Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers

Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the growing-up years of...
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Author: David Stabler
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Language: English
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Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers by Stabler, David

Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers

$31.60

Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers

$31.60
Author: David Stabler
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the growing-up years of Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 13 other great writers.

Every great author started out as a kid. Before the best sellers, fan clubs, and beloved stories we know today, the world's most celebrated writers had regular-kid problems just like you. Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) loved to skip school and make mischief, with his best friend Tom, of course A young J. R. R. Tolkien was bitten by a huge tarantula--or as he called it, "a spider as big as a dragon." Toddler Zora Neale Hurston took her first steps when a wild hog entered her house and started chasing her

Kid Authors tells their stories and more--the diverse and inclusive cast that includes Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, J. K. Rowling, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, Stan Lee--through kid-friendly texts and full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page.

Author: David Stabler
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 10/10/2017
Pages: 200
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.80w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9781594749872
Audience: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 6.4
Point Value: 4
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 194646 / Kid Authors: True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 08/01/2017
Shelf Awareness 12/05/2017
School Library Journal 01/01/2018
Hornbook Guide to Children 07/01/2018 - Below Average, With Minor Flaw

About the Author
Author David Stabler and illustrator Doogie Horner have created several books together, including Kid Presidents (Quirk, 2014), Kid Athletes (Quirk, 2015), Kid Artists (Quirk, 2016), and Kid Authors (Quirk, 2017).

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