1. Beverly Cleary - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Beverly Cleary (b. April 12, 1916, McMinnville, Oregon) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best known characters are http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Cleary

Beverly Cleary From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search Beverly Cleary Born April 12 McMinnville, Oregon Occupation author, novels and short stories Genres Children's books novels Beverly Cleary (b. April 12 McMinnville, Oregon ) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Some of her best known characters are Henry Huggins Ribsy Beatrice ("Beezus") Quimby , her sister Ramona , and Ralph S. Mouse Contents Biography Career Honors Legacies ... edit Biography Beverly Cleary was born as Beverly Atlee Bunn . When she was six years old, her family moved to Portland, Oregon , where she attended grammar and high school. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. It was not until she was in third grade that she found enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins . Thereafter, she was a frequent visitor to the library, though she rarely found the books she most wanted to read — those about children like herself. In 1934, aged 18, she moved to

2. Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary a collection of web and database resources from the The Clearinghouse on Reading, English, and Communication. http://www.indiana.edu/~reading/ieo/bibs/cleary.html

Beverly Cleary Greetings. The following materials are intended to provide an introduction to Beverly Cleary. They were assembled from the World Wide Web, ERIC Database, and a variety of other bibliographic resources. Instructions for acquiring the full text of the ERIC records are presented at the end of this file. Mei-Yu Lu Literacy Specialist Alphabetically arranged listing of bibliographies Categorically arranged listing of bibliographies Internet Sites Author Profile: Beverly Cleary Author Study: Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary: Women's History Project Page "Beverly Cleary's Childhood Memories Make Great Children's Stories" by Barbara Smith ... In the Classroom with Beverly Cleary¹s Ramona¹s Books (lesson plan) Online Discussion Groups/Listservs Book Discussion Groups for Kids Mailing Lists Related to Children's Literature Citations from the ERIC Database AN: ED442151 AU: Aguirre-Sacasa,-Roberto TI: "Ramona Quimby": Adapted by Len Jenkin from the Ramona Books by Beverly Cleary. Cue Sheet for Students. CS: John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC. PY: 2000 AV: http://artsedge.kennedy-center.org/cuesheet/theater.html.

3. Beverly Cleary --  Britannica Online Encyclopedia Britannica online encyclopedia article on Beverly Cleary American children s writer whose awardwinning books are lively, humorous portrayals of problems http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9124946/Beverly-Cleary

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4. Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916 in McMinnville, Oregon. She grew up in a small town city during the depression. Her teacher was mean in 1st grade http://www.pocanticohills.org/womenenc/cleary.html

Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916 in McMinnville, Oregon. She grew up in a small town city during the depression. Her teacher was mean in 1st grade so when she wasn't paying attention Beverly got punished. She did not like to read because the books were so boring. In the seventh grade, Beverly wrote a report on her favorite literary character. The teacher liked her story and said, "When Beverly grows up she should write children's books." Beverly remembers that as giving her a direction in life. One of her first jobs was in the children's section of a library. The kids that came to the library said that they wanted books that were more fun to read. Beverly saw that the books being published for kids weren't that good and thought she could do better. Beverly wrote lots of book that children loved and won lots of awards for them. She wrote The Mouse and the Motorcycle, Ralph S Mouse Ramona Forever. I think Beverly Cleary is an important woman in history because she wrote many books that kids liked to read. 1998, by Ginna, third grade

5. Oxford | Education | Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary spent her childhood on a farm near Oregon where no books were available until her mother arranged to have some shipped from the State Library http://www.oup.com/oxed/children/authors/cleary/

Oxford University Press, Education Skip navigation About Us Contact Us Jobs ... Books Search Go Advanced search Oxford Education Homepage Children's Books Author and Illustrator Info Beverly Cleary Information Menu: Contact Oxford Education How to order Find your rep Inspection copies ... Newsletter Select a subject: Fiction (5-7 yrs) Fiction (8-12 yrs) Fiction (teen) Non-fiction ... Encyclopedias Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary spent her childhood on a farm near Oregon where no books were available until her mother arranged to have some shipped from the State Library. She soon resolved to become a children's librarian and to write when she grew up. She fulfilled both ambitions, working as a children's librarian before going on to become America's most popular children's author, after J K Rowling. Beverly has won many prestigious awards, including the American Library Associations' Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. She lives with her husband in the United States. They have two children and two grandchildren. Oxford University Press is delighted to publish the entire Ramona series.

6. Beverly Cleary - Simple English Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia Beverly Cleary (born April 12, 1916) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Cleary

Beverly Cleary From Simple English Wikipedia - the free encyclopedia that anyone can change Jump to: navigation search The English used in this article may not be easy for everybody to understand. You can help Wikipedia by making this page or section simpler Beverly Cleary (born April 12 ) is the author of over 30 books for young adults and children. Her characters are normal children facing challenges that many of us face growing up, and her stories are liberally laced with humour. Some of her best known and loved characters are Ramona Quimby and her sister Beatrice ("Beezus") Henry Huggins Ralph S. Mouse , and Ribsy Contents Biography Career Honors Bibliography ... change Biography Beverly Cleary was born Beverly Atlee Bunn in McMinnville Oregon . When she was 6, her family moved to Portland , Oregon, where she went to grammar and high school. She was slow in learning to read, due partly to her dissatisfaction with the books she was required to read and partly to an unpleasant first grade teacher. It wasn't until she was in third grade that she found enjoyment from books, when she started reading The Dutch Twins by Lucy Fitch Perkins . Thereafter, she was a frequent visitor to the library, though she rarely found the books she most wanted to read — those about children like herself.

7. Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary. Born April 12, 1916, in McMinnville, Oregon. Parents Mabel Atlee Bunn and Chester Lloyed Bunn. Growing Up She grew up in a small farming http://www.k12.nf.ca/stbernards/projects/AuthorStudy/

Beverly Cleary Born: April 12, 1916, in McMinnville, Oregon. Parents: Mabel Atlee Bunn and Chester Lloyed Bunn. Growing Up : She grew up in a small farming community, where with her mother's help developed her love of books. Education : She went to the Grammar school and High School in Portland. How She became a writer : Mrs. Cleary found herself in the low reading circle throughout her lower grades. She overcame this and before long her school librarian suggested that she write books for boys and girls when she grew up. Where Mrs Cleary gets her ideas for her books: She gets it from the world around her. She has wrote over 30 books. Awards: Mrs cleary won many awards for her books. The 1984 John Newberry, 1978 and 1982 Newberry Honor Books, American Library Associaton's 1975 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award,the Catholic Library Association's 1980 Regina Medal, and the University of Southern Mississippi's 1982 Silver Medallion, all presented in recognition of her contribution to children's literature. Also Mrs. Cleary was the 1984 United States author nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a prestigious international award. . Here are a few of our favoraties: Henry and The Paper Route Ramona the Brave Ramona and Her Father Runaway Ralph ... BACK

8. Beverly Cleary - Mahalo Beverly Cleary is an American children s author and creator of the popular character Ramona Quimby. Fast Facts Born April 12, 1916 Won several awards http://www.mahalo.com/Beverly_Cleary

var noads = false; Mahalo.com New! Mahalo Follow 2.0 Mahalo Social Login Create Account ... Authors and Writers Beverly Cleary Guide Note: Beverly Cleary is an American children's author and creator of the popular character Ramona Quimby Fast Facts: Born: April 12, 1916 Won several awards including the Newbery Medal Worked as a librarian Never had a book rejected Wrote more then 35 books The Mahalo Top 7 Official Site: Beverly Cleary Wikipedia: Beverly Cleary Kidsreads.com: Beverly Cleary Profile NPR: Beverly Cleary: Getting the Best out of her Pest Amazon.com: Beverly Cleary Merchandise Salon.com: Beverly Cleary Turns 90 Video: Beverly Cleary Interview (Time: 14:38) Beverly Cleary News and Articles Google News: Beverly Cleary Los Angeles Times: The Magic of Klickitat Street WashingtonPost.com: Cleary: Ramona Forever SFGate.com: Beverly Cleary celebrates banner year with a movie adaptation The New York Times: On Klickitat Street, Beverly Cleary Is Forever Ramona Beverly Cleary Background and Profiles Official Site: About Beverly Cleary Trelease-on-Reading: Beverly Cleary Author Profile James Madison University: Beverly Cleary Biography Scholastic: Beverly Cleary Profile Beverly Cleary Lesson Plans and Criticism Official Site: Beverly Cleary Teacher's Resouces Fun and Games James Madison University: Beverly Cleary: Teacher's Resource File Web English Teacher: Beverly Cleary Lesson Plans LitPlans: Beverly Cleary Lesson Plans Commonsense Media: Ramona the Pest Review Destiny's Book Reviews: Ramona the Brave Review Beverly Cleary Books and Merchandise

9. Redirect Introduces the author and her books. Also includes character profiles, online games, and teaching resources. http://www.beverlycleary.com/

10. About Beverly Cleary Equally important are the more than 35 statewide awards Mrs. cleary s books have received based on the direct votes of her young readers. The beverly cleary http://www.beverlycleary.com/beverlycleary/index.html

own story is as lively and irresistible as any of her novels. She was born Beverly Bunn in McMinnville, Oregon, and, until she was old enough to attend school, lived on a farm in Yamhill, a town so small it had no library. Her mother arranged with the State Library to have books sent to Yamhill and acted as librarian in a lodge room upstairs over a bank. Beverly learned to love books there. Leaving Yamhill did not distress me, for home was wherever my parents lived. I looked forward to Portland, where I would have children close by to play with, school, a real teacher who would teach me to read. A Girl from Yamhill When the family moved to Portland, where Beverly attended grammar school and high school, she soon found herself in the low reading circle, an experience that has given her sympathy for the problems of struggling readers. By the third grade she had conquered reading and spent much of her childhood either with books or on her way to and from the public library. Before long her school librarian was suggesting that she should write for boys and girls when she grew up. The idea appealed to her, and she decided that someday she would write the books she longed to read but was unable to find on the library shelves, funny stories about her neighborhood and the sort of children she knew.

11. Author Profile: Beverly Cleary A biographical sketch of children s author beverly cleary and his books, excerpted from Jim Trelease s story anthology Hey! Listen to This. http://www.trelease-on-reading.com/cleary.html

SITE CONTENTS Lecture Calendar Scheduling FAQ's Lecture Audios ... Trelease Bio Trelease Books: Read-Aloud Handbk. Hey! Listen to This Read All About It! Author Profiles: Wilson Rawls Beverly Cleary Gary Paulsen Book Excerpts: Read-Aloud Handbk Ozma of Oz "Trip to Fenway..." Rain Gutters for ... Downloads (The following author essay is excerpted from Jim Trelease's anthology Hey! Listen to This , one of the more than 40 profiles contained there with each story. See CONTENTS for a listing of all stories.) by Jim Trelease UPDATED: he would become one of this century's most popular writers for children, but you would never have guessed it to look at her sitting in the row against the blackboard with all the boys. She was the only girl assigned to the "blackbird" reading group, the lowest in that Portland, Oregon, first grade. How could such a thing happen? Why, her mother used to be a school teacher and had been surrounding her with books and reading since she'd been an infant. In fact, her mom had opened the first library in the little farm community they used to live in. She'd always told the girl that school was wonderful and so were books and reading.

12. Beverly Cleary : Teacher Resources Unit Learn about beverly cleary, popular children s book author. http://falcon.jmu.edu/~ramseyil/cleary.htm

Beverly Cleary : Teacher Resource File Welcome to the Internet School Library Media Center Beverly Cleary page. You will find biography, lesson plans, bibliograpy and other resources here. For other authors, see Authors and Illustrators of Children's Books . You can search this site, use and index or sitemap . Revised 3/9/03 Biography Bibliography Unit/Lesson Plans ERIC Resources Biography The Beverly Cleary Home Page Beverly Cleary Biography Meet Beverly Cleary Biography; Bibliography; Ramona's World Activity Guide; Write to Ramona; Read What Others Wrote to Ramona; Write a Book Review; Read Others Book Review; from Scholastic Beverly Cleary From Educational Paperback Association reprint from Beverly Cleary Author profile from Trelease-on-reading.com Interview with Beverly Cleary, August 1999 From Bookpage [Back to Top] Bibliography Bibliography [Back to Top] Lesson Plans Teacher Cyber Guide: Dear Mr. Henshaw Unit Plan. Grades 7-8. San Diego County Schools Dear Mr. Henshaw Henry Huggins Muggie Maggie Mitch and Amy ... Answers for Beverly Cleary's Ramona Quimby Books Vocabulary from her books. Faces of the Family Beezus and Ramona Ramona Quimby, Age 8

13. Kidsreads.com - Beverly Cleary Tells about cleary s life and her career as a writer. http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/au-cleary-beverly.asp

var gDcsId = "dcs35t4vc10000chxa0maatv9_2u9t"; The World of Beverly Cleary Beverly Cleary After graduation from junior college in Ontario, California, and the University of California at Berkeley, Mrs. Cleary entered the School of Librarianship at the University of Washington, Seattle. There she specialized in library work with children. She was Children's Librarian in Yakima, Washington, until she married Clarence Cleary and moved to California. The Clearys are the parents of twins, now grown. Mrs. Cleary's hobbies are travel and needlework. Mrs. Cleary's books have earned her many prestigious awards, including the 1984 John Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw , for the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children in 1983. Her Ramona and Her Father and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 were named 1978 and 1982 Newbery Honor Books, respectively. Among Mrs. Cleary's other awards are the American Library Association's 1975 Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the Catholic Library Association's 1980 Regina Medal, and the University of Southern Mississippi's 1982 Silver Medallion, all presented in recognition of her lasting contribution to children's literature. In addition, Mrs. Cleary was the 1984 United States author nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, a prestigious international award. Equally important are the more than 35 statewide awards Mrs. Cleary's books have received based on the direct votes of her young readers. The Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children , featuring bronze statues of Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy, was recently opened in Portland, Oregon.

14. Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden - Multnomah County Library Provides information about the Portland garden. Also pictures the statues of Ramona, Henry Huggins, and Ribsy. http://www.multcolib.org/kids/cleary/

skip navigation links My account Search this site About the library ... Parks Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden Ramona Quimby is the beloved young heroine of Beverly Cleary's whimsical books about growing up in Northeast Portland. She has been immortalized in the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden for Children in Portland's Grant Park (which is four blocks from the real Klickitat Street). Portland artist Lee Hunt sculpted the statues of the three Cleary characters in clay, and then had them cast in bronze. Fountains are under Ramona's and Ribsy's feet, perfect for kids to splash in during warm weather. Around the concrete fountain slab are granite plaques engraved with the titles of the Cleary books that take place in Portland. These include all the Henry Huggins books, Ribsy Otis Spofford and all the books involving Ramona and her older sister Beezus. The dedication of the Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden on October 13, 1995 was a great celebration! Over 1000 people came on a beautiful afternoon to see local actors in the roles of Henry, Ribsy and Ramona, unveil the three sculptures. Beverly Cleary spoke about growing up in the neighborhood and shared her memories of Grant Park and Grant High School in the 1930s. The sculpture garden is just south of the playground in Grant Park on N.E. 33rd Ave., between Knott Street and Broadway, adjacent to Grant High School. You can't see it from 33rd; you must actually come into the park to find the statues. The Portland Parks Department will turn on the water when weather and conditions permit.

15. Beverly Cleary Scholastic.com Children s author beverly cleary is the creator of the infamous Ramona Quimby. She wrote her first book, Henry Huggins, in her early thirties. http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/contributor.jsp?id=2079

16. Beverly Cleary The author of children s picture books as well as juvenile fiction and young adult novels, beverly cleary is best known for her stories about little Ramona http://www.nndb.com/people/422/000032326/

This is a beta version of NNDB Search: All Names Living people Dead people Band Names Book Titles Movie Titles Full Text for Beverly Cleary AKA Beverly Atlee Bunn Born: 12-Apr Birthplace: McMinnville, OR Gender: Female Religion: Presbyterian Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Author Nationality: United States Executive summary: Children's author, Ramona Quimby series The author of children's picture books as well as juvenile fiction and young adult novels, Beverly Cleary is best known for her stories about little Ramona Quimby, her big sister Beezus, and their neighborhood pal Henry Huggins. Other popular Cleary works include Runaway Ralph Ralph S. Mouse , and Mouse on a Motorcycle . Cleary won a Newbery Medal for her epistolary novel Dear Mr. Henshaw (1983). Two other books, Ramona and Her Father and Ramona Quimby, Age 8 , were named Newbery Honor books. In 2000, Cleary was named a Library of Congress "Living Legend". Born Beverly Bunn, she spent her early years on a farm outside Yamhill, Oregon, where her mother had started a small library. Although her mother had attempted to homeschool her, she had trouble learning to read as a child. She later confessed that much of her resistance arose from the fact that the books she was given were extremely boring. Most children's "literature" at that time still consisted of dry, stilted morality tales that adults considered "good for children". Beverly longed for more interesting children's stories, tales about kids more like herself and her neighborhood playmates. Later, a school librarian suggested that Beverly might write such stories herself some day. But it was when she became a librarian in rural Yakima, that urge to write children's stories really began to solidify. Children, many of whom reminded her of her own childhood playmates, would ask "where are the stories about kids like us?"

17. BookPage Interview August 1999: Beverly Cleary Includes background information as well as excerpts from an interview with Miriam Drennan. http://www.bookpage.com/9908bp/beverly_cleary.html

Ramona's World By Beverly Cleary Morrow Junior Books, $15 ISBN 0688168167 Buy or borrow this book! Support your local independent bookseller Find it in a WorldCat library Compare prices at major online bookstores Listening Library (Audio), $15.95 ISBN 0807281735 Buy or borrow this book! Support your local independent bookseller Find it in a WorldCat library Compare prices at major online bookstores Look who's talking in BookPage! Howard Bahr Kevin Baker Robert Benson Judy Blume ... Ralph Steadman Children's Authors Jim Arnosky Chris Raschka Maurice Sendak Gary Soto ... Jane Yolen I can see Cleary now INTERVIEW BY MIRIAM DRENNAN We haven't read any new Ramona Quimby adventures in about 15 years, but she is back, and she is more fun than ever. Ramona's World finds Ramona entering the fourth grade, longing for a best girlfriend, and still being happily disgusted by Yard Ape. BookPage had the delightful opportunity to talk to Newbery Medalist Beverly Cleary about her writing, her life, and her beloved Ramona Geraldine Quimby. Cleary became interested in writing for children because reading meant so much to her as a child. "I was a great reader of fairy tales. I tried to read the entire fairy tale section of the library: Andrew Lang's Blue Fairy Book, Red Fairy Book, and so on, probably down to the Puce or Chartreuse fairy tales," she laughs. These days, Cleary reads biographies and some fiction by English women writers.

18. Houghton Mifflin Reading: Meet Beverly Cleary Although her books have been enjoyed by generations of kids, beverly cleary herself didn t enjoy reading as a child — at least not at first. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/cleary.html

@import "/kids/hmr/mtai/includes/styles.css"; Meet the Author Beverly Cleary But on a rainy day in third grade, Cleary had a life-changing experience. Out of boredom she began reading The Dutch Twins The Dutch Twins but The Swiss Twins as well. It was one of the most exciting days of my life." When Cleary became a librarian, she met children who were bored with traditional children's books, just as she had been. So she began writing a book of her own, the book that became Henry Huggins . When she finished the book, Cleary had an experience most authors only dream about: Her manuscript was accepted by the first publisher she sent it to. That was 50 years ago. Now she has many beloved books to her credit and is appreciated by young and not-so-young readers alike. In 1995, bronze statues of her three best-known characters, Ramona Quimby, Henry Huggins, and Henry's dog, Ribsy, were dedicated in a park in Portland, Oregon, where the young Cleary lived and where books featuring those characters are set. Beverly Cleary encourages young people who would like to be writers, but she also offers very practical advice: "If you're serious about becoming a professional writer, prepare to have some other way of earning a living. Many fine writers don't earn enough to live on. Read widely. Master the tools of writing. I know that spelling, punctuation, and grammar are boring, but they are necessary."

19. Educational Paperback Association Acknowledged as one of the most beloved authors of children s literature, beverly cleary has been writing books for young people for more than fifty years, http://www.edupaperback.org/showauth.cfm?authid=21

20. Beverly Cleary - MSN Encarta cleary, beverly, born in 1916, American author, known for writing humorous realistic fiction for children and young adults. http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761579520/Cleary_Beverly.html

var s_account="msnportalencarta"; MSN home Mail My MSN Sign in ... more Hotmail Messenger My MSN MSN Directory Air Tickets/Travel Autos City Guides Election 2008 ... More Additional Reference Materials Thesaurus Translations Multimedia Other Resources Education Resources Math Help Foreign Language Help Project Planner ... Help Related Items Dear Mr. Henshaw Children’s Literature more... Encarta Search Search Encarta about Beverly Cleary Also on Encarta Secret students What colleges really want Famous misquotes quiz Advertisement Beverly Cleary Encyclopedia Article Find Print E-mail Blog It Multimedia 1 item Beverly Cleary , born in 1916, American author, known for writing humorous realistic fiction for children and young adults. Beverly Atlee Bunn was born in McMinnville, Oregon. She grew up on a farm in Yamhill, Oregon, and later in Portland, Oregon. After graduating in 1938 from the University of California at Berkeley, she obtained a degree in library science in 1939 from the University of Washington and then worked as a children's librarian and as an Army post librarian. She also married and changed her name to Beverly Cleary. Remembering her childhood frustration at the lack of humorous books about ordinary children, Cleary decided to write a book for young readers about the sort of children with whom she spent her childhood. The result was

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