Jeanne Birdsall

Jeanne Birdsall ( born 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American children's book author.

Life

Birdsall grew up in a suburb of Philadelphia. After the training, she operated initially as a photographer. Some works can be seen in permanent collections at the Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Art Museum. In 1992 she wrote her first children's book entitled "The Penderwicks. A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits and a Very Interesting Boy." There were other books and stories about the four sisters of Penderwick family ( The Penderwicks on Gardam Street, etc.). Some books have also been published as an audio book. Jeanne Birdsall is married and lives in Northampton in the state of Massachusetts.

Awards

In addition to several nominations for " Best Books" - lists ( Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year; Boston Examiner: Best Book for Middle School Readers; Heidelberger Leander Award 2009 ) she received the 2005 National Book Award in the category of children 's literature excellent.

Works

Your Penderwickreihe learned translations into German, in French (Les Penderwick et compagnie: La rentrée de quatre filles d' un papa célibataire adoré et de nombreuses amoureuses ) into Polish ( Penderwickowie na Gardam Street ), and in Italian (La magica estate delle sorelle Penderwick ) and the Netherlands ( De Penderwicks uA ). She wrote the introduction to a new edition of Betty MacDonald (1908-1958) Nancy and Plum (ISBN 037586685X }.

  • The Penderwicks: a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits and a very interesting boy, Hamburg Carlsen, 2006, ISBN 978-3-551-55429-1
  • The Penderwicks [CDs ] Publisher Audiobook Hamburg, 2007, ISBN 978-3-86742-002-0
  • The Penderwicks at home, Hamburg Carlsen, 2009, ISBN 978-3-551-55455-0
  • The Penderwicks at home [CDs ] Publisher Audiobook Hamburg, 2009, ISBN 978-3-86742-047-1
  • Flora's Very Windy Day, illustrated by Matt Phelan, Clarion Books, 2010, ISBN 0618986766
  • The Penderwicks at Sea, Hamburg Carlsen, 2012, ISBN 978-3-551-55456-7
  • The Penderwicks by the sea [CDs ] Publisher Audiobook Hamburg, 2012, 978-3-86742-102-7
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