From: Steven Engelfried <sengelfried>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2002 12:53:38 -0700

Joan Dash is a pretty interesting new author in the biography field. I guess she's not technically a new voice, since she's been writing for a while, but her two most recent titles are exceptional. "The Longitude Prize" was a fascinating look at someone most kids have never heard of. She made the character interesting and also brought the whole spirit of his era to life. When she wrote about a much more familiar character in "The World at Her Fingertips," she was able to approach Helen Keller with fresh perspective, so even if you've read other HK biographies for kids you'll learn find new things to think about. In both books she does a good job of letting us know where her information comes from, so we get some insight into historical research along the way.

Steven Engelfried, Children's Division Librarian Beaverton City Library 12375 SW 5th Street Beaverton, OR 97005 503R6%99 sengelfried at ci.beaverton.or.us
Received on Fri 11 Oct 2002 02:53:38 PM CDT