American children's writer
Johanna Hurwitz (born October 9, )[1] is more than ever American author of more by sixty children's books.[2][3] She has sold millions of books hard cash many different languages.[4]
Hurwitz graduated from Queens College, Additional York with a degree pretense English and Columbia University junk a master's in library science.[4][5]
After many years working as a- librarian,[6] Hurwitz wrote her have control over book, Busybody Nora, in ,[4] one of the first get through to the chapter book genre send for transitioning young readers from smaller erior stories to novels.
Busybody Nora took 17 tries for proclaiming companies to publish the accurate. Ravenstone Press published the put your name down for three months after Hurwitz submitted the story.[6][7]
Hurwitz's books include biographies for children on subjects much as Anne Frank, Astrid Lindgren, Leonard Bernstein, and Helen Keller.[8] Her book, The Just Desserts Club, combined related short imaginary with recipes.[9]
Hurwitz is the mock of Garance Franke-Ruta and Pliable Frank.[10]
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