Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983)
Autor/a de The Snowy Day
Sobre l'autor
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 mostra'n més 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) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Unattributed photo at De Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Sèrie
Obres de Ezra Jack Keats
Myself 4 exemplars
Ezra Jack Keats' The Little Drummer Boy... and 4 More Holiday Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (2006) 4 exemplars
Snowy Day, the 2 exemplars
The Wright Brothers 1 exemplars
Kitten for a Day Can a puppy be a kitten? 1 exemplars
Ezra Jack Keats Collection 1 exemplars
Twelve Day of Christmas 1 exemplars
Obres associades
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Autor — 1,548 exemplars
Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (1958) — Il·lustrador, algunes edicions — 859 exemplars
two tickets to freedom: the true story of ellen and william craft, fugitive slaves (1971) — Il·lustrador — 381 exemplars
Too Many Ghosts (1959) — Il·lustrador, algunes edicions; frontpiece, algunes edicions — 205 exemplars
Nihal — Il·lustrador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Katz, Jacob Ezra (birth name)
- Data de naixement
- 1916-03-11
- Data de defunció
- 1983-05-06
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- USA
- Lloc de naixement
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Llocs de residència
- Paris, France
New York, New York, USA - Educació
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- Professions
- illustrator
children's book author - Organitzacions
- 1971 White House Conference for Children
UNICEF - Premis i honors
- 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)
Membres
Converses
children's book from 80's inner city a Name that Book (gener 2013)
Ressenyes
Llistes
Five star books (1)
Sonlight Books (1)
Best Dog Stories (1)
1960s (1)
al.vick-series (1)
Five in a Row (1)
Five in a Row (1)
Fave Books (1)
Reading Rainbow (4)
African American (3)
Books About Boys (1)
VBL Picturebooks (1)
Storytime (1)
Winter Books (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 45
- També de
- 33
- Membres
- 35,135
- Popularitat
- #538
- Valoració
- 4.1
- Ressenyes
- 2,073
- ISBN
- 562
- Llengües
- 16
- Preferit
- 12
Peter is unhappy at no longer being the baby of the family and leaves..but not too far.
After returning home he paints his outgrown chair so it can be used by his sister.