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Jane Kurtz's Books
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Johnny AppleseedWho's that walking along the Ohio? It's Johnny Appleseed! He walks across the land, planting trees wherever he goes. So, everyone, clap your hands for...Read More
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Martin's DreamIn 1963 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech that proclaimed that it was time - long overdue - for all men to be treated as equals. Today his...Read More -
River Friendly, River WildOn TV we watch our city where people navigate the river-streets in any way they can.... "Look." Max points. "it's Sarah's house." All I see is...Read More
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Mister BonesBarnum Brown loves to dig in the dirt. He pokes and he sifts and he picks through the dirt. What is he looking for? Not gold, but something just as...Read More
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School Library Journal, December 30, 2011
...quick. It gives children, particularly reluctant or struggling readers, a wonderful sense of accomplishment. CHARACTER The author Jane Kurtz once told me that she liked to include details about a setting that would only be known to a native of the...
Capital Ethiopia, November 22, 2011
...and, very different, When the World Began (London, 2006). Excellent ethnography was produced by a British woman missionary Jane Kurtz, whose writings for children, characteristically enough, include Mamo and the Mountain (London, 1995) and Almaz and the...
AllVoices, May 6, 2011
...Thompson, 3, right, and Mya Thompson, 5, of Hutchinson, wait for their autographed books signed by award-winning author Jane Kurtz of Lawrence following her presentation at the Hutchinson Public Library on Tuesday...
TMC Net, April 30, 2011
...home. And now we move on. The communications students at UND held their annual scholarship dinner last night. Jane Kurtz, the children's author, is in town and will take part in the district Rotary meeting here this weekend. The Hagerty Lecture is...
World News Network, March 31, 2011
...Jane Kurtz Jane Kurtz, author of dozens of children's books, including a book about the Grand Forks floods of 1997, will be honored on Saturday with the University of Minnesota...
Cynsations, October 12, 2011
...many great people. Not the least of these are my Vermont College of Fine Arts advisors Rita Williams-Garcia, Jane Kurtz, David Gifaldi, and Margaret Bechard. And although I never had the honor of working directly with you at Vermont, Cynthia, I remain...
Almost Unschoolers, October 8, 2011
...titles dedicated to pumpkins, and I imagine pumpkins will be our next "theme of the week", thanks to Jane Kurtz's easy reader, and a certain holiday we'll be marking here in the States, on Monday.Of course, our neighbors to the north will be celebrating...
Poetry for Children, October 1, 2011
...In my regular "Everyday Poetry" column for the September issue of Book Links, I looked at the presence of poetry on an annual "best books" list for teaching social studies. Here's an excerpt:Where do you go to find new books that are suitable for the...
Playing by the book, July 8, 2011
...Lion’s Whiskers by Nancy Raines Day The best beekeeper of Lalibela by Cristina Kessler Faraway home by Jane Kurtz Day of delight by Maxine Rose Schur Somalia The Lion’s share / Qayb Libaax by Said Salah Ahmed Mr friend Jamal by Anna McQuinn ...
PARENT AT THE HELM, May 26, 2011
...world,” the poem begins. Pictures and words trace the intertwining of African-American history and rivers across the world. Jane Kurtz’s River Friendly, River Wild (Aladdin, 2007) for ages 5-10 is an illustrated series of personal poems that convey a...
