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Beverly Cleary : Beverly Cleary Heidi Honermann Laura Sibson Alissa Ailts


Slide2 : Beverly Cleary was born on April 12, 1916 in McMinnville, Oregon Grew up in Portland, Oregon during the depression. Studied at University of Washington-Seattle to become a librarian. Married Clarence Cleary in 1940 and had twins, Marianne Elizabeth and Malcolm James Published her first book, “Henry Huggins” in 1950. Has written over 30 books selling more than 10 million copies About Beverly


More fun facts : More fun facts Beverly started writing in her early thirties, sitting in a spare room with an old kitchen table and a chair. She had a view of eucalyptus tree tops which somehow made it an ideal place for writing. She gets her ideas from memory, experience, observation of the world around her, and sometimes they come out of thin air. The original idea is often so changed by the time she is done with the story it is no longer recognizable.


Her favorite memory : Her favorite memory Her favorite memory is of picking huckleberries in a virgin forest in Oregon where ancient trees were so tall and thick the earth was always moist. Tiny streams trickled down mossy slopes through maidenhair fern in a cool, green, and silent world.


Her favorite place in the world : Her favorite place in the world Beverly’s favorite place in the world is the California valley where she lives. She says, “I enjoy the sunlight and shadows on the hills and the many greens and autumn colors of the trees. Because I live in a rural area I also enjoy the excitement of the cities, New York and London are my favorites as well as Portland, Oregon my home town.”


Awards : Awards She has won many literary awards including the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award and The Newbery Medal for Dear Mr. Henshaw in 1984 She also had Newbery Honor Awards for Ramona and Her Father in 1978 and in 1982 had a honor for Ramona Quimby, Age 8.


Memoirs : Memoirs


Slide9 : "Writing for young readers was my childhood ambition... I had had enough of books about wealthy English children who had nannies and pony carts or books about poor children whose problems were solved by a long-lost rich relative turning up in the last chapter. I wanted to read funny stories about the sort of children I knew, and I decided that someday when I grew up I would write them."


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Resources : Resources http://www.teleport.com/~krp/clearybio.html http://www.puffin.co.uk/living/aut_9.html http://www.amazon.com