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Robert Burleigh

Robert Burleigh
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Robert Burleigh

Robert Burleigh is the award-winning author of many books for children, including, Hoops, a SLJ Best Book of the Year and a Booklist Editor's Choice, Lookin' for Bird in the Big City which received the New York Society Library Award for the best children's book of the year, and Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light which was an ALA Notable Book. His many other books include Stealing Home, Clang! Clang! Beep! Beep! and By My Brother's Side, for which he was a contributing author. He lives in Michigan.

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DL-Online, January 7, 2012
...Come into your library and learn more about Amelia Earhart! “Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic,” by Robert Burleigh. This children’s book celebrates award-winning author Robert Burleigh capturing of Amelia Earhart’s first solo...
Examiner.com, December 16, 2011
...the storm and its aftermath and shows the real people caught in the hurricane. 6. Night Flight by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor (Simon and Schuster) Ages 5 to 8 Finally, the story of famed aviator Amelia Earhart for young readers! In this dramatic,...
Examiner.com, November 11, 2011
...s Day. At the same time, the lower school heard a reading of Fly, Chèr Ami, Fly by Robert Burleigh, the true story of a heroic carrier pigeon who, against all odds, helped rescue a lost battalion of soldiers and left an unforgettable mark on American...
Lehigh Valley Express-Times, July 19, 2011
...Fricker Head of Youth Services: Edana Hoy Choices this week: ?Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic? by Robert Burleigh; ?Elephants Can Paint Too? by Katya Arnold; ?Great Big Book of Families? by Mary Hoffman Books to buy The following books...
Advertiser Democrat, June 9, 2011
...Story," Thomas F. Yezerski; "Time to Eat," Steve Jenkins; "Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic," Robert Burleigh; "Lego: Star Wars the Visual Dictionary," Simon Beecroft; "Skywalkers: Mohawk Ironworkers Build the City," David Weitzman;...
Register Citizen, June 8, 2011
...and not a writer, Huck needed some assistance in telling Twains story, and he received it from writer Robert Burleigh and illustrator Barry Blitt. Mr. Blitt will be at the Hickory Stick Bookshop in Washington Depot June 11 at 2 p.m. to sign copies of...
Columbus Dispatch, March 2, 2011
...s flights is offered for younger readers in the picture book Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic. Robert Burleigh and illustrator Wendell Minor track her 1932 trans-Atlantic flight, including her landing in a pasture in Northern Ireland....
Examiner.com, December 16, 2011
...the storm and its aftermath and shows the real people caught in the hurricane. 6. Night Flight by Robert Burleigh and Wendell Minor (Simon and Schuster) Ages 5 to 8 Finally, the story of famed aviator Amelia Earhart for young readers! In this dramatic,...
Chicago Sun-Times, November 18, 2011
...can make a jumping frog like the one in The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn at Robert Burleigh’s table. Also on tap is a slew of entertainment. Nowakowski said highlights include Jabberwocky Marionettes performing “Urban Animal and...
Examiner.com, November 11, 2011
...s Day. At the same time, the lower school heard a reading of Fly, Chèr Ami, Fly by Robert Burleigh, the true story of a heroic carrier pigeon who, against all odds, helped rescue a lost battalion of soldiers and left an unforgettable mark on American...
Brimful Curiosities, October 18, 2011
...problems, she endeavored on to become the first woman to fly alone non-stop across the Atlantic. The talented Robert Burleigh takes readers along on this incredible journey by describing the flight in dramatic verses. His emotion-filled version of the...
Semicolon, September 20, 2011
...Children’s and young adult fiction: Fly, Cher Ami, Fly!: The Pigeon Who Saved the Lost Battalion by Robert Burleigh. Based on a true story about carrier pigeons used by the U.S. Army during World War I. War Game: Village Green to No-Man’s Land by...
Book Blog - Bookends - Children's Book Reviews - B, May 2, 2011
...stage is set, the tone established and the fun begins as Huckleberry Finn himself (with considerable help from Robert Burleigh and Barry Blitt) turns the tables on his famous creator and tells The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn...
The Goddess of YA Literature, March 9, 2011
...perfect picture book for older readers. THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN BY HUCKLEBERRY FINN WITH CONSIDERABLE HELP FROM ROBERT BURLEIGH AND BARRY BLITT is as exquisite an introduction to the work of Twain that you will ever find. Beginning with the...