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NEW bedtime
storybook by the
author & illustrator
of Water Beds!
Look for it:
summer 2008!
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Winner of the Mom’s Choice Award: Most Outstanding Children’s Author of 2005!
Learning Magazine 2007 Teachers Choice Award
Finalist, 2006 Southern Independent Bookseller’s Alliance Award
Finalist, Foreword Magazine, Book of the Year
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from Sea World Adventure Parks:
"Water Beds is a book that dives into the many mysteries of animal sleep with illustrations that are a dream come true. It's a great way to introduce youngsters to the variety of sleeping patterns found in marine animals ranging from killer whales to sea otters to walruses. A wonderful bed time story…perfect for inspiring dreams on the beauty of the oceans."
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Click here to buy an autographed paperback.
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Accelerated Reader quiz available
from School Library Journal:
”While exploring the hillside behind her new house, Julie finds a sparkly clear rock .... The book successfully incorporates nitty-gritty detail about crystals. Soft pastel illustrations make this a warm, accessible introduction to rock collecting. The interplay between Julie and her dad and the infectious enthusiasm passed between the two add to the appeal of digging up treasure in one's own backyard.”
from Rock & Gem Magazine:
“A girl's interest in mineral collecting is sparked by the discovery of a quartz crystal in Julie the Rockhound, a picture book for ages 5 to 9. Developed in response to teacher requests, this book was designed to support the National Science Standard with regard to rocks and minerals.”
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Junior Library Guild selection
National Council for the Social Studies & Children’s Book Council: Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People 2007!
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from Booklist:
“opens with a description of the tsunami waves that struck the northern coast of the Hawaiian Islands in 1946, destroying a school and sweeping many children and adults out to sea. The book goes on to provide broader information about tsunamis, from scientific understanding of how they occur to ongoing efforts at early warning systems. At the beginning of each chapter is a full-page, bordered illustration with the distinctive look of a woodcut or linocut print ...many helpful diagrams, maps, and photos.... Clearly written and informative.”
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Junior Library Guild selection
2005 National Book Festival Pavilion of States
2004 Georgia Children’s/Young Adult Author of the
Year - Georgia Writers Association
St. Louis Post-Dispatch Best Books for Young Readers
2007 Beacon of Freedom Award - Colonial Williamsburg
Foundation
Society of Children’s Writers and Illustrators
Work-in-Progress grant award
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from The Royal Gazette of Bermuda:
“professionally researched, vividly written and very
handsomely produced, with ten beautifully engraved
illustrations ...The 100-foot long Sea Venture, sailing for Jamestown but lost in the midst of a fierce hurricane ... miraculously, all aboard were saved, even the ship’s dog. The hurricane, and the desperate state of the passengers and crew as salvation came, in the shape of a Bermudian reef, are well described.”
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Sydney Taylor Book Award, Association of Jewish Libraries Notable Books for Older Readers
Maxwell Medal for Best Children’s Book, Dog Writers Association
Master List:
Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Book Award
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award
Nevada Young Readers Award
New Mexico Land of Enchantment Book Award
Rhode Island Children’s Book Award
Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award
Kansas State Reading Circle 2005 Recommended Reading List
Pennsylvania 2004 Young Adult Top Forty
Brodart “Gem” (exceptionally good book from a small press)
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from Booklist:
“It is 1906, and 13-year-old Jacob Kaufman, who lives in San Francisco with his father and little sister, is outside when a major earthquake shakes the city, cracking streets and toppling buildings. After Jacob and his dog save the life of San, a Chinese boy, the two join together to search for their families and for food and temporary shelter. Though San occasionally faces racial hostility, the boys meet many strangers who help them through the difficult days. In the appended author’s note, Karwoski discusses the earthquake, the events and social changes that followed. What actually happened is reflected in the story, which emphasizes the communication and sharing that took place as different groups––the Jews, the Irish, and the Italians—found common bonds in coping with disaster. Prejudice against the Chinese, however, was more resistant to change. Karwoski’s research is apparent in the many vivid details of life after the earthquake, but readers will be less concerned with social issues and than with the developing stories of the sympathetic characters.”
from School Library Journal:
“Karwoski’s novel conveys very capably the fear, disorientation, and shock of living through a major disaster and coping with the aftermath....the protagonist is appealingly unvarnished, alternately sweet and angry, open-eyed both to the destruction at large and the smaller scale unhappiness at home....”
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“Best Children's Books of the Year” - Bank Street College
Featured in “Meet the Author: Gail Karwoski” on Fairfax Network TV
“Recommended Middle School Reading for the 400th anniversary of the founding of Virginia - Virginia Foundation Center for the Book
starred review - KLIATT
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from Christian Library Journal:
"A thrilling, fast paced, you-are-there adventure in which the young reader will experience life as it was for the earliest Europeans to settle America..."
from VABooks!:
“Karwoski’s historical research shows in the details of the novel....Through young Sam’s eyes, the reader takes a new look at the excitement and the hardship encountered by the colonists. And more importantly, the author explores the impact of the colony upon the Native Americans and presents them as the complex and varied people they were.”
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Master List:
Georgia Children's Book Award;
South Dakota Prairie Pasque Award;
Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award.
“Pick of the Lists” - American Booksellers Association
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from Parade Magazine:
"This soundly researched, smoothly written story will bring the entire expedition alive for readers 8 to 12, adding not only a canine but a human element to a tale that never grows wearisome."
from School Library Journal:
“Once young readers begin this fictional account of the dog’s role in the expedition, they will be caught up in the drama and action and even reluctant readers will find it just too good to put down.”
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1996 Georgia Authors of the Year for Children's Literature
- Georgia Writers Association
Storytelling World award ... "Most Tellable Tale"
Accelerated Reader quiz available
from School Library Journal: "In these 12 short stories...three centuries of Georgia history leap out...Historical figures ringing with authenticity...energetic pacing and keen plot development pull readers in."
from Children’s Literature:
“The stories in this book come from every part of Georgia. They are stories old and new, tall, sad and funny, and they tell of a big, big state....a very reader-friendly book.”
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All contents ©2004 by Gail Karwoski. This page last modified Thursday, May 29, 2008. Questions? Comments? Email: gailkarwoski@hotmail.com
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