You know the stories, you love the characters, but do you know the story behind the writer? Born in 1928, Maurice Sendak was a sickly child who passed the time by sketching the children who were able to play in the street below his window. Sendak excelled in art during high school and found a job decorating store windows. When a book editor discovered his talent, Sendak's skill was much in demand as a storybook illustrator. Once he started writing books as well as illustrating them, Sendak's stories allowed children to experience places and journeys not often found in other books, including a magic land in Where the Wild Things Are, In the Night Kitchen's noisy adventure, and a land in Outside Over There where a young girl must save her baby sister from goblins. Today, Sendak continues to write and illustrate stories, and he finds ways to introduce socially important themes to young readers. In a one-volume reference, Maurice Sendak details the life and real-life influences of this famous author, revealing the person behind the words, and the author behind the literature we love. Special features include: *"Did You Know"--boxed features that provide interesting anecdotes and less well-known facts about the author's life and times *Full, four-color design and photographs.
- ISBN:
- 9780791087961
- 9780791087961
- Category:
- Literary studies: fiction
- Format:
- Hardback
- Publication Date:
- 27-01-2006
- Publisher:
- Chelsea House Publishers
- Country of origin:
- United States
- Pages:
- 136
- Dimensions (mm):
- 244x178x13mm
- Weight:
- 0.43kg
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