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About the Author

Diane Wolkstein was born in Newark, New Jersey on November 11, 1942. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College and a master's degree in education from Bank Street College in New York. She later spent several years in Paris, where she worked as a teacher and studied mime. She worked as New mostrar mais York City's official storyteller from 1967 to 1971. Her radio show, Stories from Many Lands, was broadcast on WNYC from 1968 until 1980. She also helped create the Storytelling Center of New York City, which trains thousands of volunteers and sends them into the city's public schools and libraries. She wrote more than 20 books during her lifetime including Inanna, Queen of Heaven and Earth with Samuel Noah Kramer and Esther's Story. She died while undergoing emergency surgery for a heart condition on January 31, 2012 at the age of 70. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras por Diane Wolkstein

Esther's Story (1996) 197 exemplares
Little Mouse's Painting (1992) 143 exemplares
The Banza: A Haitian Story (1980) 133 exemplares
The Magic Wings (1983) 66 exemplares
The Cool Ride in the Sky (1973) 61 exemplares
White Wave: A Chinese Tale (1979) 51 exemplares
The little banjo (2000) 43 exemplares

Associated Works

Soul: An Archaeology--Readings from Socrates to Ray Charles (1994) — Contribuidor — 101 exemplares

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Recommended by BMcH. Crazy, like a trip to the zog people, only it's my relatives. I once had a "wild-haired enkum-creature" as a pet. My copy is from the Erie, Illinois high school and still has the date due sheet and the pocket for the library card. Nobody ever took it out.
 
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markm2315 | 11 outras críticas | Jul 1, 2023 |
Cute retelling of a lesser-known Brothers Grimm story...but what the heck is with the names Jared and Raina? The princess is named for a ray of sunshine but "rain" is literally in her name.

Anyway, cute illustrations, an active princess who chooses, helps, and works with her prince before getting married, and gets herself out of an abusive situation. She even learns a lesson and frees her birds from their cages after escaping the house where she'd been kept prisoner. Much better than the best-known princess fare.… (mais)
 
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books-n-pickles | 2 outras críticas | Oct 2, 2022 |
An interesting creation story, that is based off of Australian folktales. I cannot say that I’ve read a lot of books like this, which makes this one pretty unique. Like many folklore stories this book is beautifully illustrated with Aboriginal art. I have always been interested in different creation myths and their universal similarities so this one is important to be aware of.
 
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douglasedrich | 13 outras críticas | Feb 22, 2022 |

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Obras
29
Also by
1
Membros
2,090
Popularidade
#12,310
Avaliação
4.0
Críticas
51
ISBN
78
Línguas
5
Marcado como favorito
2

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