Jo Ellen Bogart

Emily Carr

At the Edge of the World

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Shortlisted for the 2005-2006 Red Cedar Book Award, NonfictionSelected as Honour Book by the Children's Literature Roundtable Information Book of the YearThe brilliant artist Emily Carr lived at the edge. When she was born, in 1871, Victoria, British Columbia was a small, insular place. She was at the edge of a society that expected well-bred young ladies to marry. For years, she was at the edge of the world of artists she longed to join.Emily Carr's life was not an easy one. She struggled against a family that did not approve of her art and against poor health. She found her pleasures in her many pets - a Javanese monkey named Woo, parrots,… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Newhouse, Maxwell

ISBN: 978-0-88776-640-4
EAN: 9780887766404
Produktnummer: 9029244
Verlag: Random House N.Y.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2003
Seitenangabe: 40 S.
Ausstattung: Bilderbuch
Sonstiges: Ab 10 J.

Über den Autor

Jo Ellen Bogart is the author of many best-selling children's books including Jeremiah Learns to Read, Daniel's Dogs, and Gifts. She has degrees in elementary education and psychology from the University of Texas and now writes full time. Jo Ellen Bogart has won the Ruth Schwartz Award and has been short-listed for the Mr. Christie's Book Award. Born in Houston, Texas, she now lives in a pet-filled home in Guelph, Ontario.Maxwell Newhouse is one of the country's most accomplished folk artists. His first picture book was Laura Secord: A Story of Courage written by Janet Lunn. Maxwell Newhouse lives in Cultus Lake, British Columbia.