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Jane Kurtz and you

Title
  1. Jane Kurtz and you / Jane Kurtz.
Published by
  1. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
Author
  1. Kurtz, Jane

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Description
  1. xii, 187 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
Summary
  1. This title features award-winning author Jane Kurtz who spent most of her childhood in East Africa. In Jane Kurtz and You, she writes about animal spotting on the savanna, all-day treks on a treacherous road, and periodic visits to the United States where her fellow students asked, "Did you see Tarzan?" Each chapter contains a section that focuses on writing traits and the writing process, unlocking the mysteries of how authors come up with interesting ideas, hunt for vivid details, use words with sparkle and pizzazz, craft sentences and paragraphs that have pleasing rhythms, organize in clear and compelling ways, find their writing personality, and revise for big and little changes. Book jacket.
Series statement
  1. The author and you ; no. 8
Uniform title
  1. Author and you ; no. 8.
Subject
  1. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography > Juvenile literature
  2. Kurtz, Jane > Homes and haunts > Ethiopia > Juvenile literature
  3. Children's literature > Authorship > Juvenile literature
  4. Kurtz, Jane > Juvenile literature
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
  2. Juvenile works.
Contents
  1. From reader to writer -- A writer's job -- Books -- Ethiopia : books, words, and stories : Fire on the mountain and Pulling the lion's tail -- Troublemaker : the story behind Trouble -- Grandparents and traveling "home" : the story behind I'm sorry, Almira Ann -- Write what you know : Mr. Bones, Johnny Appleseed, What Columbus found -- The hot savannah : the story behind Water hole waiting -- School times : leading to Jakarta missing -- Giggles and grouchy days : Do kangaroos wear seat belts? and Rain romp -- Ethiopia at war : my first novel, Storyteller's beads -- Finding my way back : Faraway home and Only a pigeon -- Peeking into history : Saba, under the hyena's foot -- Disaster! : River friendly, river wild -- Playing fair : Bicycle madness -- Giving voice to stories : In the small, small night -- More books -- Libraries and books in Ethiopia.
Call number
  1. JFF 08-71
Note
  1. Includes index.
Author
  1. Kurtz, Jane, author.
Title
  1. Jane Kurtz and you / Jane Kurtz.
Publisher
  1. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Series
  1. The author and you ; no. 8
  2. Author and you ; no. 8.
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  1. Table of contents only
Chronological term
  1. 1900-1999
Other form:
  1. Online version: Kurtz, Jane. Jane Kurtz and you. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007 (OCoLC)891647427
LCCN
  1. 2006032407
ISBN
  1. 9781591582953 (alk. paper)
  2. 1591582954 (alk. paper)
Research call number
  1. Sc F 23-1
  2. JFF 08-71
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