Jan Andrews
Autore di Very Last First Time
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Jan Andrews was born in Sussex, England in 1942. She immigrated to Canada in her 20s. She studied at the University of Reading and the University of Saskatchewan. She became a storyteller and children/young adult author. Her first picture book, Very Last First Time, was published in 1985. Her other mostra altro books included Keri, The Auction, When Apples Grew Noses, and Winter in Peril. She also collected folklore stories from around the world and released them in two collections entitled Stories at the Door and Rude Stories. She died after falling down a flight of stairs earlier in the week on September 2, 2017 at the age of 75. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: janandrews.com
Opere di Jan Andrews
Winter of Peril 4 copie
Pa's harvest : a true story 1 copia
Dear Canada Winter of Peril 1 copia
Winter of Peril, Dear Canada 1 copia
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- Nome canonico
- Andrews, Jan
- Data di nascita
- 1942-06-06
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- UK (birth)
Canada - Luogo di nascita
- England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Lanark, Ontario, Canada
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada - Attività lavorative
- storyteller
children's book author - Organizzazioni
- National Coordinator of Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada
co-founder of the Eastern Ontario arts education organization MASC: Artists in Schools and Communities. - Breve biografia
- Jan lives down the end of the road on a lake and has a passion for the Canadian wilderness. A storyteller as well as a writer, she has given readings and workshops, and performed at festivals across the country. As a storyteller, she has a particular love for the traditional folk and fairy tales and this love is creeping into her writing. A past National Coordinator of Storytellers of Canada/Conteurs du Canada, she is convinced that storytelling is for all ages. She produces a winter series of tellings from the world's great epics and has organized weekend performances of such works as The Odyssey -- in its entirety -- at her home. Her writing comes out of a conviction that young people can find within themselves all they need to manage in their lives. She writes about the times of struggle and darkness but also about finding the way through the darkness to change and hope. Her main focus has been on picture books -- not necessarily for very young readers -- but she plans on increasing the number of her works for young adults in years to come. An avid rock climber, Jan has done the research for exhibitions, programmed festivals and written for the government. She is co-founder of the Eastern Ontario arts education organization MASC: Artists in Schools and Communities.
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Jan Andrews was born in England and moved to Canada as a young woman where she wrote several children's book. She won numerous awards for her writing, including the Canada Council Children's Literature Prize. She travelled the world to collect folklore tales and produced two volumes of these tales.
Ian Wallace "attended the Ontario College of Art and has written and illustrated several hugely successful books that have won him many awards. He was Canada’s nominee for the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award."
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