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CAREER IDEAS FOR KIDS WHO LIKE ART

Name: CAREER IDEAS FOR KIDS WHO LIKE ART
Author: Diane Lindsey Reeves
ISBN: 0-8160-3681-0

by Diane Lindsey Reeves ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 1, 1998

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paper 0-8160-3687-X The lack of money in the arts makes finding full-time art-related work tough; this book helps readers apply their skills to occupations that really exist by examining 15 different jobs in detail, among them, museum curator, chef, fashion designer, and industrial designer. The book opens with a lengthy 84-question quiz intended to help readers ascertain their field of interest. Each career entry contains interviews with people working in the field along with addresses. Readers are encouraged to go to the library and the Internet to continue their research, and there are also tips on setting up informational interviews with people working in artistic fields. A helpful browsing tool for students who want to think ahead to their post-school years. (Nonfiction. 12-16)

Pub Date: July 1, 1998

ISBN: 0-8160-3681-0

Page Count: 152

Publisher: Facts On File

Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1998

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION

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by Diane Lindsey Reeves & Cheryl Shaw Barnes ; illustrated by Tom Brannon

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by Diane Lindsey Reeves

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by Diane Lindsey Reeves & Peter Kent

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POETRY SPEAKS WHO I AM

edited by Elise Paschen by Jarvis Jay Masters ‧ RELEASE DATE: April 1, 2010

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From the creators of the popular anthologies Poetry Speaks and Poetry Speaks to Children (2001, 2005) comes another volume, this one aimed at the 12-14 set. Paschen casts a wide net for material, including pieces by William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Sylvia Plath, Billy Collins, Nikki Grimes and Ogden Nash, among many others. The poems selected deal with themes of particular interest to young teens, such as romance, growing up, loneliness, friendship and identity. An audio CD featuring many of the poets reading their work as well as some poets reading the works of others is included; these clear and powerful readings add a welcome dimension and will no doubt enhance readers’ enjoyment of the collection. The design of the volume, with its funky typefaces and brightly colored cover, will also appeal to young teens. The final pages provide space for readers to add their own poems—a good idea, because after paging through this eclectic and powerful anthology many will indeed be inspired to take up the pen. (About the Contributors) (Poetry with audio CD. 12-14)

Pub Date: April 1, 2010

ISBN: 978-1-4022-1074-7

Page Count: 176

Publisher: The History Press/Trafalgar

Review Posted Online: May 13, 2011

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 15, 2010

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT NONFICTION

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GIRLS

A HISTORY OF GROWING UP FEMALE IN AMERICA

by Penny Colman ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 2000

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A brief discussion of the development and persistence of gender roles acts as an introduction to this excellent overview of what it has meant to be a girl in this country, from pre-colonial times to the present. Colman (Rosie the Riveter, 1995, etc.) never resorts to a generic ideal or tells the story as if she is speaking of an “everygirl”; instead, she allows a narrative to emerge from the histories and words of real people, from every social, ethnic, and economic level in the US. Some of the subjects and speakers are well-known, others are not (although they probably ought to be), but all are interesting and inspiring. Alice Greenough, daughter of “Packsaddle Ben” Greenough, grew up in the turn-of-the- century Montana wilderness where she did all the things her brothers did; Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a young black woman, worked with Elizabeth Van Lew, a middle-aged white woman, as spies for the Union army; Lilac Chen, a former prostitute in 19th- century San Francisco, tells how her own father sold her into slavery in China when she was only 6; and Yvonne “Eve” Blue, an obviously anorexic 14-year-old, maintained her gaunt frame by limiting herself to 140 calories a day—in 1926. These and dozens of other fascinating people offer more insight into gender roles better than any history text or sociological treatise, in lively writing that is greatly enhanced by page after page of black-and-white photographs, an extensive list of further reading, and a good index. A must-have for most collections. (Nonfiction. 8-12)