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Jane Kurtz

Author of Johnny Appleseed

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Jane Kurtz moved with her family to Ethiopia when she was two years old and spent most of her childhood there. Drawing on vivid memories and extensive research, she has written both fiction and nonfiction books set in Ethiopia. Many of her books have won awards -- including her first middle-grade novel, The Storyteller's Beads, and her most recent picture book, River Friendly, River Wild. In addition to her own writing, Ms. Kurtz enjoys teaching and talking about writing She speaks at schools and conferences Since 1997, Ms. Kurtz has traveled back to Ethiopia and East Africa several times, and she hopes to continue to do so regularly. When not traveling, she lives in Kansas with her husband
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Works by Jane Kurtz
Johnny Appleseed 980 copies, 17 reviews
Lanie (American Girl Today) 327 copies, 2 reviews
Fire on the Mountain 239 copies, 2 reviews
The Storyteller's Beads 234 copies, 2 reviews
Saba: Under the Hyena's Foot (Girls of Many Lands) 229 copies, 2 reviews
Do Kangaroos Wear Seat Belts? 219 copies, 12 reviews
Martin's Dream (Ready-to-Read. Level 1) 210 copies, 6 reviews
Lanie's Real Adventures (American Girl Today) 149 copies, 1 review
Faraway Home 123 copies, 7 reviews
River Friendly, River Wild 108 copies, 8 reviews
Water Hole Waiting 104 copies, 2 reviews
What Do They Do with All That Poo? 86 copies, 4 reviews
In the Small, Small Night 61 copies, 10 reviews
Trouble 59 copies, 2 reviews
Rain Romp: Stomping Away a Grouchy Day 55 copies, 5 reviews
Mister Bones: Dinosaur Hunter (Ready-to-Read. Level 1) 53 copies, 1 review
I'm Sorry, Almira Ann 45 copies
Miro in the Kingdom of the Sun 43 copies, 2 reviews
Jakarta Missing 41 copies
Anna Was Here 41 copies
Memories of Sun: Stories of Africa and America (Editor; Contributor) 39 copies, 1 review
Only a Pigeon 38 copies
Pulling the Lion's Tail 36 copies, 4 reviews
Bicycle Madness 27 copies
The Feverbird's Claw 24 copies
Chickens on the Loose 24 copies, 9 reviews
Planet Jupiter 21 copies
Celebrating Louisiana: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level… 16 copies
Celebrating Colorado: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3) 14 copies, 1 review
What Columbus Found: It Was Orange, It Was Round (Ready-To-Read - Level 1… 13 copies, 1 review
Celebrating Pennsylvania: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers… 10 copies
Almaz and the Lion 9 copies, 1 review
Celebrating Georgia: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3) 7 copies
Mamo on the Mountain (Picture Puffin) 7 copies
35 Best Books for Teaching U.S. Regions: Using Fiction to Help Students… 7 copies
Celebrating New Jersey: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level… 6 copies
Celebrating Ohio: 50 States to Celebrate (Green Light Readers Level 3) 5 copies
Ethiopia: The Roof of Africa (Discovering Our Heritage) 4 copies, 1 review
The Oregon Trail: Dangers and Dreams (Activity Book) 3 copies
I'm Calling Molly 3 copies
The Runaway Injera: An Ethiopian Fairy Tale in Amharic and English 2 copies
Faces along the Santa Fe Trail 2 copies
The Runaway Injera: In English and Afaan Oromo 1 copy
Where are the Donkeys? = እቶም ኣእዱግ ኣበይ ኣለዉ? 1 copy
Monkey See Monkey Do: Monkey Wants To Be Like You In Tigrinya and English 1 copy
We Love Animals: Conserving Ethiopian Wildlife in Amharic and English 1 copy
We Are Full of Life - ብህይወት ዝተመላእና ኢና 1 copy
The Runaway Injera: In English and Amharic 1 copy
Talk Talk Turtle - ተዛራቢት ጐብየ 1 copy
Jane Kurtz and You 1 copy
Where Do Dream Grow in English and Amharic 1 copy
Walls of Grass in English and Amharic 1 copy
The American Southwest Resource Book: The People and the Culture : A… 1 copy
Only in Ethiopia: in English and Amharic 1 copy
Ready Set Read Stories from Ethiopia - Volume 1 - First Stories for… 1 copy
Look! = Ilaalaa! 1 copy
Big, Bigger, Biggest = Guddaa, Baay'ee Guddaa, Baay'ee Baay'ee Guddaa 1 copy
Football Fun in English and Amharic 1 copy
One Big Job - Hojii ulfaataa tokko 1 copy
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Period Pieces: Stories for Girls (Contributor) 15 copies, 2 reviews
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1952-04-17
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Portland, Oregon, USA
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Maji, Ethiopia
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Kari Sutherland (Bradford Literary)
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