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Carolyn Lesser

Born: 1939 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Pen Name: None

Connection to Illinois: Lesser lived in Quincy.

Biography: Carolyn Lesser is an author, poet, essayist, educator, explorer, fiber artist and photographer. As an author, she has published eight natural science books for children. Her research has taken her from the Arctic to the Antarctic, in the desert and wetlands. As an artist and designer, she has been commissioned to create liturgical and secular fiber art for churches, schools, office buildings and hospitals in the United States and South America. She also creates ceramic sculptures. Her photography includes color-saturated nature and abstracts; landscapes, portraits, nautical scenes, and fine art travel photographs. A teacher of all ages, Lesser helps others to write clearly and speak confidently. Her goal is to liberate the creative, curious, unique genius within. Lesser currently resides in St. Louis, Missouri.


Awards:
  • '''''The Goodnight Circle'''''
  • -- Literacy Merit Award, Friends of American Writers in Chicago
  • -- 50 Best Science Books for Children, National Council of Teachers of Science and the Children’s Book Council

Primary Audience(s): Children; Children; Young adult readers

Carolyn Lesser on WorldCat : http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=carolyn+lesser


Selected Titles

Dig hole, soft mole /
ISBN: 0152234918 OCLC: 32242276

Harcourt Brace, San Diego : ©1996.

A star-nosed mole travels underground and underwater, exploring marsh and pond. Young readers get a mole's-eye view of marsh life, following one star-nosed mole on an expedition through a dark tunnel deep underground and out into a sparkling pond. Full color.

  Flamingo knees
ISBN: 0963060422 OCLC: 29391242

Oakwood Press, St. Louis : 1993, ©1988.

A collection of poems mostly about animals.

Goodnight circle.
ISBN: 0152321594 OCLC: 232953210

[publisher not identified], [Place of publication not identified] : 1991.

Great crystal bear /
ISBN: 0152006672 OCLC: 32349156

Harcourt Brace, San Diego : 1996.

A great polar bear sleeps, hunts, wanders, and mates as the seasons pass.

Great polar bear /
ISBN: 163322502X OCLC: 1000584383

"Journey into the magnificent and mysterious world of the far north in Great Polar Bear, Carolyn Lesser's poetic and scientifically accurate story about a year in the life of a polar bear. Learn how this impressive animal thrives in one of the harshest -- and imperiled -- environments in the world. Carolyn Lesser also makes her illustrative debut in Great Polar Bear, using collage to capture the bear hunting, swimming, and playing in the far north. Great Polar Bear is a stunning one-on-one reading and sharing title."--Provided by publisher.

Great Polar Bear.
ISBN: 9781633225039 OCLC: 1030818616

Seagrass Press, Minneapolis : 2018.

Great polar bear ... how do you survive on the thick ice covering the deep Arctic Sea? Journey into the magnificent and mysterious world of the far north in Great Polar Bear, Carolyn Lesser's poetic and scientifically accurate story about a year in the life of a polar bear. Learn how this impressive animal thrives in one of the harshest -- and imperiled -- environments in the world. Carolyn Lesser also makes her illustrative debut in Great Polar Bear, using collage to capture the bear hunting, swimming, and playing in the far north. Great Polar Bear is a stunning one-on-one reading and sha.

Spots :
ISBN: 0152006664 OCLC: 37574163

Harcourt Brace, San Diego : c1999.

Spotted animals from around the world, including a leopard ray, ringed seals, reticulated giraffes, and tundra butterflies, introduce the numbers from one to ten.

  Spots :
ISBN: 0439174600 OCLC: 45294588

Scholastic Inc., New York : [2000], ©1999.

Spotted animals from around the world, including a leopard ray, ringed seals, reticulated giraffes, and tundra butterflies, introduce the numbers from one to ten.

Storm on the desert /
ISBN: 0152721983 OCLC: 33361210

Harcourt Brace & Co., San Diego : ©1997.

Describes the animal and plant life in a desert in the American Southwest and the effects of a short but violent thunderstorm.

  The knees knock again
ISBN: 0963060430 OCLC: 29391266

Oakwood Press, St. Louis : 1993, ©1989.

What a wonderful day to be a cow /
ISBN: 0375802126 OCLC: 42440982

Dragonfly Books : New York : 1999.

Every month of the year, the animals on a farm enjoy their way of life and the weather that greets them.

 

 

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