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Peter Spier (1927–2017)

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58+ obres 10,262 Membres 209 Ressenyes 4 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Peter Edward Spier was born in Amsterdam on June 6, 1927. His formal education ended in his early teens, about a year after the Nazis invaded the Netherlands in 1940. His father was imprisoned by the Nazis for an illustration of Hitler that speculated about what would have happened had he stayed a mostra'n més painter. Since the family was Jewish, they were all sent to the Theresienstadt concentration camp in Czechoslovakia. They were liberated by the Soviet Red Army in May 1945. Spier returned to the Netherlands after the war and served in the Royal Netherlands Navy for four years before immigrating to the United States in 1951. He worked in advertising before he began to write and illustrate children's books. His books included The Cow Who Fell in the Canal by Phyllis Krasilovsky, The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night, Of Dikes and Windmills, and Circus! He received the Caldecott Medal for Noah's Ark. He died of congestive heart failure on April 27, 2017 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
Crèdit de la imatge: Peter Spier in the Village Bookmarket, Palmyra, NY, on November 6 2010 to say hello and sign some copies of his book "The Erie Canal" - Photo by Marcia Marsille

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Obres de Peter Spier

People (1980) 1,945 exemplars
Noah's Ark (1977) 1,905 exemplars
The Star-Spangled Banner (1973) 805 exemplars
Peter Spier's Rain (1800) 621 exemplars
Peter Spier's Christmas! (1983) 482 exemplars
The Book of Jonah (1985) 365 exemplars
Peter Spier's Circus (1992) 331 exemplars
Oh, Were They Ever Happy! (1978) 318 exemplars
Bored, Nothing to Do (1978) 258 exemplars
London Bridge is Falling Down (1967) 257 exemplars
The Erie Canal (1970) 256 exemplars
Gobble, Growl, Grunt (1879) 235 exemplars
Dreams (1656) 196 exemplars
Tin Lizzie (1656) 180 exemplars
Crash! Bang! Boom! (1972) 139 exemplars
To Market! To Market! (1752) 105 exemplars
Fast-Slow, High-Low (1972) 100 exemplars
The Legend of New Amsterdam (1864) 64 exemplars
Hurrah, We're Outward Bound! (1968) 57 exemplars
And So My Garden Grows (1804) 57 exemplars
Of Dikes and Windmills (1969) 46 exemplars
Father, May I Come? (1992) 42 exemplars
Bill's Garage (1981) 19 exemplars
The Food Market (1981) 17 exemplars
The Pet Store (1981) 17 exemplars
Fire Station (1981) 15 exemplars
The Toy Shop (Village Books) (1981) 9 exemplars
My school (1981) 7 exemplars
Boy Overboard! (1961) — Il·lustrador — 6 exemplars
Peter Spier's Little Rabbits (1984) 6 exemplars
Fast cars, slow cars (1988) 5 exemplars
Trucks that dig and dump (1988) 5 exemplars
Peter Spier's Little Ducks (1984) 5 exemplars
Big trucks, little trucks (1988) 5 exemplars
Peter Spier's Little Cats (1984) 4 exemplars
Here Come the Fire Trucks (1988) 4 exemplars
Silent Night Advent (1989) 2 exemplars
Lit Bible Str Bk 3bk S/ca (1983) 2 exemplars
Sense títol 2 exemplars
Peter Spier's Little Dogs (1984) 2 exemplars
The Eerie Canal 1 exemplars
O Circo 1 exemplars
Book on Jonah 1 exemplars
Ludzie (2017) 1 exemplars
Fox, The 1 exemplars
Gent (1996) 1 exemplars
Uffa, che barba| 1 exemplars
Vi mennesker (1980) 1 exemplars

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (1886) — Il·lustrador, algunes edicions3,187 exemplars
The Little Riders (1988) — Il·lustrador — 854 exemplars
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The Cow Who Fell in the Canal (1957) — Il·lustrador — 515 exemplars
Betty Crocker's Guide to Easy Entertaining (1959) — Il·lustrador — 144 exemplars
Best in Children's Books 30 (1960) — Il·lustrador — 90 exemplars
Best in Children's Books 06 (1958) — Il·lustrador — 83 exemplars
Best in Children's Books 22 (1959) — Il·lustrador — 74 exemplars
Best in Children's Books 19 (1959) — Il·lustrador — 71 exemplars
Best in Children's Books 38 (1960) 66 exemplars
Archaeology (1964) — Il·lustrador — 32 exemplars
The sailing ship (1964) — Il·lustrador — 22 exemplars
The History of the Theater (The Odyssey Library, #16) (1964) — Il·lustrador — 21 exemplars
100 More Story Poems (1960) — Il·lustrador — 19 exemplars
The Level Land (1943) — Il·lustrador — 17 exemplars
Stories to Remember: Noah's Ark [1989 TV episode] (1992) — Original book — 15 exemplars
Ancient Rome (1964) — Il·lustrador — 13 exemplars
Elizabethan England (1965) — Il·lustrador — 12 exemplars
Great furniture styles, 1660-1830 (1965) — Il·lustrador — 10 exemplars
Tam Morgan: The Liveliest Girl in Salem (1953) — Il·lustrador — 3 exemplars
Jessica's Journal (1958) — Il·lustrador — 3 exemplars
Favorite Christmas Carols — Il·lustrador — 3 exemplars
Last Hurdle (1988) — Il·lustrador — 2 exemplars

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I'm surprised the illustrations in this pictureless book have aged as well as they did. The cars are a bit outdated. Most homes today would have a dishwasher full of dishes rather than a sink full. The old Electrolux barrel canister vacuum will be foreign to most youngsters. Still I think it would be fun to take this one to see what story my oldest great nephew tells as he looks at the illustrations.
 
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thornton37814 | Hi ha 4 ressenyes més | Dec 5, 2023 |
2023 - In search of good homeschooling books

by Peter Spier (1987) 48 pages.

This would definitely get the job done, but it may not be the best. It is an oversized book, colorful and full of art.

It begins with a map of early America, 1787. Then 4 pages of history on how the states finally came together in national unity under the U.S. Constitution as one nation. Good stuff!

At the back of the book, are the signatures and photos of each of the signers of the Constitution. Then 6 pages of the tiniest font of the U.S. Constitution, word for word. And a copy of the original U.S. Constitution is also included.

Where this book fails is the 24 pages of artwork on the many jobs and facets of America, then and now. Why not, instead, break down the Constitution so the kids (and adults) can understand what it means instead of all that artwork? I have learned that Peter Spier is all about his art and less about the story.

In my opinion, this book falls a bit short. I’ll keep looking.
… (més)
 
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MissysBookshelf | Hi ha 8 ressenyes més | Aug 27, 2023 |
2023 - ‘70’s Immersion Reading Challenge

Noah’s Ark by Peter Spier (1977 1st ed.) 40 pages.

Okay, so now I know the author, Peter Spier, is more of an illustrated children’s artist more than writer. This book contains one page of writing, which is a translated Dutch poem called The Flood written by Jacobus Revius (1586-1658). Although the poem is nice, and the artwork is intense and interesting, giving a child a lot to look over, these kinds of books just aren’t my cup of tea. I can't really rate this kind of book. I'm not a child.… (més)
 
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MissysBookshelf | Hi ha 43 ressenyes més | Aug 27, 2023 |
Originally published in 1982.

WTH? A wordless book. I don’t care for this “style” at all. But then again, I'm not a child; therefore, I can't really rate this book.
 
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MissysBookshelf | Hi ha 16 ressenyes més | Aug 27, 2023 |

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Obres
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26
Membres
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Popularitat
#2,313
Valoració
3.8
Ressenyes
209
ISBN
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Llengües
14
Preferit
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