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Alton Raible
Alton Robert Raible (November 14, 1918 – December 19, 2016) was an American painter, printmaker, and book illustrator, who was most widely known for his illustrations for many of the children's novels written by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. Biography Born in Modesto, California, Raible earned an MFA in 1950 from California College of Arts and Crafts. He taught art at two colleges, first at the California School of Arts and Crafts in Oakland, CA and later at the College of Marin for over 20 years, including serving as chair of the Art Department."Alton Raible Art Exhibit Now Open," ''The Los Angeles Times,'' Wednesday, June 5, 1968. Page. 17 He first worked with novelist Zilpha Keatley Snyder on her 1964 book ''Season of the Ponies'', and continued to illustrate her work for many years. ''The Oxford Encyclopedia of Children's Literature'' noted that "Raible's dark-toned illustrations tend to have a pebbly, speckled, textured quality that is well suited for Snyder’s magic-laced novels ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Zilpha Keatley Snyder (May 11, 1927 – October 7, 2014) was an American author of books for children and young adults. Three of Snyder's works were named Newbery Honor books: '' The Egypt Game'', '' The Headless Cupid'' and '' The Witches of Worm''. She was most famous for writing adventure stories and fantasies. Biography Snyder earned a BA from Whittier College in 1948, and also attended the University of California at Berkeley from 1958 to 1960. Her obituary in ''The Washington Post'' notes, ''"Mrs. Snyder displayed almost uncanny insight into the intellectual, emotional and imaginative lives of boys and girls, a perspective gained in part through her years as a schoolteacher"'', noting that while she accompanied her husband "on his careers in the military and in music, she taught at schools in New York, Washington State, Alaska and California." After they settled in Berkeley, she taught the upper grades of elementary school. She began writing fiction in the 1960s and work ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Witches Of Worm
''The Witches of Worm'' is a 1972 young adult novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. It received the Newbery Honor citation in 1973. Plot Jessica, a lonely pre-teen girl, finds a blind, almost hairless kitten that she names Worm. A reclusive elderly neighbor, Mrs. Fortune, helps her to wean and raise him. Worm seems to have a terrible hold on Jessica, compelling her to do cruel and destructive things to people in her life who have upset her. Jessica's victims include her former best friend Brandon and her childish and emotionally distant divorced mother. As Jessica's destructive actions escalate, her mother attempts to send her to counseling, which further enrages and upsets her. Jessica comes to believe that Worm is possessed by a group of witches that includes Mrs. Fortune. When Jessica finds herself contemplating Mrs. Fortune's murder, she realizes she is in danger of going too far, and decides to exorcise Worm herself in order to break his hold over her. After a dramatic exorcism, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Male Painters
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American Children's Book Illustrators
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label that was previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2016 Deaths
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1918 Births
The ceasefire that effectively ended the First World War took place on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of this year. Also in this year, the Spanish flu pandemic killed 50–100 million people worldwide. In Russia, this year runs with only 352 days. As the result of Julian to Gregorian calendar switch, 13 days needed to be skipped. Wednesday, January 31 ''(Julian Calendar)'' was immediately followed by Thursday, February 14 ''(Gregorian Calendar)''. Events World War I will be abbreviated as "WWI" January * January – 1918 flu pandemic: The "Spanish flu" ( influenza) is first observed in Haskell County, Kansas. * January 4 – The Finnish Declaration of Independence is recognized by Soviet Russia, Sweden, Germany and France. * January 8 – American president Woodrow Wilson presents the Fourteen Points as a basis for peace negotiations to end the war. * January 9 – Battle of Bear Valley: U.S. troops engage Yaqui Native Ameri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Patricia Miles Martin
Patricia Miles Martin (November 14, 1899 – January 2, 1986) was an American children's author who wrote American historical fiction, non-fiction, and biographies. She published under her own name as well as the names Miska Miles, Patricia A. Miles, and Jerry Lane. As Miska Miles, she received a Newbery Honor for her book ''Annie and the Old One'' in 1972. Biography Born in Cherokee, Kansas, she graduated from the University of Wyoming. Following her graduation, she worked for four years as an elementary school teacher in Denver, Colorado and Arminto, Wyoming. Martin and her husband, Edward R. Martin, then moved to California. In 1957, Martin enrolled in an upholstery class at San Mateo College. When she discovered that the class was full, she sat down instead in a creative writing class where seats were available. During that course, she wrote the manuscript that would become her first published book, ''Sylvester and the Voice in the Forest'' (1958). Martin would go on to wri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Until The Celebration
''Until the Celebration'' is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, the third book in the ''Green Sky Trilogy.'' The book's title refers to the duration it describes, from the day of ''Rejoyning'' (when Kindar and Erdling, the two nations of the world of Green-sky, were united) until the celebration of the first year since. As the trilogy's conclusion, the book unveils the lies that underlie the utopia in the Green Sky community, marking the series genre as a "Critical Utopia"; this is a change from the series' earlier perception as a pastoral utopia. It is only in this final novel that we find the key issue in Green Sky's seemingly utopian society: "a society of controller ideality is seen as less viable than a teeming pluralistic society". With Raamo D'ok's death in his attempt to save society, readers find that the series does not present a happy ending, showing the healing the wounds of the past and merging the two societies would still leave much work to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
And All Between
''And All Between'' is a 1976 science fiction/fantasy novel by American author Zilpha Keatley Snyder, the second book in the ''Green Sky Trilogy ''The Green Sky Trilogy'' is a series of fantasy novels by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, originally published between 1975 and 1978 by Atheneum. The books feature illustrations by Alton Raible. The story takes place on an alien world called ''Green-sk ....'' The book's title comes from one of the Green-sky chants, containing the phrase ''"''And all between becomes among, / And they are we and old is young, / And earth is sky, / And all is one." Plot summary Eight-year-old ''Erdling'' Teera runs away from home when the Council decides her pet will have to be killed for food. The Erdlings are in a "time of hunger" due to their increasing numbers. Wandering through the tunnels of Erd, she finds a wider-than-usual opening in the vines that entrap the Erdlings and accidentally tumbles through it, unable to get back inside. She calls out for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Below The Root (novel)
''Below the Root'' is a science fiction/fantasy novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, the first book in the ''Green Sky Trilogy ''The Green Sky Trilogy'' is a series of fantasy novels by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, originally published between 1975 and 1978 by Atheneum. The books feature illustrations by Alton Raible. The story takes place on an alien world called ''Green-sk ...''. The 1984 videogame '' Below the Root'' is based on the book series. Plot summary Raamo D’ok, a 13-year-old ''Kindar'' boy in a seemingly idyllic society, learns that he has been ''Chosen'' to join the ''Ol-zhaan,'' Green-sky's elite ruling class. ''Pensing'' (telepathy), ''kiniporting'' (telekinesis) and ''grunspreking'' (influencing plant life) are extremely important "spirit-skills" that have all but disappeared from the Kindar gene pool. Raamo has all these abilities, albeit moderately. He meets the other Chosen, a young woman called Genaa, and begins to receive telepathic messages from a shadowy figu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Headless Cupid
''The Headless Cupid'' is a children's novel by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. First published in 1971, the book was a Newbery Honor book for 1972. It was also nominated in 1972 for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. It is the first in the four-book series about the Stanley family, followed by ''The Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case,'' ''Blair’s Nightmare'', and ''Janie’s Private Eyes.'' Plot After his university professor father remarries, eleven-year-old David Stanley must make a series of new adjustments: first to his new stepmother, then to the strange old house in the country to which the family relocates, and finally to his new stepsister, twelve-year-old Amanda. Amanda is upset about her mother's divorce and remarriage, and about being forced to move away from the city and her best friend there. Amanda claims to be a practicing witch, and arrives at the Stanley home in a ceremonial costume, bringing books on the supernatural and a caged crow that she claims is her familiar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
