Sterling North and the Story of Rascal - Brossura

Cohen, Sheila Terman

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ISBN 10: 0870207350 ISBN 13: 9780870207358

Casa editrice: Wisconsin Historical Society, 2016

Riassunto

This Badger Bio shares the story of author Sterling North – his adventures and misadventures as a young boy growing up in Edgerton, Wisconsin. Young readers will learn how North’s early experience in Wisconsin influenced him in writing some of his best loved children’s books – such as Rascal and So Dear To My Heart.

The story gives readers a glimpse of early 20th century customs and lifestyles in the rural Midwest. It also includes global issues of the time, including World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic, which greatly affected Sterling’s boyhood. As examples, his admired older brother Hershel served overseas in WWI as Sterling was growing up, bringing world events to the North family’s doorstep. His mother Gladys died when Sterling was only 7 years old because of the lack of medical advances in the early 1900s. And, as a young man, Sterling was hit by polio, a common epidemic scourge that left many children with paralysis.

Readers will learn of Sterling North’s successes, not only as a beloved author of children’s books, but as a columnist for the Chicago Daily News, an editor of North Star children’s history books, and a well-respected critic of other children’s literature.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Sheila Terman Cohen is the author of several Badger Biographies stories, including Gaylord Nelson: Champion of the Earth and Mai Ya’s Long Journey. Her newest book, an adult non-fiction book, “Jews in Wisconsin” will be published as part of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press’s People in Wisconsin Series in Spring 2016. A retired English as a Second Language and speech therapy teacher, Cohen works as a freelance writer based in Madison, Wis.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Wisconsin Historical Society
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0870207350
• ISBN 13: 9780870207358
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 119
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile