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Janet Schulman was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 16, 1933. She graduated from Antioch College in 1956. She started her publishing career in 1959 at Macmillan, where she became the director of children's book marketing. She then worked for more than 30 years at Random House, where vis mere she was the last editor there to edit Dr. Seuss. She fought for equality for women in publishing. She also wrote numerous children's books including Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City, The Nutcracker, Sergei Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf, A Bunny for All Seasons, and 10 Easter Egg Hunters: A Holiday Counting Book. She died of complications from lung cancer on February 11, 2011 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre

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Your Favorite Seuss (Classic Seuss) (2004) — Introduktion — 687 eksemplarer
The Random House Book of Easy-to-Read Stories (1993) — Introduktion — 214 eksemplarer

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An anthology with sure-fire appeal for children who are starting to read on their own but still enjoy being read to. This brilliant collection by the editor of "The 20th Century Children's Book Treasury" contains 26 selections for parents and children to read aloud. Including works by such illustrious authors and artists as Maurice Sendak, James Marshall, Judy Blume, Ursula Le Guin, William Steig, and Roald Dahl, the selections range from the humorous to the magical to the contemporary to the just plain silly. The text of each selection is included in full.… (mere)
 
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PlumfieldCH | 2 andre anmeldelser | Sep 22, 2023 |
This is not fiction. I remember this story well because I was so affected by it as were my family and friends. This was a lovely book that also has pictures to go along with it and illustrations.

At that time, I was outraged by the story and was very relieved that Pale Male got his happy ending after all. Recommended to all animal lovers.
 
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ShariLoe | 2 andre anmeldelser | Dec 30, 2021 |
The true story of a red tail hawk that makes New York its home. The hawk and its mate choose a Fifth Avenue penthouse to build their nests, much to the chagrin of the residents who don’t like the noise or dirt. When the building owners remove the nests, the incident sets off an international outcry on behalf of the birds. Author’s Note.
 
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