Joanne Oppenheim

Author of Have You Seen Birds?

67 Works 4,113 Members 62 Reviews

About the Author

Joanne F. Oppenheim is an education and child development expert. She is the author of more than 50 books for and about children including The Christmas Witch; Kids and Play; Buy Me, Buy Me; and Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese American Incarceration During World War II and a Librarian show more Who Made a Difference. She won the National Picture Book of the Year award in Canada for Have You Seen Birds?. With other members of her family, she co-founded Oppenheim Toy Portfolio, Inc. that publishes books on the most successful toys for children, called the Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

Includes the names: Joanne Oppenheim, Joanne Oppenheim, JoAnn Oppenheim -, Joanne Oppenheimer, Joanne F. Oppenheim, Julio De (illus.) Joanne; Diego Oppenheim, Illustrated by JULIO DE DIEGO JOANNE OPPENHEIM, Illustrated by Jean and Mou-Sien Joanne Oppenheim

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Works by Joanne Oppenheim

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Have You Seen Birds? (1968) 709 copies

Have You Seen Trees? (1967) 394 copies

"Not Now!" Said the Cow (Ready-to-Read, Level 2) (1981) 329 copies

Have You Seen Bugs? (1996) 323 copies

Sequoyah: Cherokee Hero (1979) 273 copies

Dear Miss Breed (2006) 249 copies

Eency Weency Spider (1991) 203 copies

Black Hawk, Frontier Warrior (1800) 169 copies

Osceola: Seminole Warrior (1979) 167 copies

Follow That Fish (1990) 155 copies

The Show-and-Tell Frog (Bank Street Level 2*) (1992) 120 copies

The Prince's Bedtime PB w CD (2006) 93 copies

The Miracle of the First Poinsettia (2003) 88 copies

Do You Like Cats? (Bank Street Level 1*) (1993) 77 copies

ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT-P557936/3 (Bank Street Ready-to-Read) (1993) 64 copies

The Knish War on Rivington Street (2017) 63 copies

UH-OH ! SAID THE CROW (Bank Street Read-to-Read Level 2) (1682) 59 copies

Choosing Books for Kids: Choosing the Right Book for the Right Child at the Right Time (1986) 54 copies

Big Bug Fun : A Book of Facts and Riddles (Hello Reader! Ser.) (2003) 51 copies

Could It Be? (1990) 51 copies

How Do You Make a Bubble? (Ready-to-Read, Level 1) (1992) 45 copies

The Donkey's Tale (Bank Street Ready-to-Read Level 2) (1991) 38 copies

The Christmas Witch (Bank Street Level 3*) (1993) 24 copies

Left and Right (1989) 20 copies

FLORATORIUM (A Bank Street Museum Book) (1994) 20 copies

The Story Book Prince (1987) 18 copies

One Gift Deserves Another: 2 (1992) 18 copies

Oceanarium (Bank Street Museum Book) (1994) 18 copies

Read It! Play It! with Babies and Toddlers (2006) 17 copies

The Prince's Breakfast (2014) 15 copies

On the Other Side of the River (1972) 14 copies

You Can't Catch Me! (1986) 13 copies

Stanley Hayami, Nisei Son : His Diary, Letters, and Story; a Japanese American Boyhood (2008) 12 copies

Kids and Play (1984) 12 copies

Have You Seen Dogs? (2001) 11 copies

WAKE UP BABY! (Bank Street Ready-to-Read) (1990) 10 copies

Buy Me! Buy Me! (1987) 9 copies

"Uh-Oh" Said the Crow: Level 2 (Bank Street Ready-To-Read) (2020) 9 copies

Mrs. Peloki's Substitute (1987) 9 copies

James Will Never Die (1982) 8 copies

The Elementary School Handbook: Making the Most of Your Child's Education (Bank Street's Complete Parent… (1989) 8 copies

Rooter Remembers (Bank Street Book) (1865) 7 copies

Have You Seen Roads? (1969) 7 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2007 (2006) 6 copies

Have You Seen Houses? (1973) 5 copies

Read It! Play It! (2004) 5 copies

No Way, Slippery Slick: A Child's First Book About Drugs (1991) 4 copies

Have You Seen Boats? (1971) 4 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2006 (2005) 4 copies

Mrs. Peloki's Class Play (1984) 3 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2005 (2004) 3 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Baby & Toddler Play Book: Baby & Toddler Play Book (Oppenheim Toy Portfolio. Baby & Toddler… (1999) 3 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 1997 (1996) 3 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio (1993) 3 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2004 (2003) 2 copies

A Flicker in Eternity 2 copies

Eeency Weency Spider: Level 1 (Bank Street Ready-To-Read) (2020) 2 copies

Mrs. Peloki's Snake (1980) 2 copies

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2000 (1999) 1 copy

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Baby & Toddler Play Book (Second Edition) (Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Baby & Toddler Play B (2001) 1 copy

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 2003 (2002) 1 copy

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 1996 (1995) 1 copy

Come crescere un bambino sicuro e indipendente 1 copy

Hora de Dormir (2006) 1 copy

El Desayuno del Principe (Spanish Edition) (2014) 1 copy

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 1995 (1994) 1 copy

Oppenheim Toy Portfolio: 1999 (1999) 1 copy

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Gender: female
Nationality: Canada

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Dear Miss Breed: True Stories of the Japanese… by Joanne Oppenheim

I knew about this book when it first published, but didn’t get around reading it until now. I’m sorry to have waited so long. An important story, completely inspirational, not only for us librarians, but all Americans.

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