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Dolores Johnson (1949–2010)

Auteur de Now Let Me Fly

25 oeuvres 1,605 utilisateurs 12 critiques

A propos de l'auteur

Dolores Johnson received a bachelor's degree in art from Boston University. She eventually moved to the Los Angeles area and applied her talents to advertising and television. At a friend's suggestion, she enrolled in picture book writing and illustrating courses. She was eventually asked to afficher plus illustrate Jenny by Beth P. Wilson, which was published in 1990. Since then, she has written and illustrated several of her own stories including What Will Mommy Do When I'm at School?, Now Let Me Fly, and The Children's Book of Kwanzaa. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Séries

Œuvres de Dolores Johnson

Now Let Me Fly (1993) 177 exemplaires
What Kind of Baby-Sitter Is This? (1991) 154 exemplaires
The Best Grandma Ever (1998) 116 exemplaires
Taken to the Cleaners (1997) 104 exemplaires
The Best Bug to Be (1992) 102 exemplaires
A dress to die for (1998) 96 exemplaires
Buttons & Foes (2002) 84 exemplaires
Taking the Wrap (2004) 80 exemplaires
Pressed to Kill (2007) 69 exemplaires
Wash, Fold, and Die (1999) 67 exemplaires
Hung Up To Die (1997) 64 exemplaires
Homicide and Old Lace (2000) 64 exemplaires
My Mom is My Show-and-Tell (1999) 55 exemplaires
Your Dad Was Just Like You (1993) 17 exemplaires
Papa's Stories (1994) 16 exemplaires
We Play Music (2002) 13 exemplaires
The Harlem Renaissance (2008) 5 exemplaires
Tocamos Musica (Spanish Edition) (2002) 5 exemplaires
She Dared to Fly: Bessie Coleman (1996) 3 exemplaires

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Date de naissance
1949
Date de décès
2010
Sexe
female
Lieux de résidence
Aurora, Colorado, USA
Professions
magazine writer
newspaper reporter
Organisations
American Drycleaner magazine

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Critiques

The first book in the Mandy Dyer cozy mystery series gets the dry cleaner involved with a local bag lady brings in one of the cleaner’s signature laundry bags, inside of which is a bloody suit.

This has all the hallmarks of a successful cozy series. A wide array of possible suspects, an amateur sleuth whose “day job” brings her in contact with lots of people, a hunky detective who just may have a personal interest in our heroine, and a cast of colorful supporting characters. She also has an irascible cat, who seems to hate everyone. The setting is Denver and this episode is set in December, so you know there will be cold and snow to contend with.

I figured out the killer long before either Mandy or the police, but it still held my attention. (Though I admit to yelling at the book several times with an “What are you thinking?! It’s obviously XXX!”) There were also a number of loose threads, but the culprit was ultimately apprehended and that’s what really counts.

This was first published in 1997 and it shows … limited computer use, no cell phones. Still, I’d be willing to try another in the series.
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BookConcierge | Jan 13, 2023 |
I really enjoyed this book. It was a fun mystery without the heavy slog. I am going to read some of the earlier books in the series.
 
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ABQcat | Jun 19, 2021 |
"[Dolores] Johnson, [author and illustrator] explains what Kwanzaa is, how it came to be, and details its principles and symbols. She includes an extensive craft and recipe section with instructions and diagrams for making everything. . ." Source: The book's dust jacket. Included is a glossary and a bibliography.
 
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uufnn | 1 autre critique | Sep 3, 2018 |
Onward
Matthew Henson

This book was about a African American explorer trying to reach the North Pole. Matthew Henson Born on August 8,1866. When he was 13 he walked 40 miles to Baltimore marine to become a sailor. Robert Peary hired him and taught him how to read,write,and even tell where you are by the stars. He went around the world on the ship. In 1889 Henson moved to Philadelphia to be a messenger. In 1891 Peary asked Henson if he wanted to travel to greenland with him he could. Peary thought it would be a good start to look or start looking at the north pole. When the got there it was very hard to Navigate through all the icebergs. The expedition was known as the North Greenland Expedition. The sleds would be dragged by 8 dogs and the strongest dogs would be with the leader. One of the people John Verhoeff was gone for long so they sent a search party out and found footprints. Then they disappeared right by the crevasse and thought he fell in. Then they came back they probably tried 5 times in all which i think is crazy. The roosevelt was 1 of the ships. They used snowshoes because the snow was so deep down. Henson was receiving about 500 dollars a day. When they finally reached it henson was 43 years old.
I think this book was good. You would like it if you like history. Or if you liked learning. It's very informative about all the stuff that happened. I think you would like it if you like action,history,and a little science.
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Perata | 1 autre critique | Mar 22, 2017 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
25
Membres
1,605
Popularité
#16,056
Évaluation
3.2
Critiques
12
ISBN
59
Langues
1

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