Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983)
Forfatter af The Snowy Day
Om forfatteren
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 vis mere 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) vis mindre
Image credit: Unattributed photo at De Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Serier
Værker af Ezra Jack Keats
Myself 4 eksemplarer
Ezra Jack Keats' The Little Drummer Boy... and 4 More Holiday Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (2006) 4 eksemplarer
Snowy Day, the 2 eksemplarer
The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats (2000-10-02) 2 eksemplarer
The Wright Brothers 1 eksemplar
Kitten for a Day Can a puppy be a kitten? 1 eksemplar
Ezra Jack Keats Collection 1 eksemplar
Twelve Day of Christmas 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Forfatter — 1,548 eksemplarer
Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (1958) — Illustrator, nogle udgaver — 859 eksemplarer
two tickets to freedom: the true story of ellen and william craft, fugitive slaves (1971) — Illustrator — 381 eksemplarer
Nihal — Illustrator — 1 eksemplar
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Almen Viden
- Juridisk navn
- Katz, Jacob Ezra (birth name)
- Fødselsdato
- 1916-03-11
- Dødsdag
- 1983-05-06
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Bopæl
- Paris, France
New York, New York, USA - Uddannelse
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- Erhverv
- illustrator
children's book author - Organisationer
- 1971 White House Conference for Children
UNICEF - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- 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)
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children's book from 80's inner city i Name that Book (januar 2013)
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- Værker
- 45
- Also by
- 33
- Medlemmer
- 35,135
- Popularitet
- #538
- Vurdering
- 4.1
- Anmeldelser
- 2,073
- ISBN
- 562
- Sprog
- 16
- Udvalgt
- 12
Peter is unhappy at no longer being the baby of the family and leaves..but not too far.
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