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Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White
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Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White Hardback - 2016

by Melissa Sweet

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6 Starred Reviews! New York Times Bestseller! A People Magazine Best Children's Book! A Washington Post Best Book! A Publishers Weekly Best Book! Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Honor recipient

Caldecott Honor winner Sweet mixes White's personal letters, photos, and family ephemera with her own exquisite artwork to tell the story of this American literary icon. Readers young and old will be fascinated and inspired by the journalist, New Yorker contributor, and children's book author who loved words his whole life. This authorized tribute, a New York Times bestseller, includes an afterword by Martha White, his granddaughter.

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  • Title Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White
  • Author Melissa Sweet
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 176
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books
  • Publication date 2016-10-04
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780544319592 / 0544319591
  • Weight 1.4 lbs (0.64 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 in (23.11 x 18.03 x 2.03 cm)
  • Age range 08 to 12 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 7
  • Reading level 1030
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Event: Back to School
    • Topical: Boy's Interest
    • Topical: Girl's Interest
  • Category Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, American - 20th century, Authors
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2015002079
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Booklist, 06/01/2016, Page 99
  • Bulletin of Ctr for Child Bks, 11/01/2016, Page 0
  • Horn Book Magazine, 09/01/2016, Page 135
  • Hornbook Guide to Children, 01/01/2017, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews, 07/15/2016, Page 0
  • Kirkus Reviews Fall Preview, 08/15/2016, Page 61
  • Publishers Weekly, 07/18/2016, Page 0
  • School Library Journal, 09/01/2016, Page 182
  • Shelf Awareness, 10/07/2016, Page 0

About the author

Melissa Sweet celebrates the natural world, E. B. White-style, with her winsome mixed-media artwork. She received a Sibert Medal for Balloons Over Broadway and Caldecott Honors for both The Right Word and A River of Words by Jen Bryant. She lives on the Maine coast. Visit her website at www.melissasweet.net.
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