books by Kathleen Krull     books:       Lives of the Athletes: Thrills, Spills (and What the Neighbors Thought)2 reviews Kathleen Krull Harcourt Children's Books, 1997 Lives of the Athletes The Krull and Hewitt series of books is wonderful. I'm an adult and I find them fascinating reading. There is a great amount of information about each character in only a couple of pages. The description of each athlete is informative, interesting and witty. Hewitt's illustrations are chock full of information. I found myself turning the page to look at the illustration as I read the text ...             A Lives of the Musicians13 reviews Kathleen Krull Volo, 1996 GREAT for kids - first exposure to composers tough for little ones My daughter's piano teacher gave her the assignment to read about Mozart as she started her first Mozart Minuet. My daughter was 7 at the time, and although she was reading at above 3rd grade level, I was shocked to find that there was NOTHING available on the internet or in her school library that give her information on composers at HER level. I finally found "Lives of the Musicians" and have ...             Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez11 reviews Kathleen Krull Harcourt Children's Books, 2003 Si Se Puede Let's begin by saying that the drawings are super and captivating. Yuyi Morales creates characters that show emotion and the result is a drawing of emotion from the young reader. As the title implies this is the story of Cesar Chavez who many adults came to know about from his work with the farmworkers in California. This story humanizes the man by beginning in his childhood. The roots of the ...             Sigmund Freud: Giants of Science #3 (Giants of Science (Viking))3 reviews Kathleen Krull Viking Juvenile, 2006 ...'Giants of Science: Sigmund Freud' will bring a little Psychologist out in everyone Sigmund Freud (known as "my golden Sigi" to his mother) wanted to be something great from a very young age. His goal was to make a name for himself, to be famous. However, he did not know exactly what he wanted to do until he began attending school. When he decided to go off to University, he thought that he would study law, and fight for those who needed proper defense. But he soon learned that ...             Cosechando esperanza: La historia de Cesar Chavez1 review Kathleen Krull Libros Viajeros, 2003 ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS! A wonderful introduction to an important topic; beautiful illustrations. Fantastic for classroom use, or just for personal enjoyment. Definitely add this to your library!             Fartiste2 reviews Kathleen Krull, Paul Brewer Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008 Fun and silly story Another one of those bathroom humor stories, but with a very cute theme. It can be enjoyed by everyone.             Isaac Newton: Giants of Science (Giants of Science (Viking))3 reviews Kathleen Krull Viking Juvenile, 2006 Prig Newton I like science in the way that I like foreign cars. It's not something I'd usually focus my brain on, but I'm willing to give it some thought should the need arise. As a child, however, my heroes were not scientists. Scientists, I would have told you, are dull as dishwater human beings who never had a poetic or romantic thought in their lives. They were, for me, the epitome of dull dry ...             Hillary Rodham Clinton: Dreams Taking Flight1 review Kathleen Krull Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2008 Excellent Children's Book about Hillary Rodham Clinton This is a wonderful children's book biography about Hillary Clinton. I am using it in my class along with the children's books about John McCain and Barack Obama. They are all great and good in their own way. They also bring out the personalities of their subjects. This book is very good in telling Hillary's story and the barriers to women that Hillary faced during her lifetime. Several were ...             Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman14 reviews Kathleen Krull Harcourt Children's Books, 1996 Running just as fast as she can Inspirational stories fill hundreds of picture books every year. Most are simply awful. They either tell tales that are loose plots barely supported by facts or they paste together a slapdash concoction of truth and fiction with as little thought as possible. The truly beautiful bio-picture books out there are as rare as hummingbirds in autumn. So it was with great joy that I located "Wilma ...             V Is for Victory: America Remembers World War II2 reviews Kathleen Krull Diane Pub Co, 1995 World War II Comes Alive for Kids! It's a story filled with heroes and the dastardliest of evil bad guys. Secret codes. Bitchin' airplanes. Machines that became todays' computers (aka the Enigma Machine), or mathematicians helped end the Great War. And it's ALL TRUE!!! Krull's book is sumptiously designed with actual photos and concise captions that bring all the drama of WW II back to life. Best of all, show this book to any ...             Wilma Sin Limites/Wilma Unlimited1 review Kathleen Krull Topeka Bindery, 2000 Wilma Rudolph The author does a wonderful job of telling how Wilma Rudolph overcame a physical handicap to win the Olympics, of showing that there are great benefits to being born into a big family, and showing how Jim Crow affected people in that time period: this is a book with an inspiring heroine.             You Must Be Joking!: Lots of Cool Jokes, Plus 17 1/2 Tips for Remembering, Telling, and Making Up Your Own ...1 review Paul Brewer Cricket Books, 2003 Well loved book I bought this for my son when he was 6 years old, and he LOVES it. He's had it at least a year, and I still will find him re-reading it. He already had an interest in humor & jokes, so I figured it wouldn't hurt to give him some new material.             Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (and What the Neighbors Thought)13 reviews Kathleen Krull Harcourt Children's Books, 1995 What a fun, fun, book.. is it really for children? I found this book in the children's section of the library, but this is not a children's book; although children might enjoy it. This book is very reminiscent of the "Politically Incorrect Bedtime Stories" series. It's a wonderfully campy little book full of facts about just how bizarre artists are. It would make a great coffee table book. I just loved it! I can't wait to read the companion book ...             I Hear America Singing!: Folksongs for American Families6 reviews Kathleen Krull Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003 A musical Taste of American Culture!!! We Loved this book, Not only because it includes each song's sheet music and a brief history of the origin of the song but the C.D. is amazing!!! The singers and musicians are superb. it features authentic mandolin, banjo and fiddle playing and is not sung in a patronizing mannor you hear on so many kid's C.D.s Our family from 2 to 46 love it and sing the songs over and over. High quality item ...             THEY SAW THE FUTURE: Oracles, Psychics, Scientists, Great Thinkers, and Pretty Good Guessers1 review Kathleen Krull Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books, 1999 Skillfully written by Kathleen Krull How many times have we been scared, fascinated, or just plain amazed by psychics and people who seemed to see the future and predict what was going to happen? Kathleen Krull, the writer of the great "Lives of..." series, outlines the subject perfectly clearly with this book, which goes over events that date as far back as Ancient Greece and as recent as the present, that seemed to do with ...             Pot o' Gold, A: A Treasury of Irish Stories, Poetry, Folklore, and (of Course) Blarney1 review Kathleen Krull, David McPhail Hyperion Book CH, 2009 Go for the gold! This compilation of Irish verse, stories and lore is a treasure. Not only has Krull done an exemplary job in putting it together, it is well illustrated (yeah, I'm a sucker for McPhail's work).             Night the Martians Landed1 review Kathleen Krull Bt Bound, 2003 A Very Fun, True History This is an excellent portrait of a moment in history, rightly known as "the world's greatest practical joke," the radio broadcast of WAR OF THE WORLDS. It describes not only what the radio audience heard, but the results: panic, lawsuits, and psychological studies of why people panicked in the first place. There are numerous amusing sidebars describing the key players, including novelist H. G. ...             The Road to Oz: Twists, Turns, Bumps, and Triumphs in the Life of L. Frank Baum1 review Kathleen Krull Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008 Courtesy of Kids @ Teens Read Too In this biography geared towards children, author Kathleen Krull gives us an up-close-and-personal look at the life of L. Frank Baum. Beginning with his privileged upbringing in 1860s New York, chronicling his never-ending money woes, and ending with his successful publishing of THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ in 1900, Ms. Krull takes us into the life and times of a brilliant author. Paired ...             A Kids' Guide to America's Bill of Rights1 review Kathleen Krull Avon Books (P), 2001 A fascinating book about a potentially dry topic With her usual zippy style, Ms. Krull managed to make her book about the Bill of Rights both informative and entertaining. All the hard facts are there, but they are bouyed up by fascinating details, kid-related examples, and nifty illustrations. This book really should be required reading for everyone who wants to understand how our government works (or should work).             Pocahontas1 review Kathleen Krull Walker Books for Young Readers, 2007 Finally, a book that's actually about Pocahontas This book is actually about Pocahontas. She is the main focus, not Powhatan, not John Smith, not John Rolfe. I appreciate the princess angle the author takes. It gives Pocahontas her due as the daughter of a powerful chief, AND it holds great appeal for my five year old daughter who is convinced that she is one, too. She may have been a pawn for men's interests, both native and English, but ...              search for books america, american, artists, athletes, cosechando, esperanza, families, fartiste, folklore, folksongs, guessers, harvesting, historia, martians, masterpieces, musicians, neighbors, pocahontas, psychics, remembering, remembers, scientists, singing, stories, thinkers, thrills, treasury, triumphs, unlimited, victory books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Workbook for Lectors and Gospel Readers: Year B, 2003 leave a comment home  impressum - about us