Ezra Jack Keats (1916–1983)
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Sobre El 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 mostrar más 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) mostrar menos
Créditos de la imagen: Unattributed photo at De Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Series
Obras de Ezra Jack Keats
Myself 4 copias
Ezra Jack Keats' The Little Drummer Boy... and 4 More Holiday Stories (Scholastic Video Collection) (2006) 4 copias
Snowy Day, the 2 copias
The Wright Brothers 1 copia
Ezra Jack Keats Collection 1 copia
Twelve Day of Christmas 1 copia
Obras relacionadas
The 20th-Century Children's Book Treasury: Picture Books and Stories to Read Aloud (1998) — Autor — 1,548 copias
Big Tracks, Little Tracks: Following Animal Prints (1958) — Ilustrador, algunas ediciones — 859 copias
two tickets to freedom: the true story of ellen and william craft, fugitive slaves (1971) — Ilustrador — 381 copias
Nihal — Ilustrador — 1 copia
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre legal
- Katz, Jacob Ezra (birth name)
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1916-03-11
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 1983-05-06
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- Paris, France
New York, New York, USA - Educación
- Thomas Jefferson High School
- Ocupaciones
- illustrator
children's book author - Organizaciones
- 1971 White House Conference for Children
UNICEF - Premios y honores
- 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)
Miembros
Debates
children's book from 80's inner city en Name that Book (enero 2013)
Reseñas
Listas
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)
VBL Picturebooks (1)
Books About Boys (1)
Storytime (1)
Winter Books (1)
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- También por
- 33
- Miembros
- 35,135
- Popularidad
- #538
- Valoración
- 4.1
- Reseñas
- 2,073
- ISBNs
- 562
- Idiomas
- 16
- Favorito
- 12