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Kid Authors : True Tales of Childhood from Famous Writers

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Overview

Funny and totally true childhood biographies and full-color illustrations tell the tales from the growing-up years of Beverly Cleary, J. R. R. Tolkien, and 13 other great writers. Every great author started out as a kid. Before the best sellers, fan clubs, and beloved stories we know today, the world's most celebrated writers had regular-kid problems just like you.

  • Sam Clemens (aka Mark Twain) loved to skip school and make mischief, with his best friend Tom, of course
  • A young J. R. R. Tolkien was bitten by a huge tarantula--or as he called it, "a spider as big as a dragon."
  • Toddler Zora Neale Hurston took her first steps when a wild hog entered her house and started chasing her
Readers ages 8 to 12 years old will learn all their stories and more--the diverse and inclusive cast that includes Roald Dahl, Beverly Cleary, J. K. Rowling, Jules Verne, Lewis Carroll, Stan Lee--through kid-friendly texts and full-color cartoon illustrations on nearly every page.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781594749872
  • ISBN-10: 1594749876
  • Publisher: Quirk Books
  • Publish Date: October 2017
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.8 pounds
  • Page Count: 200
  • Reading Level: Ages 8-12

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