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My life in 8 words: "The cultivation of an ideal, one revolving around the creative arts."
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A Gift of Days has won an awardJan 28, 2010
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A Gift of DaysNov 03, 2009
A Gift of Days is now available in Hardcover
Sep 15, 2009
A Gift of Days will be released on September 15, 2009 in Hardcover
Sep 15, 2009
A Gift of Days is now available in Hardcover
Sep 15, 2009
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A Gift of DaysAug 07, 2009
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A Gift of DaysJul 16, 2009
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America at War has won an awardJun 24, 2009
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America at War has won an awardFeb 01, 2009
A Gift of Days will be released on September 15, 2009 in Hardcover
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America at War will be released on March 04, 2008 in Hardcover
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America at War is now available in Hardcover
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My America will be released on September 01, 2000 in Hardcover
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My America is now available in Hardcover
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My America is now available in
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My America has won an awardPrior to Dec 19, 2008
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Table of Contents from My AmericaPrior to Dec 19, 2008
Stephen Alcorn's Books
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A Gift of DaysA Gift of Days is a book of 366 figures who contributed to the history of mankind, one for each day of the year.Read More -
America at WarIn this ever-timely collection of more than fifty poems and paintingsdivided into eight sections, one of America's most distinguished poets and...Read More
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My AmericaIn My America, Lee Bennett Hopkins weaves together fifty poems -- grouped by geographic region -- to create a remarkable portrait of the United States....Read More
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Stephen Alcorn Revealed
Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. Art is a lie that makes us realize the truth
Q. What were your previous occupations?
A. I have always been a visual artist. In recent years I have also become a (working) musician and songwriter... and author. The two disciplines have proven mutually beneficial, and complementary.
Q. Name of your favorite composer or music artist?
A. I do not have a single favorite. Among the many musicians that come to mind: Odetta, Dylan, The Beatles, Thelonious Monk, Nick Drake.
Q. What is your favorite television show?
A. Six Feet Under
Q. What was/is your favorite job?
A. That of visual artist, musician and singer/songwriter, as they are the only ones I have ever really known.
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Topeka Capital-Journal, December 5, 2009
...holidays approach, add these books to your gift list for older children. "A Gift of Days," by Stephen Alcorn, Atheneum, 2009, ages 9 and older. This book offers the gift of a famous person's wisdom for each day of the year. Benjamin Franklin, Martin...
Jen Robinson's Book Page, January 5, 2010
...February 28, 2009. Peter H. Reynolds: The North Star . fableVision Press. Completed April 16, 2009. Deborah Hopkinson (ill Stephen Alcorn): Keep On! The Story of Matthew Henson, Co-Discoverer of the North Pole. Peachtree. Completed June 19, 2009. Louise...
Poetry for Children, November 25, 2009
...books. Good times. Posting (not poem) by Sylvia M. Vardell © 2009. All rights reserved. Image credit: SV, Stephen Alcorn...
Poetry for Children, November 25, 2009
...books. Good times. Posting (not poem) by Sylvia M. Vardell © 2009. All rights reserved. Image credit: SV, Stephen Alcorn...
Poetry for Children, November 24, 2009
...live forever.” Posting (not poem) by Sylvia M. Vardell © 2009. All rights reserved. Image credit: SV, Stephen Alcorn...
Becky's Book Reviews, April 8, 2009
...ISBN 9781590785874 [Suggested Grade Levels 7 and up] 42. Hopkins, Lee Bennett. 2008. AMERICA AT WAR. Ill. by Stephen Alcorn. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1416918329 [Suggested Grade Levels 4–12] 43.Horvath, Polly. 2008. MY ONE HUNDRED...
Becky's Book Reviews, April 8, 2009
...ISBN 9781590785874 [Suggested Grade Levels 7 and up] 42. Hopkins, Lee Bennett. 2008. AMERICA AT WAR. Ill. by Stephen Alcorn. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1416918329 [Suggested Grade Levels 4–12] 43.Horvath, Polly. 2008. MY ONE HUNDRED...
American Indians in Children's Literature, March 16, 2009
...give readers a look at conflict between the Nez Perce people and Europeans. Along the way, she and Stephen Alcorn (the illustrator) feed the stereotype monster. A man plays a drum with his hands while other men dance in a circle in the stereotypical...
A Year of Reading, March 11, 2009
...Dray, Philip. (2008). Yours for Justice, Ida B. Wells: The Daring Life of a Crusading Journalist . Illustrated by Stephen Alcorn. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree. Nelson, Scott Reynolds, & Aronson, Marc. (2008). Ain’t Nothing but a Man: My Quest to Find the...
Cynsations, February 23, 2009
...My America: A Poetry Atlas of the United States (2000), and America At War (2008), both illustrated by Stephen Alcorn (all Simon & Schuster/McElderry Books). At the heart of all his writing is the dedication in bringing children and books together. "You...
Maw Books Blog, February 14, 2009
...by Mark Reibstein; illustrated by Ed Young Poetry Honeybee by Naomi Shihab Nye America at War illustrated by Stephen Alcorn; edited by Lee Bennett Hopkins Imaginary Menagerie: A Book of Curious Creatures written by Julie Larios; illustrated by Julie...
