Some Writer!: The Story of E. B. White
School year: Year 4, Year 5, Year 6, Year 7, Year 8
No. of pages 176
Published: 2019
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This book is aimed at children at US 3rd grade-7th grade.
This book has been graded for interest at 8-12 years.
There are 176 pages in this book. This book was published in 2019 by HarperCollins Publishers Inc .
Melissa Sweet has illustrated many books for children, including Charlotte in Giverny . She lives in Rockport, Maine.
2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor Award
Amazon Top 20 Children's Books of 2016
Booklist Editors' Choice 2016
Book Links' Lasting Connections 2016
Book Page Best of 2016
Bulletin Blue Ribbon 2016
Chicago Public Library's Best of the Best Books of 2016
Horn Book Fanfare
Kirkus Best of 2016
Nerdy Book Club Nerdies 2016 Longform Nonfiction
New York Times Bestseller
People Best Children's Books of 2016
Publishers Weekly Best of 2016
Raleigh News & Observer Best of 2016
San Francisco Chronicle Best of 2016
School Library Journal Best of 2016
Shelf Awareness Best Books of the Year
Nonfiction Detectives: Best of 2016
Washington Post Best of 2016
"E. B. White is such a fixture in the children's literature landscape that it's hard to think of him as a regular person. Fortunately, Melissa Sweet comes to the rescue in this individual, creative, and thoroughly artistic chronicle of the noted writer's life." --Bulletin, starred review
"An excellent guide to the life of a celebrated writer." --Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Like Charlotte, Sweet spins a terrific story. A masterful biography." --Kirkus, starred review
"Melissa Sweet's beguiling biography of the author of Charlotte's Web deserves to be savored by anyone who has ever loved White's words."
--Columbus Dispatch
"An E. B. White biography like no other." --BookPage
"Whether the name E. B. White is a new discovery or a much-loved author, Some Writer! will captivate readers of all ages."
--Christian Science Monitor
"Drop everything and share widely." --School Library Journal, starred review
"Sweet raises her collage skills to new heights while bringing her love and admiration for fellow Mainer E. B. White to the page for everyone to appreciate. Just as her astounding collages blend materials that might have been found in a barn in Maine, the text carefully blends her words with those of the beloved writer of children's books... Sweet has written and drawn a fast-moving, thorough, deeply researched, and accessible biography." --Horn Book, starred review
" This beautiful piece of bookmaking with enchanting artwork will easily draw in young readers, and the warm account of the adored author will keep them turning pages." --Booklist, starred review
"What elevates this book to the stratosphere is the art. Practically glowing, it turns a very fine biography into something original, creative, and marvelous." --NerdyBookClub.com