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Astrid Lindgren

Storyteller to the World

Astrid Lindgren( )
Author: Hurwitz, Johanna
ISBN:978-0-14-751668-8
Publication Date:May 2016
Publisher:Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint:Puffin
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $12.99
Book Description:

Discover the great Women of Our Time in these reissues of short middle grade biographies on the lives of twentieth-century women written by a variety of acclaimed authors!

A biography emphasizing the inspiration behind the internationally honored writer, Astrid Lindgren, and her beloved character Pippi Longstocking, the feisty carrot-topped heroine, who is loved by 40 million readers around the world. Contains black-and-white illustrations.

Book Details
Pages:80
Detailed Subjects: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Literary
Juvenile Nonfiction / People & Places / Europe
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.852 x 19.685 x 0.483 cm
Book Weight:0.063 Kilograms
Author Biography
Hurwitz, Johanna (Author)
Children's author, Johanna Hurwitz was born and raised in New York City. She attended Queens College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree and then Columbia University for her master's in Library Science.

She worked as a librarian and taught graduate courses in children's literature and storytelling. Her first title, Busybody Nora was published in 1976 and she has been writing a book or two a year ever since. Her other titles include Dear Emma, Summer with Elisa, A Llama in the Family, Busybody Nora and the Adventures of Ali Baba Bernstein. She has written over 60 titles.

Her works have won her several state awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet Award, the Kentucky Bluegrass Award, the Garden State Children's Choice Award, and the Wyoming Indian Paintbrush Award.

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