Description
From the man-made glitter of the Las Vegas strip to the natural splendor of Lake Tahoe, Nevadas riches go beyond the silver and gold found in Virginia City. S is for Silver showcases the hardy wildlife (the Desert Bighorn Sheep and the desert tortoise) and even hardier pioneers (the builders of the Hoover Dam) who shaped Nevadas landscape and character. Eleanor Coerr began her professional life as a newspaper reporter and editor of a column for children. She taught childrens literature at Monterey Peninsula College and creative writing at Chapman College in California. Eleanor has written childrens books, lectured, and visited schools across the United States and abroad. Her previous childrens books include Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes and The Big Balloon Race. Darcie Park was born and raised in Long Beach, California, and started drawing when she was five years old. She graduated with a BFA in illustration form California State University, Long Beach. She started her freelance illustration career in college and illustrated her first childrens book, The Reluctant Dragon, her first year out of college. Darcie makes her home in Lake Tahoe.
Author: Eleanor Coerr
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Published: 09/01/2004
Series: Discover America State by State (Hardcover)
Pages: 40
Weight: 1.01lbs
Size: 9.22h x 11.34w x 0.41d
ISBN: 9781585361175
Language: English
Reviews
There are no reviews yet.