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Laurie Lawlor

Laurie Lawlor

Laurie Lawlor

Laurie Lawlor has published more than thirty books for children andyoung adults. Magnificent Voyage: An American Adventurer on Captain James Cook's Final Expedition was a VOYA Nonfiction Honor Book called"fascinating" by the New York Times. Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit was named an American Library Association Notable Book and a Best Book for Young Adults. Shadow Catcher: The Life and Work of Edward S. Curtis won a Golden Kite Honor Award and the Carl Sandburg Award. Ms. Lawlor lives in Evanston, Illinois.

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He Will Go Fearless will be released on September 06, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2012
He Will Go Fearless is now available in Trade Paperback
Sep 06, 2012
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Chapter 2 from Down the Rio Grande, 1829
Aug 22, 2009
Dead Reckoning will be released on May 22, 2007 in Trade Paperback
May 22, 2007
Dead Reckoning is now available in Trade Paperback
May 22, 2007
He Will Go Fearless will be released on February 07, 2006 in Hardcover
Feb 07, 2006
He Will Go Fearless is now available in Hardcover
Feb 07, 2006
Addie Across the Prairie will be released on April 01, 1991 in Trade Paperback
Apr 01, 1991
Addie Across the Prairie is now available in Trade Paperback
Apr 01, 1991
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Dead Reckoning has won an award
Prior to Dec 19, 2008
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Dead Reckoning has won an award
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Great Books for Earth Day
School Library Journal, April 8, 2013
...An accessible and discussable first look at ecology. Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World. By Laurie Lawlor. illus. by Laura Beingessner. Holiday House. 2012. Trade $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2370-5. Gr 2-4–Charmingly illustrated and...
Five books for young readers that involve women's empowerment
Cleveland Live, September 29, 2012
...am glad to learn of the others. Grade: B+ Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World Laurie Lawlor & Laura Beingessner Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson helped launch the modern environmental movement with "Silent Spring." Her landmark book...
Five books for young readers that involve women's empowerment
Cleveland Live, September 29, 2012
...am glad to learn of the others. Grade: B+ Rachel Carson and Her Book That Changed the World Laurie Lawlor & Laura Beingessner Fifty years ago, Rachel Carson helped launch the modern environmental movement with "Silent Spring." Her landmark book...
Book review: A new look at world of Keller, Sullivan
Asheville Citizen-Times, September 9, 2012
...their first glimpse at these fascinating women in their brief, illustrated book A Picture Book of Helen Keller. Laurie Lawlor explores the relationship in detail in Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit. Using the characteristically highly visual style of...
Who Stole Helen Keller?
Care2, June 27, 2012
...disability and class, socialism, women, and war, or the fine young adult biography Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit by Laurie Lawlor. It’s time to share with children Helen Keller’s remarkable adult life. As a defiant rebel, she could be a true hero...
Who Stole Helen Keller?
Common Dreams, June 26, 2012
...disability and class, socialism, women, and war, or the fine young adult biography Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit by Laurie Lawlor. It's time to share with children Helen Keller's remarkable adult life. As a defiant rebel, she could be a true hero for...
The Zinn Education Project: Who Stole Helen Keller?
Huffington Post, June 22, 2012
...disability and class, socialism, women, and war, or the fine young adult biography Helen Keller: Rebellious Spirit by Laurie Lawlor. It's time to share with children Helen Keller's remarkable adult life. As a defiant rebel, she could be a true hero for...