Books such as naming liberty, honkers, and harvest home clearly reflect yolens jewish background as well as the immigration of her family to the u. Stone angel by jane yolen, and illustrated by katie may green, is a riveting story that takes place in nazioccupied france. Jane yolens most popular series is how do dinosaurs. A teachers guide to the holocaust using parallel reading of roll of thunder hear my cry by mildred taylor and the devils arithmetic. The author of over 300 books, including childrens books, fantasy, and science fiction, jane yolen is perhaps best known for owl moon, a sweet and tender picture book written in verse about a father taking his child out owling. It was quickly followed by the second book, white jenna.
Jane yolen books, ebooks, audiobooks, biography barnes. She splits her time between massachusetts and scotland. The third book came out slightly later in 1998 and is titled the onearmed queen. Jane yolen 11 february 1939 jane hyatt yolen born february 11, 1939 is an american writer of fantasy, science fiction, and childrens books. Her short story sister emilys lightship won the nebula award.
The characters are zena, nick, zenas mom, lazlo, and marnie. Jane yolen is a highly acclaimed author who has written hundreds of books for children and adults and has won numerous awards. Cover of on eagle cove by jane yolen, illustrated by elizabeth dulembs. Jane yolen author of 386 books for children and adults. It was a nonfiction book about women pirates pirates in petticoats. Jane yolen books list of books by author jane yolen thriftbooks. Wilding by jane yolen the inciting moment is when she first goes wilding. Jane yolen has 816 books on goodreads with 754082 ratings. All of yolens stories and poems are somehow rooted in her sense of family and self. She has collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensively with adam stemple. The emperor and the kite, which was a caldecott honor book in 1983 for its. Yolens love of birds and nature is conveyed in many of her books. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is.
It was 49 years ago, today, that jane yolen had her first book, pirates in petticoats, published. From awardwinning and ny times bestselling childrens author of more than 370 books, jane yolen, and awardwinning illustrator, bob marstall, on bird hill is a wonderful picture book created in collaboration with the esteemed cornell lab of ornithol. It did remind me strongly of the dinosaur books, whi. Many of your characters and storylines involve messages of. An interview with jane yolen and mark teague, author and. Critically acclaimed childrens book author jane yolen created this grant to honor the contribution of midlist authors. The best of jane yolen jane yolen is an incredibly prolific author. Jane yolen is a highly acclaimed childrens author who has written hundreds of books for adults and children and has won numerous awards.
See more ideas about jane yolen, childrens books and books. A very silly chapter book about an adventurous mouse who rescues his own true love. Jane yolen and mark teague talk about why they made the book how do dinosaurs go to school. Janes husband, david, was often called the man who knew everything and was the inspiration behind her book my father knows the names of things. Welcome to the website of acclaimed author, jane yolen. Jane yolen has written so many books for children that one could read a book of hers a day for an entire year and still have one left over. When christopher columbus landed on the island of san salvador in 1492, what he discovered were the taino indians. Jane hyatt yolen born february 11, 1939 is an american writer of fantasy, science fiction, and childrens books.
Jane yolen is a published author, compiler, and an editor of childrens books and young adult books. She grew up in hollywood, new york city, and newport news, virginia, and earned a ba at smith college and an ma in education at the university of massachusettsamherst. Jane yolen is one of the acknowledged masters of fantasy today. How does a writer who loves every word, work with an artist.
She is the author or editor of more than 280 books. Jane yolen s latest is a childrens book about a family trying to survive the holocaust in france. When the strangers arrived the little boy said do not welcome them. This fantasy genre fictional series first kicked off in 1988 with the release of the debut novel in the series. That day was her 22nd birthdaywhat a great birthday present. Her young adult novel the devils arithmetic won the jewish book council award. Whether you are a student, teacher, librarian, or fan, youre sure to find all the. Zena is a rebel, she doesnt like doing what shes told. Whether you are a student, teacher, librarian, or fan, youre sure to find all the information youre looking for on one of literatures living heroes.
Before then, i wrote on a typewriter, endlessly revising. Books by jane yolen all formats audiobooks kindle books hardcover paperback sort by. Her childrens book owl moon, illustrated by john schoenherr, was awarded the caldecott medal. Jane yolen has been called the hans christian andersen of america and the aesop of the twentieth century. Sword of the rightful king 2003, ala best books 2004, ala best books for young adults 2004, ala top 10 fantasy books for youth 2004 except the queen 2010, with midori snyder snow in summer 2011 curse of the thirteenth fairy 2012 b. But if you count and i do owl moon as an unrhymed picture book poem, how do dinosaurs say goodnight as a rhymed picture book, and heres a little poem, an anthology i coedited with andrew fusek peters among over 70 other poetry books, i have made a living that way. Childrens authorsjane yolen wikibooks, open books for. She is the author of more than 375 books for children and adults, as well as an esteemed poet and essayist. All three of yolens children, like her, work in the. Can you tell us a bit about the process of creating books together. Youve written hundreds of books over a fortyyear period, and still counting. The setting of the story is in the near future new york.
Piggins by jane yolen abebooks shop for books, art. Not all princesses dress in pink yolen, jane, stemple, heidi e. Browse books by jane yolen take two a celebration of twins. Told from a young taino boys point of view, this is a story of how the boy tried to warn his people against welcoming the strangers, who seemed more interested in. Jane hyatt yolen is an american writer of fantasy, science fiction, and childrens books.
But i remember something the great poet john ciardi once said that a poem is never finished, just abandoned. Picnic with piggins by jane yolen and a great selection of related. I was born on february 11, 1939 in new york city at beth israel hospital, the first child of my parents, isabel berlin yolen and will hyatt yolen. She is the author of more than 375 books for children and adults, as well as an.
A boy had a bad dream about three great winged birds then he walked to the beach, he saw his dream birds. Her other works include the nebula awardwinning short story sister emilys lightship, the novelette lost girls, owl moon, the emperor and the kite, the commander toad series and how do dinosaurs say goodnight. I consider stone angel a kind of starting place for parents to talk to their kids, she says. Jane yolen has been called the hans christian andersen of america and the. To see if the strangers were true men the boy pinched there hands one by one when they built a feasting fire. Jane yolen jane yolen was born in new york city on february 11, 1939. Science fiction and fantasy writer, editor, childrens author, and poet jane yolen was born in new york city. Yolen is the author or editor of over 350 books, with most of her writing for children or young adults, though she has also written adult novels, poetry, and nonfiction.
Jane yolen books list of books by author jane yolen. She has written over three hundred books, including owl moon and the devils arithmetic. Used books may not include companion materials, some shelf wear, may contain highlightingnotes, may not include cdrom or access codes. She has collaborated on works with all three of her children, most extensiv. Jane yolen is the creator and the author of the great alta series. David shannon is the illustrator of many popular picture books, including how i became a pirate. The devils arithmetic by jane yolen, briar rose by jane yolen, girl in a cage by jane yolen, owl moon by jane yolen, sister. Because my grandmother mina hyatt yolen s family, the hyatts, only had girls, a number of us were given their last name as a middle name to carry it on.
I just keep going over and over and over until someone yanks it out of my hands. About jane yolens books and stories and poems have won the caldecott medal, two nebula awards, two christopher medals, three world fantasy awards, three mythopoeic fantasy awards, two golden kite awards, the jewish book award and the massachusetts center. After students read one of yolens books, have them retell the story in the form of a puppet show. Briar rose by jane yolen, owl moon by jane yolen, the devils arithmetic by jane yolen, sword of the rightful king by jane y. My fiveyearold son picked this book out from the library last week. She is the author of more than two hundred books for children and adults. For a young girl and her family, this time is a dangerous time as they are forced to leave their home, migrating first to the woods, and eventually to spain and finally england seeking refuge from the danger that comes from being jewish in nazioccupied europe.
Grandad bills song by jane yolen and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Some of the published credits of jane yolen include merlin and the dragons unabridged, the pit dragon trilogy, owl moon unabridged, and how do dinosaurs get well soon. You would think that with jane yolen writing about dragons you couldnt go too far wrong. See all books authored by jane yolen, including owl moon, and how do dinosaurs say good night. She is the author or editor of more than 350 books, of which the best known is the devils arithmetic, a holocaust novella. From a very young age jane knew that she wanted to be a writer. Jane yolen has written books for children and adults in genres that include science fiction, mystery, animal tales, historical fiction, humor and poetry, but she is best known for her literary renderings of the worlds of fantasy, folklore and myth. Jane yolen is an awardwinning author who has written more than 380 books for children, including the bestseller how do dinosaurs say good night. At the publishers request, this title is being sold without digital rights management software drm applied. A book of this grade is generally well kept and is in good shape to read and store.
Yolens stories use rhythm and rhyme in conjunction with elements of folklore and fantasy. She is known for her beautiful poetry, picture books, fairy tales, novels, and nonfiction, and has even been called the hans christian andersen of. She and her husband divide their time between massachussetts and scotland. Her other works include the nebula awardwinning short story sister emilys lightship, the novelette lost girls, owl moon, the emperor and the kite, the. Her first book, nonfiction pirates in petticoats, appeared in 1963 and was revised and updated as sea queens in 20, followed by a childrens picture book, see this. This is a good book about dragons, but not quite my favorite.
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