Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983)
Autore di The Snowy Day
Sull'Autore
Ezra Jack Keats was born Jacob Ezra Katz in Brooklyn, New York on March 11, 1916. He was a mural painter for the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for three years before taking a job as a comic book illustrator. During World War II, he joined the United States Air Corp and was a camouflage mostra altro pattern designer. After the war, he changed his name to make his Jewish heritage less noticeable. He wrote and/or illustrated more than 85 children's books. The first book he illustrated was Jubilant for Sure by Elizabeth Hubbard Lansing, which was published in 1954. The first book he wrote was My Dog is Lost, which was published in 1960. His other works include Pet Show and The Snowy Day, which won a Caldecott Medal in 1963. He was also awarded the University of Southern Mississippi Medallion for outstanding contributions in the field of children's literature in 1980. He died of a heart attack on May 6, 1983. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Fonte dell'immagine: Unattributed photo at De Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Serie
Opere di Ezra Jack Keats
Myself 5 copie
Ezra Jack Keats' The Little Drummer Boy... and 4 More Holiday Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (2006) 4 copie
Snowy Day, the 2 copie
Tierschau 2 copie
Pssst! Doggie- 1 copia
Ezra Jack Keats Collection 1 copia
The Wright Brothers 1 copia
Twelve Day of Christmas 1 copia
Opere correlate
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Autore — 1,563 copie
Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (1958) — Illustratore, alcune edizioni — 869 copie
two tickets to freedom: the true story of ellen and william craft, fugitive slaves (1971) — Illustratore — 383 copie
Nihal — Illustratore — 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Katz, Jacob Ezra (birth name)
- Data di nascita
- 1916-03-11
- Data di morte
- 1983-05-06
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Paris, France
New York, New York, USA - Istruzione
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- Attività lavorative
- illustrator
children's book author - Organizzazioni
- 1971 White House Conference for Children
UNICEF - Premi e riconoscimenti
- The University of Southern Mississippi Silver Medallion (1980)
Ezra Jack Keats New Writer Award (established in his honor)
Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Award (established in his honor)
Society of Illustrators Lifetime Achievement Award (Posthumous, 2006)
Utenti
Discussioni
children's book from 80's inner city in Name that Book (Gennaio 2013)
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Sonlight Books (1)
Five in a Row (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Five star books (1)
1960s (1)
al.vick-series (1)
Best Dog Stories (1)
Five in a Row (1)
Reading Rainbow (4)
African American (3)
VBL Picturebooks (1)
Storytime (1)
Fave Books (1)
Winter Books (1)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 47
- Opere correlate
- 33
- Utenti
- 35,544
- Popolarità
- #530
- Voto
- 4.1
- Recensioni
- 2,077
- ISBN
- 562
- Lingue
- 16
- Preferito da
- 12
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