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Cushman Karen:     more books (77)

Alyce und keine andere. Sonderausgabe. ( Ab 12 J.). by Karen Cushman, 2002-01-01 Rodzina by Karen Cushman, 2005-02-28 Die Ballade von Lucy Whipple. ( Ab 13 J.). by Karen Cushman, 1999-12-01 Aprendiz De Comadrona/Midwife's Apprentice (Nomadas, 3) (Spanish Edition) by Karen Cushman, Anna Gasol, 2002-02 El Libro De Catherine (Periscopio (Edebe), 59.) (Spanish Edition) by Karen Cushman, Sonia Tapia, 1997-06 Author Talk: Conversations With Judy Blume, Bruce Brooks, Karen Cushman, Russell Freedman, Lee Bennett Hopkins, James Howe, Johanna Hurwitz, E.l. Konigsburg, Lois Lowry, Ann M. Martin,and others Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman: L-I-T Guide (A Study Guide for Grades 6-12) (Literature in Teaching (L-I-T) Guides) by Charlotte S. Jaffe; Barbara T. Doherty, 2000-01-01 Karen Cushman Set (The Midwife's Apprentice, Rodzina, Ballad of Lucy Whipple, Catherine Called Birdy) by Karen Cushman, 1996 The midwife's apprentice [by] Karen Cushman: A study guide (Novel-ties) by Pat Street, 1997 Biography - Cushman, Karen (1941-): An article from: Contemporary Authors by Gale Reference Team, 2004-01-01 El libro de Catherine/ Catherine, called Birdy (Spanish Edition) by Karen Cushman, 2005-06-30 Aprendiz De Comadrona by Karen Cushman, 1998 The Midwife's ApPremtc by Karen Cushman, 1996 Newbery Award Library III: Walk Two Moons, Catherine, Called Birdy, Indian Captive by Sharon Creech, Lois Lenski, et all 1996-10

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21. Cushman Karen - Landmark Bookstore Online - Fiction, Management
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22. Cushman, Karen
    Web 2.0 Homepage Authors, AZ ( C ) Cushman, Karen Author cushman karen. Our price $ Sales rank 1407346. complete product information.  
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23. CUSHMAN PAGE
    Provides a brief introduction to the author and her works.  
    http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kvander/cushman.html
    
    Extractions: Karen Cushman was born in Chicago, Illinois. As a child, she learned about the public library very early. She would go alphabetically down the shelves and try to read every book. In an interview with Alexis O'Neil, she tells of an interest she had at twelve years old in the development of anesthetics. She went through many "big medical books" to find out all about it. Books were always a big part of her life, according to Cushman. "Everything I know I've learned from books. I once set out to learn how to be a ballerina from a book. I mean, to me it was the way. You don't take a class-you get a library book! So, I'd stand in the driveway with my book and practice." From: Alexis O'Neil, pp. 42-43.

24. IPL Kidspace: The Author Page
    When she was younger, karen cushman wanted to be a librarian, karen cushman remembers reading anything she could get her hands on when she was growing  
    http://www.ipl.org/div/askauthor/cushmanbio.html
    
    Extractions: U.S. Presidents (Please note that the following profile was compiled by IPL staff who corresponded with this author in 1999. It has not been updated since. Those wishing to write to this author should not write to the IPL, as we do not have a way to contact her via e-mail. They should write her in care of her publisher at the following address: HarperCollins Children's Books; 1350 Avenue of the Americas; New York, NY 10019) When she was younger, Karen Cushman wanted to be a librarian, a movie star, or a tap dancer. Instead, she became a writerbut only after she raised a daughter named Leah and became a teacher. Now, she spends much of her time writing stories about characters who lived long ago. Author of three novels including one which earned a Newbery Award and another a Newbery Honor Award, Cushman hopes to continue writing for the rest of her life. Cushman was born in Chicago, but moved to Oakland, California when she was ten years old. Her feelings about moving became an important inspiration for her latest work, THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE . This book describes the life of a young girl who moves west during the gold rush era, a girl reluctant to part with the world she knows. Cushman's other booksCATHERINE, CALLED BIRDY and MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICEboth explore what it might have been like to be a young girl growing up in medieval times. Before she writes her books, Cushman spends much time learning about the historical period in which she sets her stories. Her books show not only how different life was in earlier times, but also how similar many of the experiences are to our own.

25. Karen Cushman [Teacher Resource File]
    Biography, bibliography, lesson plans for karen cushman.  
    http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/cushman.htm
    
    Extractions: Teacher Resource File Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Karen Cushman page. You will find biography, bibliography, lesson plans, criticism and other resources. For other authors, see Index to Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults . The ISLMC is a preview site for librarians, teachers, parents and students. You can search this site, use an index or sitemap . Revised 12/08/01

26. Karen Cushman - Authors - Random House
    karen cushman’s first book, Catherine, Called Birdy, was a Newbery Honor Winner and her second, The Midwife’s Apprentice, was awarded the Newbery Medal.  
    http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=6224

27. Kenneth Oppel Interview
    Includes profile, awards, and excerpts from an interview with Cheryl Bowlan.  
    http://www.achuka.co.uk/special/cushman.htm
    
    Extractions: Karen Cushman was born in Chicago to the Lipskis on Oct. 4, 1941. Her brother (seen here beside her, in a photo from the family album) came along three years later. The family moved to Los Angeles when Cushman was 10. "I was not thrilled with California," said Cushman. "It was too hot. I missed my grandparents, my dog and my public library. Some of those feelings came out forty-some years later in THE BALLAD OF LUCY WHIPPLE." An avid reader and enthusiastic writer, the young Karen produced her first major work in homage to the "King," an epic poem cycle based on the life of Elvis. She went to Stanford University on a scholarship. For the first time, she said, she realized she "didn’t have to get married, do laundry and spend my life making bologna sandwiches for my kids’ lunches." Cushman graduated with degrees in Greek and English. She later earned master’s degrees in human behavior and museum studies, at the time not realizing all her schooling would prove especially useful to an award-winning novelist. For 11 years she taught in the museum studies department of a San Francisco Bay Area university, where she sharpened her skills researching the stuff of everyday life in historical eras.

28. HarperCollins | Kids | Teachers' Guides | Karen Cushman
    Provides background information on the author as well as guides for teaching Catherine, Called Birdy; The Midwife s Apprentice; and The Ballad of Lucy  
    http://www.harperchildrens.com/schoolhouse/TeachersGuides/cushmanindex.htm
    
    Extractions: and The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman dedicated her first book "to the imagination, hope, and tenacity of all young women," and her novels introduce complex young heroines who possess these very qualities. In diverse historical and social settings, Catherine, Alyce, and Lucy embark on personal journeys to discover who they are and where they belong. In each story historical detail and diction evoke earlier times, yet the human struggles of the characters are timeless. Exploring the Lives of Young People in Other Times Feel free to print this teacher's guide for use in the classroom. Exploring the Lives of Young People in Other Times These books introduce readers to young women who are facing personal challenges in different historical periods. As students read, ask them to think about what life was like for ordinary young people in the time and place portrayed. You may want to divide the class into groups and assign one of the novels to each. Alternatively, you might assign all three books to the whole class.

29. Reading Is Fundamental | Reading Planet | Book Zone | Meet The Authors And Illus
    karen cushman is an awardwinning author with a passion for imagining what Note In the next year, karen cushman s new book, The Passion of Saint  
    http://www.rif.org/readingplanet/bookzone/content/cushman.mspx
    
    Extractions: The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Karen Cushman author Karen Cushman is an award-winning author with a passion for imagining what long-ago life was like for ordinary kids. Her books include Catherine, Called Birdy; The Ballad of Lucy Whipple; and The Midwife's Apprentice . Cushman's work is rooted in history, but kids today will have no problem relating to the characters and stories. Authors and Illustrators Home RIF: If you could live in any time period, which would it be? Karen Cushman: I don’t think I would change. I have fantasies about living in Greenwich Village in the 1920s or Paris or in some beatnik area in the 1950s. But the more I read about medicine, superstitions, society, food and comfort levels, the more I realize that I’m very lucky to be where I am now. As romantic as it would sound to want to live in the Middle Ages, I think practically I would not change. RIF: Why do you like writing about adolescents? KC: I like reading about that age group. When my daughter was born, we read together. I would always read at her age level, read what she was reading. I stayed there and she moved on. There’d something about becoming and that search for identity and “Who am I?” and what it means to be human in this world and how we define ourselves. All those things seem to speak to me. All of us are trying to figure out who we are and what the world means. The world has branded those as adolescent issues, but I think we all go through them.

30. Karen Cushman - Lesson Plans & Study Guides For Novels, Including Midwife's Appr
    Ballad of Lucy Whipple Lesson Plans (by karen cushman) 6 Appalachian State Univ. Catherine Called Birdy Lesson Plan (by karen cushman) Middle SCORE  
    http://litplans.com/authors/Karen_Cushman.html
    
    Extractions: How to Use This Directory A B C ... Karen Cushman BookRags Ballad Of Lucy Whipple Novel Unit (by Karen Cushman) Novel Units Inc. (Amazon.com) Ballad Of Lucy Whipple Student Packet (by Karen Cushman) Novel Units Inc. (Amazon.com) Ballad of Lucy Whipple Lesson Plans (by Karen Cushman) Appalachian State Univ. (N.C.) Ballad of Lucy Whipple Lesson Ideas (by Karen Cushman) Gr.4-8 Eduscapes The Ballad of Lucy Whipple Teacher's Guide (by Karen Cushman) Gr.1-8 HarperCollins The Ballad of Lucy Whipple AR Quiz (by Karen Cushman) Arcadia (Missouri) Schools The Ballad of Lucy Whipple (Book) (by Karen Cushman) (Amazon.com) Catherine Called Birdy Novel Unit (by Karen Cushman) Novel Units Inc. (Amazon.com) A Guide for Using Catherine Called Birdy in the Classroom (Reproducible Teaching Resources) 48p. (by Karen Cushman) Gr.5-8 Teacher Created Resources (Amazon.com) Catherine Called Birdy Student Packet (by Karen Cushman) Novel Units Inc.

31. Karen Cushman Scholastic.com
    karen cushman, author of Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife s Apprentice, loves to research. She began writing children s books in order to find out  
    http://content.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2454

32. CBC Magazine: Author-Editor Dialogues
    AuthorEditor Dialogues. karen cushman and Dinah Stevenson. karen I never really thought of myself as a particularly lucky person, but it was my great good  
    http://www.cbcbooks.org/cbcmagazine/dialogues/karen-dinah.html
    
    Extractions: My agent and the late Dorothy Briley, editor in chief of Clarion Books, shared an apartment building in New York. The deal for Catherine, Called Birdy was made in the elevator; Dinah was assigned as my editor. And she is just right. Dinah : You want to know about lucky ? Lucky is when your boss doesn't have time to look at the manuscript her neighbor handed her in the elevator, and she gives it to you. Reading Karen's first manuscript, Catherine, Called Birdy , was a breathtaking experience. The manuscript was so polished, so close to perfect, that I was almost afraid to touch it with a pencil. Karen : At first my manuscripts went to Dinah after hundreds of drafts, and editing involved mostly cutting, smoothing, and refining. Dinah : That was certainly true of Catherine , also of Karen's second manuscript, which turned up on my desk before the first was published. "I'm not sure whether this is going to be a book or just a writing exercise," she said. "It's a book," I insisted. And so it was. Titled

33. SCORE: Catherine Called Birdie--Teacher Guide
    A copy of Catherine, Called Birdy by karen cushman; A computer with Internet access Students will view a web site with an Interview with karen cushman.  
    http://www.sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/ccb/ccbtg.html
    
    Extractions: This supplemental unit was developed as part of the Schools of California Online Resources for Educators (SCORE) Project , funded by the California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association (CCSESA). Catherine, Called Birdy addresses the girl, Catherine, moving into adolescence and her objections to the many rich suitors arranged by her father. It also focuses on Christianity in the Middle Ages. The book is written in diary format to give readers a more personal picture of Catherine. This guide will not only utilize the Internet but will give students, individually or in small groups, the opportunity to read and respond in a variety of ways to a historical fiction book. Through the central theme of daily life in the Middle Ages, students will be able to compare and contrast their lives to a literary character of a similar age. NOTE TO TEACHER: Teachers should be warned that the novel Catherine, Called Birdy

34. Karen Cushman @Web English Teacher
    Lesson plans and teaching resources for books by karen cushman.  
    http://www.webenglishteacher.com/cushman.html

35. Karen Cushman, Matilda Bone
    karen cushman returns to the Middle Ages, the setting for her Newbery Honor book Catherine Called Birdy and her Newbery Awardwinning The Midwife s  
    http://www.rambles.net/cushman_matildabone.html
    
    Extractions: Karen Cushman returns to the Middle Ages, the setting for her Newbery Honor book Catherine Called Birdy and her Newbery Award-winning The Midwife's Apprentice , for her fourth novel, Matilda Bone . As with all of Cushman's books, Matilda Bone features a unique and memorable heroine. Matilda, 14 years old and raised at the manor where her late father was clerk, is left at Blood and Bones Alley where she is to be apprenticed to Red Peg the Bonesetter. She is ill-suited to the job, as her education has been more intellectual than practical. She learned to read and write Latin and Greek from her father, and after his death, the manor priest, Father Leufredus, tutored her in theological matters. (The reader also learns that Matilda's mother abandoned Matilda and her father when the girl was a baby.) Matilda's talents include petitioning the saints for sympathy; they answer her, almost never quite the way she hopes. She is very good at fasting and lying prone on the floor to pray, and is inventive enough with her spoken Latin to create expressions of frustration such as " Saliva mucusque or, "spit and slime."

36. The Midwife's Apprentice By Karen Cushman
    Catherine Called Birdy also by karen cushman is also set in the middle ages. This is our focus book article with activities, related books and links.  
    http://www.carolhurst.com/titles/midwifesapprentice.html
    
    Extractions: This book was first reviewed by Carol Otis Hurst in Teaching K-8 Magazine Cushman has a talent for writing small pithy novels. As she did in Birdy, in this Newbery Award winner within a few pages she propels us into the life of a girl living in the middle ages, makes us like and understand her, shows us a lot about the times and a little bit about ourselves. Birdy was the daughter of a minor baron and, through her, we had glimpses of the life of the higher classes in medieval times. Alyce is an insignificant, nameless child sleeping in a dung heap when we first meet her. We know her first as Brat. She is usually ignored and sometimes taunted by the other people in the village. Her progress from a Brat working for scraps of food to Alyce, the Midwife's apprentice, is painful and thought-provoking. By the end of these well-wrought pages, we know Alyce and accept her small steps toward a better life.

37. Karen Cushman - Hicklebee's - Hicklebee's - Artsopolis.com
    Meet karen cushman, Newbery Winner and author of The Loud Silence of Francine Green, Catherine, Called Birdy, The Midwife s Apprentice, Matilda Bone,  
    http://www.artsopolis.com/event/detail/17964
    
    Extractions: Add Review/Comment Meet Karen Cushman, Newbery Winner and author of The Loud Silence of Francine Green, Catherine, Called Birdy, The Midwife's Apprentice, Matilda Bone, The Ballad of Lucy Whipple , and Rodzina for a book-signing at Hicklebee's. At-a-Glance Member Reviews Media Reviews What's Nearby Ticket Info Tickets: FREE Dates: Tues: 3pm Venue Info Hicklebee's 1378 Lincoln Ave San Jose, CA 95125 Full map and directions Parking Info Street parking available Accessibility Info NOTE: We do our best to ensure all information is accurate, however it's a good idea to visit the website or call the venue to verify the information. Member Reviews Add review/comment There are currently no reviews/comments for this event - be the first to Add a Review/Comment , and let folks know what you think!

38. Cushman, Karen --  Britannica Student Encyclopaedia
    cushman, karen (born 1941), US author. cushman burst onto the young adult fiction scene in the 1990s with several critically acclaimed historical novels  
    http://student.britannica.com/ebi/article-9310902
    
    Extractions: Research: Journals And Magazines The Web's Best Sites Additional Readings (born 1941), U.S. author. Cushman burst onto the young adult fiction scene in the 1990s with several critically acclaimed historical novels that recreate in rich detail the lives and times of spirited, complex female protagonists.

39. Sun And Shield: Two More Good Books By Karen Cushman
    I have previously posted on two books by karen cushman, Newbery winner, and Newbery Honor winner. I have been privileged to read two more of her young adult  
    http://sunandshield.blogspot.com/2007/12/two-more-good-books-by-karen-cushman.ht
    
    Extractions: skip to main skip to sidebar Musings on science, the Bible, and fantastic literature (and sometimes basketball and other stuff). This blog is probably too idiosyncratic to categorize. The title is from Psalm 84:11. My purpose is to consider things that interest me. I hope some of them interest other people, occasionally. I use the Wikipedia in my posts. It's usually a pretty good reference. I use the English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible. If cited appropriately, I may use it freely on this blog. I am grateful. I have previously posted on two books by Karen Cushman Newbery winner , and Newbery Honor winner. I have been privileged to read two more of her young adult novels. One of these is Catherine, Called Birdy (New York: Clarion, 1994). As in the books previously read, the protagonist is a girl in her early teen years. In this book, which is set in 1290 AD, in England, Catherine is the daughter of the Lord of a manor. As such, she has some privileges for example, she can read, and has her own room, although she shares it with a servant and, often, with guests. She is aware that the villagers lack the privileges that she does. The book is written as a journal, and each entry begins with an excerpt from a book of saints, indicating which saint is honored on the particular day, and why they are honored. Some of this is serious, and some is simply hilarious. Cushman ends the book with an Author's Note, in which she indicates that she has tried to look at time in the same way a person living in 1290 would have. If she is correct, they looked at days according to their religious significance, and, of course, according to the agricultural season.

40. The Midwife's Apprentice By Karen Cushman
    The Midwife s Apprentice book cover, description, where to purchase, release history.  
    http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/karen-cushman/midwife-s-apprentice.htm
    
    Extractions: Fantastic Fiction Authors C Karen Cushman ... Preferences google_ad_client = "pub-4149752303753296";google_alternate_ad_url = "http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/frames/banner.htm";google_ad_width = 468;google_ad_height = 60;google_ad_format = "468x60_as";google_ad_type = "text_image";google_ad_channel ="5061332721";google_color_border = "6699CC";google_color_bg = "003366";google_color_link = "FFFFFF";google_color_url = "AECCEB";google_color_text = "AECCEB"; Home Awards New Books Coming Soon ... Karen Cushman A novel by Awards Newbery Medal by Karen Cushman Karen Cushman likes to write with her tongue firmly planted in her cheek, and her feisty female characters firmly planted in history. In The Midwife's Apprentice , which earned the 1996 Newbery Medal, this makes a winning combination for children and adult readers alike. Like her award-winning book Catherine, Called Birdy , the story takes place in medieval England. This time our protagonist is Alyce, who rises from the dung heap (literally) of homelessness and namelessness to find a station in lifeapprentice to the crotchety, snaggletoothed midwife Jane Sharp. On Alyce's first solo outing as a midwife, she fails to deliver. Instead of facing her ignorance, Alyce chooses to run from failurenever a good choice. Disappointingly, Cushman does not offer any hardships or internal wrestling to warrant Alyce's final epiphanies, and one of the book's climactic insights is when Alyce discovers that lo and behold she is actually pretty! Still, Cushman redeems her writing, as always, with historical accuracy, saucy dialogue, fast-paced action, and plucky, original characters that older readers will eagerly devour. (Ages 12 and older)

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