Writers and their pets : true stories of famous authors and their animal friends / by Kathleen Krull ; art by Violet Lemay.
Material type: TextPublisher: [Baltimore, Maryland] : Duo Press LLC, [2019]Description: 192 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781947458529
- 1947458523
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 636.0887 K94 | Checked out | 07/11/2024 | 33111009364122 | |||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 636.0887 K94 | Available | 33111009671138 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Discover how animals influenced 20 of the world's most beloved authors, from Charles Dickens to J.K. Rowling.
Did you know that a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Or that Edgar Allen Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more with playful full-color illustrations that will delight not only children, but also literary experts, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Each short chapter focuses on one author's life, using simple and entertaining text to weave tales of the pets that affected the lives and works of these writers, with illustrative artwork sprinkled throughout each page. This title features a diverse list of both male and female international authors, spanning from the 19th to the 21st century, including Beatrix Potter, E.B. White, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Kurt Vonnegut, Maurice Sendak, Ernest Hemingway, and and more.
Grades 4-6.
Ages 9-12.
"Did you know that Edgar Alan Poe wrote with a cat on his shoulders? That a dog saved Pablo Neruda's life? Or that Mark Twain had a cat named Bambino? Writers and Their Pets tells these stories and many more with full-color illustrations and a chirpy narrative that will delight literary buffs, history lovers, and animal enthusiasts. Writers and Their Pets is the perfect follow-up to the successful Artists and Their Pets"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning: her immortal dog -- Edgar Allan Poe: scary and strange -- Charles Dickens: keeper of the raven -- Mark Twain: of comedy and cats -- Edith Wharton: writing novels with a lap full of dogs -- Beatrix Potter: drawn to mice and bunnies -- Gertrude Stein: a poddle is a poodle is a poodle -- Virginia Woolf: a dog of her own -- Dorothy Parker: devoted to dogs -- William Faulkner: falling off a horse -- E.B. White: of dogs, pigs, and spiders -- Ernest Hemingway: a soft spot for cats -- John Steinbeck: the famous Charley -- Marguerite Henry: queen of the wild ponies -- Pablo Neruda: when your pet saves your life -- Kurt Vonnegut: black humor with a pumkin accent -- Flannery O'connor: life is better with peacocks -- Maurice Sendak: dogs and other wild things -- Alice Walker: communing with chickens -- J.K. Rowling: the best reason to have a pet.