Find Request It

Cover Image

Elsie's bird

Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston.

Saved in:

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Yolen, Jane
Other Authors:	Small, David, 1945- (Illustrator)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Philomel Books, 2010.
Subjects:	Prairies > Juvenile fiction. Frontier and pioneer life > Nebraska > Juvenile fiction. Moving, Household > Juvenile fiction. Canaries > Juvenile fiction. Loneliness > Juvenile fiction. Nebraska > History > Juvenile fiction.
Tags:	Add Tag No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!

Description
Summary:	Young Elsie must find a way to adapt to her new home on the Nebraska prairie after she and her father leave their comfortable city life in Boston.
Physical Description:	1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 x 29 cm.
ISBN:	9780399252921 : 0399252924
Author Notes:	Jane Yolen was born February 11, 1939 in New York City. She received a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1960 and a master's degree in education from the University of Massachusetts in 1976. After college, she became an editor in New York City and wrote during her lunch break. She sold her first children's book, Pirates in Petticoats, at the age of 22. Since then, she has written over 300 books for children, young adults, and adults. Her other works include the Emperor and the Kite, Owl Moon, How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? and The Devil's Arithmetic. She has won numerous awards including the Kerlan Award, the Regina Medal, the Keene State Children's Literature Award, the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, two Christopher Medals, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards, the Golden Kite Award, the Jewish Book Award, the World Fantasy Association's Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Association of Jewish Libraries Award. (Bowker Author Biography)