writing for radio. She chose the pen name Merriam from the famous dictionary. She became fashion copy editor for Glamour magazine and a freelance writer. Her first collection of adult poetry, Family Circle (1946) won the Yale Younger Poets Prize. In addition to her adult poetry, she also wrote picture books and many poetry books for children. In 1951, she and historian Gerda Lerner wrote a musical revue, "Singing of Women." Eve Merriam's controversial book Inner City Mother Goose (1969) inspired two musicals. She published more than 40 books in her career and articles on a wide variety of subjects in publications such The New York Times, Newsweek, and The New Republic. She married four times and had two sons and a stepdaughter.

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Twenty-six spooky poems from author Eve Merriam, one for each letter of the alphabet, are paired with intensely creepy illustrations from artist Lane Smith in this marvelous Halloween picture book. From Apple—"Apple, / sweet apple, / what do you hide? / Wormy and / squirmy, / rotten inside"—to Zero—"Round blank / Round blank / Only bubbles / mark where it sank"—the poems here are dark, capturing the more disturbing, frightening aspect of the holiday. The accompanying artwork, done in oil paint, is perfectly suited to the text, and is likewise terrifying...

Originally published in 1987 as Halloween ABC, and then reprinted in a slightly revised format in 2002 as Spooky ABC—the text of the two titles is identical, with an afterword being added to the revised edition, as well as a somewhat different visual presentation of the artwork, now on colorful rather than cream backgrounds—this picture book is definitely on the scarier end, when it comes to seasonal fare for Halloween. According to the afterward in Spooky ABC (although it was Halloween ABC I checked out of my local library, I ended up reading both editions, accessing Spooky ABC via the Internet Archive), Lane Smith's artwork here came first, and was paired with Eve Merriam's poems after the fact, necessitating the changing of some of the paintings. As the afterword contained some of the artwork that was rejected from the initial title, I think on the whole I recommend seeking out Spooky ABC, even though I myself started with Halloween ABC. Leaving that aside, this was a very satisfying collection of poems for the season, sure to give readers and listeners a chill. I would recommend it for slightly older audiences, than would normally consume a picture book of this level, given the themes explored. Perhaps six or seven and above? As for me, I am already a Lane Smith admirer, but will definitely try to seek out more poetry from Eve Merriam.
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AbigailAdams26 | 17 outras críticas | Oct 24, 2023 |
 
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megysu88 | Jun 28, 2023 |
Can you find one hunter on the horse? One fox on the run? Two laces in the shoe? Three apples on the tree?

And when does the train leave the station?

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Young readers, ages two through five, are the targeted audience for this unique counting book. Bold, colorful, child-like illustrations accompany the lilting rhyme; each double-page spread includes a rhythmic couplet ending with the time the train leaves the station. [And note the ever-changing clock face on the front of the engine.]

Following the counting rhymes, a double page of numbers and objects [from the story] provide the young reader with the opportunity to count the items corresponding to each number.

While learning to count, the young reader is sure to enjoy the ride on this delightful train.

Highly recommended.
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jfe16 | 1 outra crítica | Oct 22, 2022 |
Mom wrote comments on just about every page. I treasure this book.
 
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bcrowl399 | Sep 19, 2022 |

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