The Collectors (Viking Easy-To-Read - Level 3 (Hardback)) - Hardcover

Chaconas, Dori

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670062863 ISBN 13: 9780670062867

Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers, 2008

Synopsis

Cork & Fuzz Cork, a short muskrat, and Fuzz, a tall possum, are back in this story that explores the friendship between opposites. Full color. Full description

About this title

Review:

-A welcome addition to a sweet, funny series.+-"Kirkus Reviews"

-A welcome addition to a sweet, funny series.+-Kirkus Reviews

About the Author:

Dori Chaconas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1938. The second child in a family of seven, Dori fell into the role of storyteller, nursery rhyme singer, and general entertainer for her siblings. She claims she learned about story pacing early. If the story action lagged, her fidgety audience would either scatter or start a poking war.

She has been married to Nick, her high school sweetheart, for 44 years. Everyone says the romance will last. They raised four daughters, and are now enjoying three grandsons--especially Grandpa, having been outnumbered by women all those years.

When their daughters were young, Dori wrote for them. She published three picture books and more than fifty stories in children's magazines. In the 70's, her interest turned to yarn embroidery design and she sold designs to major needlework companies and national magazines.

In 1997, Dori started writing stories again, partly to keep her grandsons from fidgeting or starting poking wars. Her stories reflect the warmth of family life. Dori gives credit to her parents for giving her a strong sense of family, and to her children and grandchildren for keeping it alive.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0670062863
• ISBN 13: 9780670062867
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32
• Illustrator: McCue Lisa