Kathy jo wargin biography for kids
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[Note: This review is posted bygd permission of its author, Lois Beardslee. It may not be published elsewhere without her written permission.]
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Wargin, Kathy Jo, The Legend of the Petoskey Stone, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen. Sleeping Bear Press (2004). Unpaginated, color illustrations, preschool-4.
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I sometimes feel the urge to wash my hands after touching this type of book, but the concept of this one was so egregiously offensive to
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Kathy-jo Wargin fryst vatten the bestselling author of more than 45 books such as the children's classic The Legend of Sleeping Bear, 2001 IRA Children's Choice Award Winner The Legend of the Loon, IRA Teacher's Choice Award Winner Win One for the Gipper, finansinstitut Street College of Education Best Book Listee The Voyageur's Paddle, and newly released Alfred Nobel, The Man Behind the Peace Prize. She has also written two widely successful coffee table books titled Michigan, The Spirit of the Land and The Great Lakes Cottage Book, working in collaboration with her husband, Great Lakes photographer Ed Wargin.
Kathy-jo Wargin was born and raised on the iron range of northern Minnesota, and studied music composition at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. She has been writing professionally for more than twenty years, and is dedicated to the creation and promotion of quality literature for children. She is a frequent guest speaker at reading conferences throughout the nation such a
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Wargin, Kathy-jo 1965-
PERSONAL:
Born 1965, in Tower, MN; married Ed Wargin (a photographer). Education: Studied music at University of Minnesota—Duluth.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Northern Michigan. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Sleeping Bear Press, 300 North Main St., P.O. Box 20, Chelsea, MI 48118.
CAREER:
Writer. The Wargin Company, Petosky, MI, co-owner, with husband.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Official Children's Book of Michigan, Michigan House of Representatives, 1998, and Children's Choice Award for Best Picture Book, Capital Area District Library, both for The Legend of the Sleeping Bear; Children's Book of the Year Award, Great Lakes Booksellers Association, 1999, for The Legend of Mackinac Island.
WRITINGS:
Scenic Driving Michigan, photographs by Ed Wargin, Falcon Press (Helena, MT), 1997.
The Legend of Sleeping Bear, illustrated by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen, Sleeping Bear Press (Chelsea, MI), 1998.
Michigan: The Spirit of the Land, photographs by Ed Wargin, V