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Barcode	30293101849284
Location	Clark County
Call No	B Lens
Title	Lois Lenski : storycatcher / Bobbie Malone.
Author	Malone, Bobbie, 1944- author.
Collection	NF Biography
Total Circ	1
NumReserves	0

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Location	Barcode	Call No	Created On	Issue Name	Circ Status	Temp Loc
Clark County	30293101849284	B Lens	10/14/2020		Available	Clark County

Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number	9780806153865 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number	0806153865 (hardcover)
Personal Name	Malone, Bobbie, 1944- author.
Title Statement	Lois Lenski : storycatcher / Bobbie Malone.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice	Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, 2016.
Physical Description	x, 323 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Bibliography, Etc. Note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-316) and index.
Summary, Etc.	For generations of children, including a young Oprah Winfrey, opening a Lois Lenski book has meant opening a world. This was just what the author wanted: to help children "see beyond the rim of their own world." In Lois Lenski: Storycatcher, historian and educator Bobbie Malone takes us into Lenski's own world to tell the story of how a girl from a small Ohio town became a beloved literary icon. Author and illustrator of the Newbery Award--winning Strawberry Girl and numerous other tales of children from America's diverse regions and cultures, Lenski spent five decades creating stories for young readers. Lois Lenski: Storycatcher follows her development as a writer and as an artist, and it traces the evolution of her passionate belief in the power of empathy conveyed in children's books. Understanding that youngsters responded instinctively to narratives rich in reality, Lenski turned her extensive study of hardworking families into books that accurately and movingly depicted the lives of the children of sharecroppers, coal miners, and migrant field workers. From Bayou Suzette to Blue Ridge Billy, Corn-Farm Boy to Houseboat Girl, and Boom Town Boy to Texas Tomboy, Lenski's books mirrored the cultural energy and concerns of the time. This first full-length biography tells how Lenski traveled throughout the country, gathering the stories that brought to life in words and pictures whole worlds that had for so long been invisible in children's literature. In the process, her work became a source of delight, inspiration, and insight for generations of readers.
Subject-Personal Name	Lenski, Lois, 1893-1974.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term	Children's stories Authorship.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term	Authors, American 20th century Biography.
Index Term-Genre/Form	Biographies.

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