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Alice McLerran - Author

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E-mail: AliceMcLerran@compuserve.com
Website: http://www.AliceMcLerran.com/


Book Category: Childrens Fiction,Picture Books
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Books



The Year of the Ranch. Illus. by Kimberly Bulcken Root. Viking, 1996.

The Ghost Dance. Illus. by Paul Morin. Clarion/Houghton-Mifflin, 1995.

Kisses. Illus. by Mary Morgan. Cartwheel, 1992.

Hugs. Illus. by Mary Morgan. Cartwheel, 1992.

Dreamsong. Illus. by Valery Vasiliev. Tambourine/Morrow, 1992.

I Want to Go Home. Illus. by Jill Kastner. Tambourine/Morrow, 1992.

Roxaboxen. Illus. by Barbara Cooney. Lothrop, 1991.

Secrets. Lothrop, 1990.

The Mountain That Loved a Bird. Illus. by Eric Carle. Picture Book Studio/Simon & Schuster, 1985.

Highlights

I am enjoying watching my stories spread to other cultures, other media. My first picture book has been used as the basis of a children's dance-drama, as an Indonesian shadow-puppet play, as the central text of a Lenten study guide, as the core of a social studies unit; it has been translated to Japanese, Finnish, Russian, Spanish, German and Afrikaans. Roxaboxen is already following similar paths; and the site, itself, is now being preserved as a park by the city of Yuma, so children can use it forever as a playground for the imagination. A theoretical adaptation, produced by the Magic Theatre, premiered in Fall, 1996, in San Antonio.

Awards

The Year of the Ranch. Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies, 1997.
The Ghost Dance. Notable Children's Trade Books in Social Studies, 1996.
Roxaboxen. Border Regional Library Association. Borderlands Southwest Book Award, 1992.

Presentations

I am comfortable with all age groups, and with formal presentations as well as informal settings. I particularly love full days in elementary schools, working interactively with groups of the smallest size practicable. I don't set any limit to the number of sessions that can be scheduled within one day. (Guidelines are available to help schools get the most of my visit.) I'm bilingual, and welcome opportunities to use my Spanish. Other forms of presentation to be negotiated.

Fees

$850/day. With a minimum of three school dates (wh

Added: 1/11/2001

Updated: 2006/07/18:0