Stanley was born in Abilene, Texas.[1] She earned her bachelor's degree from Trinity University and her M. A. in medical illustration from Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine. Stanley is the author and/or illustrator of more than sixty books for children, noted especially for her series of picture book biographies. Shaka, King of the Zulus was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and Leonardo da Vinci received the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction from the National Council for Teachers of English. Many of her books have been honored as American Library Association Notable Books and she has twice received both the Boston Globe/Hornbook Award and the Society of Children's Book Writers' Golden Kite Award. She was the recipient of the Washington Post/Children's Book Guild Award for the body of her work.
She has three grown children and lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, Peter Vennema.
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Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution, illustrated by Jessie Hartland, Paula Wiseman Books (2022)
RESIST: Peaceful Acts That Changed our World, Neal Porter Books / Holiday House (2020)
Ada Lovelace: Poet of Science, illustrated by Jessie Hartland, Paula Wiseman Books (2017)
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how and when to remove this message Learn how and when to remove this message Diane Stanley born December 27 1943 1 is an American children s author and illustrator Diane StanleyStanley in 2002Born 1943 12 27 December 27 1943 age 80 Abilene Texas USAOccupationWriter illustratorNationalityAmericanGenreChildren s books fantasyWebsitedianestanley wbr com Contents 1 Life and work 2 Books 2 1 Biographies and History 2 2 Fiction 2 3 Historical Fiction 3 References 4 External linksLife and work editStanley was born in Abilene Texas 1 She earned her bachelor s degree from Trinity University and her M A in medical illustration from Johns Hopkins University College of Medicine Stanley is the author and or illustrator of more than sixty books for children noted especially for her series of picture book biographies Shaka King of the Zulus was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and Leonardo da Vinci received the Orbis Pictus Award for Outstanding Nonfiction from the National Council for Teachers of English Many of her books have been honored as American Library Association Notable Books and she has twice received both the Boston Globe Hornbook Award and the Society of Children s Book Writers Golden Kite Award She was the recipient of the Washington Post Children s Book Guild Award for the body of her work She has three grown children and lives in Santa Fe New Mexico with her husband Peter Vennema Books editBiographies and History edit Alice Waters Cooks Up a Food Revolution illustrated by Jessie Hartland Paula Wiseman Books 2022 RESIST Peaceful Acts That Changed our World Neal Porter Books Holiday House 2020 Ada Lovelace Poet of Science illustrated by Jessie Hartland Paula Wiseman Books 2017 Bard of Avon The Story of William Shakespeare co author Peter Vennema Morrow Junior Books 1992 2 Charles Dickens The Man Who Had Great Expectations co author Peter Vennema Morrow Junior Books 1993 3 Cleopatra Morrow Junior Books 1994 4 Good Queen Bess The Story of Elizabeth I of England co author Peter Vennema Four Winds Press 1990 5 Joan of Arc Morrow Junior Books 1998 6 Leonardo da Vinci Morrow Junior Books 1996 7 Michelangelo HarperCollins 2000 8 Mozart The Wonder Child A Puppet Play in Three Acts HarperCollins 2009 9 Peter the Great Four Winds Press 1986 10 Saladin Noble Prince of Islam HarperCollins 2002 11 Shaka King of the Zulus co author Peter Vennema Morrow Junior Books 1988 12 The Last Princess as illustrator only text by Fay Grissom Stanley Four Winds Press 1991 13 The Time Traveling Twins Joining the Boston Tea Party The Time Traveling Twins Roughing It on the Oregon Trail The Time Traveling Twins Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation The True Adventure of Daniel Hall Fiction edit Picture books as illustrator only The Farmer in the Dell public domain Fiddle I Fee public domain Half a Ball of Kenki by Verna Aardema Little Mouse Nibbling by Tony Johnston Petrosinella a Neapolitan Rapunzel by Giambattista Basile Onions Onions by Toni Hormann Sleeping Ugly by Jane Yolen The Man Whose Name Was Not Thomas by M Jean Craig Robin of Bray by Jean and Claudio Marzollo Beach Party by Joanne Ryder Little Orphant Annie by James Whitcomb Riley The Month Brothers by Samuil Marshak translation by Thomas P Whitney All Wet All Wet by James Skofield Picture books as author only The Good Luck Pencil illustrated by Bruce Degen Siegfried illustrated by John Sandford Moe the Dog in Tropical Paradise illustrated by Elise Primavera Woe is Moe illustrated by Elise Primavera The Gentleman and the Kitchen Maid illustrated by Dennis Nolan Saving Sweetness illustrated by G Brian Karas Raising Sweetness illustrated by G Brian Karas The Time Traveling Twins Roughing it on the Oregon Trail illustrated by Holly Berry The Time Traveling Twins Joining the Boston Tea Party illustrated by Holly Berry The Time Traveling Twins Thanksgiving on Plymouth Plantation illustrated by Holly Berry Picture books as author and illustrator The Conversation Club A Country Tale Birdsong Lullaby Captain Whiz Bang Fortune Rumpelstiltskin s Daughter The Giant and the Beanstalk Goldie and the Three Bears The Trouble with Wishes Novels A Time Apart The Mysterious Matter of I M Fine The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy Bella at Midnight Saving Sky The Silver Bowl The Cup and the Crown The Princess of Cortova The Chosen Prince Joplin Wishing Second Sleep Historical Fiction edit ElenaReferences edit a b Diane Stanley Extended Biography PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2012 04 22 Retrieved 2011 11 25 Bard of Avon the story of William Shakespeare Online Computer Library Center OCLC 22346093 Charles Dickens the man who had great expectations Online Computer Library Center OCLC 24796509 Cleopatra Online Computer Library Center OCLC 28674657 Good Queen Bess the story of Elizabeth I of England Online Computer Library Center OCLC 18983839 Joan of Arc Online Computer Library Center OCLC 37917402 Leonardo da Vinci Online Computer Library Center OCLC 32893772 Michelangelo Online Computer Library Center OCLC 42733770 Mozart the wonder child a puppet play in three acts Online Computer Library Center OCLC 213408549 Peter the Great Online Computer Library Center OCLC 12216402 Saladin noble Prince of Islam Online Computer Library Center OCLC 46791021 Shaka king of the Zulus Online Computer Library Center OCLC 16830693 The last princess the story of Princess Kaʻiulani of Hawaiʻi Online Computer Library Center OCLC 20823772 External links editOfficial website DianeStanley com Diane Stanley at publisher HarperChildrens com Works by Diane Stanley at Open Library nbsp Diane Stanley at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Diane Stanley at Library of Congress with 64 library catalog records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Diane Stanley amp oldid 1190510802, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
