Connie Ann Kirk

Sky Dancers

Illustrator: Hale, Christy

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

John Cloud's father is a steelworker building skyscrapers in New York City, far away from their home upstate on the Mohawk Reservation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lee & Low Books
• Seitenzahl: 32
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 9 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 274mm x 188mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 68g
• ISBN-13: 9781620141472
• ISBN-10: 1620141477
• Artikelnr.: 43894471

Autorenporträt

Connie Ann Kirk has written several nonfiction books for young readers, including The Mohawks of North America. She is also the author of the reference, Companion to American Children's Picture Books. A descendant of the Iroquois (Seneca), Kirk was inspired to write the picture book Sky Dancers by her father's carpentry work. She researched extensively the Mohawks' role in building the skyscrapers and bridges of New York City and the history of the Empire State Building. Kirk lives in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. To find out more about Connie Ann Kirk, visit her website: connieannkirk.com. Christy Haleis the author and illustrator of several acclaimed children's books, including four published by Lee & Low, and she has illustrated numerous other award-winning picture books as well. Hale also works in the children's book field as an art director, a designer, and an educator, offering programs at schools, libraries, and museums. She lives with her husband in Palo Alto, California. You can learn more about her at christyhale.com.