Making A Difference in the World: Grades 2-5

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These well-written, visually appealing series entries will spark readers' interest in these creators and an appreciation for their work. Numerous full-color photos and reproductions from their books are integrated into the readable narratives. Cherry tells how her parents encouraged her to become an artist and to be deeply concerned with the natural world. She explains how her career developed after art school from doing paste-ups for a publisher to becoming an illustrator and author of books for children and artist-in-residence at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History. Intertwined are tidbits about her home in the country, her gardens, and pets. She concludes with advice about becoming a writer and how to make the natural world a better place. This book is written on a second grade reading level. 32 pages.