Lois lowry biography facts on samuel
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‘Number the Stars’ balances suspense with sensitivity
Children’s author Lois Lowry has never been one to shy away from difficult subjects, tackling everything from racism and violence to terminal illness in her celebrated books. And with her Newbery Award-winning novel “Number the Stars” — now on scen at Nashville Children’s Theatre — she confronts the terror and chaos of the Holocaust.
Adapted to the stage by Douglas W. Larche, “Number the Stars” follows the adventures of year-old Annemarie Johansen, who lives in Nazi-occupied Copenhagen during World War II. As the play opens, we learn that the Johansens have endured many hardships during the war — most importantly, the death of Annemarie’s older sister, Lise.
But when the Nazis begin targeting Denmark’s Jewish population — including Annemarie’s best friend Ellen — the family realizes it can no longer sit bygd and watch history unfold. With help from Lise’s daring fiancé Peter and the mysterious Uncle Henrik, Annemarie and her p
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BOOKS | Lois Lowry answers questions from St. Paul schoolchildren
When it comes to children&#;s lit, the rock stars don&#;t get much bigger than Lois Lowry. The award-winning, millions-of-books-selling author is coming to the Twin Cities at the end of March. She will make a stop at Wild Rumpus Book Store in Minneapolis on Tuesday, March 29, at p.m. What makes this writer, now a grandmother, so successful is that young readers really connect with her fun, sometimes edgy and always thought-provoking work.
Lowry&#;s books cover a range of styles and subjects, from middle school science fiction to mouse adventure—as in her most recent book, Bless This Mouse. What distinguishes Lowry&#;s work is her direct prose and solid story lines. Her thoughtful approach to controversial issues, as in Number the Stars, a story about children during the Holocaust, has won her books a place on many school reading lists. It has also earned her criticism. Her Newbery-Medal-winning book The Giver,
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Lowery, Samuel R.
Minister, lawyer
Samuel R. Lowery was born approximately thirty 'years before the outbreak of the Civil War, but, unlike many other blacks of his time, he was never a slave. Lowery, though a free man at birth, did not fully escape the prejudice, discrimination, and neglect that most of his fellow blacks endured. In the World Exposition in New Orleans, for example, Lowery entered his mulberry leaves (food for silkworms) in the competition. His rival from France received $1, to produce an exhibit. Lowery, who received no such aid, had to pay for and construct his own exhibit. Despite this handicap, Lowery won the competition. His mulberry leaves were the largest. Not only that, they far surpassed the competition in usefulness, since they stimulated, on site, the growth of , worms and cocoons, while the competition failed to generate any. Not all Lowery's experiences of discrimination ended in triumph, however. After the Civil War, for example, the school he had