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Who is Steven Spielberg?

While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles. He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters. He has directed four of the most successful films of all time and has won...

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Main Author: Spinner, Stephanie.
Other Authors: Mather, Daniel (Illustrator)
Format: Downloads eBook Books eBook
Language: English
Published: 2013.
Series: Who Was...?.
Subjects:
Spielberg, Steven, > 1946- > Juvenile nonfiction.
Motion picture producers and directors > United States > Biography > Juvenile.
Biographies > Juvenile.
Electronic books.
Online Access: Go to Downloadable eBook Here.
Summary: While other kids played sports, Steven Spielberg was writing scripts and figuring out camera angles. He went from entertaining his Boy Scout troop with home movies to amazing audiences around the world with epic blockbusters. He has directed four of the most successful films of all time and has won two Academy Awards for Best Director. From Jaws to Lincoln, young readers and aspiring filmmakers will be fascinated by the life of this famous director.
Physical Description: 1 online resource
Format: Requires OverDrive Read (file size: N/A KB) or Adobe Digital Editions (file size: 49210 KB) or Kobo app or compatible Kobo device (file size: N/A KB).
Audience: Text Difficulty 5
MG/Middle grades (4th-8th)
6.4
ISBN: 9780698159761
Author Notes: Stephanie Spinner was born in Davenport, Iowa and attended college in Bennington, Vermont. After graduation, she moved to New York City and took a job in publishing. Needing a break, she traveled around the world including stops in London, Morocco, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize. She spent many years painting thangkas before taking another job in the publishing industry. She became a children's book editor and eventually became a full time author. Her works include Aliens for Breakfast and Aliens for Lunch with co-author Jonathan Etra, Aliens for Dinner, and Damosel. Aliens for Breakfast won the Texas Bluebonnet Award.

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