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Jane Kurtz and you
- Title
- Jane Kurtz and you / Jane Kurtz.
- Author
- Kurtz, Jane
- Publication
- Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc F 23-1 | Schomburg Center - Research & Reference |
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Details
- Description
- xii, 187 pages : illustrations; 26 cm.
- Summary
- 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
- The author and you ; no. 8
- Uniform Title
- Author and you ; no. 8.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Juvenile works.
- Note
- Includes index.
- Contents
- 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
- JFF 08-71
- ISBN
- 9781591582953
- 1591582954
- LCCN
- 2006032407
- OCLC
- 72698822
- Author
- Kurtz, Jane, author.
- Title
- Jane Kurtz and you / Jane Kurtz.
- Publisher
- Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- The author and you ; no. 8Author and you ; no. 8.
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Other Form:
- Online version: Kurtz, Jane. Jane Kurtz and you. Westport, Conn. : Libraries Unlimited, 2007 (OCoLC)891647427
- Research Call Number
- Sc F 23-1JFF 08-71