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Title: Understanding The Book: The Amazing Bone


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Understanding The BookThe Amazing Bone
  • by William Steig Caldecott Honor Book

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The author and illustrator of the book is William
Steig.
William Steig (1907-2003)
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The author and illustrator of the book is William
Steig.
  • Some people called him the "King of Cartoons"
    because he was a cartoonist for The New Yorker
    magazine.
  • He wrote many award-winning children's picture
    books and novels.

William Steig (1907-2003)
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Can you think of any other books by William Steig?
William Steig (1907-2003)
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Can you think of any other books by William Steig?
William Steig (1907-2003)
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Can you think of any other books by William Steig?
William Steig (1907-2003)
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Can you think of any other books by William Steig?
William Steig (1907-2003)
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William Steig (1907-2003)
Even though he was a famous writer and
illustrator, William Steig was very shy. He
hated speaking in public.
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William Steig (1907-2003)
When he had to give an acceptance speech for his
Caldecott Medal he wrote I would almost rather
die than have to formally address a group of
people larger than two in number. (5/10/70)
http//www.hbook.com/exhibit/steig1.html
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Have you ever felt shy, afraid, left out of
things?
William Steig (1907-2003)
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The Amazing Bone can do amazing things
The Amazing Bone can speak in any language. Can
you speak in any other language? Check out this
site at the Internet Public Library
http//www.ipl.org/youth/hello/
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The Amazing Bone is a special friend to Pearl
How can we be a special friend to someone?
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