Cengage Learning

Something about the Author

  • Series Name: Something about the Author Series
  • Volume 309
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  • ISBN-10: 1410324524
  • ISBN-13: 9781410324528
  • DDC: 809
  • Grade Level Range: 8th Grade - College Senior
  • 435 Pages | eBook
  • Previous Editions: 2017, 2017, 2017
  • Original Copyright 2017 | Published/Released March 2017
  • This publication's content originally published in print form: 2017

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Overview

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume of this series provides illustrated biographical articles on approximately 75 children's authors and artists. The series covers more than 15,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. Entries cover: personal life, career, writings, adaptations, additional sources, photographs, and illustrations.

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Something about the Author Series

An easy-to-use source for librarians, students and other researchers, each volume in this series provides illustrated biographical profiles of approximately 75 children's authors and artists. This critically acclaimed series covers more than 12,000 individuals, ranging from established award winners to authors and illustrators who are just beginning their careers. While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions. Call your Sales Rep for details.

Features and Benefits

  • Entries typically cover: personal life, career, writings, adaptations, additional sources.
  • The series also includes a select number of autobiographical essays, about 10,000 words in length, written by the authors themselves and accompanied by a selection of unique family photos.
  • An illustrations index and cumulative author index are included in each volume.

What's New

  • All entries in this volume are new (see Table of Contents for listing.)

Alternate Formats

  • Casebound Edition

    ISBN-10: 141032429X | ISBN-13: 9781410324290

Table of Contents

Altebrando, Tara.
Anderson, Peggy Perry.
Barber, Ronde.
Bray, Libba.
Bryan, Ashley.
Busch, Miriam.
Butts, Ed.
Connor, Leslie.
Craven, Tracy Leininger.
Cruise, Robin.
Cusick, John.
Czajak, Paul.
Czernecki, Stefan.
Delaney, Rachelle.
DeWoskin, Rachel.
Diaz, Stephanie.
Dunnick, Regan.
Fontes, Ron.
Forman, Gayle.
Gabel, Claudia.
Gibsen, Cole.
Grant, Melvyn.
Griffin, Adele.
Hamilton, Martha.
Harper, Jamie.
Harrision, Troon.
Hickam, Homer.
Higgins, Nadia.
Hilts, Ben.
Hyde, Catherine.
Ingalls, Ann.
James, Betsy.
Katcher, Brian.
Klam, Cheryl.
Krishnaswami, Uma.
LaMarche, Jim.
Lettrick, Robert.
Longshore, Katherine.
Marlow, Susan K.
McCune, Joshua.
Metcalf, Dawn.
Miller, Ron.
Montecalvo, Janet.
Moulton, Erin E.
Noel, Alyson.
Oppenheim, Shulamith Levey.
Pamintuan, Macky.
Prager, Ellen J.
Puttock, Simon.
Reinhardt, Dana.
Roitman, Tanya.
Roth, Veronica.
Saxon, Lucy.
Schachner, Judith Byron.
Schoenherr, Ian.
Schumacher, Anna.
Scott, Kieran.
Slegers, Liesbet.
Somper, Justin.
Sorrells, Walter.
Stevens, Janet.
Stone, Tiffany.
Thomson, Sarah L.
Tobia, Lauren.
Townley, Roderick.
Trevayne, Emma.
Venkatraman, Padma.
Vestergaard, Hope.
Walton, Rick.
Weitz, Chris.
Whatley, Bruce.
Wiersbitzky, Shannon.
Willis, Jeanne.
Yep, Laurence.
Young, Skottie.