Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)

Shakespeare wrote with a feather quill and ink; Emily Dickinson wrote with a fountain pen; Isaac Bashevis Singer wrote on a Yiddish typewriter. But what did such writers do when they weren't writing? What did Jane Austen eat for breakfast? What could make Mark Twain throw his shirts out the window? Why would Zora Neale Hurston punch a fellow elevator passenger? Lives of the Writers tells all that and more.

Publisher: Clarion Books
Published: 07/01/2014
Pages: 96
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 9.80h x 6.90w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9780544252882
Age: Ages 9-12

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.2
Point Value: 3
Interest Level: Middle Grade
Quiz #/Name: 14477 / Lives of the Writers: Comedies, Tragedies (and What the Neighbors Thought)

About the Author
Kathleen Krull has written much innovative nonfiction for young people, including all of the books in the Lives of . . . series, and has made a chatty, accessible approach to biography her hallmark. She lives in San Diego, California. Visit her website at www.kathleenkrull.com. Kathryn Hewitt's caricatures of famous figures led kids to dub the Lives of . . . series the Big Head books. She has illustrated many books for young readers, some of which she also wrote. She lives in Santa Monica, California. Visit her website at www.kathrynhewitt.com.