100 Most Popular Children's Authors: Biographical Sketches and Bibliographies

by Sharron L. McElmeel

Overview

Students can learn more about their favorite authors and find plenty of reading materials they'll enjoy with this affordable biographical work and ready-reference. Featuring 100 beloved and celebrated children's book authors, McElmeel offers engaging biographical sketches, photos, and selected bibliographies and lists of related information sources. Included are such long-time luminaries as Beverly Cleary and Marguerite Henry as well as many new emerging writers. McElmeel's focus is on contemporary authors and those whose works are still in print. A more current and affordable alternative to multivolume publications, this book is a great collection development tool and resource for author studies. Students will enjoy using it for their reports and research papers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781563086465
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	05/15/1999
Series:	Popular Authors Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	493
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 1.12(d)
Age Range:	8 - 13 Years

About the Author

SHARRON L. MCELMEEL, an adjunct instructor at Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, is a long-time educator and library media specialist who has built a national reputation in the area of children's literature and is an often requested conference speaker. She was named Iowa Reading Teacher of the Year in 1987 and was nominated as Iowa's Teacher of the Year in 1997.

Editorial Reviews

A guide providing summaries of the 100 children's book authors deemed most popular in a 1997 survey of teachers and students. Each entry includes a lively biographical sketch, a selected bibliography, and a list of related information sources. Includes b&w portraits of some authors. Easy-to-read print is accessible to students in grades 3-8. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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