Jane Kurtz and You by Jane Kurtz. (2007) Reading Level: Professional. $35.00. Libraries Unlimited ISBN 13: 9781591582953 ISBN 10: 1591582954.
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Jane Kurtz and YOU
by Jane Kurtz
Kurtz
grew up in eastern Ethiopia, a book-lover, an avid reader in a town so
small it did not have a library. After she and her family returned to
the US she became a writer, drawing on her early experiences and
memories to write for children. Here she writes about her writing for
readers in grades K-6, giving them a chance to join in at every
opportunity. Parents and educators will also find this fascinating.
—Reference & Research Book News May 2007
Award-winning author Jane Kurtz spent most of her childhood in East
Africa. In JANE KURTZ AND YOU, she writes about animal spotting
on the savanna, all-day treks to manage thirty-two miles on a
treacherous road, periodic visits to the U.S. where her fellow students
asked, “Did you see Tarzan?” Each chapter contains a section that
focuses on writing traits and writing process, unlocking the mysteries
of how authors come up with interesting ideas, hunt for vivid details,
use words with sparkle and pizzaz, craft sentences and paragraphs that
have pleasing rhythms, organize in clear and compelling ways, find
their writing personality, and revise for big and little changes.
The book’s many photographs offer fascinating glimpses into the
experiences that shaped Jane’s picture books and novels for young
readers and that nudged her to help start the first free library for
children in Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia.
JANE KURTZ AND YOU is the 8th volume in the AUTHOR AND YOU series from
Libraries Unlimited. This series assists the teacher and teacher
librarian in understanding the underlying purposes of the author as
they prepare learning activities for their students. The series
focuses primarily on books for the elementary age child (k-6) and
features insights into the author’s background, purposes and goals in
writing his books. By furnishing an overview of the author’s
works, the books in the series will give teachers insight into the big
picture of their creative process. This title features the
personal reflections of Kurtz’s books for readers in grades K-6;
including insight into his life, her path to becoming a successful
children’s author illustrator and the “back story” behind her books.
Kurtz provides many suggestions for ways to think about writing—
suggestions for connecting her books to common traits of good
writers.
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