Karen Hesse
Auteur de Out of the Dust
A propos de l'auteur
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 afficher plus 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) afficher moins
Œuvres de Karen Hesse
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin, Fenwick Island, Delaware, 1861 (1999) 1,283 exemplaires
Night of blue magic 3 exemplaires
Nennt mich einfach Jule. 2 exemplaires
School Age-2200 1 exemplaire
Oeuvres associées
When I Was Your Age, Volume Two: Original Stories About Growing Up (1999) — Contributeur — 92 exemplaires
Scholastic Book Clubs Chapters - A Special Sampling of Novels By Newbery Authors (2001) — Contributeur — 16 exemplaires
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Hesse, Karen
- Autres noms
- Donald, Karen
- Date de naissance
- 1952-08-29
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- USA
- Lieu de naissance
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Lieux de résidence
- Brattleboro, Vermont, USA
- Études
- Towson State College (theater)
University of Maryland (BA|English) - Professions
- waiter
nanny
librarian
personnel officer
agricultural laborer
advertising secretary (tout afficher 12)
typesetter
proofreader
mental-health-care provider
substitute teacher
book reviewer
children's book author - Prix et distinctions
- MacArthur Fellowship (2002)
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
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Discussions
Found: YA or children's novel, varying font sizes à Name that Book (Septembre 2021)
Found: YA Book walking home in the apocalypse à Name that Book (Mars 2021)
Critiques
Out of the Dust par Karen Hesse
AR: 5.3
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.
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.… (plus d'informations)
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.… (plus d'informations)
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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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 32
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 24,103
- Popularité
- #870
- Évaluation
- 4.0
- Critiques
- 782
- ISBN
- 329
- Langues
- 7
- Favoris
- 11