Robert D. San Souci (1946–2014)
Autor de The Talking Eggs: A Folktale from the American South
Sobre El Autor
Robert D. San Souci was born on October 10, 1946 in San Francisco, California. He attended college at St. Mary's College in Moraga. After holding jobs in book stores and in publishing, he became a full-time author in 1974. He was best known for his adaptations of folklore for children. During his mostrar más lifetime, he wrote more than 100 books for young readers including Song of Sedna, Kate Shelley: Bound for Legend, The Talking Eggs, Two Bear Cubs, Cendrillon: A Caribbean Cinderella, Brave Margaret: An Irish Tale, Robin Hood and the Golden Arrow, and Cinderella Skeleton. He wrote 12 books which were illustrated by his younger brother Daniel San Souci including The Legend of Scarface, Sister Tricksters: Rollicking Tales of Clever Females, and As Luck Would Have It: From The Brothers Grimm. He also wrote nonfiction works for children, several novels for adults, and the film story for Disney's Mulan. The Legend of Scarface won the Notable Children's Trade Book in the Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies, and was a Horn Book honor list citation. Sukey and the Mermaid won the American Library Association's Notable Book citation in 1992 and Cut from the Same Cloth won an Aesop Award from the Children's Folklore Section of the American Folklore Society. He died on December 19, 2014 at the age of 68. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
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Obras de Robert D. San Souci
The Little Ghost (Hooked on Phonics) 2 copias
Kate Shelley Bound For Legend 1 copia
Thirty Terrifying Tales 1 copia
Los Huevos Parlantes 1 copia
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Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Nombre canónico
- San Souci, Robert D.
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1946-10-10
- Fecha de fallecimiento
- 2014-12-19
- Género
- male
- Nacionalidad
- USA
- Lugar de nacimiento
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Lugar de fallecimiento
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Lugares de residencia
- San Francisco, California, USA
- Educación
- St. Mary's College (BA|Creative Writing)
- Ocupaciones
- bookstore manager
copy editor
screenwriter - Relaciones
- San Souci, Daniel (brother)
San Souci, Michael (brother) - Biografía breve
- Robert Daniel San Souci (October 10, 1946 – December 19, 2014) was a multiple award-winning children's book author, who resided in San Francisco, California. He often worked with his brother, Daniel San Souci, a children's book illustrator. He was a consultant to Disney Studios and was instrumental in the production of the film Mulan, for which he wrote the story. He studied folklore in graduate school. He died after suffering a head injury due to a fall in San Francisco in December 2014. [from Wikipedia]
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Debates
Scary Stories book from the Elementary school library, Taily-po + others en Name that Book (mayo 2016)
Clever Princess, Lazy Prince, Russian Feel Fairy Tale en Name that Book (enero 2012)
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Midwestern Books (1)
Witchy Fiction (1)
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